nizaam-e-har-do-aalam intizaam-e-vusat-e-dil hai — Mumtaz Ahmad Khan Khushtar

"hai koi mai-kash na baada hai na paimaane kaa naam muft mein badnaam kar rakkhaa hai maikhaane kaa naam dusraa kyaa aur hotaa aise viraane kaa naam dasht-e-vahshat hai munaasib mere kaashaane kaa naam gham hai meri zindagi ghamnaak meri zindagi is liye zindaan-e-gham hai mere viraane kaa naam but gae dil se magar yaad-e-butaan to dil mein hai saath kaabe ke chalaa jaataa hai but-khaane kaa naam baad-e-sarsar le uDi jo chaar tinke the bache miT gayaa gulshan se aakhir mere kaashaane kaa naam yaad kartaa hai zamaana ab bhi dasht-e-najd ko qais kaa qissa liye phirtaa hai viraane kaa naam saaqi-e-badmast kaa tarz-e-nazar hai baada-rez ab kahaan chaltaa hai maikhaane mein paimaane kaa naam ahl-e-irfaan ke liye hotaa hai ye saamaan-e-vajd jhumte rahte hain le kar tere divaane kaa naam jaan-sitaani chhoD zaalim jaan-nisaari kar shiaar aaj shaahin se kahin baDh kar parvaane kaa naam hote hote ho gai divaangi farzaangi ho gayaa hir-phir ke divaana hi farzaane kaa naam mujh par us mai-khaana-e-qudrat kaa 'khushtar' hai karam lete hain tasnim-o-kausar jis ke paimaane kaa naam"

"naa vo masarrat gunaah mein hai na vo kashish ab savaab mein hai kharaab-e-saamaan-e-zindagi sab jahaan ki bazm-e-kharaab mein hai hasin be-shak hai bazm-e-anjum qamar bhi haan kuchh hisaab mein hai magar yahaan tu hi tu hai yaktaa savaal tere javaab mein hai yahaan hai bekaar us ki hasrat yahaan ki vo chiiz hi nahin hai kare vo raahat ki justuju kyuun jo is jahaan-e-kharaab mein hai paDi hai bebaak jis pe us ko pilaa diyaa ek jaam-e-masti balaa ki masti bhari hui us nigaah-e-mast-e-shabaab mein hai badal gai hai nigaah-e-saaqi to rang-e-mahfil badal gayaa hai na ab vo pahli si mai-kashi hai na vo mazaa ab sharaab mein hai sunaa thaa ham ne ki hashr mein vo dikhaane vaale hain apnaa jalva magar jo dekhaa to aaj bhi vo jamaal-e-rangin naqaab mein hai dikhaa rahaa hai uchhal uchhal kar ye sab ko josh-e-numud-e-ghaafil ki goyaa dariyaa-e-be-karaan ik nihaan jahaan-e-habaab mein hai kahaan vo naghmon mein soz-e-mutrib kahaan vo aish-o-tarab ki duniyaa kahaan vo pahlaa saa kaif baaqi sadaa-e-chang-o-rabaab mein hai hazaaron ranginiyaan bhi dekhin hazaar jalve bhi ham ne dekhe magar jo phir ghaur kar ke dekhaa to husn-e-mutlaq hijaab mein hai jahaan ke sab ranj-o-gham miTaa de mire muqaddar ko phir jagaa de ilaahi 'khushtar' ki iltijaa ye mudaam teri janaab mein hai"

"matlab na subh se na gharaz koi shaam se apni to zindagi hai faqat daur-e-jaam se vaaqif hai kaun ghuncha-o-gul ke maqaam se sehn-e-chaman mein phaile hue hain jo daam se hoti nahin hai jin ko mayassar shab-e-nashaat subh-e-bahaar ke liye rote hain shaam se duniyaa samajh gai hai ki hai ye fareb-e-zist Darne lage hain log mohabbat ke naam se taar-e-nafas ki lai pe hai aavaaz-e-zindagi naghme baraste rahte hain saaz-e-davaam se azm-e-samim le ke nikaltaa huun jab kabhi manzil dikhaai deti hai do-chaar gaam se hoti chali hai jab se tabiat junun-navaaz rahne lagaa huun duur khirad ke maqaam se saada-dili nahin to ise aur kyaa kahein ham gham uThaa rahe hain masarrat ke naam se 'khushtar' mileinge sab mire haalaat-e-zindagi khud aap jaanch lijiye mere kalaam se"

