taaq-e-abru hain pasan-e-taba ik dil-khvaah ke — Haidar Ali Aatish

"koi achchhaa nahin hotaa hai bari chaalon se lab-e-baam aa ke khaDe ho na khule baalon se roz-o-shab kis liye rahtaa huun ilaahi betaab na to goron se mohabbat na mujhe kaalon se josh-e-vahshat mein jo jangal ki taraf jaa niklaa tap chaDhi sher-e-niyastaan ko mire naalon se koi kuchh ishq kaa kartaa hai bayaan koi kuchh tang aayaa huun main is qaziya ke dallaalon se beshtar subh-e-shab-e-vasl se ham guzreinge zor-e-adbaar chalegaa na khush-iqbaalon se mast haathi hai tiri chashm-e-siyah mast ai yaar saf-e-mizhgaan use ghere hue hai bhaalon se ru-e-khubaan se milegaa hamein bosa ki nahin haal in shaklon kaa kuchh puchhiye rammaalon se aarzi husn se nafrat ye hui hai dil ko rutba zulfon ko nahin makDiyon ke jaalon se khat-e-shab-gun ne nikal kar abas andher kiyaa kaafiristaan to vo rukh aage hi thaa khaalon se do jahaan hashr ke din hoveinge baaham maujud muttafiq honge idhar vaale udhar vaalon se dil hasinon ke tasavvur se banaayaa khaali aaina-khaanon mein kasrat rahi timsaalon se kuchh to halkaa karein khaar-e-rah sahraa-e-junun bojh langar kaa hue hain kaf-e-paa chhaalon se in ke boson ki tamannaa hai labon ko 'aatish' aaina kasb-e-safaa karte hain jin gaalon se"

"khaar matlub jo hove to gulistaan maangun bijli girne ko jo ji chaahe to baaraan maangun shama gul hove jo subh-e-shab-e-hijraan maangun os paDni bhi ho mauquf jo yaaraan maangun khaak mein bhi jo milun main to kisi sahraa mein tum se miTTi bhi na ai gabr o musalmaan maangun bakht-e-vaazhun ne zabaan ko ye asar bakhshaa hai talkhi-e-marg mazaa de jo namakdaan maangun khaana-e-dil mein karun daagh-e-mohabbat ko talab raushni ke liye is ghar ke jo mehmaan maangun paadshaahi se faqiri kaa hai paayaa baalaa boriyaa chhoD ke kyaa takht-e-sulaimaan maangun ranj se ishq ke hai raaht-e-duniyaa bad-tar zakhm-e-khandaan huun agar main gul-e-khandaan maangun de diyaa kijiye saudaai tumhaaraa huun miyaan sunghne ko jo kabhi zulf-e-pareshaan maangun aashiqe-e-dast-e-nigaarin huun ajab kyaa is kaa bhiik dariyaa se agar panja-e-marjaan maangun meve par baagh-e-jahaan mein ho jo dil ko raghbat shajar-e-husn se main seb-e-zanakhdaan maangun jaama-e-jism bhi rakhne kaa nahin dast-e-junun pairahan-e-khaak mein divaana-e-uryaan maangun yaas-o-hirmaan huun jo lohe ke chane bhi to chabaaun neamat-e-ishq ke qaabil lab-o-dandaan maangun milti ho maangne se baagh-e-jahaan mein jo muraad gul se bulbul ke kafan ke liye daamaan maangun kab se dar par tire saail huun main 'aatish' ki tarah vo mile mujh ko jo kuchh ai shah-e-khubaan maangun"

"sar shama saan kaTaaiye par dam na maariye manzil hazaar sakht ho himmat na haariye maqsum kaa jo hai so vo pahunchegaa aap se phailaaiye na haath na daaman pasaariye taalib ko apne rakhti hai duniyaa zalil o khvaar zar ki tamaa se chhaante hain khaak niyaariye tanhaai hai gharibi hai sahraa hai khaar hai kaun aashnaa-e-haal hai kis ko pukaariye tum faatiha bhi paDh chuke ham dafn bhi hue bas khaak mein milaa chuke chaliye sidhaariye"

