baais-e-raahat-e-dil meraa muqaddar niklaa — Mohammad Sharfuddin Sahil

"soch apni badal rahaa huun main kaf-e-afsos mal rahaa huun main jo masarrat ko maat deti hai fikr mein aisi Dhal rahaa huun main zulmat-e-shab mein raushni ke liye shama ki tarah jal rahaa huun main misl-e-gul khush-nasib huun kitnaa biich kaanTon ke pal rahaa huun main aatish-e-gham lagi hai siine mein mom jaisaa pighal rahaa huun main zulm par ehtijaaj laazim hai khuun munh se ugal rahaa huun main ye bhi kaar-e-jihaad hai 'saahil' harf-e-haq par aTal rahaa huun main"

"balaa-e-jaan hai samar bad-havaas hone kaa natija dekh lo tum khud udaas hone kaa khat-e-muhit hai hablul-varid ke hai qarib yaqin rakh tu use apne paas hone kaa hue hain nim-barahna havas ne kheton mein diyaa na mauqa hi paidaa kapaas hone kaa har ik khayaal hai nafs-e-sharir ke taabe magar hai daavaa use haq-shanaas hone kaa lapak ke chhin liyaa is qadar vo pyaasaa thaa ye ehtimaam thaa khaali gilaas hone kaa na puchho mujh se main tashrih kar nahin saktaa hai haadisa hi ajab qaid-e-yaas hone kaa mazaaq aish kaa is darja gir gayaa 'saahil' tamaashaa hotaa hai ab be-libaas hone kaa"

"dete hain jis ko khun-e-jigar kam bahut hi kam aate hain us shajar pe samar kam bahut hi kam baaqi hain ab bhi dil pe mire zakhm-e-haadsaat ehsaas-e-dard to hai magar kam bahut hi kam ye munhasir hai kasb-e-halaal-o-haraam par hotaa hai ab duaa mein asar kam bahut hi kam vaaiz ki guftugu mein jo daam-e-fareb hai paate hain us se log mafar kam bahut hi kam ghavvaas-e-bahr-e-ilm hain girdaab-e-hirs mein baazaar mein hain laal-o-gohar kam bahut hi kam ehsaas jin ke dil mein ho karb-e-yatim kaa is ahd mein hain aise bashar kam bahut hi kam 'saahil' jo mil gayaa hai to kuchh qadr kijiye is tarah ke hain ahl-e-hunar kam bahut hi kam"

"mausam-e-hijr ki dil-soz nishaani degaa ishq kaa dard hi unvaan-e-kahaani degaa sang-e-be-maaya hai shak aur yaqin hai gauhar vaqt-e-taqrir yahi shola-bayaani degaa khul na jaae kahin maktub se raaz-e-pinhaan jab vo degaa koi paighaam zabaani degaa nafs-e-ammaara ko quvvat se kuchal de apni varna taklif tujhe ahd-e-javaani degaa siikh le us ko baratne kaa saliqa 'saahil' lafz be-jaan sahi husn-e-maaani degaa"

"dafatan ho gai gul sham-e-vafaa tere baad khaana-e-dil mein ujaalaa na huaa tere baad mausam-e-josh-e-junun mein huaa paamaal chaman le uDi khushbu-e-gul baad-e-sabaa tere baad jaam-e-mai shola-e-javvaala nazar aataa hai aag barsaati hai saavan ki ghaTaa tere baad baatini karb-o-aziyyat main bataaun kis ko koi hamraaz mujhe mil na sakaa tere baad jab bhi suljhaana hon pechida masaail mujh ko chumtaa huun tire naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa tere baad dil mein rah rah ke mire roz chubhaa karti hai khaar ban ke tiri har tarz-e-adaa tere baad maut dar-asl hai tamhid-e-hayaat-e-daaim raaz-e-hasti yahi 'saahil' pe khulaa tere baad"

"jabin-e-dil pe nadaamat kaa daagh rahtaa hai falak pe us kaa hamesha dimaagh rahtaa hai gul-o-samar se ladaa hai har ik shajar lekin gayaa hai kaun ki maghmum baagh rahtaa hai taras rahaa hai ujaale ko khuun se jis ke hasin qasr mein raushan charaagh rahtaa hai anaa ke khol se baahar kabhi nahin aataa vo jis kaa ilm se khaali ayaagh rahtaa hai jo kasb-e-rizq mein neamat kaa paa gayaa mafhum usi amiir kaa dil bhi faraagh rahtaa hai fareb-o-makr ki tashrih mat bataa mujh ko mire shajar ke nasheman mein zaagh rahtaa hai hai inkishaaf-e-haqiqat hi fitrat-e-'saahil' ajiib shakhs hai mahv-e-suraagh rahtaa hai"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"