saamne aaina thaa masti thi — Mirza Mohammad Hadi Aziz Lakhnavi

"partav-e-husn kahin anjuman-afroz to ho dil-e-pur-daagh miraa maaya-e-sad-soz to ho kam se kam koi to saamaan tire aane kaa karun atlas-e-charkh to ho bistar-e-gul-doz to ho rang-e-pairaa-e-chaman-josh mein kaliyaan chaTkein khol de band-e-naqaab aaj ki nau-roz to ho dil mein paivast na ho jo vo nazar hi kyaa hai tiir tarkash mein agar ho to jigar-doz to ho na sahi sohbat-e-firdaus jahannam hi sahi mahfil-e-aish na ho anjuman-e-soz to ho kyaa natija hai 'aziz' aisi jabin-saai se but kaa sajda ho magar naasiya-afroz to ho"

"ishq jo mearaaj kaa ik ziina hai ye hamaaraa mazhab-e-paarina hai ab to khud-bini ibaadat ho gai raat-din pesh-e-nazar aaina hai vaaiz ab bhi jurm hai kyaa mai-kashi chaandni hai aur shab-e-aadina hai jab se zulfon kaa paDaa hai us mein aks dil miraa TuuTaa huaa aaina hai sar-ba-mohr-e-daagh karte hain 'aziz' dil hamaaraa ishq kaa ganjina hai"

"vo nigaahein kyaa kahun kyuun kar rag-e-jaan ho gaiin dil mein nashtar ban ke Dubin aur pinhaan ho gaiin thiin jo kal tak jalva-afrozi se sham-e-anjuman aaj vo shaklein charaagh-e-zer-e-daamaan ho gaiin ik nazar ghabraa ke ki apni taraf us shokh ne hastiyaan jab miT ke ajzaa-e-pareshaan ho gaiin dam rukaa thaa jis ki uljhan se mire siine mein aah phir vahi zulfein mire gham mein pareshaan ho gaiin phunk di ik ruuh dekhaa zor-e-ejaaz-e-junun jitni saansein main ne liin taar-e-garebaan ho gaiin ishq ke qisse ko ham saada samajhte the magar jab varaq ulTe to aankhein sakht hairaan ho gaiin chand tasvirein miri jo mukhtalif vaqton ki thiin baad mere zinat-e-divaar-e-zindaan ho gaiin uD ke dil ki khaak ke zarre gae jis jis taraf rafta rafta vo zaminein sab bayaabaan ho gaiin aaine mein aks hai aur aks mein jazb-e-khalish dil mein jo faansein chubhin tasvir-e-mizgaan ho gaiin us ki shaam-e-gham pe sadqe ho miri subh-e-hayaat jis ke maatam mein tiri zulfein pareshaan ho gaiin shaam-e-vaada aaiye to aap us ki fikr kyaa phir banaa dungaa agar zulfein pareshaan ho gaiin kis dil-aavaara ki mayyat ghar se nikli hai 'aziz' shahr ki aabaad raahein aaj viraan ho gaiin"

"kar chuke barbaad dil ko fikr kyaa anjaam ki ab hamein de do ye miTTi hai hamaare kaam ki Duub de de baada-e-gul-rang mein zaahid agar dekhiye ranginiyaan phir jaama-e-ehraam ki aks-e-abru dekhte hain baada-e-sar-josh mein iid hai saaqi-paraston mein hilaal-e-jaam ki ibtidaa-e-ishq hai aur bujh rahaa hai dil miraa ho chali dhimi abhi se lau charaagh-e-shaam ki aankh mein aansu hain maathe par araq hai maut kaa le khabar umr-e-ravaan apne chhalakte jaam ki ho gai baazicha-e-atfaal be-zauq-o-shuur shaairi jo thi muraadif maani-e-ilhaam ki pukhtagi samjhe hue hain jo tanaasub ko faqat chaahiye islaah un ko is khayaal-e-khaam ki hai ye naazuk fan jo shaayaan-e-tahi-maghzi nahin daur-e-majlis mein zarurat kyaa hai khaali jaam ki hai 'aziz' aaina-e-lafzi muraaaatun-nazir husn-e-maani jab nahin phir shaairi kis kaam ki"

