maanaa maqaam-e-ishrat-e-hasti buland hai — Mahirul Qadri

"chashm-e-nam par muskuraa kar chal diye aag paani mein lagaa kar chal diye saari mahfil laDkhaDaati rah gai mast aankhon se pilaa kar chal diye gard-e-manzil aaj tak hai be-qaraar ik qayaamat hi uThaa kar chal diye meri ummidon ki duniyaa hil gai naaz se daaman bachaa kar chal diye mukhtalif andaaz se dekhaa kiye sab ki nazrein aazmaa kar chal diye gulsitaan mein aap aae bhi to kyaa chand kaliyon ko hansaa kar chal diye vajd mein aa kar havaaein rah gaiin zer-e-lab kuchh gungunaa kar chal diye vo fazaa vo chaudhvin ki chaandni husn ki shabnam giraa kar chal diye vo tabassum vo adaaein vo nigaah sab ko divaana banaa kar chal diye kuchh khabar un ki bhi hai 'maahir' tumhein aap to ghazlein sunaa kar chal diye"

"kuchh is tarah nigaah se izhaar kar gae jaise vo mujh ko vaaqif-e-asraar kar gae iqraar kar diyaa kabhi inkaar kar gae be-khud banaa diyaa kabhi hushyaar kar gae yak-taai-e-jamaal ki hairat na puchhiye har maa-sivaa ke vahm se be-zaar kar gae kuchh is adaa se jalva-e-maani ki sharh ki mere khayaal-o-fikr ko bekaar kar gae allaah re un ke jalva-e-rangin ki fitratein saare jahaan ko naqsh-ba-divaar kar gae vaade kaa un ke zikr hi 'maahir' fuzul hai tum kyaa karoge vo agar inkaar kar gae"

"ab is tarah sitam-e-rozgaar hotaa hai qafas ke saamne zikr-e-bahaar hotaa hai khudaa ke vaaste daaman kaa chaak siine do kabhi kabhi to junun hoshiyaar hotaa hai vafaa kaa zikr hi kyuun chheDte hain ahl-e-vafaa jab un ki khaatir-e-naazuk pe baar hotaa hai vo saamne hon to aansu nikal hi jaate hain ye jurm vo hai jo be-ikhtiyaar hotaa hai main mutmain huun agarche kharaab hai maahaul khizaan ke baad kaa aalam bahaar hotaa hai"

"ehsaas-e-khushi miT jaataa hai afsurda tabiat hoti hai dil par vo ghaDi bhi aati hai jab gham ki zarurat hoti hai do harf bhi mere sun na sake tum itne kyuun bezaar hue main ne tumhein apnaa samjhaa thaa apnon se shikaayat hoti hai ye sud-o-ziyaan ke paimaane ye jhuTe sachche afsaane in ahl-e-havas ki baaton se badnaam mohabbat hoti hai ik dusri botal aane tak ye durd-e-tah-e-saaghar hi sahi aur tishna-e-mai betaab na ho saaqi ko nadaamat hoti hai 'maahir' ki saada baaton se allaah bachaataa hai rakkhe khud to ye baDe hi hazrat hain auron ko nasihat hoti hai"

"abhi dasht-e-karbalaa mein hai buland ye taraana yahi zindagi haqiqat yahi zindagi fasaana tiraa kaam tan ki puujaa miraa kaam man ki sevaa mujhe justuju yaqin ki tujhe fikr-e-aab-o-daana mire shauq-e-muztarib se hai ravaan nizaam-e-hasti jo Thahar gai mohabbat to Thahar gayaa zamaana vo faqih-e-ku-e-baatin hai adu-e-din-o-millat kisi khauf-e-duniyavi se jo taraash de fasaana tiraa khaar-o-khas pe takiya miraa ishq par bharosa mujhe barq se mohabbat tujhe khauf-e-aashiyaana mire jazb-e-dil ko 'maahir' koi kyaa samajh sakegaa miri shaairi ki had se abhi duur hai zamaana"

"yusufi gar nahin mumkin to zulekhaai kar un se paidaa koi taqrib-e-shanaasaai kar pahle har gham ki mohabbat mein paziraai kar chaak phir daaman-e-tamkin-o-shakebaai kar ru-ba-ru un ke miraa haal sunaane vaale apni jaanib se bhi kuchh haashiya-aaraai kar na tamannaa na tiri yaad na gham ho na khushi kabhi aisaa bhi ataa aalam-e-tanhaai kar meri qismat mein hain patthar tiri qismat mein hain phuul apni shohrat se na andaaza-e-rusvaai kar sab mire haal-e-pareshaan kaa uDaate hain mazaaq ai gham-e-dost miri hausla-afzaai kar"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"