ye faqat shorish-e-havaa to nahin — Rais Amrohvi

"bataa kyaa kyaa tujhe ai shauq-e-hairaan yaad aataa hai vo jaan-e-aarzu vo raahat-e-jaan yaad aataa hai pareshaan-khaatiri had se guzarti hai to vahshat ko kisi kaa aalam-e-zulf-e-pareshaan yaad aataa hai guzartaa hai kabhi jab chaudhvin kaa chaand badli se mahin aanchal mein un kaa ru-e-taabaan yaad aataa hai andheri raat mein jugnu chamakte hain to rah rah kar dupaTTe ke sitaaron kaa charaaghaan yaad aataa hai ufuq par phailti hain surkhiyaan jab subh-e-taaza ki koi siina pas-e-chaak-e-garebaan yaad aataa hai kali ko phuul bante dekh kar ahd-e-bahaaraan mein koi chehra bahut nau-khez-o-khandaan yaad aataa hai ghazal jab chheD detaa hai koi ahd-e-javaani ki kisi kaa jism-e-mauzun-o-ghazal-khvaan yaad aataa hai vo tufaan karvaTein letaa thaa jo ik jism-e-raaanaa mein vo tufaan ham-kinaari kaa vo tufaan yaad aataa hai vo armaan jo kisi ke shokh honTon par machaltaa thaa vo armaan bosa-e-lab kaa vo armaan yaad aataa hai vufur-e-shauq se khud haath apne chuum letaa huun vufur-e-shauq mein jab un kaa daamaan yaad aataa hai bahut kuchh yaad aataa hai 'rais' un ki judaai mein magar jaise koi khvaab-e-pareshaan yaad aataa hai"

"dayaar-e-shaahid-e-bilqis-adaa se aayaa huun main ik faqir huun shahr-e-sabaa se aayaa huun jahaan-e-nau ki talab aur is kharaabe mein savaad-e-istakhr-o-nainvaa se aayaa huun shab-e-siyaah-e-khizaan ke sumum-o-sar-sar tak nigaar-khaana-e-shubh-o-sabaa se aayaa huun abhi kahaan hai mujhe nauha-o-navaa kaa shuur ki ek naahiya-e-be-navaa se aayaa huun mire rumuz kaa irfaan kise nasib ki main sarosh-e-ruh-e-azal huun samaa se aayaa huun damak rahi hai zamaan-o-makaan ki peshaani sitaara-e-abadi huun khalaa se aayaa huun tumhaare ghuncha-o-gul se gharaz nahin mujh ko idhar ishaara-e-baad-e-sabaa se aayaa huun"

"tiraa khayaal ki khvaabon mein jin se hai khushbu vo khvaab jin mein miraa paikar-e-khayaal hai tu sataa rahi hain mujhe bachpane ki kuchh yaadein vo garmiyon ke shab-o-roz dopahar ki vo lu pachaas saal ki yaadon ke naqsh aur naqshe vo koi nisf sadi qabl kaa zamaana-e-hu vo garm-o-khushk mahine vo jeTh vo baisaakh ki haafize mein kabhi aah hain kabhi aansu vo zaaein zaaein ke kitne muhib zanaaTe? fazaa kaa haul havaa ki vo vahshatein har su vo saaein saaein ke kitne ajiib sannaaTe? vo sansani vo pur-asraar ek aalam-e-hu vo dopahar vo habuDe vo seingi baai kuuT fazaa-e-shoala-bajaan o havaa-e-aatish-e-khu vo khiDkiyon mein havaaon ki sar-kashi tundi vo baam-o-dar pe musallat jahannami jaadu vo pech-o-taab bagulon kaa mere aangan main chuDelein ghar mein ghus aai hain khaul kar gesu vo lu kaa zor ki saare kivaaD bajte hain ki jaise lashkar-e-jinnaat kaa amal har su vo shor jaise bagulon mein bhuut hon raqsaan vo qaah-qaah vo haa-haa vo honk vo hu-hu guzar rahaa hai tasavvur se jeTh kaa mausam aur is samay mein mujhe yaad aa rahaa hai tu"

"siyaah hai dil-e-giti siyaah-tar ho jaae khudaa kare ki har ik shaam be-sahar ho jaae kuchh is ravish se chale baad-e-barg-e-rez-e-khizaan ki duur tak saf-e-ashjaar be-samar ho jaae bajaae rang rag-e-ghunchaa se lahu Tapke khile jo phuul to har barg-e-gul sharar ho jaae zamaana pi to rahaa hai sharaab-e-daanish ko khudaa kare ki yahi zahr kaargar ho jaae koi qadam na uThe su-e-manzil-e-maqsud duaa karo ki har ik raah pur-khatar ho jaae ye log rah-guzar-e-zist se bhaTak jaaein ajal qavaafil-e-hasti ki ham-safar ho jaae ba-qadr yak-do-nafs bhi giraan hai zahmat-e-zist hayaat-e-nau-e-bashar aur mukhtasar ho jaae"

"'rais' ham jo su-e-kucha-e-habib chale hamaare saath hazaaron balaa-nasib chale rafaaqaton ki saaadat liye rafiq aae raqaabaton ki nahusat liye raqib chale jo qaafile ki hamaari talab mein nikle the kabhi baiid se guzre kabhi qarib chale aqab mein haadisa-e-subh-o-shaam ke ifrit jilau mein gardish-e-ayyaam ke naqib chale jahaan ko jin ke nasibe pe rashk aataa thaa nikal ke apne gharon se vo bad-nasib chale ye chal-chalaav ajib-o-gharib thaa ai dost gharib log su-e-aalam-e-ajib chale"

"gard mein aT rahe hain ehsaasaat dhime dhime baras rahi hai raat jal uThaa ik charaagh-e-shaam to kyaa bujh gae be-shumaar imkaanaat haae maazi ki dil-nashin yaadein haae khunkhaar bheDiyon ki baraat chyunTiyaan jaise zehan par reingein uf ye mere latif ehsaasaat bhuut ban kar mujhe Daraati rahin meri naa-aafrida takhliqaat kaun aayaa mire taaaqub mein vahi fikr-o-khayaal ke jinnaat dafatan kis ne qahqaha maaraa ye andhere mein kaun hai mire saat sarsar-e-shab kahaan ki patton mein karb-e-gham se karaahti hai hayaat mujh se mujh ko na chhin kar le jaae shaahzaadi-e-kishvar-e-zulmaat subh jaagaa to yaad bhi na rahaa raat thi chaandni ki chaandni raat tuda-e-reg o nakhl-e-khushk-e-chinaar chhup gai kis ki oT mein barsaat ye darakht-e-kuhan lisaan-ul-ghaib aur ye shaakh-e-khushk barg-e-nabaat kyaa yahi hai 'rais'-amrohvi uD ke aae hain duur se zarraat"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"