aariz-o-zulf-e-yaar ki baatein — Hasan Azimabadi

"barbaadi-e-sarmaaya-e-jaan dekh rahaa huun ulfat ki navaazish kaa samaan dekh rahaa huun kis shokh ke shaanon pe hain bikhre hue gesu barham jo nizaam-e-do-jahaan dekh rahaa huun dekhaa na jise hazrat-e-musaa ne sar-e-tur main us ko qarib-e-rag-e-jaan dekh rahaa huun betaab jo hai apni jabin sajdon ki khaatir jhuk kar tire qadmon ke nishaan dekh rahaa huun allaah re jazb-o-kashish-e-ishrat-e-hasti hasrat se su-e-umr-e-ravaan dekh rahaa huun"

"meri vahshat kaa kyaa zamaana hai har zabaan par miraa fasaana hai dil hai aur ishq kaa fasaana hai uf javaani bhi kyaa zamaana hai zulf jab tak rahin-e-shaana hai dil ki uljhan kaa ik bahaana hai kis taraf ko jhuke jabin-e-sujud har taraf teraa aastaana hai dekhein kis kis se zulf ulajhti hai saamne aaina na shaana hai tausan-e-shauq kyon ruke meraa har-nafas dil ko taaziyaana hai ghaur se dekhiye agar to 'hasan' zindagi maut kaa fasaana hai"

"saaz-e-dil par gungunaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa aa gayaa piine pilaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa pai-ba-pai saaghar lunDhaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa har qadam par laDkhaDaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa phir kisi ki yaad dil mein chuTkiyaan lene lagi phir taDapne tilmilaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa phir kisi ke aastaan par le chalaa zauq-e-sujud har qadam par sar jhukaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa miT gayaa shauq-e-talab mein sar-basar ehsaas-e-gham mushkilon par muskuraane kaa zamaana aa gayaa hai pas-e-parda jamaal-e-dil-nashin jalva-fagan dida-o-dil aazmaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa mil gai 'arz-e-tamannaa ki ijaazat mil gai harf-e-matlab bhuul jaane kaa zamaana aa gayaa"

"shab-e-gham hujum-e-alam tauba tauba aur aansu bhi aankhon mein kam tauba tauba shab-o-roz sahbaa-e-ulfat ki masti haram mein bhi yaad-e-sanam tauba tauba junun be-niyaaz-e-makaan hai to phir kyon ye takhsis-e-dair-o-haram tauba tauba bhalaa kyaa ye raanaai-e-dahr hoti na hote jahaan mein jo ham tauba tauba do-aalam ki daulat mire dil ki qimat kahaan ye kahaan jaam-e-jam tauba tauba nigaahein bachaa kar vo un kaa tabassum karam-koshiyon mein sitam tauba tauba"

"hujum-e-shauq ne rusvaa kiyaa kyaa main kyaa kahne ko thaa aur kah gayaa kyaa gulon kaa khuun gulistaan ki tabaahi manaazir saamne aae hain kyaa kyaa junun-e-rah-ravi apnaa salaamat kareinge rahnumaai rahnumaa kyaa kanval ke phuul par shabnam ke qatre ghurur-e-husn ko aakhir huaa kyaa nazar mein thaa jamaal-e-sad-bahaaraan main su-e-gul palaT kar dekhtaa kyaa tumhaari be-rukhi allaah rakkhe miri betaabiyon kaa tazkira kyaa jise raushan kiyaa thaa khun-e-dil se 'hasan' bujhne lagaa vo bhi diyaa kyaa"

"aaina dida-e-hairaan nazar aataa hai mujhe yaani zarra bhi bayaabaan nazar aataa hai mujhe apni hasti kaa ye unvaan nazar aataa hai mujhe jaise ik khvaab-e-pareshaan nazar aataa hai mujhe dasht-e-vahshat ki faraavaani-e-vahshat tauba ab to daaman bhi garebaan nazar aataa hai mujhe phir qadam uThte hain rah rah ke bayaabaan ki taraf phir junun silsila-jumbaan nazar aataa hai mujhe phir baDhi jaati hai har zakhm-e-jigar ki shorish phir miri ziist kaa saamaan nazar aataa hai mujhe aaj saaqi ne pilaai hai mujhe vo sahbaa jis ke har ghunT mein imaan nazar aataa hai mujhe is qadar ishrat-e-hasti ne kiyaa girvida har nafas shauq-badaamaan nazar aataa hai mujhe sai-e-naakaam pe be-saakhta hans detaa huun jab koi taalib-e-armaan nazar aataa hai mujhe mil gai mujh ko 'hasan' zauq-e-nazar si daulat ab to har phuul gulistaan nazar aataa hai mujhe"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"