sharh-e-jaan-sozi-e-gham-e-arz-e-vafaa kyaa karte — Ghulam Rabbani Taban

"vo raushni ki ba-qaid-e-sahar nahin ai dost tiraa jamaal hai meri nazar nahin ai dost tire baghair vo shaam-o-sahar nahin ai dost koi charaagh sar-e-rahguzar nahin ai dost bahaanaa DhunDh liyaa tujh se baat karne kaa kuchh aur maqsad-e-arz-e-hunar nahin ai dost shab-e-firaaq ye mahviyaton kaa aalam hai kisi ki haae kisi ko khabar nahin ai dost mah o nujum bhi garm-e-safar to hain lekin koi bhi un mein miraa ham-safar nahin ai dost kabhi udhar se jo guzre to sarsari guzre savaad-e-tur tiri rahguzar nahin ai dost"

"svaad-e-gham mein kahin gosha-e-amaan na milaa ham aise khoe ki phir teraa aastaan na milaa ghamon ki bazm ki tanhaaiyon ki mahfil thi hamein vo dushman-e-tamkin kahaan kahaan na milaa ajiib daur-e-sitam hai ki dil ko muddat se naved-e-gham na mili muzhda-e-ziyaan na milaa kise hai yaad ki sai-o-talab ki raahon mein kahaan milaa hamein teraa nishaan kahaan na milaa udhar vafaa kaa gilaa hai ki dil lahu na huaa udhar sitam ko shikaayat ki qadr-daan na milaa labon ko nutq kaa eajaaz to milaa 'taabaan' magar sukut kaa pairaaya-e-bayaan na milaa"

"ek tum hi nahin duniyaa mein jafaakaar bahut dil salaamat hai to dil ke liye aazaar bahut haae kyaa chiiz hai mahrumi-o-gham kaa rishta mil gae ziist ke har moD pe gham-khvaar bahut yaad-e-ahbaab ki khushbu se mahakti shaamein kuchh kaho hoti hain kambakht dil-aazaar bahut ishq-e-aavaara kahaan qaid-e-dar-o-baam kahaan be-navaaon ke liye saaya-e-divaar bahut dil ki raftaar badal jaati thi aavaaz ke saath yaad aataa hai vo pairaaya-e-guftaar bahut ek din vaqt bataaegaa junun ki azmat yuun to ham log hain rusvaa sar-e-baazaar bahut vo kashaakash hai ki jiinaa bhi hai dubhar 'taabaan' ishq maasum bahut husn fusun-kaar bahut"

"lutf kaa rabt hai koi na jafaa kaa rishta dil se kuchh duur hai zaalim ki anaa kaa rishta dast-e-isaa bhi vahi baazu-e-qaatil bhi vahi kitnaa naazuk hai charaaghon se havaa kaa rishta jabr-e-haalaat kaho gham ki mukaafaat kaho TuuT bhi jaataa hai honTon se navaa kaa rishta sochiye to sabhi apne hain koi ghair nahin haakim-e-shahr se hai jurm-o-sazaa kaa rishta manzar-e-zist mein kuchh rang to bhar detaa hai khaar-zaaron se kisi aabla-paa kaa rishta phuul naayaab sahi zakhm to naayaab nahin aaj bhi dil se vahi aab-o-havaa kaa rishta kyaa karein rasm-e-zamaana ki shikaayat 'taabaan' dard se rakhte hain ham log sadaa kaa rishta"

"bahaar aai gul-afshaaniyon ke din aae uThaao saaz ghazal-khvaaniyon ke din aae nigaah-e-shauq ki gustaakhiyon kaa daur aayaa dil-e-kharaab ki naadaaniyon ke din aae nigaah-e-husn kharidaariyon pe maail hai mataa-e-shauq ki arzaaniyon ke din aae mizaaj-e-aql ki naa-saaziyon kaa mausam hai junun ki silsila-jambaaniyon ke din aae saron ne daavat-e-aashuftagi kaa qasd kiyaa dilon mein dard ki mehmaaniyon ke din aae charaagh-e-laala-o-gul ki Tapak paDi hain lavein chaman mein phir sharer-afshaaniyon ke din aae bahaar baais-e-jamiyat-e-chaman na hui shamim-e-gul ki pareshaaniyon ke din aae udhar chaman mein zar-e-gul luTaa idhar 'taabaan' hamaari be-sar-o-saamaaniyon ke din aae"

"milegaa dard to darmaan ki aarzu hogi tamaam 'umr gharaz sirf justuju hogi phir aaj dil se mukhaatab hai shab kaa sannaaTaa phir aaj subh talak un ki guftugu hogi junun kaa shaghl salaamat rafu ki fikr na kar kise khabar hai ki kab fursat-e-rafu hogi abhi jaleinge yahaan aur be-rukhi ke charaagh is anjuman mein vafaa aur surkh-ru hogi chalegi baat jahaan teri kaj-adaai ki miri vafaa bhi to mauzu'-e-guftugu hogi bacheinge barq-e-havaadis se aashiyaan kab tak ki tez-tar abhi tahrik-e-rang-o-bu hogi mileinge raah mein aise bhi ham-safar 'taabaan' qadam qadam jinhein manzil ki justuju hogi"

"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"