rang laayaa hai umar teraa musalmaan honaa — Mukhlis Musavviri

"tu paaedaar aalam-e-naa-paaedaar mein baaqi fanaa nasib hain is khaak-zaar mein kaise kahun kyaa haal huaa khaar-zaar mein dil ki patang jab se gai dast-e-yaar mein apnaa samajh ke liije mujhe eatibaar mein lag jaaein chaar chaand tumhaare vaqaar mein duniyaa baDi hasin hai maashuq ki tarah degi fareb le ke tumhein eatibaar mein tamhid baandhne kaa zamaana guzar gayaa matlab ki kahiye vo bhi magar ikhtisaar mein mukhlis zamaane bhar ki havas ho to kis liye jab ki mamaat-o-zist nahin ikhtiyaar mein"

"tirgi raushni se sharminda aadmi aadmi se sharminda aap kyon hain abhi se sharminda soch kar an-kahi se sharminda zikr-e-ehsaan huaa jo baaton mein meraa mohsin mujhi se sharminda sabz peDon ke biich ik paudaa be-samar bekali se sharminda huun sakhi haatimon ki basti mein apni bad-qismati se sharminda meri hasti charaagh ki batti apni kam-maaegi se sharminda den 'mukhlis' ko hai 'musavvir' ki kyon rahe vo kisi se sharminda"

"hai kaun jo bataae tumhaaraa hai ghar kahaan DhunDegi tum ko shams-o-qamar ki nazar kahaan ruknaa paDegaa raah mein ai ham-safar kahaan kyaa jaane apni shaam kahaan aur sahar kahaan ai ahl-e-kaarvaan ye tumhein hai khabar kahaan manzil kidhar hai le ke chalaa raahbar kahaan parvaana sadqe hone lagaa shama par magar mearaaj-e-ishq kyaa hai use ye khabar kahaan ik saath kah uThe hain sabhi bazm-e-naaz mein aalam mein koi aur sahi tu magar kahaan ham ko sanam ke husn mein husn-e-khudaa milaa phir ye bataao ham saa koi dida-var kahaan divaana kah rahaa hai bagulon ko dekh kar phirne lagi bahaar chaman chhoD kar kahaan ham to chaleinge saath zamaane ke umr bhar chaltaa hai apne saath zamaana magar kahaan 'mukhlis' havas ko chhoD do meraa hai mashvara dekhaa hai aap ne ye shajar baarvar kahaan"

"jab talak gham javaan nahin hotaa sabr kaa imtihaan nahin hotaa chheD mat jazba-e-mujaahid ko ye kabhi naa-tavaan nahin hotaa jaantaa huun qarib se us ko be-gharaz mehrbaan nahin hotaa aise andaaz se vo miltaa hai dushmani kaa gumaan nahin hotaa ho mahal yaa gharib ki kuTiyaa gham kabhi be-makaan nahin hotaa ham mein shaamil koi munaafiq hai dost yuun bad-gumaan nahin hotaa laakh taalim-yaafta hi sahi kam nazar nukta-daan nahin hotaa band kar ab to shughl-e-nasl-kushi dekh vaqt ek saan nahin hotaa azm ko aazmaa liyaa 'mukhlis' raaegaan imtihaan nahin hotaa"

"bijliyon ko paalaa hai main ne ik zamaane se raushni nikalti hai mere aashiyaane se jaantaa huun us ko main hai vo maslahat-andesh haath to milaa legaa dil rahaa milaane se kis qadar ye behtar hai qaul ahl-e-daanish kaa jurm aur baDhte hain jurm ke chhupaane se ye hadis bhi dekho haq hai har zamaane mein umr ghaTti jaati hai jhuTi qasmein khaane se kitni hi bulandi par baiTh jaaein gidh saare aaali ho nahin jaate unchi kursi paane se zehn-e-ahl-e-daanish mein paai hai jagah 'mukhlis' har adab ki mahfil mein sirf aane-jaane se"

"gosha-e-gul hi nahin baagh thaa maskan apnaa jab se aazaad hue ghar huaa madfan apnaa fikr-o-aalaam ke saae se bahut duur thaa ye yaad kyunkar na hamein aaegaa bachpan apnaa ye zar-o-maal ye duniyaa ki tamanna ye havas in mein har koi hai taa-hashr hi dushman apnaa ghuncha-o-gul mein tabassum hi tabassum dekhaa Daali Daali pe nazar aayaa hai bachpan apnaa lutf lete hue zakhmi se masihaa ne kahaa qaabil-e-did hai har zakhm kaa joban apnaa apne aslaaf ke ajdaad bhi hain dafn yahaan kyon na ho jaan se pyaaraa hamein gulshan apnaa hai yaqin khuun shahidon kaa hai is miTTi mein tab hi khushbu se bharaa phulon ne daaman apnaa ham bhi aflaak-nashinon mein hain shaamil 'mukhlis' kyon na chamkegaa sitaaron ki tarah fan apnaa"

"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"