vaada kabhi sachchaa koi kartaa hi nahin hai — Riyaz Khairabadi

"nayaa khilaa hai shagufa koi bahaar mein kyaa gundhaa huaa hai miraa dil kisi ke haar mein kyaa uDaane phuul hasin aae hain bahaar mein kyaa lagi hai aag si ye aaj laala-zaar mein kyaa kisi se kahne ye aae hain vo sahar hote tamaam-raat kaTi mere intizaar mein kyaa tumhaare khaal kaa bosa nahin hai ginti mein zaraa si chiiz hai aaegi ye shumaar mein kyaa utaar li sar-e-baazaar jis ne rukh se naqaab hijaab aae use sau main kyaa hazaar mein kyaa ye surma chashm-e-adu ke liye uThaa rakkhein vo khaak Daalte hain chashm-e-etibaar mein kyaa banaaeinge dil-e-pur-daagh jama kar ke unhein chamakte dekhe hain zarre mire ghubaar mein kyaa ye mere dosh se hote nahin judaa dam-e-naza gaDeinge mere farishte mire mazaar mein kyaa hai intizaar ki mai-nosh khum liye pahunchein ghiri hain kal se ghaTaaein ye sabza-zaar mein kyaa jo dekhe saanp ke kaaTe ki lahr use aae bharaa hai zahr ab aisaa bhi zulf-e-yaar mein kyaa sharaab se bhi sivaa khush-gavaar hai ham ko bataaein kyaa ki mazaa paD gayaa udhaar mein kyaa kanaar-e-shauq mein aa kar hasin nikal na sake asar khudaa ne diyaa hai hamaare pyaar mein kyaa 'riyaaz' tauba karo din khizaan ke aae hain tum aae piine ko jaati hui bahaar mein kyaa"

"ku-e-dushman se use chhup ke nikalte dekhaa ham ne naqsh-e-qadam-e-yaar ko chalte dekhaa haae kyaa haal dam-e-vasl hamaaraa hogaa bosa lene mein tumhein rang badalte dekhaa abr ban kar jo baras paDne ko aayaa vaaiz be-tarah ham ne khum-e-mai ko ubalte dekhaa ye bhi piinaa hai koi chaal hai ye bhi koi har-qadam par unhein sau baar sambhalte dekhaa yahi aankhein hain ki jin mein nahin ab naam ko ashk inhin aankhon se kabhi khuun ubalte dekhaa hashr ke roz na taab abr-e-karam ko aai mujh gunahgaar ko jab dhuup mein jalte dekhaa gesu-e-hur kaho sabza-e-turbat kaisaa qabr-e-dushman se dhuaan ham ne nikalte dekhaa kucha-e-ishq mein allaah re paa-mardi-e-dil Thokarein khaa ke use ham ne sambhalte dekhaa ghair ke ghar se jhijakte hue tum nikle the rukte dekhaa tumhein phir chhup ke nikalte dekhaa dil mein kyaa jaan thi kyaa qatra-e-khun ki thi bisaat malte dekhaa use haathon se masalte dekhaa phuul laale kaa khilaa thaa ki shafaq shaam ki thi vasl ki raat ko bhi rang badalte dekhaa kabhi kuchh raat gae yaa kabhi kuchh raat rahe ham ne in parda-nashinon ko nikalte dekhaa khun-e-dil par hai abas rashk tiri mehndi ko apni hi aag mein ham ne use jalte dekhaa dil-e-betaab thaa yaa aag ki chingaari thi kis qadar jild unhein paa-posh se malte dekhaa vaah kyaa rang hai kyaa khuub tabiat hai 'riyaaz' ho zamin koi tumhein phulte-phalte dekhaa"

