tire karam ne mujhe kar liyaa qubul magar — Mustafa Zaidi

"sahar jitegi yaa shaam-e-gharibaan dekhte rahnaa ye sar jhukte hain yaa divaar-e-zindaan dekhte rahnaa har ik ahl-e-lahu ne baazi-e-imaan lagaa di hai jo ab ki baar hogaa vo charaaghaan dekhte rahnaa idhar se muddai guzreinge iqaan-e-shariat ke nazar aa jaae shaayad koi insaan dekhte rahnaa use tum log kyaa samjhoge jaisaa ham samajhte hain magar phir bhi kareinge us se paimaan dekhte rahnaa samajh mein aa gayaa teri nigaahon ke ulajhne par bhari mahfil mein sab kaa ham ko hairaan dekhte rahnaa hazaaron mehrbaan is raaste par saath aaeinge miyaan ye dil hai ye jeb o garebaan dekhte rahnaa dabaa rakkho ye lahrein ek din aahista aahista yahi ban jaaeingi tamhid-e-tufaan dekhte rahnaa"

"roktaa hai gham-e-izhaar se pindaar mujhe mere ashkon se chhupaa le mire rukhsaar mujhe dekh ai dasht-e-junun bhed na khulne paae DhunDne aae hain ghar ke dar-o-divaar mujhe si diye honT usi shakhs ki majburi ne jis ki qurbat ne kiyaa mahram-e-asraar mujhe meri aankhon ki taraf dekh rahe hain anjum jaise pahchaan gai ruh-e-shab-taar mujhe jins-e-viraani-e-sahraa meri dukaan mein hai kyaa kharidegaa tire shahr kaa baazaar mujhe jaras-e-gul ne kai baar pukaaraa lekin le gai raah se zanjir ki jhankaar mujhe naavak-e-zulm uThaa dashna-e-andoh sanbhaal lutf ke khanjar-e-be-naam se mat maar mujhe saari duniyaa mein ghani raat kaa sannaaTaa thaa sehn-e-zindaan mein mile subh ke aasaar mujhe"

"hui ijaad nai tarz-e-khushaamad ki nahin kal kaa aaiin hai ab tak sar-e-masnad ki nahin aa gai ai mire saae se bhi bachne vaali rafta rafta tire iqraar ki sarhad ki nahin nahr-e-khun ho chuki, farhaad ki mazduri ko ab ke teshe se mili qimat-e-saaad ki nahin naasehaa is liye main gosh-bar-aavaaz na thaa tiri aavaaz se chhoTaa hai tiraa qad ki nahin"

"jab havaa shab ko badalti hui pahlu aai muddaton apne badan se tiri khushbu aai mere naghmaat ki taqdir na pahunche tujh tak meri fariyaad ki qismat ki tujhe chhu aai apni aankhon se lagaati hain zamaane ke qadam shahr ki raah-guzaaron mein miri khu aai haan namaazon kaa asar dekh liyaa pichhli raat main idhar ghar se gayaa thaa ki udhar tu aai muzhda ai dil kisi pahlu to qaraar aa hi gayaa manzil-e-daar kaTi saa'at-e-gesu aai"

"vo ahd ahd hi kyaa hai jise nibhaao bhi hamaare vaada-e-ulfat ko bhuul jaao bhi bhalaa kahaan ke ham aise gumaan vaale hain hazaar baar ham aaein hamein bulaao bhi bigaD chalaa hai bahut rasm-e-khud-kushi kaa chalan Daraane vaalo kisi roz kar dikhaao bhi nahin ki arz-e-tamannaa pe maan hi jaao hamein is ahd-e-tamannaa mein aazmaao bhi fughaan ki qissa-e-dil sun ke log kahte hain ye kaun si nai uftaad hai haTaao bhi tumhaari niind mein Duubi hui nazar ki qasam hamein ye zid hai ki jaago bhi aur jagaao bhi"

"is qadar ab gham-e-dauraan ki faraavaani hai tu bhi minjumla-e-asbaab-e-pareshaani hai mujh ko is shahr se kuchh duur Thahar jaane do mere ham-raah miri be-sar-o-saamaani hai aankh jhuk jaati hai jab band-e-qabaa khulte hain tujh mein uThte hue khurshid ki uryaani hai ik tiraa lamha-e-iqraar nahin mar sakta aur har lamha zamaane ki tarah faani hai kucha-e-dost se aage hai bahut dasht-e-junun ishq vaalon ne abhi khaak kahaan chhaani hai is tarah hosh ganvaanaa bhi koi baat nahin aur yuun hosh se rahne mein bhi naadaani 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"