mire liye to ye bekaar hone vaalaa hai — Ishaq Virdag

"nahin jaati agar ye aasmaan tak to phir is chikh ki had hai kahaan tak chalo paani se vo shoala nikaalein uThaae jo zamin ko aasmaan tak ab agle moD par paataal hogaa yaqin se aa gayaa huun main gumaan tak zamaane ko samajh paayaa nahin huun main samjhaataa rahun khud ko kahaan tak ajab ik khel khelaa jaa rahaa hai na thaa jis kaa hamein koi gumaan tak bahut hi khubsurat raasta hai jo sidhaa jaa rahaa hai raaegaan tak zamin ke baab mein kuchh mashvare hain zaraa main jaa rahaa huun aasmaan tak"

"ham khaak-ba-sar gard-e-safar DhunD rahe hain aur log samajhte hain ki ghar DhunD rahe hain divaanon ke maanind mare shahr ke sab log dastaar ke qaabil koi sar DhunD rahe hain ab shaam hai to shahr mein gaanv ke parinde rahne ke liye koi shajar DhunD rahe hain jo dil ke nihaan-khaanon mein rahtaa hai hamesha ye log use aaj kidhar DhunD rahe hain galiyon mein jo phirte hain ye maanus se chehre Dhalti hui tahzib ke ghar DhunD rahe hain afsurda se chehron pe baDi der se ham log ik khoyaa huaa dast-e-hunar DhunD rahe hain"

"main vo majnun ki ik sahraa hai mujh mein vo sahraa bhi bahut simTaa hai mujh mein mujhe khud se nikaalegaa vo aakhir ba-naam-e-ishq jo aayaa hai mujh mein tumhaari yaad ko kaise nikaalun ki baaqi kuchh nahin bachtaa hai mujh mein kisi ke barf se lahje ke haathon ajab shoala saa ik bhaDkaa hai mujh mein koi taaviz kaa paani pilaa do koi jaadugari kartaa hai mujh mein kamini ko khabar is ki nahin hai ki sar se paanv tak dhokaa hai mujh mein tumhaare baad ye dekhaa nahin hai na-jaane kaun ab rahtaa hai mujh mein tumhein meri zarurat bhi paDegi puraane shahr kaa naqsha hai mujh mein tumhaari samt hijrat kar chukaa hai kahaan 'ishaaq' ab rahtaa hai mujh mein"

"khvaab ne rakh liyaa fasaane mein tum ne taakhir ki jagaane mein is zamin ko falak banaane mein main bhi shaamil thaa ik zamaane mein tere kirdaar ko uThaane mein mujh ko marnaa paDaa fasaane mein kaam karte hain roz-o-shab saahab ham mohabbat ke kaar-khaane mein baam-o-dar dushmanon ke saathi the mujh ko divaar se lagaane mein ishq mein thoDi si suhulat thi hazrat-e-qais ke zamaane mein din-o-duniyaa se jaanaa paDtaa hai dil ko divaangi banaane mein vaqt hi har taraf rukaavaT hai laa-makaan se makaan banaane mein aag ke darmiyaan baiThe hain qissa-khvaani ke chaae-khaane mein maktab-e-ishq mein sabaq paDhne log aaeinge har zamaane mein"

"apnaa hi kirdaar rad kartaa huaa main kahaani mustanad kartaa huaa ik nayaa naqsha banaa laayaa huun main shahr ko sahraa ki had kartaa huaa sharh dil ki likh rahaa huun main nai har puraani soch rad kartaa huaa ishq likkhegaa nae eraab ab mere dil ko shadd-o-mad kartaa huaa is tarah se mustanad hotaa gayaa ik qalandar khud ko rad kartaa huaa aur phir divaar mein dar ho gayaa ishq yuun meri madad kartaa huaa"

"hone kaa e'tibaar nahin kar rahe hain log ab khud ko ikhtiyaar nahin kar rahe hain log ab ishq aur dasht khasaare mein hain miyaan ab dil kaa kaarobaar nahin kar rahe hain log tayyaar hai tamaashaa dikhaane ko ek shakhs maahaul saazgaar nahin kar rahe hain log ab hai nizaam-e-ishq mein tarmim kaa chalan taaron kaa bhi shumaar nahin kar rahe hain log hairaan huun ki itni riyaazat ke baavajud kyuun vaqt ko ghubaar nahin kar rahe hain log khush huun ki aasmaan se hai qaaem zamin kaa rabt dukh hai ki paaedaar nahin kar rahe hain log shaayad ki meri maut kaa elaan ho chukaa ab mujh pe koi vaar nahin kar rahe hain log aage ki dauD mein hue mahdud is tarah maazi pe eqtidaar nahin kar rahe hain log ai yaar apne husn pe kuchh khaak Daal de ab ishq ikhtiyaar nahin kar rahe hain log ab nisf shab nikalte hain be-khauf kaam par suraj kaa intizaar nahin kar rahe hain log"

"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"