mujh ko tujh se jo kuchh mohabbat hai — Khwaja Meer Dard

"baagh-e-jahaan ke gul hain yaa khaar hain to ham hain gar yaar hain to ham hain aghyaar hain to ham hain dariyaa-e-maarifat ke dekhaa to ham hain saahil gar vaar hain to ham hain aur paar hain to ham hain vaabasta hai hamin se gar jabr hai o gar qadr majbur hain to ham hain mukhtaar hain to ham hain teraa hi husn jag mein har-chand maujzan hai tis par bhi tishna-kaam-e-didaar hain to ham hain alfaaz-e-khalq ham bin sab mohmalaat se the maani ki tarah rabt-e-guftaar hain to ham hain auron se to giraani yak-lakht uTh gai hai ai 'dard' apne dil ke gar baar hain to ham hain"

"ham tujh se kis havas ki falak justuju karein dil hi nahin rahaa hai ki kuchh aarzu karein miT jaaein ek aan mein kasrat-numaaiyaan ham aaine ke saamne jab aa ke hu karein tar-daamani pe shaikh hamaari na jaaiyo daaman nichoD dein to farishte vuzu karein sar-taa-qadam zabaan hain juun shama go ki ham par ye kahaan majaal jo kuchh guftugu karein har-chand aaina huun par itnaa huun naa-qubul munh pher le vo jis ke mujhe ru-ba-ru karein ne gul ko hai sabaat na ham ko hai e'tibaar kis baat par chaman havas-e-rang-o-bu karein hai apni ye salaah ki sab zaahidaan-e-shahr ai 'dard' aa ke baiat-e-dast-e-subu karein"

"mujhe dar se apne tu Taale hai ye bataa mujhe tu kahaan nahin koi aur bhi hai tire sivaa tu agar nahin tu jahaan nahin paDi jis taraf ko nigaah yaan nazar aa gayaa hai khudaa hi vaan ye hain go ki aankhon ki putliyaan mire dil mein jaae butaan nahin mire dil ke shishe ko bevafaa tu ne TukDe TukDe hi kar diyaa mire paas to vahi ek thaa yaan dukaan-e-shisha-garaan nahin mujhe raat saari hi tere haan kaTe kyuun ke rote na shama saan ki ho sake hai kuchh ab bayaan na ye baat hai ki zabaan nahin koi samjhe kyuun ke ye muddaaa ki paheli saa hai ye maajraa kahaa main tujhe nahin chaah kyaa lagaa kahne mujh se ki haan nahin na milaa hamein koi nukta-daan ye bipat sunaa dein bhalaa kahaan na huaa sabhon pe vahi ayaan jo kasu se yaan to nihaan nahin tujhe dard kyuun ki sunaaun main na khudaa kisi ko dikhaae ye jo kuchh apne ji pe guzarti hai kahun kyaa ki us kaa bayaan nahin"

"qatl-e-aashiq kisi maashuq se kuchh duur na thaa par tire ahd se aage to ye dastur na thaa raat majlis mein tire husn ke shoale ke huzur shama ke munh pe jo dekhaa to kahin nuur na thaa zikr meraa hi vo kartaa thaa sarihan lekin main ne puchhaa to kahaa khair ye mazkur na thaa baavajude ki par-o-baal na the aadam ke vahaan pahunchaa ki farishte kaa bhi maqdur na thaa parvarish gham ki tire yaan taiin to ki dekhaa koi bhi daagh thaa siine mein ki naasur na thaa mohtasib aaj to mai-khaane mein tere haathon dil na thaa koi ki shishe ki tarah chuur na thaa 'dard' ke milne se ai yaar buraa kyuun maanaa us ko kuchh aur sivaa diid ke manzur na thaa"

"tujhi ko jo yaan jalva-farmaa na dekhaa baraabar hai duniyaa ko dekhaa na dekhaa miraa ghuncha-e-dil hai vo dil girafta ki jis ko kisu ne kabhu vaa na dekhaa yagaana hai tu aah begaanagi mein koi dusraa aur aisaa na dekhaa aziyyat musibat malaamat balaaein tire ishq mein ham ne kyaa kyaa na dekhaa kiyaa muj ko daaghon ne sarv-e-charaaghaan kabhu tu ne aa kar tamaashaa na dekhaa taghaaful ne tere ye kuchh din dikhaae idhar tu ne lekin na dekhaa na dekhaa hijaab-e-rukh-e-yaar the aap hi ham khuli aankh jab koi pardaa na dekhaa shab o roz ai 'dard' dar pe huun us ke kisu ne jise yaan na samjhaa na dekhaa"

"ishq har-chand miri jaan sadaa khaataa hai par ye lazzat to vo hai ji hi jise paataa hai aah kab tak main bakun teri balaa sunti hai baatein logon ki jo kuchh dil mujhe sunvaataa hai ham-nashin puchh na us shokh ki khubi mujh se kyaa kahun tujh se gharaz ji ko mire bhaataa hai baat kuchh dil ki hamaare to na suljhi ham se aapi khush hove hai phir aap hi ghabraataa hai ji kaDaa kar ke tire kuche se jab jaataa huun dil-e-dushman ye mujhe gher ke phir laataa hai raah peinDe kabhu us shokh ke taiin ham se bhi diid vaa diid to hoti hai jo mil jaataa hai 'dard' ki qadr mire yaar samajhnaa vallaah aisaa aazaad tire daam mein yuun aataa hai"

"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"