aap se aashnaai hoti hai — Haris Ali

"chhoD kar dasht-e-junun mere nagar mein aayaa qais sadqe tire ustaad ke ghar mein aayaa kyaa tiraa hijr miri raahguzar mein aayaa dard uTh uTh ke bataataa hai jigar mein aayaa apne gham ko na mire dil se kahin jaane de baDi muddat se ye mehmaan hai ghar mein aayaa us ne bas itnaa kahaa aa mire siine se lag phir to jis tarh miraa haath kamar mein aayaa laakh bachtaa huun magar us se bachaa jaataa nahin dard kahtaa hai tiraa le main jigar mein aayaa lazzat-e-gham tire sadqe ki sivaa gham ke liye dusraa ek jigar mere jigar mein aayaa mere marne kaa bhi sunte nahin vo kahte hain kaun kambakht hai ye kaise khabar mein aayaa aur suno jalte hain jannat mein bhi vo huron se DhunDte phirte hain bal kis ki kamar mein aayaa baa-khudaa tujh ko sukhan hi se khudaa kar dungaa mo'jiza ye bhi agar mere hunar mein aayaa"

"isi adaa pe sitamgar kaa sar buland huaa nazar vahaan pe uThi dil yahaan pe band huaa khudaa rakhe ik unhi ko taras nahin aayaa raqib tak miri haalat pe dard-mand huaa baDhaa na raah-e-mohabbat pe kaarvaan-e-junun khudaa kaa shukr ki naala miraa buland huaa jo ham na kar sake piiri ne kar diyaa aa kar charaagh-e-husn bujhaa un kaa kaam band huaa sazaa-e-'ishq na kartaa talab main khaatir-e-ghair vo 'umr bhar ke liye un ke dil mein band huaa hamein visaal se matlab unhein visaal se khaar pasand jo thaa hamein un ko naa-pasand huaa ilaahi khair ki 'arsh-e-barin bhi Taap gayaa khayaal-e-hazrat-e-'haaris' 'ajab buland huaa"

"kyon hamesha hamin kalaam karein kabhi vo bhi du'aa-salaam karein kyaa ye sunne ko ham kalaam karein aap ko kyaa hai apnaa kaam karein yuun na rah rah ke meraa kaam karein ik nazar aur bas tamaam karein jaaiye rind aur tark-e-sharaab shaikh ji kuchh nayaa haraam karein kaam baaton pe kar ke dekh liyaa kyon na paighaambar pe kaam karein haal puchhaa jo ham ne to bole aap ko kyaa hai apnaa kaam karein qais bhi aa ke dasht mein ham se puchhtaa hai kahaan qiyaam karein ham vo badnaam hain jinhein 'haaris' khuld se 'shefta' salaam karein"

"buri nazron se tab hi ham dekhte hain hamein ye khabar hai vo kam dekhte hain ye kis ne kahaa hai ki kam dekhte hain na tum dekh paao jo ham dekhte hain unhein kyaa khabar jaa chukaa hai kabhi kaa hamaaraa vo ab aa ke dam dekhte hain vo dhamkaa gae marte marte bhi mujh ko tujhe to ham agle janam dekhte hain ai qaasid khud un ko miraa haal kahnaa ziyaada vo sunte hain kam dekhte hain jo puchhi pasandida shai dekhne mein kahaa shauq se teraa gham dekhte hain kabhi ham se munh pherte hain vo apnaa palaT kar kabhi ek dam dekhte hain magan hain vo apne khayaalon mein 'haaris' ye un ki balaa se ki ham dekhte hain"

"hui bakhshish to nayaa chaand chaDhaayaa ham ne khuld mein ghair ki huron ko phansaayaa ham ne haal-e-dil un ko agar jaa ke sunaayaa ham ne ulTaa barham hue kyon dil ko lagaayaa ham ne kyon banaayaa thaa hamein ek taraf hai ye savaal ik taraf hai ye bharam tum ko banaayaa ham ne hashr kuchh aap ki mahfil nahin banda-parvar jo bigaD kar hamein kahte hain bulaayaa ham ne vasl mein baat thi das boson ki lekin us ne sharm mein ik hi liyaa aur baqaayaa ham ne husn aankhon mein utar aayaa hai har chand us kaa aaine mein bhi jo dekhaa use paayaa ham ne jab paDhi hazrat-e-'haaris' ki ghazal farmaayaa ba-khudaa aisaa sukhanvar nahin paayaa ham ne"

