apne maazi ko charaaghon mein basar ham ne kiyaa — Moid Rahbar Lakhnavi

"junun-e-ishq jise sar-phiraa banaa degaa pahaaD kaaT ke vo raasta banaa degaa khumaar-e-husn salaamat rakhe khudaa us kaa jahaan vo chaahe vahaan mai-kadaa banaa degaa usi ke qabza-e-qudrat mein hain sabhi ke dil vo jis ko chaahe use paarsaa banaa degaa ghiraa huaa mujhe dekhegaa jab nadaamat mein vo meri aah ko harf-e-duaa banaa degaa miraa zamir hi ab meraa rahnumaa Thahraa ye har maqaam pe mujh ko baDaa banaa degaa jo dekh legaa tumhein koi manchalaa mausam tumhaari zulf se kaali ghaTaa banaa degaa tu dusron se hai bartar na ye samajh 'rahbar' ye e'tibaar tujhe khokhlaa banaa degaa"

"ramz-e-hayaat aalam-e-faani mein kho gayaa meraa vajud naql-e-makaani mein kho gayaa kyaa jaane kyaa kashish thi tumhaare kalaam mein jis ne sunaa vo lafz-o-maaani mein kho gayaa jo duur tak nahin the vahi ab hain saamne kirdaar meraa us ki kahaani mein kho gayaa dariyaa se bhi kahin koi sailaab jab uThaa vo bhi in aansuon ki ravaani mein kho gayaa jo kuchh kahaa nazar ne nazar se sune vo kaun har shakhs guftugu-e-lisaani mein kho gayaa duniyaa-e-ilm-o-fan mein jo haasil thaa kal use saaraa kamaal charb-zabaani mein kho gayaa ehsaas phir zaifi mein 'rahbar' huaa unhein lutf-e-hayaat jin kaa javaani mein kho gayaa"

"dasht-e-takhayyulaat mein jab bhi safar huaa jaane kahaan kahaan se hamaaraa guzar huaa logo ki talkhiyon kaa kuchh aisaa asar huaa dil ke har ek goshe mein raqs-e-sharar huaa us ki taraf se main to huaa be-khabar magar meri taraf se vo na kabhi be-khabar huaa bigDi hai aisi shakl havaadis ki maar se hairaan aaina bhi mujhe dekh kar huaa ik baar hi to kaandhe pe rakkhaa thaa us ne sar phir aisaa ittifaaq kahaan 'umr bhar huaa jis ki nazar mein vusat-e-khvaab-o-khayaal thi us kaa vujud markaz-e-ahl-e-nazar huaa pahle to ik makaan ki surat hi thaa faqat tashrif aap laae to ghar meraa ghar huaa us ko hamaari dasht-navardi se hai khushi is se gharaz nahin ki koi dar-ba-dar huaa sab ki samajh mein aataa kahaan hai ye 'ilm-o-fan jis ne samajh liyaa use vo dida-var huaa 'rahbar' tavil 'umr bhi jiine se faiz kyaa kuchh maqsad-e-hayaat na puuraa agar huaa"

"jo tamaam umr ban kar miraa hausla rahi hai vahi aaj meri ghairat mujhe aazmaa rahi hai miri fikr jaane mujh ko kahaan le ke jaa rahi hai ki qadam qadam pe manzil sar-e-raah aa rahi hai nahin chhoDti hai mujh ko kisi moD par ye duniyaa main ise rulaa rahaa huun ye mujhe rulaa rahi hai tu ye jaantaa hai phir bhi nahin fikr aakhirat ki tiri maut rafta rafta tire paas aa rahi hai jo ab aa gae ho tum to mujhe chhoD kar na jaanaa ki tumhaare bin ye hasti baDi be-maza rahi hai miri zindagi ke maalik main ye tujh se puchhtaa huun mujhe kyon jahaan mein bhejaa miri kyaa khataa rahi hai ye na ho ki vaqt-e-aakhir rahe dil ki baat dil mein miri jaan ab to aa jaa miri jaan jaa rahi hai jo tumhein milaa hai mansab use daaimi na samjho kisi ek ki hukumat yahaan kab sadaa rahi hai mujhe ab ye lag rahaa hai vo khizaan thi Thiik 'rahbar' ye bahaar kaise kaise nae gul khilaa rahi hai"

"ai ghazal teri nazar jab se utaari ham ne rakh diyaa naam tiraa raaj-kumaari ham ne is liye gham ko banaa rakkhaa hai apnaa saathi tujh ko de di hai khushi saari ki saari ham ne dil ke jazbaat zamaane ko bataane ke liye sher-goi kaa safar rakkhaa hai jaari ham ne dard-e-furqat mein na so paaoge ab chain se tum niind aankhon se churaa li hai tumhaari ham ne jo kahaa tujh se akele mein kahaa ai zaalim aabru kab tiri mahfil mein utaari ham ne naqd hai ishq kaa saudaa ye huaa jab maalum is mein rakkhi hi nahin koi udhaari ham ne hain kahaan jin pe adab kaa thaa kabhi daar-o-madaar ab to stage pe dekhe hain madaari ham ne ye haqiqat hai tumhein koi nahin puchhegaa kyaa karoge jo kabhi toD di yaari ham ne un se bichhDe hain to phir niind na aai 'rahbar' taare gin gin ke har ik raat guzaari ham ne"

"aise jazbaat mein lahje ko na patthar kiije guftugu mujh se zaraa aap sambhal kar kiije ye na ho aap ki tahrir hi baaghi ho jaae zulm itnaa bhi na qirtaas-o-qalam par kiije mujh se ranjish hai to maidaan mein aa jaaiye aap meri tasvir ke TukDe na bahattar kiije meraa daavaa hai ki haalaat badal jaaeinge saamnaa aap jo haalaat kaa DaT kar kiije chaahte aap hain jo zehn kushaada rakhnaa bughz-o-nafrat ke khayaalaat ko baahar kiije dusron par to karam aap kaa rahtaa hai magar ik nazar meri bhi jaanib mire dilbar kiije baat banti hai mohabbat se bhi aksar 'rahbar' dil mein paivast na alfaaz ke nashtar kiije"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"