vaada-e-vaslat se dil ho shaad kyaa — Momin Khan Momin

"ulTe vo shikve karte hain aur kis adaa ke saath be-taaqati ke taane hain uzr-e-jafaa ke saath bahr-ayaadat aae vo lekin qazaa ke saath dam hi nikal gayaa miraa aavaaz-e-paa ke saath be-parda ghair paas use baiThaa na dekhte uTh jaate kaash ham bhi jahaan se hayaa ke saath vo laala-ru gayaa na ho gulgasht-e-baagh ko kuchh rang bu-e-gul ke evaz hai sabaa ke saath us ki gali kahaan ye to kuchh baagh-e-khuld hai kis jaae mujh ko chhoD gai maut laa ke saath aati hai bu-e-daagh-e-shab-e-taar hijr mein siina bhi chaak ho na gayaa ho qabaa ke saath gulbaang kis kaa mashvara-e-qatl ho gayaa kuchh aaj bu-e-khun hai vahaan ki havaa ke saath the vaade se phir aane ke khush ye khabar na thi hai apni zindagaani usi bevafaa ke saath kuche se apne ghair kaa munh hai miTaa sake aashiq kaa sar lagaa hai tire naqsh-e-paa ke saath allaah re gumrahi but o but-khaana chhoD kar 'momin' chalaa hai kaabe ko ik paarsaa ke saath"

"vaade ki jo saaat dam-e-kushtan hai hamaaraa jo dost hamaaraa hai so dushman hai hamaaraa ye kaah-e-rubaa se bhi hain kam ai kashish-e-dil mazkur kuchh aisaa pas-e-chilman hai hamaaraa afsos mu-e-sham-e-shab-e-vasl ki maanind jo qahqaha shaadi hai so shevan hai hamaaraa mahtaab kaa kyaa rang kiyaa dud-e-fughaan ne ahvaal shab-e-taar se raushan hai hamaaraa detaa nahin us zof pe bhi josh-e-junun chain har reg-e-ravaan dasht mein tausan hai hamaaraa tafrih na kyunkar ho havaa aa nahin sakti goyaa dar o divaar nasheman hai hamaaraa gar paas hai logon kaa to aa jaa ki qalaq se hai laash kahin aur kahin madfan hai hamaaraa jazb-e-dil use khinch ke laae to kahaan laae jo ghair kaa ghar hai vahi maskan hai hamaaraa but-khaane se kaabe ko chale rashk ke maare 'momin' khizr-e-raah barhaman hai hamaaraa"

"saudaa thaa balaa-e-josh par raat bistar pe bichhaae neshtar raat bigDe the yahaan vo aan kar raat be-taur bani thi jaan par raat ham taa-sahar aap mein nahin the kyaa jaane rahe vo kis ke ghar raat afsaana samajh ke so gae vo kaam aai fughaan-e-be-asar raat aaine mein ho na mom jaadu sote nahin ab vo taa-sahar raat taare aankhein jhapak rahe the thaa baam pe kaun jalva-gar raat andher paDaa zamaane mein haae ne din ko hai mehr ne qamar raat is lail-o-nahaar-e-gham ne maaraa hai roz se siyaah-tar raat kyaa puchho ho munkar-o-nakir aah bigDe jo vo taan-e-ghair par raat ye baat baDhi ki mar gae ham maut aai thi qissa mukhtasar raat is ghar mein hai aish-e-khuld 'momin' kyaa jaane kahaan hai din kidhar raat"

