sochte hain ki bulbula ho jaaein — Ashhad Bilal Ibn

"dil maantaa nahin hai manaane ke baad bhi kartaa hai un ko yaad bhulaane ke baad bhi paimaan ki nazr ho gae chain o sukun, qaraar lekin nibhaa nahin hai nibhaane ke baad bhi ik lafz yaad thaa mujhe tark-e-vafaa magar bhulaa huaa huun Thokarein khaane ke baad bhi taskin-e-dil nasib nahin hai to kyaa huaa honaa yahi hai pyaar jataane ke baad bhi bujhti nahin hai tishnagi didaar-e-yaar ki nazron se un ke laakh pilaane ke baad bhi ab bhi hai ham ko ahl-e-chaman bas unhin se pyaar is dil ko baar baar dukhaane ke baad bhi"

"hiila hai havaala hai ye ishq niraalaa hai shikva bhi shikaayat bhi sab pyaar ki maalaa hai socho to faqat suraj samjho to ujaalaa hai hai yaad vahi azbar jo bhulne vaalaa hai bichhDe hue saathi hain aur paanv mein chhaalaa hai haalaat bhi pas-murda honTon pe bhi taalaa hai aaina tan-e-tanhaa sach bolne vaalaa hai yaaron ki mohabbat ne 'ashhad' ko sambhaalaa hai"

"ham ne dekhaa hai itne khanDar khvaab mein ab to lagtaa nahin ham ko Dar khvaab mein apni barson se hai ik vahi aarzu roz aa jaae hai jo nazar khvaab mein vaqt aane pe sab ko ghashi aa gai jo bataate the khud ko niDar khvaab mein zulm ki aandhiyaan baDh ke tufaan huiin mast duniyaa hai par raat bhar khvaab mein ishq ki ye masaafat bhi kyaa khuub hai chaand taare hue rahguzar khvaab mein un se hotaa hai har raat ahd-e-vafaa aur nibhaate hain ham beshtar khvaab mein roz o shab kho gae hain na jaane kahaan ab to hoti hai shaam o sahar khvaab mein jo bahut mo'tabar aa rahe hain nazar un ke hote hain kaar-e-digar khvaab mein zindagi ki haqiqat ajab ho gai aaj kal ho rahi hai basar khvaab mein"

"tir-e-nazar ne aap ki ghaail kiyaa mujhe phir shauq-e-intizaar ne paagal kyaa mujhe aisi chali havaa-e-gulistaan miri taraf chhu kar bu-e-gulaab ne sandal kyaa mujhe beTon ne mere naam ki dastaar pahn li aur beTiyon ne surat-e-aanchal kyaa mujhe baDhne lagi hai dil ki tamannaa-e-aashiqi yuun aa ke teri yaad ne bekal kyaa mujhe hosh-o-havaas khone lagaa huun firaaq mein tanhaaiyon ne aisaa muqaffal kyaa mujhe pahle to aazmaayaa ataa-e-bahisht se phir bhej kar jahaan mein afzal kyaa mujhe har shakhs mo'tarif ki muhibb-e-vatan huun main phir 'adliya ne kyuun sar-e-maqtal kyaa mujhe ibn-e-chaman hai teri vafaaon pe jaan-nisaar apnaa banaa ke tu ne mukammal kyaa mujhe"

"aa jaao ab to zulf pareshaan kiye hue ham raah par hain shama farozaan kiye hue maayus qalb hai tiri aamad kaa muntazir dahliz par nigaah ko chaspaan kiye hue ahd-e-vafaa ko toD ke ham bhi hain muzmahil tum bhi udhar ho chaak garebaan kiye hue aao to mere sahn mein ho jaae raushni muddat guzar gai hai charaaghaan kiye hue baiThe hain tishna-kaam sar-e-rahguzar tamaam saaqi tiri sharaab kaa armaan kiye hue aa jaao ki bahaar hai apne shabaab par 'ibn-e-chaman' ke vasl kaa saamaan kiye hue"

"ghaTaa jab raqs karti hai to un ki yaad aati hai kabhi jab meinh barasti hai to un ki yaad aati hai koi naazuk-badan miltaa hai jab az-raah-e-begaana tabiat bhiig jaati hai to un ki yaad aati hai havaa jab le ke aati hai gulaabi ajnabi khushbu kali si dil mein khilti hai to un ki yaad aati hai saveraa le ke aataa hai mire khvaabon ki taabirein magar jab shaam hoti hai to un ki yaad aati hai"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"dushmani chalti rahi yaaron ke biich phuul bhi khilte rahe khaaron ke biich ho agar imaan-e-kaamil aaj bhi raqs ho saktaa hai angaaron ke biich dosti ki chhat banaanaa chaahiye ham ko bhi rahnaa hai divaaron ke biich aap ko to chaand kahte the sabhi aap kyon dhundlaa gae taaron ke biich khud-farebi ne sahaaraa de diyaa mil gayaa iqraar inkaaron ke biich khuub hai 'muztar' kaa rang-e-shaairi khuun ki surkhi hai ghazal-paaron ke biich"

"miri jaanib nigaah-e-naaz kar aahista aahista mire dil ke jazire mein utar aahista aahista mohabbat donon jaanib hai tafaavut sirf itnaa hai idhar hai tez-rau lekin udhar aahista aahista tiri beTi kaa qad tere baraabar ho gayaa shaayad tu apni khud-kushi par ghaur kar aahista aahista sahar aai na aae vo sitaaro jaao so jaao ki ab chalte hain ham bhi apne ghar aahista aahista jo kal tak meri barbaadi ki qasmein khaate phirte the vahi ab ho rahe hain dar-ba-dar aahista aahista na jaane rah-ravaan-e-raah kaa ab hashr kyaa hogaa bhaTakte jaa rahe hain raahbar aahista aahista khudaa ke vaaste samjhaa-bujhaa kar rok le koi vo dekho jaa rahe hain ruuTh kar aahista aahista adaavat dil mein rakhnaa muskuraa kar guftugu karnaa sabhi ko aa gayaa hai ye hunar aahista aahista nimaT luun doston ki dosti se pahle ai 'hamza' to lungaa dushmanon ki bhi khabar aahista aahista"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"ek dariyaa saa musalsal hai ravaan jaante hain ham zamaane se zamaane ko yahaan jaante hain raah-e-haq par hamein rakhnaa hain akele hi qadam saath degaa na hamaaraa ye jahaan jaante hain ham ne jo baat kahi vo bhi na samjhi tum ne dost to dost ki khaamosh zabaan jaante hain laakh aaraaishein mil jaaein magar un ke baghair ghar na ho paaegaa ham se ye makaan jaante hain daa'vaa karte hain khudaa ko bhi samajhne kaa magar ham yahaan Thiik se khud ko bhi kahaan jaante hain jism ke zakhm to sab bhar gae kab ke lekin ruuh par ab bhi jo hain ham vo nishaan jaante hain 'aarzu' kyon ho hamein ‘umr-daraazi ki jab zindagi ham tire sab sud-o-ziyaan jaante hain"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"