rah gae ashkon mein lakht-e-jigar aate aate — Mirza Maseeta Beg Muntahi

"mumkin mujhe jo ho be-riyaa ho masnad ho ki is mein boriyaa ho jab qaabil-e-did dil-rubaa ho allaah kare ki baa-vafaa ho bhejaa nahin khat-e-shauq kab se maa'lum huaa ki tum khafaa ho be-taabi-e-dil agar dikhaaun koi na kisi kaa mubtalaa ho martaa hai zar pe ahl-e-duniyaa naamard ko kab khvaahish-e-tilaa ho miTTi kar de jo aap ko to nazron mein khaak kimiyaa ho aai hai fasl-e-gul chaman mein ai hosh-o-khirad chalo havaa ho kyaa mujh ko dar-ba-dar phiraayaa ai khvaahish-e-dil tiraa buraa ho dikhlaai tu ne yaar ki shakl ai jazba-e-dil tiraa bhalaa ho lipTo mujhe aa ke hijr ki shab ai gesu-e-yaar agar balaa ho ai 'muntahi' bazm-e-yaar kaa haal kyaa jaaniye baa'd mere kyaa ho"

"fughaan-o-aah se paidaa kiyaa dard-e-judaai ko ghazab mein jaan ko Daalaa jataa kar aashnaai ko miTaayaa paas-e-rusvaai se meri aashnaai ko bichhaaun aap ki ismat ko oDhun paarsaai ko na aayaa baa'd-e-murdan bhi lahad par faatiha paDhne main itnaa bhi na samjhaa thaa tiri naa-aashnaai ko na dil apnaa huaa apnaa na ik but par huaa qaabu kareinge yaad kyaa ham ai khudaa tere khudaai ko kisi mahfil mein jis dam zikr-e-sham-e-tur hotaa hai dikhaa dete hain vo jal kar sar-angusht-e-hinaai ko faqir-e-be-navaa us ke dar-e-daulat kaa hai banda ghanimat jaante hain shaah tak jis ki gadaai ko asar paidaa karegi aah apni yaar ke dil mein nishaane tak khudaa pahunchaaegaa tir-e-havaai ko kabhi hai fikr duniyaa ki kabhi uqbaa kaa dhaDkaa hai utaarun jaama-e-tan se main kyunkar is dulaai ko garebaan haath aataa hai na sahraa tak pahunchtaa huun khudaa ke vaaste dekho mire be-dast-o-paai ko falak vo tafraqa-parvaaz-e-aalam hai dilaa sar par ghanimat jaantaa huun gor tak apni rasaai ko shikasta-dil hain har dam har ghaDi hain jaan ke laale karun kyaa nosh-daaru ko main kyaa luun musiyaai ko tamannaa-e-dili ne 'muntahi' khoyaa mashikhat ko milaayaa khaak mein dast-e-havas ne mirzaai ko"

"dar pe us shokh ke jab jaa baiThaa yaar sab kahte hain achchhaa baiThaa khubi-e-qismat-e-qaasid dekho paas us shokh ke kyaa jaa baiThaa hai habaab-e-lab-e-dariyaa insaan jab zaraa sar ko uThaayaa baiThaa zoaf-e-piri se banaa naqsh-e-qadam main vahin kaa huaa jis jaa baiThaa surat-e-baad rahaa sar-gardaan khaak ki tarah main uTThaa baiThaa paanv phule jo tire kuche mein kaaT ke dast-e-tamannaa baiThaa bahr-e-hasti mein habaabon ki tarah saikDon baar main uTThaa baiThaa kab se teraa falak-e-shoabada-baaz dekhtaa huun main tamaashaa baiThaa saamne kis ke jhukaayaa sar ko kis liye shaikh tu uTThaa baiThaa na to naala hai na afghaan ai dil kis liye chup hai akelaa baiThaa khvaab-e-sair-e-chaman-e-aalam hai kyaa dil-e-zaar hai phulaa baiThaa daaman-e-dil pe lagaa daagh-e-junun mulk par ishq kaa sikka baiThaa naqd-e-dil thaa jo bizaaat mein miri ishq mein us ko bhi kho-khaa baiThaa jo gayaa mulk-e-adam kaun gayaa us ke kuche mein jo baiThaa baiThaa dil ko hai jazba-e-ulfat shaayad bak rahaa hai jo akelaa baiThaa chal base 'muntahi' sab yaar tire tu yahaan kartaa hai ab kyaa baiThaa"

