uThi vo ghaTaa rang-saamaaniyaan kar — Josh Malihabadi

"gudaaz-e-dil se baatin kaa tajalli-zaar ho jaanaa mohabbat asl mein hai ruuh kaa bedaar ho jaanaa naved-e-aish se ai dil zaraa hushyaar ho jaanaa kisi taaza musibat ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa vo un ke dil mein shauq-e-khud-numaai kaa khayaal aanaa vo har shai kaa tabassum ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa mizaaj-e-husn ko ab bhi na samjho to qayaamat hai hamaaraa aur vafaa ke naam se be-zaar ho jaanaa sahar kaa is tarah angDaai lenaa dil-farebi se udhar shaair ke mahsusaat kaa bedaar ho jaanaa tavassul se tire dil mein bharungaa quvvatein barqi zaraa meri taraf bhi ai nigaah-e-yaar ho jaanaa vo aaraaish mein sab quvvat kisi kaa sarf kar denaa tahammul mein vo har koshish miri bekaar ho jaanaa maaaz-allaah ab ye rang hai duniyaa ki mahfil kaa khudaa kaa naam lenaa aur zalil o khvaar ho jaanaa ragon se khuun saaraa zahr ban kar phuuT niklegaa zaraa ai 'josh' zabt-e-shauq se hushyaar ho jaanaa"

"dil-e-aazaada-rau mein vo tamannaa thi bayaabaan ki qadam rakhte hi shaq hone lagi divaar zindaan ki khudaa ki rahmatein ai mutrib-e-rangin-navaa tujh par ki har kaanTe mein tu ne ruuh dauDaa di gulistaan ki ye saabit kar diyaa tujh ko banaa kar dast-e-qudrat ne ki ho sakti hain itni khubiyaan surat mein insaan ki nasim-e-subh ThanDi saans bharti hai mazaaron par udaasi munh-andhere dekhiye gor-e-gharibaan ki ye aalam kyaa hai ik majmua hai naachiz zarron kaa ye duniyaa kyaa hai ik tarkib ajzaa-e-pareshaan ki havaaon ke vo jhonke vo khule maidaan ki sardi vo lahrein chaand se rukhsaar par zulf-e-pareshaan ki hamaari zindagi kyaa silsila ik dil dhaDakne kaa hamaari maut kyaa jumbish hai ik jazbaat-e-pinhaan ki banaa deingi yaqin hai 'josh' mard-e-baa-khudaa ik din tapish-andoziyaan siine mein barq-e-soz-e-pinhaan ki"

"tajrabe ke dasht se dil ko guzarne ke liye roz ik surat nai hai ghaur karne ke liye jab koi bantaa hai laakhon hastiyon ko meT kar subh taaron ko dabaati hai ubharne ke liye haamil-e-asraar-e-fitrat huun gadaa bhi huun to kyaa baat ye kaafi hai mujh ko fakhr karne ke liye ruuh ko chamkaa khudi ko toD kar ziine banaa do ye tadbirein hain duniyaa mein ubharne ke liye ghaur se dekhaa nizaam-e-dahr to saabit huaa aadmi paidaa huaa hai kaam karne ke liye subh uTh kar aansuon se khuun ke rotaa huun main dil ke naqshe mein vafaa kaa rang bharne ke liye gauhar-e-maqsud khud miltaa hai himmat shart hai muztarib rahtaa hai har moti ubharne ke liye aankh sharmaai hui hai baal peshaani pe hain aaina-khaane mein jaate hain sanvarne ke liye kah do duniyaa ke havaadis se na chheDein is tarah 'josh' ham tayyaar hi baiThe hain marne ke liye"

"is qadar Duubaa huaa dil dard ki lazzat mein hai teraa 'aashiq anjuman hi kyuun na ho khalvat mein hai jazb kar lenaa tajalli ruuh ki 'aadat mein hai husn ko mahfuz rakhnaa 'ishq ki fitrat mein hai mahv ho jaataa huun aksar main ki dushman huun tiraa dilkashi kis darja ai duniyaa tiri surat mein hai uf nikal jaati hai khatre hi kaa mauqa kyuun na ho husn se betaab ho jaanaa miri fitrat mein hai us kaa ik adnaa karishma ruuh vo itnaa 'ajib 'aql istiajaab mein hai falsafa hairat mein hai nuur kaa taDkaa hai dhimi ho chali hai chaandni hil rahaa hai dil miraa masruf vo zinat mein hai"

"meri haalat dekhiye aur un ki surat dekhiye phir nigaah-e-ghaur se qaanun-e-qudrat dekhiye sair-e-mahtaab-o-kavaakib se tabassum taa-bake ro rahi hai vo kisi ki sham-e-turbat dekhiye aap ik jalva saraasar main saraapaa ik nazar apni haajat dekhiye meri zarurat dekhiye apne saamaan-e-taayyush se agar fursat mile bekason kaa bhi kabhi tarz-e-maishat dekhiye muskuraa kar is tarah aayaa na kiije saamne kis qadar kamzor huun main meri surat dekhiye aap ko laayaa huun viraanon mein ibrat ke liye hazrat-e-dil dekhiye apni haqiqat dekhiye sirf itne ke liye aankhein hamein bakhshi gaiin dekhiye duniyaa ke manzar aur ba-ibrat dekhiye maut bhi aai to chehre par tabassum hi rahaa zabt par hai kis qadar ham ko bhi qudrat dekhiye ye bhi koi baat hai har vaqt daulat kaa khayaal aadmi hain aap agar to aadmiyat dekhiye phuuT niklegaa jabin se ek chashma husn kaa subh uTh kar khanda-e-saamaan-e-qudrat dekhiye rashha-e-shabnam bahaar-e-gul farogh-e-mehr-o-maah vaah kyaa ashaar hain divaan-e-fitrat dekhiye is se baDh kar aur ibrat kaa sabaq mumkin nahin jo nashaat-e-zindagi the un ki turbat dekhiye thi khataa un ki magar jab aa gae vo saamne jhuk gaiin meri hi aankhein rasm-e-ulfat dekhiye khush-numaa yaa bad-numaa ho dahr ki har chiiz mein 'josh' ki takhil kahti hai ki nudrat dekhiye"

"ye baat ye tabassum ye naaz ye nigaahein aakhir tumhin bataao kyunkar na tum ko chaahein ab sar uThaa ke main ne shikvon se haat uThaayaa mar jaaungaa sitamgar nichi na kar nigaahein kuchh gul hi se nahin hai ruh-e-numu ko raghbat gardan mein khaar ki bhi Daale hue hai baanhein allaah ri dil-farebi jalvon ke baankpan ki mahfil mein vo jo aae kaj ho gaiin kulaahein ye bazm 'josh' kis ke jalvon ki rahguzar hai har zarre mein hain ghaltaan uThti hui nigaahein"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"