teri rangat bahaar se nikli — Muztar Khairabadi

"dil le ke hasinon ne ye dastur nikaalaa dil jis kaa liyaa us ko bahut duur nikaalaa zaahid ko kisi aur ki baatein nahin aatin aayaa to vahi tazkira-e-hur nikaalaa dushman ko ayaadat ke liye yaar ne bhejaa achchhaa ye ilaaj-e-dil-e-ranjur nikaalaa ai tir-e-sitam chal tiri daavat hai mire ghar zakhm-e-dil-e-naashaad ne ankur nikaalaa vo tazkira-e-ghair pe jhunjhlaa ke ye bole phir aap ne 'muztar' vahi mazkur nikaalaa"

"jab kahaa tiir tiri aankh ne aksar maaraa chitvanein pher ke bole ki baraabar maaraa qadr kuchh bhi mire dil ki but-e-kaafir ne na ki zulf-e-pechaan se jo uljhaa to mire sar maaraa jaan be-maut khudaa bhi nahin letaa lekin tu ne be-maut hi logon ko sitamgar maaraa chand zarre meri miTTi ke faqat haath aae dasht-e-ghurbat ke bagulon ne jo chakkar maaraa ik musalmaan kaa dil toD diyaa kyaa kahnaa apne nazdik baDaa aap ne kaafar maaraa 'muztar' aisaa koi ab tak na huaa aur na ho maut ne haae 'abas daagh-e-sukhanavar maaraa"

"kaise dil lagtaa haram mein daur-e-paimaana na thaa is liye phir aae kaabe se ki mai-khaana na thaa tum ne dekhi hi nahin taqdir ki taarikiyaan ik andheri gor thi furqat mein kaashaana na thaa majma-e-bait-ul-haram ki dhuum sunte the magar jaa ke jab dekhaa to un mein koi farzaana na thaa hashr mein us shokh kaa tarz-e-taghaaful dekhnaa mujh ko pahchaanaa nahin haalaanki begaana na thaa hashr mein aakhir use bhi chhoDte hi ban paDi khaana-e-madfan bhi goyaa apnaa kaashaana na thaa aisi kyaa biiti ki 'muztar' un buton par mar miTaa jaan de detaa vo kuchh aisaa to divaana na thaa"

"ik naqsh-e-khayaal ru-ba-ru hai jo kuchh hai ye kuchh nahin hai tu hai har phuul ke saath ek kaanTaa har dost ke saath ik adu hai dil hai to hazaar tujh se achchhe aisaa hi to ik baDaa vo tu hai dushman ke jigar kaa khaar main huun aur us ke gale kaa haar tu hai daaman jo hai parda-daar-e-vahshat is mein bhi kai jagah rafu hai main aap hi aap ro rahaa huun kuchh aap hi aap guftugu hai mahshar mein kisi kaa haae kahnaa ab aap ke haath aabru hai o ghair ko aankh dene vaale 'muztar' bhi nigaah-e-ru-ba-ru hai"

"vaqt-e-aakhir yaad hai saaqi ki mehmaani mujhe marte marte de diyaa angur kaa paani mujhe vo miri surat to dekhein apni surat ke liye kaash aaina banaa de meri hairaani mujhe kaT gayaa hai vasl se pahle zamaana umr kaa haae dhokaa de gayaa bahtaa huaa paani mujhe daaman-e-sahraa se lungaa mar ke vahshat mein kafan ik nayaa joDaa pinhaaegi ye uryaani mujhe mere gul ko laa yaa apne phuul le jaa andalib aise kaanTon se nahin faansein nikalvaani mujhe tum agar chaaho to miTTi se abhi paidaa hon phuul main agar maangun to dariyaa bhi na de paani mujhe tishna-kaami is ko kahte hain ki bahr-e-ishq mein main agar utrun to uupar pheink de paani mujhe aisi mushkil tum ne Daali hai ki jab mar jaaungaa muddaton royaa karegi meri aasaani mujhe tu ne itni di ki mai-khvaari ki hasrat bah gai main ne itni pi ki aakhir ho gai paani mujhe rone jaataa huun main apni hasraton ke Dher par be-kasi aa kar sikhaa de marsiya-khvaani mujhe hashr mein chalnaa paDegaa ek TeDhaa raasta kucha-e-jaanaan sikhaa de Thokarein khaani mujhe 'muztar' apne haq ke kaanTe chun ke main rukhsat huaa aur kyaa deti bahaar-e-gulshan-e-faani mujhe"

"jaan ye kah ke but-e-hosh-rubaa ne le li koi puchhe to ye kahnaa ki khudaa ne le li gul-e-maqsud mein avval to mahak thi hi nahin aur jo thi bhi vo hasrat ki havaa ne le li sab se pahle to siyaahi miri qismat ko mili jo bachi thi vo tiri zulf-e-dotaa ne le li jaan kambakht mohabbat mein bachaae na bachi but-e-kaafir se jo chhuTi to khudaa ne le li dam-e-aakhir but-e-bedard kaa daaman chhuTaa mere haathon se baDi chiiz khudaa ne le li chal basi jaan to is baat kaa gham kyaa 'muztar' ik amaanat thi khudaa ki so khudaa ne le li"

"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"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"