sanam ke dekh kar lab aur dahan surkh — Shaikh Zahuruddin Hatim

"banda agar jahaan mein bajaae khudaa nahin lekin nazar karo to khudaa se judaa nahin nuqte kaa farq hai gaa khudaa aur judaa mein dekh surat mein gar chhupaa hai ba-maani chhupaa nahin har shai ke biich aap nihaan ho ayaan huaa dekhaa to ham ne us saa koi khud-numaa nahin hairaan aql-e-kul ki hai us ki sifat ko dekh sab jaa mein jalva-gar hai magar ek jaa nahin lazzat chakhaa ke dil ke taiin hijr o vasl ki 'haatim' se mil rahaa hai aur ab tak milaa nahin"

"tu dekh use sab jaa aankhon ke uThaa parde maanind suvaidaa ke dil biich use ghar de aalam ke muraqqe mein tasvir usi ki hai sab husn yahaan yaaro us husn ke hain garde sayyaad kaa sharminda huun be-par-o-baali se uD kar abhi jaa pahunchun jo mujh ko khudaa par de saaqi tujhe kam-zarfi maston se nahin laazim tarsaa na mujhe kaafir saaghar ke taiin bhar de bazm-e-dil-e-mushtaaqaan juun shaam-e-gharibaan hai yak jalva mein tu raushan aa sham-e-sifat kar de ham arz kiyaa us ki khidmat mein ki ai saahab itne tire bandon mein ek ham bhi hain nau-varde daulat se tiri sab kuchh ham paas muhayyaa hai lab khushk o jigar biryaan chashm-e-tar o dil sar de 'haatim' vo lagaa kahne ghusse se ki chal jhuThe bandaa main use jaanun jo pahle qadam sar de hushyaar karun 'haatim' maston ko nigaahon mein qatra mai-e-vahdat se jo saaqi-e-kausar de"

"ishq ne chuTki si li phir aa ke meri jaan ke biich aag si kuchh lag gai hai sina-e-bariyaan ke biich ahl-e-maaani juz na bujhegaa koi is ramz ko ham ne paayaa hai khudaa ko surat-e-insaan ke biich is sabab main jang shaane se karun huun baar baar dil huaa hai gum miraa us kaakul-e-pechaan ke biich zulf o chashm o khaal o khat chaaron hain dushman diin ke haq rakkhe imaan salaamat aise kufristaan ke biich naqd-e-dil khoyaa hai ham ne jaan kar is raah mein fil-haqiqat aashiqon ko suud hai nuqsaan ke biich gar adu meri badi kartaa hai khaas o aam mein main use rusvaa karungaa baandh kar divaan ke biich raat din jaari hai aalam mein miraa faiz-e-sukhan go ki huun muhtaaj par 'haatim' huun hindostaan ke biich"

"ab ki chaman mein gul kaa ne naam o ne nishaan hai fariyaad-e-bulbulaan hai yaa shohra-e-khizaan hai ham sair kar jo dekhaa ru-e-zamin ke uupar aasudgi kahaan hai jab tak ye aasmaan hai ham kyaa kahein zabaan se aap hi tu sun rahegaa shikva tire sitam kaa zaalim jahaan tahaan hai muddat hui ki mar kar main khaak ho gayaa huun jiine kaa bad-gumaan ko ab tak mire gumaan hai holi ke ab bahaane chhiDkaa hai rang kis ne naam-e-khudaa tujh uupar is aan ajab samaan hai makre se faaeda kyaa rindon se kab chhupi hai kyaa haajat-e-bayaan hai jo kuchh hai sab ayaan hai rang-e-gulaal munh par aisaa bahaar de hai juun aaftaab-e-taabaan zer-e-shafaq nihaan hai kesar mein is tarah se aaluda hai saraapaa sunte the ham so dekhaa to shaakh-e-zaafaraan hai aap hi mein dekh 'haatim' vahdat ke biich kasrat tu ek o ek jaa hai aur dil kahaan kahaan hai"

"tiri jo zulf kaa aayaa khayaal aankhon mein vahin khaTakne lagaa baal baal aankhon mein tiri jo chashm ke goshe mein til hai aisaa til nazar paDaa hai kahin khaal khaal aankhon mein nashe mein surkh hain aisi tarah se tere chashm goyaa khilaa hai kanval laal laal aankhon mein vo khush-nigah tiri 'haatim' nazar paDaa hai aaj chhupaa le us ke taiin haal haal aankhon mein"

"gul ki aur bulbul ki sohbat ko chaman kaa shaana hai sarv hai juun sham' tis par faakhta parvaana hai roz o shab yaa nauha yaa zaari hai yaa aah-o-fughaan yaa ilaahi ye koi dil hai ki maatam-khaana hai tan kar us ki tegh ke aage huaa hai sar-ba-kaf hai qayaamat hai ghazab ye dil hai yaa divaana hai bulbul-e-tasvir ki maanind said-e-dil ke taiin ne havaa uDne ki ne parvaa-e-aab-o-daana hai ek haalat par na dekhaa us ko ham ne ek aan gah gul o gah bulbul o gah sham' o gah parvaana hai moatakif ho shaikh apne dil mein masjid se nikal saahib-e-dil ki baghal mein dil ibaadat-khaana hai mai-kasho mujh ko tumhaari bazm ki hasrat nahin paas mere diida o dil shisha o paimaana hai khvaab mein the jab talak thaa dil mein duniyaa kaa khayaal khul gaiin aankhein to dekhaa ham ne sab afsaana hai she’r ustaadaana o 'haatim' hai be-baakaana-vaza tab' aazaadaana o auqaat darveshaana hai"

"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"