"laakh aap par shabaab ho kyaa is se faaeda dil hi ko jab na taab ho kyaa is se faaeda manzil agar ai shaikh bil-aakhir bahisht hai kaisaa bhi phir hisaab ho kyaa is se faaeda apnaa yahi savaal ho inkaar-e-vasl kyon un kaa yahi javaab ho kyaa is se faaeda nuqsaan is se kyaa hai jo mahshar mein bakhshe jaaein ham ko agar 'azaab ho kyaa is se faaeda maa'shuq-e-nek-khu na mohabbat mein chaahiye niyyat na jab kharaab ho kyaa is se faaeda kaafi janaab-e-dil ko hain un ki nazar ke tiir chehre pe go naqaab ho kyaa is se faaeda qismat hi mein shikast hai 'aashiq ki ai kalim kitni bhi tum mein taab ho kyaa is se faaeda 'haaris' tamaam rind jahannum mein jaaeinge jannat mein kyon sharaab ho kyaa is se faaeda"

"qismat se jis kisi ko tiraa aastaan mile us kaa mizaaj farsh-e-zamin par kahaan mile har ek ko ye rutba-e-aali kahaan mile vo khush-nasib hai jise dard-e-nihaan mile sahbaa-e-ishq maarifat-e-haq mile mujhe phir kuchh yahaan mile na mujhe kuchh vahaan mile tufaan ki zad pe rakkhi hui shama ki tarah ham log be-amaan hain hamein bhi amaan mile maa'lum ye huaa ki tiri anjuman thi vo ahl-e-zabaan bhi ham ko jahaan be-zabaan mile naadaan hisaar-e-zaat se baahar nikal ke dekh gum-karda kaaenaat kaa shaayad nishaan mile 'hamza' bhaTak rahe hain bhalaa kis dayaar mein chaliye vahaan zamin se jahaan aasmaan mile"

"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"

"saaqi tiraa jamaal bhi meri nazar mein hai main jaantaa huun nuur jo shams-o-qamar mein hai meraa lahu bahaa ke adu mutmain nahin ab meraa khaandaan bhi us ki nazar mein hai akhbaar dekhtaa hai vo hasrat ki aankh se qaari ki zindagi kisi achchhi khabar mein hai yunhi nahin hai shaam se aankhon mein iztiraab khushbu bataa rahi hai koi rahguzar mein hai maanjhi badal badal ke miri fikr thak gai lekin miraa safina abhi tak bhanvar mein hai chhuTkaaraa paa gae hain sabhi is khayaal se insaaniyat kaa dard faqat mere sar mein hai dariyaa ke do kinaare hain milte nahin kabhi 'muztar' azal se bair yahaan khair-o-shar mein hai"

"ho gayaa jis din se apnaa dil udaas ho gai duniyaa ki har mahfil udaas daagh-haa-e-yaas se hai dil udaas sham-e-mahfil se hui mahfil udaas marne vaale jitne the kyaa mar gae phir rahaa hai aaj kyon qaatil udaas dast-e-qaatil mein hinaa hai khuun nahin is liye hai shokhi-e-qaatil udaas pher li kis ne mohabbat ki nigaah ho rahaa hai kyon hamaaraa dil udaas vaqt-e-aakhir kyon na ho afsurdagi subh ko ho jaati hai mahfil udaas bekasi gor-e-gharibaan ki na puchh uf hai kaTti aakhiri manzil udaas aaegaa haan vo sitamgar aaegaa ho na itnaa 'muztar'-e-be-dil udaas"

"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"

"malte hain haath, haath lageinge anaar kab joban kaa un ke dekhiye hogaa ubhaar kab ushshaaq muntazir hain qayaamat kab aaegi be-parda munh dikhaaegaa vo parda-daar kab ik roz apni jaan pe ham khel jaaeinge tum puchhte rahoge yunhi baar baar kab bekas ko kaun roe gharibon kaa kaun hai meri lahad pe shama hui ashk-baar kab kaun aayaa paDhte faatiha kis ne chaDhaae phuul marne ke baad puchhtaa hai koi yaar kab ummid naa-umid ko un se nahin rahi dushman ke dost hain vo hue mere yaar kab jo unche unche hain vahi jaate hain baam par mahfil mein ham gharibon ko miltaa hai yaar kab jab naqd maal tu ne diyaa ham ne naqd-e-dil saaqi hamein bataa de ki pi thi udhaar kab milnaa chhuDaayaa tum se miraa rashk-e-ghair ne kartaa hai koi aap se jabr ikhtiyaar kab 'aaghaa' ko zabh karte ho apni gali mein kyuun jaaez hai meri jaan haram mein shikaar kab"