lab par na shikva-e-gham-e-ayyaam aaegaa — Abdul Aziz Fitrat

"rah-e-gham mein zikr un kaa miraa khaas ham-safar thaa gharaz un ke hi karam se safar apnaa mukhtasar thaa ye sarisht thi jabin ki ise tum muaaf kar do na khayaal-e-dard-e-sar thaa na khayaal-e-sang-e-dar thaa gham-e-dil surur ban kar miri zindagi pe chhaayaa gham-e-dil ki khush-mazaaqi se main kitnaa baa-khabar thaa mire doston ne jaanchaa hai miri sukhan-vari ko na main saahaib-e-hunar thaa na main khaadim-e-hunar thaa kabhi zulmaton kaa shaidaa kabhi nuur kaa thaa joyaa kabhi shab-parast thaa main kabhi kushta-e-sahar thaa nai manzilon ke raste mire paaon chhu rahe hain main harif-e-rahguzar huun main harif-e-rahguzar thaa baDi muddaton mein aa kar ye khulaa hai mujh pe 'fitrat' ki bayaan-e-gham ki khaatir main zabaan-e-chashm-e-tar thaa"

"us se kahun main haal-e-dil-e-daagh-daagh kyaa hans kar jo ye kahe ki sajaayaa hai baagh kyaa qabr ek khush-nasib ki phulon se aT gai yaaron ke aansuon ne jalaae charaagh kyaa vo multafit nahin hain to kyaa lutf-e-mai-kashi ab hain nazar mein hech subu kyaa ayaagh kyaa vo mehrbaan na hon to khushi kaa kise dimaagh dil mutmain na ho to gham-e-sair-e-baagh kyaa shabnam ke girya se miraa pahunchaa kahaan khayaal ghuncha hai sina-e-chamanistaan kaa daagh kyaa 'fitrat' mizaaj-e-sher ki garmi na puchhiye do she'r kah ke jalne lagaa hai dimaagh kyaa"

"masti mein bhi khayaal-e-hudud-e-adab rahaa ashkon mein haal arz kiyaa basta-lab rahaa tere karam ne mujh ko ataa ki vo be-khudi arz-e-sipaas kaa mujhe phir hosh kab rahaa tu ne jo kuchh diyaa vo diyaa lutf-e-khaas se paaband-e-aastin miraa dast-e-talab rahaa us bazm mein nigaah pe qaabu na rakh sakaa haan mujh ko e'tiraaf hai main be-adab rahaa daur-e-amal mein ham se to kuchh bhi na ho sakaa itnaa huaa ki shohra-e-bazm-e-adab rahaa jaam-e-tahi milaa tiri mahfil se kyaa huaa paimaana dil ke khuun se yahaan lab-ba-lab rahaa 'fitrat' rumuz-e-ishq na kah girya-kosh rah sab kuchh kahaa usi ne jo yaan basta-lab rahaa"

"vaaiz mariz huun main kisi ki nigaah kaa mujh par asar na hogaa tire intibaah kaa tasvir un ke aariz-e-zebaa ki hai sahar raat ek aks hai mire haal-e-tabaah kaa un ko kiyaa pasand to khud ho gayaa pasand aalam hai mo'tarif mire zauq-e-nigaah kaa nur-e-mohammad-e-arabi mere dil mein hai surma hai meri aankh mein yasrib ki raah kaa jin ki jabin ne sajda-e-khaak-e-haram kiyaa unchaa hai sab se gosha unhin ki kulaah kaa ai zauq-e-did shaan-e-shab-e-maahtaab dekh aaina hai ye husn ki jaulaan-gaah kaa go mujh ko hasrat-e-karam-e-mustaqil nahin khvaahaan hai dil magar sitam-e-gaah-gaah kaa"

"khaamosh kali saare gulistaan ki zabaan hai ye tarz-e-sukhan aabru-e-khush-sukhnaan hai jo baat ki khud mere takallum pe garaan hai vo teri samaaat ke to qaabil hi kahaan hai har zarra pe hai manzil-e-mahbub kaa dhokaa pahunche koi is bazm tak un kaa hi kahaan hai insaan ne asraar-e-jahaan faash kiye hain soyaa huaa khurshid hai zarra nigaraan hai 'fitrat' dil-e-kaunain ki dhaDkan to zaraa sun ye hazrat-e-insaan hi ki azmat kaa bayaan hai"

"jigar kaa khuun aansu mein agar shaamil nahin hogaa ye moti armughaan-e-dost ke qaabil nahin hogaa hasin khvaabon ki duniyaa muztarib jazbaat ki basti tumhein kyunkar yaqin aaya ye meraa dil nahin hogaa shikasta saaz hai TuuTaa huaa saaghar hai dil meraa miraa dil baais-e-rangini-e-mahfil nahin hogaa tumhaaraa sang-e-dar meri jabin-e-shauq kyaa kahiye ye sang-e-dar harif-e-sajda-e-saail nahin hogaa mujhi se zid hai daur-e-aasmaan aur daur-e-saaghar ko mujhe kyon muddaaa-e-zindagi haasil nahin hogaa miri kashti hui hai jaa ke aasuda jahaan 'fitrat' fanaa ki mauj hogi dekhnaa saahil nahin hogaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"