arz-e-muddaaa karte kyuun nahin kiyaa ham ne — Ameeq Hanafi

"yuun huaa hai chaak malbus-e-yaqin siltaa nahin pheink denaa bhi hai mushkil dusraa miltaa nahin khvaab jo dekhe na the un ki sazaa to mil gai baarhaa dekhaa jinhein un kaa sila miltaa nahin chal rahi hai saans ki aandhi uDaa jaataa hai dil aas kaa pattaa hai aisaa Daal se hiltaa nahin meri himmat dekhiye is dasht mein letaa huun saans naqsh-e-paa-e-baad bhi jis dasht mein miltaa nahin"

"lambi raat se jab mili us ki zulf-e-daraaz khul kar saari gutthiyaan phir se ban gaiin raaz us ki ik aavaaz se sharmaayaa sangit saarangi kaa soz kyaa kyaa sitaar kaa saaz meraa qaail ho gayaa ye saaraa sansaar rang-e-naaz mein jab milaa meraa rang-e-niyaaz saazon kaa sangit kyaa paayal ki jhankaar kaun sune is shor mein dil teri aavaaz un aankhon mein Daal kar jab aankhein us raat main Duubaa to mil gae Duube hue jahaaz"

"ghubaar-o-gard ne samjhaa hai rahnumaa mujh ko talaash kartaa phiraa hai ye qaafila mujh ko tavil raah-e-safar par hain phuuT phuuT paDaa na kyuun samajhte mire pair aabla mujh ko shikast-e-dil ki sadaa huun bikhar bhi jaane de khutut-o-rang ki zanjir mat pinhaa mujh ko zamin par hai samundar falak pe abr-e-ghubaar utaarti hai kahaan dekhiye havaa mujh ko sukut tark-e-taalluq kaa ik garaan lamha banaa gayaa hai sadaaon kaa silsila mujh ko vo duur duur se ab kyuun mujhe jalaataa hai qarib aa ke bahut jo bujhaa gayaa mujh ko rachaa ke ek tilism-e-savaabit-o-sayyaar kashish mein apni bulaane lagaa khalaa mujh ko"

"'amiq' chheD ghazal gham ki intihaa kab hai ye maalve ki junun-khez chaudhvin shab hai mujhe shikaayat-e-talkhi-e-zahar-e-gham kab hai mire labon pe abhi kaif-e-shakkr-e-lab hai lakir khinchti chali jaa rahi hai ta-ba-jigar farogh-e-mai hai ki mashq-e-jaraahat-e-shab hai ye mahviyat hai ki roab-e-jamaal hai taari khilaaf-e-rasm-e-junun dil bahut muaddab hai kabhi haram mein hai kaafir to dair mein momin na jaane kyaa dil-e-divaana teraa mazhab hai bahut muhaal thaa varna ki dil fareb mein aae kisi ke gham se gham-e-kaaenaat ki chhab hai chaman mein phuul khilaati phire bahaar to kyaa kisi ke band-e-qabaa TuTne lagein tab hai"

"ham ki jo baiThe hue hain apne sar pakDe hue aap hi zanjir hain aur aap hi jakDe hue shaam piili raakh mein khun-e-shafaq kaa injimaad raat jaise khvaab-e-yakh-basta hon din akDe hue rang ke pahre hain rukhsaaron ki aab-o-taab par aur rangon ko hain zulfon ki laTein jakDe hue dhuup ne naakhun Duboe hain gulon ke khuun mein zakhm-khurda khushbuein phirti hain sar pakDe hue raat kaali raat peDon ko hilaati aandhiyaan aur ham baiThe tanaab-e-khvaab hain pakDe hue"

"ru-e-sukhan janaab ki jaanib kabhi na thaa aavaaz ko udhar bhi uDaa le gai havaa jangal ke ek goshe mein thaa meraa naqsh-e-paa chal chal ke us hujum ne bilkul miTaa diyaa lau de uThaa thaa meri lapaT se har ik hijaab daaman hi bach gayaa thaa ise kyon bachaa liyaa ghar mein ghanaa andheraa hai baahar siyaah raat aise mein kis ne khvaab-e-sahar se jagaa diyaa andar nuqush-e-paa-o-sadaa jaavedaan hue baahar nuqush-e-paa-o-sadaa kuchh na bach sakaa"

"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"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"