taa-dasht-e-adam aah-e-rasaa le gai mujh ko — Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

"barsaat kaa mazaa tire gesu dikhaa gae aks aasmaan par jo paDaa abr chhaa gae aae kabhi to saikDon baatein sunaa gae qurbaan aise aane ke kyaa aae kyaa gae sun paai meri aabla-paai ki jab khabar chaaron taraf vo raah mein kaanTe bichhaa gae ham vo nahin sunein jo buraai huzur ki ye aap the jo ghair ki baaton mein aa gae main ne jo takhliya mein kahaa haal-e-dil kabhi munh se na kuchh javaab diyaa muskuraa gae"

"kunj-e-qafas se pahle ghar apnaa kahaan na thaa aae yahaan to hausla-e-aashiyaan na thaa tujh ko samajh ke khvaab mein pahunchaa main jis jagah dekhaa jo aankh khol ke to kuchh vahaan na thaa ik ik qadam pe ab to qayaamat ki dhuum hai aage to ye chalan kabhi ai jaan-e-jaan na thaa Thahri jo vasl ki to hui subh shaam se but mehrbaan hue to khudaa mehrbaan na thaa kyunkar qasam pe aaj mujhe e'tibaar aae kis din khudaa tumhaare mire darmiyaan na thaa toDaa jo phuul bulbul-e-shaidaa ke saamne kyaa tere dil mein dard kuchh ai baaghbaan na thaa"

"but-kade mein na tujhe kaabe ke andar paayaa donon aalam se judaa ham ne tiraa ghar paayaa yuun to duniyaa mein qayaamat ke pari-ru dekhe sab se baDh kar tujhe ai fitna-e-mahshar paayaa apni apni hai ye taqdir sabhi the saail ek ko shisha milaa ek ne patthar paayaa be-khudi ne mujhe didaar dikhaayaa teraa tujh ko paayaa to magar aap ko kho kar paayaa chashma-e-faiz hai kyaa zaat mire saaqi ki ek qatre ko kahaa jis ne samundar paayaa khush-nasib aap bhi duniyaa mein hain kyaa ai 'jauhar' muntazir yaar ko pahle hi se dar par paayaa"

"haram mein muddaton DhunDaa shivaalon mein phiraa barson talaash-e-yaar mein bhaTkaa kiyaa main baar-haa barson mahinon haath joDe ki khushaamad baar-haa barson inhein jhagDon mein mujh ko ho gae ai bevafaa barson maaaz-allaah is aazurdagi kaa kyaa Thikaana hai jo puchhaa yaar se kab tak na bologe kahaa barson ghanimat jaan jo din zindagi ke aish mein guzrein kisi kaa bhi nahin rahtaa zamaana ek saa barson vahi khun-e-shahid-e-naaz ab barbaad hotaa hai rahaa ban kar jo tere haath mein rang-e-hinaa barson hamaari be-qaraari kaa zaraa tum ko na dhyaan aayaa mahinon muntazir rakkhaa dikhaayaa raastaa barson zamaane mein hamesha har mahine chaand hotaa hai tiraa jalva nazar aataa nahin ai mah-laqaa barson vahin par le chali be-taabi-e-dil vaah-ri qismat phiraa ki sar paTakti jis jagah meri duaa barson adaa ho shukr kyun-kar be-kasi o naa-umidi kaa rahi hain saath furqat mein yahi do aashnaa barson na aayaa ek din bhi vo but-e-be-rahm ai 'jauhar' uThaa kar haath kaabe ki taraf maangi duaa barson"

"hote khudaa ke us but-e-kaafir ki chaah ki itni to baat mujh se hui hai gunaah ki soz-e-darun kiyaa jo miraa shama ne bayaan jal kar zabaan kaaT li mere gavaah ki bhartaa hai aaj khuub taraare samand-e-naaz qumchi hai un ke haath mein zulf-e-siyaah ki dekhaa huzur ko jo mukaddar to mar gae ham miT gae jo aap ne maili nigaah ki furqat mein yaad aae jo lutf-e-shab-e-visaal ik aah bhar ke jaanib-e-gardun nigaah ki sunsaan kar diyaa mire pahlu ko le ke dil zaalim ne luuT kar miri basti tabaah ki vo mujh se kah rahe hain ishaaron mein dekhnaa sab taaD jaaeinge sar-e-mahfil jo aah ki ham vo the dil hi dil mein kiyaa zabt-e-raaz-e-ishq sadme uThaa ke mar gae munh se na aah ki afsos hai ki main to phirun dar-ba-dar kharaab tum ko khabar na ho mire haal-e-tabaah ki 'jauhar' khudaa ke fazl se aisi ghazal kahi shohrat mushaaire mein hui vaah-vaah ki"

"dil ko koso jo chaahtaa hai main ne kyaa aap kaa liyaa hai kyaa hanste ho mere rone par tum dil kaa aanaa buri balaa hai jitnaa chaaho jalaao ham ko tum bhi kitne ho dekhnaa hai maashuq manaaein tum ko 'jauhar' ye bhi ik qudrat-e-khudaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"saanvli dhuup surmai mausam phir vahi ham hain phir vahi mausam khair ho saaebaan-e-gum-gashta jhelne paD gae kai mausam daastaan-e-tazaad hai goyaa shahr-e-khubaan samundari mausam ham ne apni bayaaz mein likkhe dil pe biite hue sabhi mausam ik ta'alluq hai 'aarzi yaa'ni mausam-e-gul hai 'aarzi mausam dil-figaaron ko kaun samjhaae lauTte kab hain makhmali mausam"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"