aap to raat so liye saahab — Mohammad Ali Mauj Rampuri

"chand lamhon mein mo'amma ziist kaa hal kar gayaa ek divaana khirad-mandon ko paagal kar gayaa dhuup tapti ret par dariyaa pe baadal kar gayaa us kaa har kirdaar mere zehn ko shal kar gayaa be-asar be-rabt lahja be-tavaazun guftugu vo milaa bhi to tabi'at aur bojhal kar gayaa maslahat-aamez baatein abr ban kar chhaa gaiin dil kaa saavan is tarah barsaa ki jal-thal kar gayaa meri aahaT paa ke jis ke chaunk uThte the kivaaD koi aaj is ghar kaa darvaaza muqaffal kar gayaa har taraf ye aam shohrat hai ki koi shah-savaar aaj saare shahr ke logon ko paidal kar gayaa sard lahje mein vo mujh se guftugu karne ke baa'd jab uThaa to rabt-e-zehn-o-dil mo'attal kar gayaa 'mauj' us chehre pe likkhaa ek lafz-e-intishaar khud-farebi ke sabhi qisse mukammal kar gayaa"

"jaag uThaa jab bhi shuur-e-zaat bistar chhoD ke khud alag ho jaaeinge qatre samundar chhoD ke TuTne tak jism se be-rabt saanson kaa tilism meri tanhaai kahaan jaae miraa ghar chhoD ke ek hi markaz pe lauT aate hain saare raaste ham kidhar jaaein tiraa kucha tiraa dar chhoD ke mausamon ki gard bhi jin ko na dhundlaa kar saki aks vo dil par gayaa hai aaina-gar chhoD ke pai-ba-pai har ek chaal ulTi hi vo chaltaa rahaa shah kahi ham ne use phir bhi kai ghar chhoD ke ishq ko tahrik bakhshe phir adaa-e-saadgi phir koi mehrunnisaa dekhe kabutar chhoD ke har taraf ai 'mauj' aangan mein dar-o-divaar se dhuup utar aai to ham uTThe hain bistar chhoD ke"

"dushmani hai na kahin yaari hai jiine vaale tiri fankaari hai mahv-e-hairat samaa'atein hain abhi khaamushi kaa bayaan jaari hai kuchh to ham 'aks hain aaine bhi aur kuchh apni adaakaari hai chehragi chup hai khad-o-khaal khamosh aainon par sukut taari hai aaj-kal daad-e-sukhan denaa bhi 'mauj' 'ghaalib' ki taraf-daari hai"

"sabhi taare sabhi jugnu mere ab aur aanchal hai aur aansu mere kyaa hikaayaat-e-shab-o-roz kahun zehn mein hain rukh-o-gesu mere qaid kar le koi aainon mein aks bikhre hue har-su mere kaash aisaa ho ki titli ban kar haath aa jaae vo khushbu mere sab ki aankhon mein uDaanein hain miri kis ne dekhe par-o-baazu mere ek maasum saa chehra ai 'mauj' kar gayaa zehn pe jaadu mere"

"chehre jab dil ki siyaahi kaa pataa dete hain log aaine muqaabil se haTaa dete hain hausle husn-e-khudi aur baDhaa dete hain pattharo aao ki aaine sadaa dete hain aap jis shahr ke qaatil the usi shahr ke log jaane kyon aap ko jiine ki du'aa dete hain 'mauj' afkaar mein Duube hue mere ashaar kam se kam un ko to aaina dikhaa dete hain"

"raat bhi teraa dhyaan bhi ham bhi chaand bhi aasmaan bhi ham bhi apni apni anaa ki qaid mein hain khaali khaali makaan bhi ham bhi kho gae gum-rahi ke sahraa mein manzilon ke nishaan bhi ham bhi saaya saaya tamaazaton ke hujum dhuup bhi saaebaan bhi ham bhi ek sach ek vaahima ik jhuuT vo bhi us kaa gumaan bhi ham bhi apni apni saqaafaton ke amiin ghaalib-e-khush-bayaan bhi ham bhi maslahat ke hisaar mein ai 'mauj' qaid urdu zabaan bhi ham bhi"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"