aankh ke taare TuuT gae — Hafiz Karnataki

"ye mahakte hue jazbaat ye ashaar ke phuul kaash kaam aaein kisi ke mere afkaar ke phuul mere dil ne jo sajaa rakhe hain zakhmon ki tarah khil na paae kisi gulshan mein vo meaar ke phuul sunghti hain unhein khush ho ke bahishti hurein sarfaroshon ke badan par hain jo talvaar ke phuul ye mere ashk-e-nadaamat hain khudaa ko mahbub duniyaa vaalon ki nigaahon mein hain be-kaar ke phuul mujh ko tohfe mein ataa us ne kiye hain 'haafiz' kabhi inkaar ke kaanTe kabhi iqraar ke phuul"

"ham ne tiri talab ko tamanna banaa liyaa paDh paDh ke teraa naam vazifa banaa liyaa hamvaar kar li pahle tire dil ki sarzamin aur phir yahaan pe apnaa Thikaana banaa liyaa jis ke kinaare baiTh ke kartaa thaa tum se baat main ne to us nadi se bhi rishta banaa liyaa ham to hamaare dil ko na apnaa banaa sake lekin banaane vaalon ne kyaa kyaa banaa liyaa har saans pe hai maut kaa dhaDkaa lagaa huaa qaatil ko zindagi ne masihaa banaa liyaa ham shaatiron ke shahr mein be-mol bik gae ham ko siyaasi logon ne mohraa banaa liyaa khushbu se roz khat likhaa 'haafiz' havaa ke naam patton ko moD de ke lifaafa banaa liyaa"

"ham ne sikhaa hai mohabbat karnaa ek ik dil pe hukumat karnaa ham bhi taarikh badal sakte hain shart hai himmat-o-jurat karnaa zeb detaa nahin insaanon ko kisi insaan ki ibaadat karnaa rakh ke khud apni zarurat ko udhaar puuri auron ki zarurat karnaa shab ki taariki mein sikhaa ham ne chaand taaron ki tilaavat karnaa aakhiri saans talak jivan ki mard ki shaan hai mehnat karnaa farz se haj ke hai afzal 'haafiz' buDhe maan baap ki khidmat karnaa"

"miri vafaa ki vo pahchaan bhi nahin rakhte sila to duur hai ehsaan bhi nahin rakhte vo barkaton ke farishton ke intizaar mein hain gharon mein apne jo quraan bhi nahin rakhte jinhein khulus ki khushbu aziiz hoti hai vo apni mez pe gul-daan bhi nahin rakhte vo haadson se Daraate hain apne bachchon ko diyon ke saamne tufaan bhi nahin rakhte baDe ajiib musaafir hain ham bhi ai 'haafiz' safar pe nikle hain saamaan bhi nahin rakhte"

"ye raaz koi jaanne vaalaa bhi nahin hai suraj ki viraasat mein ujaalaa bhi nahin hai sau raste kamaane ke nazar aate hain lekin khaane ke liye ek nivaala bhi nahin hai lab naam tiraa lene se katraane lage hain haalaanki tujhe dil se nikaalaa bhi nahin hai kyon surkh huaa hai ye falak aaj sar-e-shaam main ne to lahu apnaa uchhaalaa bhi nahin hai vo lafz huun main jo na adaa ho sakaa 'haafiz' vo baat huun main jis kaa havaala bhi nahin hai"

"aankh ke taare TuuT gae khvaab hamaare TuuT gae kal maujon mein jang hui aur kinaare TuuT gae qatra qatra barf banaa aur favvaare TuuT gae meri palkon se gir ke aansu saare TuuT gae 'haafiz' vaqt buraa aayaa dekho saare TuuT gae"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"