mil jaae mai to sajda-e-shukraana chaahiye — Hafeez Jalandhari

"maston pe ungliyaan na uThaao bahaar mein dekho to hosh hai bhi kisi hoshyaar mein kuchh mohtasib kaa khauf hai kuchh shaikh kaa lihaaz piitaa huun chhup ke daaman-e-abr-e-bahaar mein vo saamne dhari hai suraahi bhari hui donon jahaan hain aaj mire ikhtiyaar mein allaah baat kyaa hai ki divaangi miri divaangi nahin nazar-e-hoshiyaar mein jhuTi tasalliyon se na bahlaao jaao jaao jaao ki tum nahin ho mire ikhtiyaar mein huun vaadi-e-hayaat mein is tarah sust-e-gaam jaise ho paa-shikasta koi khaar-zaar mein ab vo sukun-e-yaas na vo iztiraab-e-shauq siine mein dil hai yaa koi laasha mazaar mein ab khaak uDaaiye na hamaare mazaar ki ab khaak bhi nahin hai hamaare mazaar mein tanhaai-e-firaaq mein ummid baar-haa gum ho gai sukut ke hangaama-zaar mein vo andalib-e-gulshan-e-maani huun main 'hafiz' soz-e-sukhan se aag lagaa duun bahaar mein"

"o dil toD ke jaane vaale dil ki baat bataataa jaa ab main dil ko kyaa samjhaaun mujh ko bhi samjhaataa jaa haan mere majruh tabassum khushk labon tak aataa jaa phuul ki hast-o-bud yahi hai khiltaa jaa murjhaataa jaa meri chup rahne ki aadat jis kaaran bad-naam hui ab vo hikaayat aam hui hai suntaa jaa sharmaataa jaa ye dukh-dard ki barkhaa bande den hai tere daataa ki shukr-e-neamat bhi kartaa jaa daaman bhi phailaataa jaa jiine kaa armaan karun yaa marne kaa saamaan karun ishq mein kyaa hotaa hai naaseh aql ki baat sujhaataa jaa tujh ko abr-aalud dinon se kaam na chaandni raaton se bahlaataa hai baaton se bahlaataa jaa bahlaataa jaa donon sang-e-raah-e-talab hain raah-numaa bhi manzil bhi zauq-e-talab har ek qadam par donon ko Thukraataa jaa naghme se jab phuul khileinge chunne vaale chun leinge sunne vaale sun leinge tu apni dhun mein gaataa jaa aakhir tujh ko bhi maut aai khair 'hafiz' khudaa-haafiz lekin marte marte pyaare vajh-e-marg bataataa jaa"

"ye kyaa maqaam hai vo nazaare kahaan gae vo phuul kyaa hue vo sitaare kahaan gae yaaraan-e-bazm jurat-e-rindaana kyaa hui un mast ankhDiyon ke ishaare kahaan gae ek aur daur kaa vo taqaazaa kidhar gayaa umDe hue vo hosh ke dhaare kahaan gae uftaad kyuun hai laghzish-e-mastaana kyuun nahin vo uzr-e-mai-kashi ke sahaare kahaan gae dauraan-e-zalzala jo panaah-e-nigaah the leTe hue the paanv pasaare kahaan gae baandhaa thaa kyaa havaa pe vo ummid kaa tilism rangini-e-nazar ke ghubaare kahaan gae uTh uTh ke baiTh baiTh chuki gard raah ki yaaro vo qaafile thake haare kahaan gae har mir-e-kaarvaan se mujhe puchhnaa paDaa saathi tire kidhar ko sidhaare kahaan gae farmaa gae the raah mein baiTh intizaar kar aae nahin palaT ke vo pyaare kahaan gae tum se bhi jin kaa ahd-e-vafaa ustuvaar thaa ai dushmanon vo dost hamaare kahaan gae kashti nai bani ki uThaa le gayaa koi takhte jo lag gae the kinaare kahaan gae ab Dubton se puchhtaa phirtaa hai naakhudaa jin ko lagaa chukaa huun kinaare kahaan gae betaab tere dard se the chaaraagar 'hafiz' kyaa jaaniye vo dard ke maare kahaan gae"

"koi davaa na de sake mashvara-e-duaa diyaa chaaragaron ne aur bhi dil kaa dard baDhaa diyaa donon ko de ke suratein saath hi aaina diyaa 'ishq bisorne lagaa husn ne muskuraa diyaa zauq-e-nigaah ke sivaa shauq-e-gunaah ke sivaa mujh ko buton se kyaa milaa mujh ko khudaa ne kyaa diyaa thi na khizaan ki rok-thaam daaman-e-ikhtiyaar mein ham ne bhari bahaar mein apnaa chaman luTaa diyaa husn-e-nazar ki aabru sanat-e-barhaman se hai jis ko sanam banaa liyaa us ko khudaa banaa diyaa daagh hai mujh pe 'ishq kaa meraa gunaah bhi to dekh us ki nigaah bhi to dekh jis ne ye gul khilaa diyaa 'ishq ki mamlikat mein hai shorish-e-aql-e-naa-muraad ubhraa kahin jo ye fasaad dil ne vahin dabaa diyaa naqsh-e-vafaa to main hi thaa ab mujhe DhunDte ho kyaa harf-e-ghalat nazar paDaa tum ne mujhe miTaa diyaa khubs-e-darun dikhaa diyaa har dahan-e-ghaliz ne kuchh na kahaa 'hafiz' ne hans diyaa muskuraa diyaa"

"un ko jigar ki justuju un ki nazar ko kyaa karun mujh ko nazar ki aarzu apne jigar ko kyaa karun raat hi raat mein tamaam tai hue umr ke maqaam ho gai zindagi ki shaam ab main sahar ko kyaa karun vahshat-e-dil fuzun to hai haal miraa zubun to hai ishq nahin junun to hai us ke asar ko kyaa karun farsh se mutmain nahin past hai naa-pasand hai arsh bahut buland hai zauq-e-nazar ko kyaa karun haae koi davaa karo haae koi duaa karo haae jigar mein dard hai haae jigar ko kyaa karun ahl-e-nazar koi nahin is liye khud-pasand huun aap hi dekhtaa huun main apne hunar ko kyaa karun tark-e-taalluqaat par gir gai barq-e-iltifaat raahguzar mein mil gae raahguzar ko kyaa karun"

"kyuun hijr ke shikve kartaa hai kyuun dard ke rone rotaa hai ab ishq kiyaa to sabr bhi kar is mein to yahi kuchh hotaa hai aaghaaz-e-musibat hotaa hai apne hi dil ki shaamat se aankhon mein phuul khilaataa hai talvon mein kaanTe botaa hai ahbaab kaa shikva kyaa kijiye khud zaahir o baatin ek nahin lab uupar uupar hanste hain dil andar andar rotaa hai mallaahon ko ilzaam na do tum saahil vaale kyaa jaano ye tufaan kaun uThaataa hai ye kashti kaun Dubotaa hai kyaa jaaniye ye kyaa khoegaa kyaa jaaniye ye kyaa paaegaa mandir kaa pujaari jaagtaa hai masjid kaa namaazi sotaa hai khairaat ki jannat Thukraa de hai shaan yahi khuddaari ki jannat se nikaalaa thaa jis ko tu us aadam kaa potaa hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"