aaeinge gar unhein ghairat hogi — Bayan Meeruthi

"sar-e-shorida paa-e-dasht-e-paimaa shaam-e-hijraan thaa kabhi ghar thaa bayaabaan mein kabhi ghar mein bayaabaan thaa tire kushte ko mahshar khvaab-e-aasaaish kaa saamaan thaa ki suur afsaana-go thaa zalzala gahvaara-jumbaan thaa jise sab nuuh ke farzand kahte hain ki tufaan thaa kisi jaan-daada-e-khaamosh kaa andoh-e-pinhaan thaa balaa se chuur kar do chuur kar do shisha-e-dil ko isi mein qaid hasrat thi isi mein band armaan thaa na kholi aankh vaqt-e-naza bimaar-e-mohabbat ne kisi kaa parda rakhnaa thaa koi aankhon mein pinhaan thaa akele ai buto ham bhi na soe kunj-e-marqad mein jo is pahlu mein hasrat thi to us pahlu mein armaan thaa gae the raundne dil ko liye baiThe hain talvon ko faro rag rag mein nashtar the nihaan nas nas mein paikaan thaa miri hasti ki mahshar mein koi taabir kyaa kartaa kisi zulf-e-pareshaan kaa main ik khvaab-e-pareshaan thaa qayaamat tak pas-az-murdan rahi ik Tiis si dil mein vo kahte hain ki paikaan thaa main kahtaa huun ki armaan thaa huzur-e-bulbul-e-kilk-e-'bayaan' kis tarah khulte munh ki bu-e-ghuncha saan mahjub nutq-e-har-sukhan vaan thaa"

"subh qayaamat aaegi koi na kah sakaa ki yuun aae vo dar se naa-gahaan khole hue qabaa ki yuun gauhar-e-naab-suda ko zulf mein mat dikhaa ki yuun meri kamand-e-shauq mein raat ke vaqt aa ki yuun kyuun ki jhuke nasim se soche thi nargis-e-chaman dekh ke chashm-e-naaz ko aane lagi hayaa ki yuun chaahte the shuhud mein ghaib kaa rang dekhnaa meri zi-khvesh-e-raftagi ban gai rahnumaa ki yuun sahv thi vaz-e-khaastan bistar-e-aish-e-vasl se dekh ke un ki shokhiyaan fitna huaa bapaa ki yuun dida-e-ahl-e-ishq hai nur-e-nigaah se tahi aae vo farsh-e-naaz par chhoD ke kafsh-e-paa ki yuun main ne kahaa kanaar-e-naaz chaahiye is ghamin se pur sun ke raqib-e-zisht ko paas biThaa liyaa ki yuun shoala-e-rashk-e-ghair se jal ke uThaanaa jaae thaa duur charaagh-e-bazm ne uTh ke bataa diyaa ki yuun khun-e-shahid-e-ishq vo kahte the faash kaise ho rang-e-gul-ezaar se surkh hui havaa ki yuun us kaf-e-paa ke bose ki kab mujhe raah yaad thi badraqa-e-talab hui jurat-e-sang-e-paa ki yuun rizq nahin hai bin talaash kahti thi tangi-e-maaash gardish-e-sang-e-aasiyaa dene lagi sadaa ki yuun us ke khiraam-e-shauq se pis gai khalq kis ravish miT gai baad-e-tund se surat-e-naqsh-e-paa ki yuun sai-e-tariq-e-shauq se fitne ko aagahi nahin us ki jilau mein dauDe se saaya barahna-paa ki yuun shab ko numu-e-rang se khanda-e-gul kaa zikr thaa nashv-o-numaa-e-husn se TukDe hui qabaa ki yuun nargis-e-mahvishaan se puchh gardish-e-aasmaan se puchh surma hue vafaa-sarisht kyaa kahein ai khudaa ki yuun saan-e-gulshan-e-iram main ne kahaa ki haae haae dar pe us anjuman se duur qatl mujhe kiyaa ki yuun main ne kahaa nasim se chaTke hai ghuncha kis tarah kunj-e-dahaan-e-tang se bose ne di sadaa ki yuun rekhta rashk-e-faarsi us se na ho sakaa bayaan mahfil-e-urs-e-'mir' mein she'r mire sunaa ki yuun"

"charaagh-e-husn hai raushan kisi kaa hamaaraa khuun hai roghan kisi kaa abhi naadaan hain mahshar ke fitne rahein thaame hue daaman kisi kaa dil aayaa hai qayaamat hai miraa dil uThe taazim de jauban kisi kaa ye mahshar aur ye mahshar ke fitne kisi ki shokhiyaan bachpan kisi kaa adaaein taa-abad bikhri paDi hain azal mein phaT paDaa jauban kisi kaa kiyaa talvaar ne ghunghaT mire baad na munh dekhegi ye dulhan kisi kaa hamaari khaak mahshar tak uDi hai na haath aayaa magar daaman kisi kaa bajaae gul miri turbat pe hon khaar ki uljhe gosha-e-daaman kisi kaa 'bayaan' barq-e-balaa chitvan kisi ki dil-e-pur-aarzu khirman kisi kaa"

