marg-e-aashiq par farishta maut kaa badnaam thaa — Manzar Lakhnavi

"kuchh is andaaz se maangaa gayaa dil khushaamad kar ke de denaa paDaa dil are dil ai mere dil be-vafaa dil to kyaa maangun khudaa se dusraa dil gile shikvon ki kar liije safaai buraa kyuun kijiye achchhaa bhalaa dil hue khaamosh to rulvaa ke chhoDaa agar ki baat to barmaa diyaa dil mujhe to bakhshiye aur jiine diije mubaarak aap hi ko aap kaa dil vo maqtal hi sahi mahfil kisi ki magar kab maantaa hai manchalaa dil na kahne degi ye chashm-e-muravvat na puchhe ham se koi kyaa huaa dil phir ab kaahe ki hai saahib-salaamat tumhein darkaar thaa dil de diyaa dil badon se bhi nahin karte buraai ham aisaa sab ko de 'manzar' khudaa dil"

"us se ji bhar ke mili daad-e-tamannaa mujh ko jis ne tasvir tiri dekh ke dekhaa mujh ko dekhne vaale ye kis shaan se dekhaa mujh ko aaj duniyaa ke maze de gai duniyaa mujh ko jazb-e-dil tere karishmon ne ulaT di duniyaa ab sunaate hain vo khud meraa fasaanaa mujh ko be-tahaashaa tiri tasvir pe jaati hai nigaah jab koi kahtaa hai taqdir kaa maaraa mujh ko ek dhaj 'aalam-e-vahshat mein badaltaa huun roz chaahtaa huun ki kahein log tumhaaraa mujh ko ghar ko chhoDaa hai khudaa jaane kahaan jaane ko ab samajh lijiye TuuTaa huaa taaraa mujh ko dil lahu kar gayaa aaghaaz-e-mohabbat 'manzar' aur abhi dekhnaa baaqi hai natija mujh ko"

"kis zabaan se shikva-e-jaur-e-sitam-aaraa karein jis ko achchhaa kah chuke us ki buraai kyaa karein un se jab puchhaa gayaa bismil tumhaare kyaa karein hans ke bole zakhm-e-dil dekhaa karein royaa karein ho ke ghash jalve se naql-e-hazrat-e-musaa karein aap agar parda uThaa bhi dein to ham pardaa karein husn se vaada-khilaafi ishq se taubaa karein diin ke bhi hon bure duniyaa ko bhi rusvaa karein kam se kam aisi to kuchh tadbir kar ai jazb-e-ishq vo hamein dekhein na dekhein ham unhein dekhaa karein ik zamaana ho rahaa hai ishq mein ham se khilaaf kis ke kis ke dil mein dil Daalein ilaahi kyaa karein har taraf zindaan ki divaaron pe hai tasvir-e-dost ab jidhar chaahein asiraan-e-sitam sajda karein vaah kyaa achchhaa taqaazaa vaah kyaa insaaf hai dard to dein aap aur taasir ham paidaa karein hazrat-e-'manzar' nahin hain vaaizo is rang ke aaj mai-khvaari karein kal baiTh kar taubaa karein"

"hasraton mein ab ye ik hasrat hamaare dil mein hai itnaa kah diije ki be-chaara baDi mushkil mein hai ek muusaa the ki in kaa zikr har mahfil mein hai aur ik main huun ki ab tak mere dil ki dil mein hai aaj kyuun had se sivaa uljhan hamaare dil mein hai kyaa nasib-e-dushmanaan vo bhi kisi mushkil mein hai hai koi aisaa jo saaqi se kahe mere liye ye bhi ik allaah kaa banda tiri mahfil mein hai yaa ilaahi khair yuun hamdardiyaan hoti hain aaj jaise mere dil kaa saaraa dard unhin ke dil mein hai dekhnaa ye hai un aankhon mein samaa jaataa hai kaun yuun to hone ko zamaana bhar tiri mahfil mein hai dekhiye kis ke muqaddar mein likhi hai ye bahaar aaj to ik haar phulon kaa kaf-e-qaatil mein hai dekhiye to apne vahshi ki tasavvur mein khushi ghar mein tanhaa hai magar jaise bhari mahfil mein hai hai mohabbat koi bimaari to bimaari qubul haae 'manzar' kis maze kaa dard apne dil mein hai"

"ek neamat tire mahjur ke haath aai hai iid kaa chaand charaagh-e-shab-e-tanhaai hai qaid mein bas ye koi kah de bahaar aai hai phir to main huun miri zanjir hai angDaai hai kitnaa dilchasp hai allaah miraa qissa-e-gham aaj koi nahin kahtaa mujhe niind aai hai zahr aur zahr ki taasir bataane vaale ab samajh le ki na saudaa hai na saudaai hai subh tak hogaa mire ghar pe hujum-e-khilqat raat ki raat faqat aalam-e-tanhaai hai daaman-o-jeb-o-garebaan bhi nisaar-e-vahshat ab kisi baat mein zillat hai na rusvaai hai do ghaDi dil ke bahalne kaa sahaaraa bhi gayaa lijiye aaj tasavvur mein bhi tanhaai hai muddatein guzrin hamein ashk bahaate 'manzar' aaj khud us ne hansaayaa to hansi aai hai"

"shab-e-hijr yuun dil ko bahlaa rahe hain ki din bhar ki biiti ko dohraa rahe hain mire dil ke TukDe kiye jaa rahe hain mohabbat ki tashrih farmaa rahe hain miraa dard jaa hi nahin saktaa tauba khudaai ke daave kiye jaa rahe hain hansi aane ki baat hai hans rahaa huun mujhe log divaana farmaa rahe hain ajab shai hai soz-o-gudaaz-e-mohabbat ki dil jalne mein bhi maze aa rahe hain usi bevafaa paas phir kuchh umidein liye jaa rahi hain chale jaa rahe hain zidein tauba tauba haTein allaah allaah hamin hain jo is dil ko bahlaa rahe hain miri raat kyuun kar kaTegi ilaahi mujhe din ko taare nazar aa rahe hain na aaghaaz ulfat kaa achchhaa thaa 'manzar' na anjaam achchhe nazar aa rahe hain"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"