vo aks ban ke miri chashm-e-tar mein rahtaa hai — Bismil Sabri

"vahi sitaara shab-e-gham kaa ik sitaara hai vo ik sitaara jo chashm-e-sahar mein rahtaa hai khuli fazaa kaa payaami havaa kaa baasi hai kahaan vo halqa-e-divaar-o-dar mein rahtaa hai jo mere honTon pe aae to gungunaaun use vo sher ban ke bayaaz-e-nazar mein rahtaa hai guzartaa vaqt miraa gham-gusaar kyaa hogaa ye khud taaaqub-e-shaam-o-sahar mein rahtaa hai miraa hi ruup hai tu ghaur se agar dekhe bagula saa jo tiri rahguzar mein rahtaa hai na jaane kaun hai jis ki talaash mein 'bismil' har ek saans miraa ab safar mein rahtaa hai"

"vafaa ko jagmagaanaa chaahte hain ham apnaa dil jalaanaa chaahte hain hamein tum apne daaman mein chhupaa lo musaafir hain Thikaana chaahte hain puraane zakhm bhar jaane se pahle nai ik choT khaanaa chaahte hain tumhaari yaad ke sayyaal moti meri palkon tak aanaa chaahte hain dar-e-dil par khaDe hain gham hazaaron ye panchhi aashiyaana chaahte hain ye aankhein aur bhar aati hain 'bismil' agar ham muskuraanaa chaahte hain"

"teri surat na jab dikhaai de koi rasta nahin sujhaai de aap tark-e-taalluqaat kare aap ilzaam-e-bevafaai de qurb jis kaa hai zindagi meri vo mujhe ranj-e-naarsaai de main samaaat pe bhi yaqin kar luun teri aavaaz to sunaai de hijr si lag rahi hai qurbat bhi kaun gham se mujhe rihaai de jaantaa hi nahin jo naam-e-vafaa mujh ko ilzaam-e-bevafaai de kahaan khud ko chhupaaein ai 'bismil' vo jo ummid-e-ru-numaai de"

"sahar hui to khayaalon ne mujh ko gher liyaa jab aai shab tire khvaabon ne mujh ko gher liyaa mire labon pe abhi naam thaa bahaaron kaa hujum-e-shauq mein khaaron ne mujh ko gher liyaa kabhi junun ke zamaane kabhi firaaq-rutein kahaan kahaan tiri yaadon ne mujh ko gher liyaa nikal ke aa to gayaa gahre paaniyon se magar kai tarah ke saraabon ne mujh ko gher liyaa ye ji mein thaa ki nikal jaaun tujh se duur kahin ki tere dhyaan ki baanhon ne mujh ko gher liyaa jab aayaa iid kaa din ghar mein bebasi ki tarah to mere phuul se bachchon ne mujh ko gher liyaa hujum-e-ranj se kaise nikal sake 'bismil' tiri talaash ke rishton ne mujh ko gher liyaa"

"hairaan huun ki ab laaun kahaan se main zabaan aur lab kahte hain kuchh aur unhein hotaa hai gumaan aur jaaein to kahaan jaaein mohabbat ke kharidaar arbaab-e-siyaasat ne to kholi hai dukaan aur maalum nahin hai mire sayyaad ko shaayad ghuTti hai agar saans to khulti hai zabaan aur ab vaada-e-fardaa mein kashish kuchh nahin baaqi dohraai hui baat guzarti hai giraan aur dekhegi jo ik pal mein miri aankh se tujh ko ho jaaegi duniyaa tiri jaanib nigaraan aur lag jaati hain mohrein si labon par unhein mil kar hotaa hai magar dil ke dhaDakne kaa samaan aur khulti hain nahin hashr ke din bhi miri aankhein shaayad ki muqaddar mein hai ik khvaab-e-giraan aur ham raakh hue us pe magar aanch na aai jalne kaa samaan aur jalaane kaa samaan aur go arz-o-talab ek hasin shaghl hai lekin is khel mein baDh jaataa hai andesha-e-jaan aur mearaaj-e-takallum hai khamoshi miri 'bismil' aati hi nahin koi mujhe tarz-e-fughaan aur"

"apne ghamon ki baat nahin hai hansi ki baat is rang mein bhi karte hain ham zindagi ki baat daanishvaron ki bazm mein logo kahaan chale lo meri vahshaton se suno aagahi ki baat ahl-e-khirad pe farz huaa sajda-e-junun mahfil mein jab chhiDi miri divaangi ki baat barbaad hain bagule pareshaan shamim-e-gul pahunchi kahaan kahaan tiri aavaargi ki baat kyaa kyaa zamaana mujh pe lagaae na tohmatein lahja badal ke kah duun agar aap hi ki baat hai apni apni sab ko hi 'bismil' paDi hui suntaa nahin hai ghaur se koi kisi ki baat"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"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"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"faqat saje hue divaar-o-dar kaa kyaa matlab jahaan sukun nahin aise ghar kaa kyaa matlab kisi ke kaam na aae to zar kaa kyaa matlab na phal na chhaanv hai aise shajar kaa kyaa matlab na raaston kaa Thikaana na manzilon kaa pataa tire baghair mire is safar kaa kyaa matlab koi hayaat ke maani bataa ke samjhaae tavil kyaa hai bhalaa mukhtasar kaa kyaa matlab"