mere dil ko biThaa diyaa kis ne — Zain

"hovein bar-aks bhalaa kyuun na vo aghyaar se khush kisi maashuq ko dekhaa na vafaadaar se khush har duaa par hamein dushnaam mayassar hai kahaan shaamat-e-nafs hai gar hovein na sarkaar se khush naqd-e-dil bhi jo koi de ke na maange bosa vo huaa karte hain bas aise kharidaar se khush ghaur se main ne jo dekhaa to kahin aalam mein koi hogaa na ziyaada tire bimaar se khush kyaa ajab mujh se khafaa hove agar vo 'aarif' kisi maashuq ko dekhaa na vafaadaar se khush"

"vahshat mein yaad aae hai zanjir dekh kar ham bhaagte the zulf-e-girah-gir dekh kar jab tak na khaak ho jiye haasil nahin kamaal ye baat khul gai hamein iksir dekh kar uzr-e-gunaah daavar-e-mahshar se kyuun karun gham miT gayaa hai naama-e-taqdir dekh kar huun tishna-kaam-e-dasht-e-shahaadat zi-bas ki main girtaa huun aab-e-khanjar-o-shamshir dekh kar 'aarif' chhupaa to ham se vale ham to paa gae jo baat hai ye rang ki taghir dekh kar"

"na gilaa tujh se na kuchh hai falak-e-pir se ranj jo pahunchtaa hai so mujh ko miri taqdir se ranj ho gai is se sivaa maut ki jaldi se khushi jis qadar ham ko huaa thaa tiri taakhir se ranj shab ko ghabraa ke vo ulTe gae aghyaar ke ghar un ko kyaa mujh ko huaa aah ki taasir se ranj ham se har roz ulajhnaa jo yahi hai us kaa ho ke rah degaa tiri zulf-e-girah-gir se ranj surkh-ru ham ko rakhaa be-asari ne 'aarif' us ko pahunchaa na kabhi naala-e-shab-gir se ranj"

"sar jo rahtaa hai miraa rone se aksar bhaari paanv par rakhtaa nahin un ke samajh kar bhaari be-takalluf harakat kuchh jo falak kartaa hai aaj-kal mujh pe sitaara hai muqarrar bhaari ghair ke saamne yuun mujh pe yakaayak na uThe dast-e-naazuk mein tere kaash ho zevar bhaari aur kuchh hain tire dil-band ke tevar ba-khudaa aaj ki raat har ik but ko hai aazar bhaari apne ghar mein hai mujhe roz musibat 'aarif' tiin din gor mein hote hain muqarrar bhaari"

"jahaan se dosh-e-azizaan pe baar ho ke chale ye su-e-mulk-e-adam sharmsaar ho ke chale hamaare dekhne ko khush abhi se hain aadaa zaraa na dekh sake ashk-baar ho ke chale pahunch hi jaaoge mai-khaane mein khizar tum bhi hamaare saath jo yaaron ke yaar ho ke chale tumhaari rah kaa rahaa ham ko har taraf dhokaa chale jidhar ko so be-ikhtiyaar ho ke chale sanaa-nigaar ye hai kis ke khalq kaa 'aarif' qalam varaq pe na kyuun ashk-baar ho ke chale"

"aashiq hue the jo kahin rusvaa nahin huun main main mar gayaa huun aap pe zinda nahin huun main kyaa be-khudi mein khidmat-e-mai-khaana ho sake pir-e-mughaan se taalib-e-sahbaa nahin huun main saaqi hanse hai kyaa mujhe do-tin de ke jaam pi kar khum-e-sharaab hi bahkaa nahin huun main kyaa ghaT ke laaghari se haqiqat mein baDh gayaa nazron mein jo kisi ki samaataa nahin huun main 'aarif' mire kalaam ko insaaf kar ke dekh fann-e-sukhan mein ham-sar-e-‘saudaa’ nahin huun main"

"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"