main na kahtaa thaa mire yaar badal jaataa hai — Aadil Rahi

"gard jam jaae to shisha nahin dekhaa jaataa yaani tasvir ko dhundlaa nahin dekhaa jaataa tishnagi aa tujhe dariyaa ke havaale kar duun tujh ko is haal mein pyaasaa nahin dekhaa jaataa tum miraa naam-o-nasab puchh rahe ho sab se ishq ho jaae to shajara nahin dekhaa jaataa lauT aane ki tasalli tiri jhuTi hi sahi ab to muD-muD ke yuun rasta nahin dekhaa jaataa sher achchhe jo bure lagte hain duniyaa ko mire ho ghazal mein tiraa charchaa nahin dekhaa jaataa log milte hain bichhaDte hain magar kyon mujh se yuun tiraa chhoD ke jaanaa nahin dekhaa jaataa izz-o-tauqir kaa ye haal hasad mein ham se qad kisi kaa bhi ho unchaa nahin dekhaa jaataa"

"gulaab rangon ko zaa'fraani nahin karungaa main aise paudon ki baaghbaani nahin karungaa kisi ki khaatir ghalat-bayaani nahin karungaa main jhuTe logon ki tarjumaani nahin karungaa sunaa hai ab vo khilaaf mere gavaahi degaa jo kah rahaa thaa ki bad-gumaani nahin karungaa sazaa main khud ko kabhi na dungaa tire kiye ki jigar ko chhalni lahu ko paani nahin karungaa tumhaare gham kaa tumhaari yaadon kaa main amiin huun kahaa thaa tum se ki be-imaani nahin karungaa mu'aaf tujh ko main pahle bhi kar chukaa huun lekin dubaara tujh par ye mehrbaani nahin karungaa ye ghair-mumkin hai phir bhi haakim banaa to 'aadil' sitam-rasidon pe hukmraani nahin karungaa"

"kasak dil ki miTaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai kisi kaa gham bhulaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai kisi ko chaah kar apnaa banaanaa Thiik hai lekin mohabbat aazmaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai tumhein paane ki khvaahish mein huaa ehsaas ye mujh ko muqaddar aazmaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai jise minnat muraadon se baDi mushkil se paayaa ho use dil se bhulaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai ki jis dil ki zamin barson se banjar ho to phir us par nai chaahat ugaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai ghazal paDh kar to aasaani se mahfil luuT sakte ho magar izzat kamaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai dil-e-muztar ko aakhir kaun samjhaaegaa ai 'raahi' sukun-e-qalb paane mein zaraa si der lagti hai"

"jin logon se meri yaari hoti hai un mein koi baat to pyaari hoti duniyaa mein ik shakhs hi pyaaraa lagtaa hai ham aison mein ye bimaari hoti hai jab bhi apne yaaron se miltaa huun main jaane kyon bas baat tumhaari hoti hai sab ko dil kaa raaz bataanaa Thiik nahin duniyaa-daari duniyaa-daari hoti hai jhuuT bahut aasaan hai lekin ai 'raahi' sach kahne mein kuchh dushvaari hoti hai"

"use tum se mohabbat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa ye bas dil ki sharaarat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa tumhi ko dekh kar vo muskuraataa hai to hairat kyaa use hansne ki aadat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa hue barbaad to ab aah-o-zaari kar rahe ho tum kahaa bhi thaa siyaasat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa main tujh ko chaahtaa huun baat ye sach hai magar phir bhi mujhe teri zarurat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa hi jhuki nazron se taknaa aur khamoshi se guzar jaanaa mohabbat ki rivaayat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa kiyaa kartaa huun 'raahi' us ki taarifein sabab ye hai vo mujh se khubsurat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa"

"hijr kaa sog manaanaa kabhi dariyaa ronaa yaad kar ke tujhe hansnaa kabhi ronaa ronaa kyaa bataaun use kis baat pe hanste dekhaa kyaa bataaun mujhe kis baat pe aaya ronaa kaise bhulungaa vo bebaak adaaein us ki us ki baatein to vo hansnaa vo lipaTnaa ronaa baat auron ki nahin tu to miraa apnaa thaa kaash tujh ko nazar aataa mire dil kaa ronaa koi to baat use itnaa rulaati hogi achchhaa lagtaa hai kise TuuT ke tanhaa ronaa tum to khush the na mujhe chhoD ke jaate-jaate vaqt-e-rukhsat tumhein kis baat pe aaya ronaa muddaton baad ye ehsaas huaa hai 'raahi' muddaton baad phir aaya mujhe itnaa ronaa"

"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"

"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"