"rasm-o-niyaaz-e-naaz se ek maqaam par gayaa husn se jo na ho sakaa ishq vo kaam kar gayaa dair gayaa haram gayaa aur kidhar kidhar gayaa main bhi talaash-e-yaar mein had se pare guzar gayaa saaf hudud-e-zist ko dekhiye paar kar gayaa girte hi bahr-e-gham mein main maut ke ghaaT utar gayaa shaan-e-numud thi vahi rang-e-vajud thaa vahi ik vahi thaa nazar-navaaz main to jidhar jidhar gayaa kaam tamaam kar diyaa is gham-e-zindagi ne to talkhi-e-baada se miraa jaam-e-hayaat bhar gayaa saath jo mil gayaa mujhe ishq-e-junun-navaaz kaa un ki harim-e-naaz mein aaj to be-khatar gayaa naghma-e-zindagi mein ab soz kahaan se laaun main taar-e-nafas ko chheD kar saaz miraa bikhar gayaa meraa hi hausla rahaa meri hi justuju rahi manzil-e-ishq tak miri kab koi raahbar gayaa ijz-o-niyaaz se milin donon jahaan ki rifatein chhoD di jis ne khud-sari baam-e-uruj par gayaa 'khushtar'-e-khush-bayaan ko thaa naam-o-numud se gurez phir bhi sukhan ki bazm mein naam vo apnaa kar gayaa"

"bazm-e-nashaat-o-aish kaa saamaan liye hue aai sabaa bahaar-e-gulistaan liye hue uDtaa phiraa junun ye saamaan liye hue yaani hamaare jeb-o-garebaan liye hue kab tak jiyegaa daar-e-fanaa mein bataa to de sar mein ghurur-e-aalam-e-imkaan liye hue mere junun-e-ishq ki vusat na puchhiye hai zarra zarra zor-e-bayaabaan liye hue jis ko uThaa sake na pahaaD aur na aasmaan vo baar-e-gham hain hazrat-e-insaan liye hue mere liye to bahr-e-alam kaa ye haal hai jo mauj uThi vo aai hai tufaan liye hue ik majma-e-bahaar-o-khizaan hai miraa vajud phirtaa huun saath gardish-e-dauraan liye hue aasaan ho kyuun na ahl-e-tajassus ko raah-e-shauq hain apne saath zauq-e-faraavaan liye hue pheri lagaa rahaa huun kharidaar ki hai fikr phirtaa huun sar pe main gham-e-dauraan liye hue bahar-e-niyaaz-e-naaz ham aae hain le ke dil dil mein hujum-e-hasrat-o-armaan liye hue 'khushtar' mujhe hai naaz ki allaah ke huzur jaaungaa dil mein daulat-e-imaan liye hue"

"dard-e-dil soz-e-jigar yaad aaya jab tiraa tir-e-nazar yaad aaya khaana-barbaad vahaan ab kyaa hai kaun si baat pe ghar yaad aaya jiite ji aap ne puchhaa mujh ko li kabhi khair-khabar yaad aaya yaad aaya hamein ik naqsh-e-qadam haasil-e-raah-e-guzar yaad aaya nakhl-e-ulfat ki jo yaad aai hamein jo milaa thaa vo samar yaad aaya mujh se ho jaaegi ulfat ik din baar baar us ko agar yaad aaya main qafas mein bhi chunungaa tinke aashiyaan mujh ko agar yaad aaya jab gayaa sar se khudi kaa saudaa ham ko allaah kaa ghar yaad aaya haath uThaate hi milaa dil ko sukun kyaa duaaon kaa asar yaad aaya be-khud-e-shauq rahe ham jab tak khair yaad aai na shar yaad aaya apni be-raah-ravi par 'khushtar' sheva-e-ahl-e-hunar yaad aaya"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"