vo aaegaa dil se duaa to karo — Naqsh Layalpuri

"jab dard mohabbat kaa mire paas nahin thaa main kaun huun kyaa huun mujhe ehsaas nahin thaa TuuTaa miraa har khvaab huaa jab se judaa vo itnaa to kabhi dil miraa be-aas nahin thaa aayaa jo mire paas mire honT bhigone vo ret kaa dariyaa thaa miri pyaas nahin thaa baiThaa huun main tanhaai ko siine se lagaa ke is haal mein jiinaa to mujhe raas nahin thaa kab jaan sakaa dard miraa dekhne vaalaa chehra mire haalaat kaa akkaas nahin thaa kyuun zahr banaa us kaa tabassum mere haq mein ai 'naqsh' vo ik dost thaa almaas nahin thaa"

"apnaa daaman dekh kar ghabraa gae khuun ke chhinTe kahaan tak aa gae bhuul thi apni kisi qaatil ko ham devtaa samjhe the dhoka khaa gae har-qadam par saath hain rusvaaiyaan ham to apne aap se sharmaa gae ham chale the un ke aansu ponchhne apni aankhon mein bhi aansu aa gae saath un ke meri duniyaa bhi gai aah vo duniyaa se meri kyaa gae 'naqsh' koi ham bhi jaaein chhoD kar jaise 'mir'-o-'ghaalib'-o-'saudaa' gae"

"tamaam-umr chalaa huun magar chalaa na gayaa tiri gali ki taraf koi raasta na gayaa tire khayaal ne pahnaa shafaq kaa pairaahan miri nigaah se rangon kaa silsila na gayaa baDaa ajiib hai afsaana-e-mohabbat bhi zabaan se kyaa ye nigaahon se bhi kahaa na gayaa ubhar rahe hain fazaaon mein subh ke aasaar ye aur baat mire dil kaa Dubnaa na gayaa khule darichon se aayaa na ek jhonkaa bhi ghuTan baDhi to havaaon se dostaana gayaa kisi ke hijr se aage baDhi na umr miri vo raat biit gai 'naqsh' ratjagaa na gayaa"

"main duniyaa ki haqiqat jaantaa huun kise milti hai shohrat jaantaa huun miri pahchaan hai she'r-o-sukhan se main apni qadr-o-qimat jaantaa huun teri yaadein hain shab-bedaariyaan hain hai aankhon ko shikaayat jaantaa huun main rusvaa ho gayaa huun shahr-bhar mein magar kis ki badaulat jaantaa huun ghazal phulon si dil sahraaon jaisaa main ahl-e-fan ki haalat jaantaa huun taDap kar aur taDpaaegi mujh ko shab-e-gham teri fitrat jaantaa huun sahar hone ko hai aisaa lage hai main suraj ki siyaasat jaantaa huun diyaa hai 'naqsh' jo gham zindagi ne use main apni daulat jaantaa huun"

"ek aansu giraa sochte sochte yaad kyaa aa gayaa sochte sochte kaun thaa kyaa thaa vo yaad aataa nahin yaad aa jaaegaa sochte sochte jaise tasvir laTki ho divaar se haal ye ho gayaa sochte sochte sochne ke liye koi rasta nahin main kahaan aa gayaa sochte sochte main bhi rasman taalluq nibhaataa rahaa vo bhi aksar milaa sochte sochte faisle ke liye ek pal thaa bahut ek mausam gayaa sochte sochte 'naqsh' ko fikr raatein jagaati rahin aaj vo so gayaa sochte sochte"

"tujh ko sochaa to kho gaiin aankhein dil kaa aaina ho gaiin aankhein khat kaa paDhnaa bhi ho gayaa mushkil saaraa kaaghaz bhigo gaiin aankhein kitnaa gahraa hai ishq kaa dariyaa is ki tah mein Dubo gaiin aankhein koi jugnu nahin tasavvur kaa kitni viraan ho gaiin aankhein do dilon ko nazar ke dhaage se ik laDi mein piro gaiin aankhein raat kitni udaas baiThi hai chaand niklaa to so gaiin aankhein 'naqsh' aabaad kyaa hue sapne aur barbaad ho gaiin aankhein"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"