bahr-e-be-aab ke alaava bhi — Khizr Abbas

"jo tire husn ke qarin se gae vo to duniyaa samet diin se gae vo ki rahtaa thaa jin makaanon mein ab vo saare makaan makin se gae hausla is qadar kahaan sab mein ham tire ishq-e-be-yaqin se gae maut aai hamein tire dar par ham gae bhi to aafrin se gae ik tiraa but taraashne ke liye kitne sajde miri jabin se gae jis jagah qais kaa Thikaana thaa aaj ushshaaq sab vahin se gae us zamin-zaad ki jhalak ke liye kis qadar aasmaan zamin se gae aastin kyaa gai 'khizar' meri saare ahbaab aastin se gae"

"shab-e-firaaq ke baare mein aur kyaa kahiye kisi faqir ki maqbul badduaa kahiye har ek shakhs hai apni hi zaat mein gum-sum koi bataae kise kis kaa mubtalaa kahiye is e'tiqaad ke sadqe na kyon bhalaa jaaein jo shakhs but bhi nahin hai use khudaa kahiye ajal ki samt sabhi log hain ravaan yaani use bhi zindagi kaa koi raasta kahiye kisi kaa aks-e-haqiqi nahin dikhaataa hai is aaine ko bhalaa kaise aaina kahiye main apne taur se kartaa huun baat dil ki 'khizar' adaa-e-ghair se kyaa dil kaa muddaaa kahiye"

"bahut hi mo'atabar royaa gham-e-shah mein agar royaa falak se jab ghaTaa barsi miraa har baam-o-dar royaa huaa jab qatl parvaana to qaatil khud sharar royaa hansaa thaa aasmaanon mein zamin par kyon bashar royaa sar-e-sahraa bahut khush thaa sar-e-dariyaa magar royaa pake phal toD lene se khabar kab tak shajar royaa na jaane kis jagah pahunche jahaan khud par 'khizar' royaa"

"aadmi shahr se nikaltaa hai qatra ab bahr se nikaltaa hai is qadar nafraton ki aadat hai dam miraa mahr se nikaltaa hai jo tire ishq mein hai mahv-e-raqs vo kab is lahr se nikaltaa hai hai pasand dhuup mein use rahnaa dil tire sehr se nikaltaa hai aap ab khvaab mein nahin aate khvaab ab qahr se nikaltaa hai is qadar khauf hai ki suraj bhi aaj dopahr se nikaltaa hai zindagi dekhti hai hairat se kaam jab zahr se nikaltaa hai khuun farhaad kaa hai ye varna duudh kab nahr se nikaltaa hai aankh mein ashk hain 'khizar' mere chashma ab dahr se nikaltaa hai"

"har ek dard sanbhaalaa hai zindagaani mein jhalak rahaa hai buDhaapaa tabhi javaani mein mujhe to dhuup se bhi is qadar na khauf aaya milaa hai khauf jo ab teri saaebaani mein kabhi piyaa gayaa us ko kabhi bahaayaa gayaa koi bhi farq na thaa khuun aur paani mein use nazar ki bhalaa kaun si kahun manzil dikhaai dene lagaa zard rang dhaani mein zabaan-daraaz to Thahre magar yahi sach thaa luTaa hai shahr ye teri hi paasbaani mein milaa na qatra-e-aab-e-baqaa samundar se mili hai maut hamein shahr-e-jaavedaani mein ganvaa ke umr jise ham sanbhaal laae the ganvaa diyaa use ik baat ki ravaani mein rukaavaTein hain ye raste ki ai 'khizar' naadaan jinhein tu manzilein samjhaa hai be-dhiyaani mein"

"ye jahaan-e-rang-o-bu apni jagah aur tujh se guftugu apni jagah teri nisbat se lagi baad-e-sabaa shahr tere chalti lu apni jagah kis tarah de duun fazilat ek ko ishq meraa aur tu apni jagah hai miri khvaahish ki tu hanstaa rahe zakhm mere be-rafu apni jagah hain bahut kaafir tire naaz-o-adaa aankh meri baa-vuzu apni jagah har jagah tu khud nahin ai rashk-e-maah husn teraa chaar-su apni jagah muskuraahaT se tiri mahkaa chaman sab khile phulon ki bu apni jagah ishq ko bakhshi hai kitni aabru qais khud be-aabru apni jagah teri chaahat kaa bhi hai apnaa maqaam aur khud ki justuju apni jagah khaak mein main mil gayaa tere liye vo meraa jazb-e-numu apni jagah har taraf saae hi saae the 'khizar' par tire saae ki khu apni jagah"

"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"

"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"

"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"