ab aa bhi jaao ki phir ehtimaam-e-id karein — Muzaffar Shikoh

"jaan ik but pe fidaa karte ho kyaa karte ho phir bhi ummid-e-vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho ham se paimaan-e-vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho tark dastur-e-vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho vaada karte ho vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho jurm-e-qaanun-e-jafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho kar ke kaunain ko zanjiri-e-gesu-e-daraaz zulf-e-pechaan ko dutaa karte ho kyaa karte ho khaak mein ham ko milaayaa to bahut khuub kiyaa ab pashemaan huaa karte ho kyaa karte ho ham ko khud kar ke giraftaar-e-balaa hazrat-e-dil ab ye kahte ho buraa karte ho kyaa karte ho ghar jo zindaan hai to viraana banaa detaa thaa dar-o-divaar takaa karte ho kyaa karte ho khun-e-dil ashkon se bolaa ye umanD kar kal raat aap hi aap bahaa karte ho kyaa karte ho pairahan jo ki garebaan hi rahaa aur na jeb is ko baiThe jo siyaa karte ho kyaa karte ho"

"iid hai aur saaqi-e-nau-khez maikhaane mein hai aaj piine kaa maza pi kar bahak jaane mein hai kaif-o-masti jo tiri aankhon ke khum-khaane mein hai vo tiri miinaa mein hai saaqi na paimaane mein hai hai gham-e-divaar us ko aur na fikr-e-pairahan kyaa faraaghat tere divaane ko viraane mein hai gar jalaane mein jigar kaa khuun hai lutf-e-intizaar hijr ki lazzat bhi mar mar ke jiye jaane mein hai us ki nazrein bhaanp leti hain tujhe har rang mein kis balaa ki hoshiyaari tere divaane mein hai aur uljhaate chale jaate ho mere subh-o-shaam jab se tum ko ye shaghaf gesu ke suljhaane mein hai ab balaa se ho charaagh-e-dair yaa sham-e-haram qasd jal kar khaak ho jaane kaa parvaane mein hai"

"saudaa tumhaare ishq kaa jis din se sar mein hai saare-jahaan kaa dard hamaare jigar mein hai marne ki aarzu bhi nikal jaaegi kabhi aisaa kahaan ki bair duaa-o-asar mein hai josh-e-junun ko kis liye sahraa ki hai talaash sar phoDne kaa lutf to divaar-o-dar mein hai har halqa-e-khayaal hai tasvir-e-ru-e-dost afsun-e-intizaar ye kaisaa nazar mein hai ai dil tavaalat-e-shab-e-furqat kaa kyaa gila naadaan farq bhi koi shaam-o-sahar mein hai is gardish-e-mudaam se ghabraaein kis liye ik halqa-e-junun hai jo daur-e-qamar mein hai sajdon ne farq-e-naqsh-e-qadam bhi miTaa diyaa aisaa bhi ik maqaam tiri rahguzar mein hai dil de chuke hain jaan bhi ab de ke dekh lein ik imtihaan ye bhi hamaari nazar mein hai kah do shamim ghuncha-e-taaza-shagufta se bu-e-charaagh-e-kustaa bhi baad-e-sahar mein hai"

"gham-e-darun kaa koi tarjumaan nahin na sahi jo zakhm-e-dil bhi dahaan-e-fughaan nahin na sahi ye kam nahin hai ki aankhon mein dil utar aayaa tumhaare saamne munh mein zabaan nahin na sahi yahaan to koi nahin jis kaa dil hilaa doge jigar mein taaqat-e-zabt-e-fughaan nahin na sahi tujhi se shikva-e-dard-e-nihaan karein ai dil tire sivaa jo koi raazdaan nahin na sahi chaman mein aag lagaa di jo barq-e-sozaan ne to shaakh-e-gul pe miraa aashiyaan nahin na sahi abhi kuchh aur gharaunde banaao yaadon ke ghubaar-e-raah to hai kaarvaan nahin na sahi zamin to paanv tale hai yahi ghanimat hai hamaare zer-e-qadam aasmaan nahin na sahi"

"koi nahin ki jise aashnaa-e-raaz karein to kyuun na phir gham-e-dil hi se saaz-baaz karein banaa ke un ko bhi khugar niyaaz-e-paiham kaa vo din bhi aae ki ham bhi buton se naaz karein hisaab ho chukaa kotaah-dastiyon kaa to ab khayaal-e-silsila-e-gesu-e-daraaz karein agar sharaab mein masti bhi hai khumaar bhi hai to kyuun na aarzu-e-chashm nim-baaz karein nazar mein tundi-e-tishna-labi baDhaa ai shauq ki jis se har dil-e-minaa ko phir gudaaz karein huzur-e-pir-e-mughaan laghzishon ki pursish hai lo aao apne bhi qadmon ko sarfaraaz karein safar shabaab kaa gar uzr thaa to ab sar-e-shaam qazaa-e-umr paDhein niyyat-e-namaaz karein"

"mohabbat ik gham-e-naa-ikhtitaam hoti hai na subh hoti hai us ki na shaam hoti hai mai-e-shabaab-o-ghurur-e-shabaab kyaa kahnaa bas ek ghunT mein turki tamaam hoti hai jo raah-e-aql-o-khirad ke liye hai laa-mahdud junun-e-ishq mein bas ek gaam hoti hai"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"