"dair-o-haram ko chhoD ke ai dil chal baiTho maikhaane mein khuub guzar jaaegi apni saaqi se yaaraane mein sair tabiat ho jaaegi nasha jo hai hovegaa vahi farq nahin hai saaqi hargiz chullu mein paimaane mein ruuh hai jab tak jism ke andar jism pe mere raunaq hai kaashaana aabaad hai jab tak bulbul hai kaashaane mein dast-e-tamannaa qata huaa barbaad hui hai hirs-o-havaa ziist ki surat apni bandhi ai nafs tire mar jaane mein sach hai dil ko apne bhi juz yaad sanam kuchh dhyaan nahin dekh to ai naaseh kaisi hushyaari hai divaane mein fikr-e-duniyaa se hain chhuTe is ranj-e-jahaan se paai najaat laakh tarah ki raahat paai ik apne mar jaane mein pesh-e-junun-e-bakhta ai dil maut to ziist se khush-tar hai shama ke aage raqs-kunaan thaa parvaana jal jaane mein husn-e-nairang us mah-ru kaa dil-e-hazin mein rahtaa hai chashm-e-binaa ho to dekhe basti hai viraane mein naqsh-e-mohabbat kahin na paayaa lauh-e-dil par insaan ke phiraa qalam ki surat se main barson ik ik khaane mein"

"yaad hai roz-e-azal us ne kahaa kyaa kyaa kuchh bar-khilaaf is ke yahaan tu ne kiyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh huur di khuld diyaa qasr diyaa rahne ko mujh gunahgaar ko khaaliq ne diyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh saal-haa-saal bahaar-e-chaman-e-aalam ne rang dikhlaae hain ham ko ba-khudaa kyaa kyaa kuchh gah khizaan aai gulistaan mein kabhi baad-e-bahaar saamne aankhon ke bande ke huaa kyaa kyaa kuchh tohmat-e-jurm-o-jafaa hirs-o-havaa ghaflat-e-dil ham ne baazaar se hasti ke liyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh aasmaan mehr-e-falak ru-e-zamin arsh-e-barin peshtar is se khudaa jaane huaa kyaa kyaa kuchh baab-e-firduas o dar-e-rauza-e-rizvaan zaahid band in aankhon ke hote hi khulaa kyaa kyaa kuchh nazaa ke vaqt main puchhungaa kisi munim se saath kyaa apne liyaa aur rahaa kyaa kyaa kuchh vaqt-e-dil jaane ke hargiz na khabar-daar kiyaa ab samjhaati hai ye fikr-e-rasaa kyaa kyaa kuchh shiddat-e-ranj-o-alam sadma-e-dil soz-e-jigar furqat-e-yaar mein mujh par na huaa kyaa kyaa kuchh dair ko puujaa haram ko kiye gaahe sajde kar liyaa ziist mein bejaa-o-bajaa kyaa kyaa kuchh jo talaafi na ho mahshar mein ajab hai us kaa khud hain maaqul ki yaan ham ne kiyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh gosh par jaam ke munh raat ko rakh kar apnaa kis ko maalum hai shishe ne kahaa kyaa kyaa kuchh daagh-e-dil khun-e-jigar aatish-e-gham dard-e-firaaq ham ko bhi ishq ki daulat se milaa kyaa kyaa kuchh 'muntahi' zor-e-badan quvvat-e-dil chaalaaki ek aane se zaifi ke gayaa kyaa kyaa kuchh"

"fughaan-o-aah hai har-dam pukaar rakhtaa hai ghazab mein jaan dil-e-be-qaraar rakhtaa hai gul-e-chaman na dur-e-shaahvaar rakhtaa hai bharaa bharaa jo badan meraa yaar rakhtaa hai latif ruuh ki maanind jism hai kis kaa piyaada kaun vaqaar-e-savaar rakhtaa hai judaa judaa hai hasinaan-e-dahr kaa andaaz har ek tarah ki har gul bahaar rakhtaa hai fareb-e-husn se allaah aadmi ko bachaa chale ye pech to rustam ko maar rakhtaa hai kamaal-e-ishq ko paataa huun khaaksaari mein taraf nasheb ke dariyaa guzaar rakhtaa hai bahaar aai hai bint-ul-inab pe joban hai girah mein daam koi baada-khvaar rakhtaa hai sunaa hai jab se ki hain dafan us mein aashiq-e-zaar qadam zamin pe nahin vo nigaar rakhtaa hai har ek shisha-e-saaat falak ko kahtaa hai ki 'muntahi' se saraasar ghubaar rakhtaa hai"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"