mukhDaa vo but jidhar karegaa — Ghamgeen Dehlvi

"main ne har-chand ki us kuche mein jaanaa chhoDaa par tasavvur mein mire us ne na aanaa chhoDaa us ne kahne se raqibon ke mujhe chhoD diyaa jis ki ulfat mein dilaa tu ne zamaanaa chhoDaa uTh gayaa parda-e-naamus mire ishq kaa aah us ne khiDki mein jo chilman kaa lagaanaa chhoDaa haath se mere vo piitaa nahin muddat se sharaab yaaro kyaa apni khushi main ne pilaanaa chhoDaa tere 'ghamgin' ko pareshaani hai us roz se yaar tu ne jis roz se zulfon kaa banaanaa chhoDaa"

"us shoala-ru se jab se miri aankh jaa lagi kyaa jaane tab se siine mein kyaa aag aa lagi kaabe mein vo zuhur hai jo but-kade mein hai ai shaikh munsifi se tu kahiyo khudaa-lagi paa tak bhi dastaras na ho mujh ko ye rashk hai aur tere haath mein rahe qaatil hinaa lagi dushnaam tum ne mujh ko jo di to main khush huaa aur main ne di duaa to tujhe bad-duaa lagi vo ghuncha-lab jo khanda-zanaan hai chaman mein aaj shaayad gulon ke khilne ki us ko havaa lagi khvaabida bakht ne vahin bedaar kar diyaa tere khayaal mein jo ye aankh ik zaraa lagi 'ghamgin' jo ek aan pe tere adaa huaa kyaa khush adaa use tiri ai khush-adaa lagi"

"us ke kuche mein gayaa main so phir aayaa na gayaa main vahaan aap ko DhunDaa to main paayaa na gayaa gum huaa dil mire pahlu se ki paayaa na gayaa shaayad us kuche mein jaa us se phir aayaa na gayaa dam-ba-khud ho ke muaa us ki nazaakat ke sabab aah-o-naala bhi mujhe us ko sunaayaa na gayaa us ne ik roz mein sau baar rulaayaa mujh ko mujh se par us but-e-khush-khu ko manaayaa na gayaa baad ik umar ke kyaa tujh se kahun ai 'ghamgin' haal-e-dil us ne jo puchhaa to sunaayaa na gayaa"

"jo na vahm-o-gumaan mein aave kis tarah tere dhyaan mein aave tujh se hamdam rakhun na poshida haal-e-dil gar bayaan mein aave meri ye aarzu hai vaqt-e-marg us ki aavaaz kaan mein aave main na dungaa javaab tu kah le jo ki teri zabaan mein aave ye shab-e-vasl khair se guzre to miri jaan jaan mein aave haae kyaa ho abhi jo ai hamdam vo sanam is makaan mein aave gar khule chashm-e-dil to tujh ko nazar vo hi saare jahaan mein aave us ki taarif kyaa karun 'ghamgin' hal-ataa jis ki shaan mein aave"

"us ki surat kaa tasavvur dil mein jab laate hain ham khud-ba-khud apne se hamdam aap ghabraate hain ham hosh gar rahtaa ho tujh ko ham se poshida na rakh jab vo yaan aataa hai ai dil tab kahaan jaate hain ham baiThe baiThe kyuun yakaayak haae dil khoyaa gayaa hamdam is kaa kuchh sabab DhunDe nahin paate hain ham khud-ba-khud kal shab ko vo bole uThaa munh se naqaab jo na dekhaa ho kisi ne mujh ko, dikhlaate hain ham be-sabab ho kar khafaa jab kuchh sunaataa hai vo shokh ji hi ji mein apne uupar haae jhunjhlaate hain ham shaam ko saaqi kabhi aataa hai gar teraa khayaal subh tak bhi hosh mein apne nahin aate hain ham ham ne gham kyaa khaak khaayaa gham ne ham ko khaa liyaa log ai hamdam samajhte hain ki gham khaate hain ham jaam le kar mujh se vo kahtaa hai apne munh ko pher ru-ba-ru yuun tere mai piine se sharmaate hain ham jo kalaam-e-ishq ye hargiz samajhtaa hi nahin dil ko sau sau tarah 'ghamgin' haae samjhaate hain ham"

"na puchh hijr mein jo haal ab hamaaraa hai umid-e-vasl hi par in dinon guzaaraa hai na dekhun tujh ko to aataa nahin kuchh aah nazar tu meri putli kaa aankhon ki yaar taaraa hai mujhe jo baam pe shab ko bulaae hai vo maah magar uruuj pe kyaa in dinon sitaaraa hai yaqin jaan tu vaaiz ki diin o duniyaa mein bas us ki sirf mujhe zaat kaa sahaaraa hai ajab tarah se nazar paD gayaa mire hamdam qayaamat aah vo mukhDaa bhi pyaaraa pyaaraa hai mujhe jo dosti hai us ko dushmani mujh se na ikhtiyaar hai us kaa na meraa chaaraa hai kahaa jo main ne pilaate ho bazm mein sab ko magar hamein hi nahin kyaa gunah hamaaraa hai to bole vo ki jise chaahein ham pilaaein sharaab khushi hamaari tiraa is mein kyaa ijaaraa hai gayaa vo parda-nashin jab se apne ghar 'ghamgin' tamaam khalq se dil ko mire kinaaraa 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"

"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"