tohmat-e-chand apne zimme dhar chale — Khwaja Meer Dard

"baagh-e-jahaan ke gul hain yaa khaar hain to ham hain gar yaar hain to ham hain aghyaar hain to ham hain dariyaa-e-maarifat ke dekhaa to ham hain saahil gar vaar hain to ham hain aur paar hain to ham hain vaabasta hai hamin se gar jabr hai o gar qadr majbur hain to ham hain mukhtaar hain to ham hain teraa hi husn jag mein har-chand maujzan hai tis par bhi tishna-kaam-e-didaar hain to ham hain alfaaz-e-khalq ham bin sab mohmalaat se the maani ki tarah rabt-e-guftaar hain to ham hain auron se to giraani yak-lakht uTh gai hai ai 'dard' apne dil ke gar baar hain to ham hain"

"ham tujh se kis havas ki falak justuju karein dil hi nahin rahaa hai ki kuchh aarzu karein miT jaaein ek aan mein kasrat-numaaiyaan ham aaine ke saamne jab aa ke hu karein tar-daamani pe shaikh hamaari na jaaiyo daaman nichoD dein to farishte vuzu karein sar-taa-qadam zabaan hain juun shama go ki ham par ye kahaan majaal jo kuchh guftugu karein har-chand aaina huun par itnaa huun naa-qubul munh pher le vo jis ke mujhe ru-ba-ru karein ne gul ko hai sabaat na ham ko hai e'tibaar kis baat par chaman havas-e-rang-o-bu karein hai apni ye salaah ki sab zaahidaan-e-shahr ai 'dard' aa ke baiat-e-dast-e-subu karein"

"mujhe dar se apne tu Taale hai ye bataa mujhe tu kahaan nahin koi aur bhi hai tire sivaa tu agar nahin tu jahaan nahin paDi jis taraf ko nigaah yaan nazar aa gayaa hai khudaa hi vaan ye hain go ki aankhon ki putliyaan mire dil mein jaae butaan nahin mire dil ke shishe ko bevafaa tu ne TukDe TukDe hi kar diyaa mire paas to vahi ek thaa yaan dukaan-e-shisha-garaan nahin mujhe raat saari hi tere haan kaTe kyuun ke rote na shama saan ki ho sake hai kuchh ab bayaan na ye baat hai ki zabaan nahin koi samjhe kyuun ke ye muddaaa ki paheli saa hai ye maajraa kahaa main tujhe nahin chaah kyaa lagaa kahne mujh se ki haan nahin na milaa hamein koi nukta-daan ye bipat sunaa dein bhalaa kahaan na huaa sabhon pe vahi ayaan jo kasu se yaan to nihaan nahin tujhe dard kyuun ki sunaaun main na khudaa kisi ko dikhaae ye jo kuchh apne ji pe guzarti hai kahun kyaa ki us kaa bayaan nahin"

"qatl-e-aashiq kisi maashuq se kuchh duur na thaa par tire ahd se aage to ye dastur na thaa raat majlis mein tire husn ke shoale ke huzur shama ke munh pe jo dekhaa to kahin nuur na thaa zikr meraa hi vo kartaa thaa sarihan lekin main ne puchhaa to kahaa khair ye mazkur na thaa baavajude ki par-o-baal na the aadam ke vahaan pahunchaa ki farishte kaa bhi maqdur na thaa parvarish gham ki tire yaan taiin to ki dekhaa koi bhi daagh thaa siine mein ki naasur na thaa mohtasib aaj to mai-khaane mein tere haathon dil na thaa koi ki shishe ki tarah chuur na thaa 'dard' ke milne se ai yaar buraa kyuun maanaa us ko kuchh aur sivaa diid ke manzur na thaa"

"tujhi ko jo yaan jalva-farmaa na dekhaa baraabar hai duniyaa ko dekhaa na dekhaa miraa ghuncha-e-dil hai vo dil girafta ki jis ko kisu ne kabhu vaa na dekhaa yagaana hai tu aah begaanagi mein koi dusraa aur aisaa na dekhaa aziyyat musibat malaamat balaaein tire ishq mein ham ne kyaa kyaa na dekhaa kiyaa muj ko daaghon ne sarv-e-charaaghaan kabhu tu ne aa kar tamaashaa na dekhaa taghaaful ne tere ye kuchh din dikhaae idhar tu ne lekin na dekhaa na dekhaa hijaab-e-rukh-e-yaar the aap hi ham khuli aankh jab koi pardaa na dekhaa shab o roz ai 'dard' dar pe huun us ke kisu ne jise yaan na samjhaa na dekhaa"

"ishq har-chand miri jaan sadaa khaataa hai par ye lazzat to vo hai ji hi jise paataa hai aah kab tak main bakun teri balaa sunti hai baatein logon ki jo kuchh dil mujhe sunvaataa hai ham-nashin puchh na us shokh ki khubi mujh se kyaa kahun tujh se gharaz ji ko mire bhaataa hai baat kuchh dil ki hamaare to na suljhi ham se aapi khush hove hai phir aap hi ghabraataa hai ji kaDaa kar ke tire kuche se jab jaataa huun dil-e-dushman ye mujhe gher ke phir laataa hai raah peinDe kabhu us shokh ke taiin ham se bhi diid vaa diid to hoti hai jo mil jaataa hai 'dard' ki qadr mire yaar samajhnaa vallaah aisaa aazaad tire daam mein yuun aataa 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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"