"jo tere munh se na ho sharmsaar aaina to rukh kare su-e-aaina-daar aaina kahe hai dekh ke rukhsaar-e-yaar aaina ki is safaai pe sadqe nisaar aaina siyaah-ru na kare tark-e-ulfat-e-gulfaam main bul-havas ko dikhaaun hazaar aaina safaa-e-dil ki kahaan qadr-e-tira-rozi mein charaagh-e-subh hai shab-haa-e-taar aaina samajh liyaa magar is sabz rang ko tuuti ki hai nazaare kaa ummid-vaar aaina vo sakht-jaan huun ki dikhlaaein gar dam-e-murdan to toD de kamar-e-kohsaar aaina muqaabil us rukh-e-raushan ke khul gai qali na Thahraa aag pe simaab-vaar aaina samaa rahe hain magar tere nau-ba-nau jalve ki ban gayaa hai tilism-e-bahaar aaina shikast-e-rang pe masti mein hanste hain ham bhi dikhaaeinge unhein vaqt-e-khumaar aaina mujhe to kahte ho mat dekh meri jaanib tu aur aap dekhte ho baar baar aaina balaa hai man-e-vafaa nuur uD gayaa naaseh tu le ke dekh to rang-e-azaar aaina samajh tu 'momin' agar naaravaa ho khud-bini to dekhein kaahe ko parhez-gaar aaina"

"ghussa begaana-vaar honaa thaa bas yahi tujh se yaar honaa thaa kyaa shab-e-intizaar honaa thaa naahaq ummid-vaar honaa thaa kyuun na hote aziiz ghair tumhein meri qismat mein khvaar honaa thaa mujh se jannat mein vo sanam na milaa hashr aur ek baar honaa thaa gar na thi ai dil us ke ranj ki taab kyuun shikaayat-guzaar honaa thaa khaak hotaa na main to kyaa kartaa us ke dar kaa ghubaar honaa thaa harza-gardi se ham zalil hue charkh kaa e'tibaar honaa thaa marg-e-shaam-e-visaal-e-hirmaan hai subh-dam jaan-nisaar honaa thaa aur se ham-kanaar hai dushman aaj to ham-kanaar honaa thaa shikva-e-dahr par kahaa tum ko aafat-e-rozgaar honaa thaa chashm-e-be-ikhtiyaar-e-jaanaan mein kyaa miraa ikhtiyaar honaa thaa sabr kar sabr ho chukaa jo kuchh ai dil-e-be-qaraar honaa thaa ku-e-dushman mein jaa pakaDtaa kyuun kyaa mujhe sharmsaar honaa thaa vo namak-paash bhi nahin hote yuun hi dil ko figaar honaa thaa khaak mein haif ye sharaab mile mohtasib baada-khvaar honaa thaa na gayaa tir-e-naala su-e-raqib murgh-e-arshi shikaar honaa thaa raat din baada o sanam 'momin' kuchh to parhez-gaar honaa thaa"

"ye uzr-e-imtihaan-e-jazb-e-dil kaisaa nikal aayaa main ilzaam us ko detaa thaa qusur apnaa nikal aayaa na shaadi-marg huun kyunkar hai muzhda qatl-e-dushman kaa ki ghar mein se liye shamshir vo rotaa nikal aayaa sitam ai garmi-e-zabt-e-fughaan-o-aah chhaati par kabhu bas paD gayaa chhaalaa kabhu phoDaa nikal aayaa kiyaa zanjir mujh ko chaara-gar ne kin dinon mein jab adu ki qaid se vo shokh-e-be-parvaa nikal aayaa nikal aayaa agar aansu to zaalim mat nikaal aankhein sunaa maazur hai muztar nikal aayaa nikal aayaa hamaare khun-bahaa kaa ghair se daavaa hai qaatil ko ye baad-e-infisaal ab aur hi jhagDaa nikal aayaa hui bulbul sanaa-khvaan-e-dahaan-e-tang kis gul ki ki farvardi mein ghunche kaa munh itnaa saa nikal aayaa koi tiir us kaa dil mein rah gayaa thaa kyaa ki aankhon se abhi rone mein ik paikaan kaa TukDaa nikal aayaa dam-e-bismil ye kis ke khauf se ham pi gae aansu ki har zakhm-e-badan se khuun kaa dariyaa nikal aayaa khadang-e-yaar ke hamraah nikli jaan siine se yahi armaan ik muddat se ji mein thaa nikal aayaa bahut naazaan hai tu ai qais par vahshat dikhaaungaa kitaabon mein kabhu qissa jo 'momin' kaa nikal aayaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"