teri surat na jab dikhaai de — Bismil Sabri

"vahi sitaara shab-e-gham kaa ik sitaara hai vo ik sitaara jo chashm-e-sahar mein rahtaa hai khuli fazaa kaa payaami havaa kaa baasi hai kahaan vo halqa-e-divaar-o-dar mein rahtaa hai jo mere honTon pe aae to gungunaaun use vo sher ban ke bayaaz-e-nazar mein rahtaa hai guzartaa vaqt miraa gham-gusaar kyaa hogaa ye khud taaaqub-e-shaam-o-sahar mein rahtaa hai miraa hi ruup hai tu ghaur se agar dekhe bagula saa jo tiri rahguzar mein rahtaa hai na jaane kaun hai jis ki talaash mein 'bismil' har ek saans miraa ab safar mein rahtaa hai"

"vafaa ko jagmagaanaa chaahte hain ham apnaa dil jalaanaa chaahte hain hamein tum apne daaman mein chhupaa lo musaafir hain Thikaana chaahte hain puraane zakhm bhar jaane se pahle nai ik choT khaanaa chaahte hain tumhaari yaad ke sayyaal moti meri palkon tak aanaa chaahte hain dar-e-dil par khaDe hain gham hazaaron ye panchhi aashiyaana chaahte hain ye aankhein aur bhar aati hain 'bismil' agar ham muskuraanaa chaahte hain"

"sahar hui to khayaalon ne mujh ko gher liyaa jab aai shab tire khvaabon ne mujh ko gher liyaa mire labon pe abhi naam thaa bahaaron kaa hujum-e-shauq mein khaaron ne mujh ko gher liyaa kabhi junun ke zamaane kabhi firaaq-rutein kahaan kahaan tiri yaadon ne mujh ko gher liyaa nikal ke aa to gayaa gahre paaniyon se magar kai tarah ke saraabon ne mujh ko gher liyaa ye ji mein thaa ki nikal jaaun tujh se duur kahin ki tere dhyaan ki baanhon ne mujh ko gher liyaa jab aayaa iid kaa din ghar mein bebasi ki tarah to mere phuul se bachchon ne mujh ko gher liyaa hujum-e-ranj se kaise nikal sake 'bismil' tiri talaash ke rishton ne mujh ko gher liyaa"

"hairaan huun ki ab laaun kahaan se main zabaan aur lab kahte hain kuchh aur unhein hotaa hai gumaan aur jaaein to kahaan jaaein mohabbat ke kharidaar arbaab-e-siyaasat ne to kholi hai dukaan aur maalum nahin hai mire sayyaad ko shaayad ghuTti hai agar saans to khulti hai zabaan aur ab vaada-e-fardaa mein kashish kuchh nahin baaqi dohraai hui baat guzarti hai giraan aur dekhegi jo ik pal mein miri aankh se tujh ko ho jaaegi duniyaa tiri jaanib nigaraan aur lag jaati hain mohrein si labon par unhein mil kar hotaa hai magar dil ke dhaDakne kaa samaan aur khulti hain nahin hashr ke din bhi miri aankhein shaayad ki muqaddar mein hai ik khvaab-e-giraan aur ham raakh hue us pe magar aanch na aai jalne kaa samaan aur jalaane kaa samaan aur go arz-o-talab ek hasin shaghl hai lekin is khel mein baDh jaataa hai andesha-e-jaan aur mearaaj-e-takallum hai khamoshi miri 'bismil' aati hi nahin koi mujhe tarz-e-fughaan aur"

"apne ghamon ki baat nahin hai hansi ki baat is rang mein bhi karte hain ham zindagi ki baat daanishvaron ki bazm mein logo kahaan chale lo meri vahshaton se suno aagahi ki baat ahl-e-khirad pe farz huaa sajda-e-junun mahfil mein jab chhiDi miri divaangi ki baat barbaad hain bagule pareshaan shamim-e-gul pahunchi kahaan kahaan tiri aavaargi ki baat kyaa kyaa zamaana mujh pe lagaae na tohmatein lahja badal ke kah duun agar aap hi ki baat hai apni apni sab ko hi 'bismil' paDi hui suntaa nahin hai ghaur se koi kisi ki baat"

"vo aks ban ke miri chashm-e-tar mein rahtaa hai ajiib shakhs hai paani ke ghar mein rahtaa hai vahi sitaara shab-e-gham kaa ik sitaara hai vo ik sitaara jo chashm-e-sahar mein rahtaa hai khuli fazaa kaa payaami havaa kaa baasi hai kahaan vo halqa-e-divaar-o-dar mein rahtaa hai jo mere honTon pe aae to gungunaaun use vo sher ban ke bayaaz-e-nazar mein rahtaa hai guzartaa vaqt miraa gham-gusaar kyaa hogaa ye khud taaaqub-e-shaam-o-sahar mein rahtaa hai miraa hi ruup hai tu ghaur se agar dekhe bagula saa jo tiri rahguzar mein rahtaa hai na jaane kaun hai jis ki talaash mein 'bismil' har ek saans miraa ab safar mein rahtaa hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"