"ye ghalat hai ai dil-e-bad-gumaan ki vahaan kisi kaa guzar nahin faqat is liye ye hijaab hai ki kisi ko taab-e-nazar nahin kaho kuchh haqiqat-e-mushtahar ki mujhe kahin ki khabar nahin ye manaazir-e-do-jahaan hain kyaa jo fareb-e-zauq-e-nazar nahin kisi aah mein nahin soz jab kisi naale mein jab asar nahin ye kamaal-e-sozish-e-dil nahin ye farogh-e-daagh-e-jigar nahin chamak uTh rahi hai jo pai-ba-pai ye tajalliyon kaa khazaana hai ye hujum-e-barq-e-tapaan nahin ye mataa-e-dard-e-jigar nahin ye hai ehtimaam-e-hijaab kyuun ye hai band-o-bast-e-naqaab kyuun tumhein aankh bhar ke main dekh luun vo nazar nahin vo jigar nahin vo rahin-e-lazzat-e-gham huun main na mili azal mein jise tarab main hi us karam kaa thaa muntazir main hi mustahiq thaa magar nahin kabhi vaqt-e-naaz-o-niyaaz hai kabhi mahv-e-zulf-e-ayaaz hai magar us pe bhi dil-e-ghaznavi karam-aashnaa-e-nazar nahin ye tayyunaat-e-nizaam the faqat ek parda-e-maasivaa khabar us ki jab se hui mujhe koi is jahaan ki khabar nahin tujhe kaar-gaah-e-fanaa bataa inhi hastiyon pe ghurur hai jo sharik-e-sud-o-ziyaan nahin jo rahin-e-naf-o-zarar nahin chamak ai charaagh-e-zamir ab ki tulu' mehr-e-kamaal ho vo lahad huun tira-o-taar main ki jahaan bayaaz-e-sahar nahin na vo soz hai na vo saaz hai na vo dil khazaana-e-raaz hai vo sharar huun jis mein dhuaan nahin vo hajar huun jis mein sharar nahin nazar us ki hai miri samt abhi miraa daaman-e-goharin na dekh abhi khun-e-dil hai rukaa huaa abhi aansuon se ye tar nahin chamak ai tajalli-e-dil-rubaa nikal ai khulaasa-e-duaa ki nazaara-e-do-jahaan faqat ye maaal-e-zauq-e-nazar nahin ye jubba-saai-e-be-mahal mujhe shab ko de rahi thi khabar na miTaa de zulmat-e-dahr jo vo nishaan-e-sajda-e-dar nahin ye taghayyuraat-e-jahaan nahin asar-e-talavvun-e-taba hai tiri ik nazar kaa karishma hai ye falak ki gardish-e-sar nahin kaho sham' se ki ye naql kyaa koi apnaa qissa-e-gham kahe kare ab fasaane ko mukhtasar ki mujhe umid-e-sahar nahin hai talaash apni faqat mujhe main milun to hongi shikaayatein mujhe ab kisi se gilaa nahin mujhe ab kisi ki khabar nahin yahi manzilein hain vo manzilein ki jahannam un se panaah le dil-e-naa-shanaas-e-rah-e-vafaa mujhe koi khauf-o-khatar nahin miri ghaflaton kaa gilaa na kar yahi nazm-e-kaun-o-fasaad hai khabar is tilism-e-numud ki mujhe ho chuki hai magar nahin sabaq us se le ki khabar mile tujhe aane vaale zamaane ki hai taghayyuraat kaa aaina ye shikasta kaasa-e-sar nahin ye hain daar teri nigaah ke kisi naa-tavaan se rukeinge kyaa dil-e-daagh daagh-e-'aziz' hai sitam-aazmaa ye sipar nahin"

"dil kushta-e-nazar hai mahrum-e-guftugu huun samjho mire ishaare main surma-dar-gulu huun muddat se kho gayaa huun sargarm-e-justuju huun apnaa hi muddaaa huun apni hi aarzu huun surat-e-savaal huun main puchho na meraa matlab main apne muddaaa ki tasvir hu-ba-hu huun hai dil mein josh-e-hasrat rukte nahin hain aansu risti hui suraahi TuuTaa huaa subu huun zakhmon se dil kaa aalam kyaa puchhte ho kyaa hai gulzaar-e-be-khizaan huun duniyaa-e-rang-o-bu huun jalve hijaab-afgan aankhein halaak-hasrat to mahv-e-parda-daari mein vaqf-e-justuju huun paamaal yuun huaa huun pinhaan hai mujh mein aalam ek musht-e-khaak ho kar sahraa-e-aarzu huun rukh se kafan haTaa do kyaa puchhte hain puchhein parde mein khaamushi ke sargarm-e-guftugu huun kis se 'aziz' rakkhun ummid dosti ki sarkash hai nafs jab tak apnaa hi main adu huun"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"