"bargashta-taalai kaa tamaashaa dikhaaun main ghar ko lage jo aag to paani bujhaaun main jins-e-giraan-bahaa kaa kharidaar kaun hai yaktaa nahin ilaahi jo chori hi jaaun main laala-rukhon ke husn kaa bhukaa huun is qadar dil ho na sair laakh agar daagh khaaun main aankhein miri kare jo munavvar jamaal-e-yaar ghē ke charaagh tuur ke uupar jalaaun main murde ki tarah sote hain kaise mire nasib Thokar se paa-e-yaar ke un ko jagaaun main bosa mile kamaan kaa jo abru-e-yaar ki mehraab-e-bait-e-kaaba mein chillaa chaDhaaun main ji chaahtaa hai shauq-e-shahaadat mein qabl-e-marg banvaa ke qabr-e-laala ko us par lagaaun main ghar mein jo mujh faqir ke vo shaah-e-husn aae mizhgaan ke boriye jo khaDe hain bichhaaun main kaanTaa sukhaa ke hijr ne har-chand kar diyaa vo gul-badan mile to na phulaa samaaun main tum to gharib-khaane mein aae na ek roz farmaaiye to shab ko kisi vaqt aauun main baarik-bin huun shaaer-e-naazuk-khayaal huun mazmun jahaan kamar kaa mile baandh laaun main 'aatish' ghulaam-e-saaqi-e-kausar huun chaahiye firdaus kaa khulaa huaa darvaaza paaun main"

"qad-e-sanam saa agar aafrida honaa thaa na sarv-e-baagh ko itnaa kashida honaa thaa huaa hai zulf se gustaakh kis qadar shaana hamaare paas bhi dast-e-burida honaa thaa na khinchnaa thaa zulekhaa ko daaman-e-yusuf usi kaa parda-e-ismat darida honaa thaa diyaa na saath jo sabr-o-qaraar ne na diyaa ravaana mulk-e-adam ko jarida honaa thaa miTaae se koi miTtaa hai baatilon ke haq kuchh ikhtiyaar se kyaa barguzida honaa thaa na jaantaa thaa ghazab hai nigah kaa tiir ai dil tujhi ko saamne aafat-rasida honaa thaa rulaataa shaam-o-sahar kis tarah na taale-e-past buland sar se mire aab-dida honaa thaa gurez-e-yaar ne barbaad kar diyaa ham ko ghubaar-e-raah ghazaal-e-ramida honaa thaa na aai daaman-e-daaya mein niind ai 'aatish' darun-e-daaman-e-khaak aaramida honaa thaa"

"shohra-e-aafaaq mujh saa kaun saa divaana hai hind mein main huun paristaan mein miraa afsaana hai said-gaah-e-murgh-e-dil rukhsaara-e-jaanaana hai daam-e-zulf-e-ambarin hai khaal-e-mushkin daana hai husn se rutba hai apne ishq-e-kaamil kaa buland aastaana par pari hai baam par divaana hai is mein rahtaa hai safaa-e-ru-e-jaanaan kaa khayaal dil nahin pahlu mein apne aaina kaa khaana hai bechtaa huun dil ko jo mahbub chaahe mol le bosa qimat hai tavajjoh ki nazar baiaana hai phuTein vo aankhein nigaah-e-bad se jo dekhein tujhe aatishin rukhsaar mijmar khaal kaalaa daana hai roz-o-shab us shama-ru ko bhejtaa huun khatt-e-shauq naama-bar din ko kabutar raat ko parvaana hai khaar khaar-e-dil ghanimat jaantaa huun ishq mein zulf-e-dud-e-aah ki aarastagi kaashaana hai sharh likkhaa chaahiye us ki bayaaz-e-subh par matla-e-khurshid bait-e-abru-e-jaanaana hai haalat-e-aaina rakhtaa hai safaa se dil miraa aashnaa se aashnaa begaana se begaana hai qatl se mujh sakht-jaan ke munkir ai qaatil na ho hujjat-e-qaate tiri talvaar kaa dandaana hai vaaste har shai ke duniyaa mein muqarrar hain mahal shahr mein jab tak hai majnun ganj-e-be-viraanaa hai baagh-e-aalam mein nahin us shokh saa koi hasin gul hai apnaa yaar yusuf sabza-e-begaana hai ab nahin ai yaar jauban ko tire bim-e-zavaal khatt-e-mushkin husn ki jaagir kaa parvaana hai haal hai jis kaa usi ke vaaste hai khushnumaa naqs hai talvaar kaa vasf arraa kaa dandaana hai yaar khinche tegh tere qatl karne ke liye sar jhukaa 'aatish' ye jaa-e-sajda-e-shukraana hai"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"