"khuun bahaane ke hain hazaar tariq rang laane ke hain hazaar tariq kaaba-o-dair par nahin mauquf us yagaane ke hain hazaar tariq koi mazhab nahin zamaane kaa is puraane ke hain hazaar tariq uzr-e-masti o mai-parasti kyaa bhuul jaane ke hain hazaar tariq dil-sitaani ke saikDon andaaz dil sataane ke hain hazaar tariq yaad mein khvaab mein tasavvur mein aa ki aane ke hain hazaar tariq dil-lagi dil-dahi dil-aaraami dil lubhaane ke hain hazaar tariq dil mushabbak huaa to farmaayaa aane jaane ke hain hazaar tariq kis tariqe se ho nibaah 'bayaan' ki zamaane ke hain hazaar tariq"

"ye main kahungaa falak pe jaa kar zamin se aayaa huun tang aa kar jo ai masihaa tu hai masihaa to kuchh mire dard ki davaa kar tumhaare jalve ghazab ke dekhe tumhaare chhinTe balaa ke paae lagaa lagaa di bujhaa bujhaa kar bujhaa bujhaa di lagaa lagaa kar zidein mohabbat se aisi aaiin khayaal rakkhaa na apne ghar kaa buton ne kaabe ko muft Dhaayaa kisi ke dil ko dukhaa dukhaa kar vo shokh be-e'tibaar kaafir rahaa na tanhaa gayaa na tanhaa jo dard uTThaa uThaa uThaa kar to dil ko baiThaa biThaa biThaa kar ye zor hirmaan-o-yaas kaa hai asar kahaan kaa miri fughaan ko paTak paTak khaak par diyaa hai falak se unchaa uThaa uThaa kar gudaaz karte hain mere dil ko vo yuun biThaate hain apnaa sikka jali kaTi ho rahi hai kyaa kyaa adu se mujh ko sunaa sunaa kar suni kisi ne sadaa-e-tuti na haalat-e-andalib dekhi jo kor thi is chaman mein nargis to gul bhi ai ham-safir thaa kar kahin na zulfon se khul paDaa ho mujhe hai andesha apne dil kaa ki purze purze uDaa rahaa thaa adu koi shai dikhaa dikhaa kar vo but ki dein us ko to na gar de to laakh tufaan uThaa ke dhar de zabaan phir saaf qata kar de jo munh se nikle khudaa khudaa kar ilaahi hangaam-e-aamad-aamad ye kis qayaamat-khiraam kaa hai khisak chale sehn-e-bostaan se tadrau-o-taaus dum dabaa kar falak huaa mehrbaan phire din shab-e-visaal aa gai to is ne bahaar-e-lutf-o-karam dikhaa kar naqaab-e-sharm-o-hayaa uThaa kar kabhi hansaayaa kabhi rulaayaa kabhi rulaayaa kabhi hansaayaa jhijak jhijak kar simaT simaT kar lipaT lipaT kar dabaa dabaa kar 'bayaan' hai vo baadshaah-e-asraa ki jis ki dargaah-e-khusravi mein diyaa zamin-e-adab ko bosa falak ne gardan jhukaa jhukaa kar"

"ai junun haath ke chalte hi machal jaaungaa main garebaan se pahle hi nikal jaaungaa vo haTe aankh ke aage se to bas surat-e-aks main bhi us aaina-khaane se nikal jaaungaa mehr tum sokhta main shisha-e-aatish hai raqib us pe Daaloge tajalli to main jal jaaungaa mujh se kahtaa hai miraa dud-e-jigar surat-e-shama dil mein rokoge to main sar se nikal jaaungaa shama-saan barsar-e-mahfil na jalaa dekh mujhe phail jaaungaa sitamgar jo pighal jaaungaa Thahar ai mehr zaraa subh-e-shab-e-vasl hai aaj baam par dhuup chaDhegi to main Dhal jaaungaa roktaa huun kabhi shokhi se to har tifl-e-sarishk ro ke kahtaa hai abhi ghar se nikal jaaungaa kaar-e-imroz ba-fardaa ma-guzaar ai vaaiz aaj is kuche mein huun khuld mein kal jaaungaa kaun uThaaegaa ilaahi shab-e-gham ki uftaad munh ko aataa hai kaleja ki nikal jaaungaa le ke aankhon mein tiraa jalva kahaan jaaegaa ghair ko dekh ke main aankh badal jaaungaa har tarah haath mein hon gosha-e-daaman ki tarah vo sambhaaleinge jo mujh ko to sambhal jaaungaa"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"