"zarur paanv mein apne hinaa vo mal ke chale na pahunche aaj bhi ghar tak mire vo kal ke chale ye dosti hai ki hai saath aag paani kaa jo nikli aah to saath ashk bhi nikal ke chale lahad se laai qayaamat hai paanv paD paD kar Thahar Thahar ke chale ham machal machal ke chale hazaaron Thokarein har ik qadam par us mein hain ye raah-e-ishq hai kyuun kar koi sambhal ke chale ye mujh ko vasl ki shab haae maut kyuun aai hinaa lagaa ke jo aae the haath mal ke chale tumhaari raah mein chalne ki hai khushi aisi ki saath naqsh-e-qadam bhi uchhal uchhal ke chale mazaa to aae jo lein rind baDh ke haathon-haath mazaa to aae kahin se jo mai ubal ke chale adaa se naaz se chalnaa qayaamat un kaa thaa jo mal ke dil ko kaleje masal masal ke chale chale vo shama jalaane mazaar par kis ke ki saath saath adu aag ho ke jal ke chale tumhaare gesu-e-pur-pech ne liyaa ham ko ki munh mein saanp ke yaa munh mein ham ajal ke chale uThaa janaaza to boli ye khaana-bardaari nayaa makaan hai kapDe nae badal ke chale hazaaron daagh hain dil mein jigar mein laakhon zakhm 'riyaaz' mahfil-e-khubaan se phul-phal ke chale"

"baalaa-e-baam ghair hai mein aastaan par chaahein jise chaDhaaein huzur aasmaan par kyuun naa-muraad aah gai aasmaan par TuuTe na aasmaan kahin meri jaan par rusvaaiyaan hain saath vo chhup kar hazaar jaan sau sau ke sar jhuke hain qadam ke nishaan par aanaa use zarur go hon laakh ehtimaam aashiq hai un ki niind miri daastaan par thaa raaz-daar-e-husn vo kaafir jo kah gayaa maashuq dil ki baat na laaein zabaan par un ki gali mein raat mein is vaza se gayaa ghabraa ke paasbaan gire paasbaan par naazuk si tegh-e-yaar hai kyaa zahr ki bujhi khaae hue hai zahr mire imtihaan par bante hain shokhiyon se vo suraj bhi chaand bhi naqsh-e-qadam bhi aap ke hain aasmaan par khalvat mein bhi chali hain kahin sina-zoriyaan is tarah aap tan ke uThe kis gumaan par zikr-e-mai-e-tahur ne taDpaa diyaa 'riyaaz' jaanaa paDaa hamein kisi unchi dukaan par"

"zamin mai-kada-e-arsh-e-barin maalum hoti hai ye khisht-e-khum farishte ki jabin maalum hoti hai pari uDne mein zulf-e-ambarin maalum hoti hai ye kaali shakl bhi kitni hasin maalum hoti hai miri hasrat tabassum-aafrin maalum hoti hai chhupi tere tabassum mein nahin maalum hoti hai shafaq kah le koi chaahe shafaq-gun aasmaan kah le hamein to ku-e-qaatil ki zamin maalum hoti hai chali hai tegh to kis naaz se tham tham ke ruk ruk kar ye kuchh un se ziyaada naaznin maalum hoti hai are saaqi zaraa meri sharaab-e-talkh to laanaa mai-e-kausar to bilkul angbin maalum hoti hai chhupi hai vo nigaah-e-shokh bhi mizhgaan ke saae mein chhuri bhi aaj zer-e-aastin maalum hoti hai ubhaaro to zaraa shaayad miraa Duubaa huaa dil ho koi shai bahr-e-gham mein tah-nashin maalum hoti hai nahin ab dard-e-dil lekin abhi tak hai asar kuchh kuchh chamak rah rah ke pahlu mein kahin maalum hoti hai asar Daalaa hai hasrat ne nigaah-e-shauq par kitnaa ki vo ab bhi nigaah vaapsin maalum hoti hai ye ai sayyaad rah rah kar chamakti hai kahaan bijli jahaan meraa nasheman thaa vahin maalum hoti hai lapak us ki chamak us ki vahi dam-kham vahi aalam ye bijli koi aah-e-aatishin maalum hoti hai 'riyaaz' aisi mire dil se lagi hai jaam-e-kausar ki mai-e-angur ab achchhi nahin maalum hoti hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"