barq-e-rukhsaar-e-yaar phir chamki — Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

"narmi-e-baalish-e-par ham ko nahin bhaati hai dam-e-shamshir pe sar rakkhein to niind aati hai kyaa buri khu hai miri bhi ki ba-in daava-e-aql main bhi jaataa huun vahaan jaan jahaan jaati hai naa-qubul itnaa huun murde ko mire baad-az-marg gor mein rakkhein to miTTi bhi nahin khaati hai husn dekhaa hai magar hind ki tasvirein kaa lailaa baazaar mein shakl apni jo badlaati hai na bachegaa koi hargiz jo hai rukh ki ye safaa na jiyegaa koi mutlaq jo ye khush gaati hai khair-sallaa se nasim-e-sahari ghar jaave kar ke zikr-e-rukh-e-gul kyuun mujhe piTvaati hai sitam-baad-e-khizaan se jo koi gul ki kali shaakh par khushk ho rah jaati hai murjhaati hai be-kasi apni kaa aalam mujhe aa jaae hai yaad ki garebaan mein miraa sar yunhi jhukvaati hai 'mushafi' ki koi ummid to bar laa yaa-rab! muddaton se ye tire dar kaa munaajaati hai"

"munh mein jis ke tu shab-e-vasl zabaan detaa hai subh tak maare maze hi ke vo jaan detaa hai bosa dene ko to kahtaa hai vo mujh se lekin main jo chaahun ki abhi de so kahaan detaa hai naaqa-gar gum na kare raah to khud reg-e-ravaan ustukhvaan reza-e-majnun kaa nishaan detaa hai subh-khezon ko bhi maut aa gai kyaa hijr ki shab murgh bole hai na mullaa hi azaan detaa hai kuchh to jagah hai miri dil mein bhi us ke varna ghairon ko yuun koi pahlu mein makaan detaa hai dil o jaan mujh se vo maange hai bahaa-e-bosa hai to saudaa bahut achchhaa pe giraan detaa hai ye dam-e-sard hai kis kaa ki har ik nakhl-ba-baagh yaad-e-be-bargi-e-ayyaam-e-khizaan detaa hai phuul jhaDte hain munh us ke se hazaaron mujh ko gaaliyaan gar kabhi vo ghuncha-dahaan detaa hai jaan darvaaze par us ke hi main jaa kar dungaa iztiraab-e-dil agar mujh ko amaan detaa hai 'mushafi' main hadaf-e-naaz huun aur vaan ghamza dam-ba-dam dast-e-taghaaful mein kamaan detaa hai"

"jaane de Tuk chaman mein mujhe ai sabaa sarak kyuun chheDti hai tu mujhe naa-aashnaa sarak jaise andheri raat mein bijli chamak gai us rukh se shab gai jo vo zulf-e-dotaa sarak aasaar-e-marg mujh mein huvaidaa hue magar jab paas se gae mire sab aashnaa sarak kahtaa hai vaqt-e-nazaa mariz us kaa us se yuun lagne de meri aankh tu is dam zaraa sarak mayyat se meri guzre hai jis dam vo baad-e-qatl laasha kahe hai khuun se daaman bachaa sarak poron pe Dore baandhe hain us par shuur ne taa us ke funduqon ki na jaave hinaa sarak shab ikhtilaat se vo mire kyaa khafaa huaa had se gai ziyaada jo angusht-e-paa sarak dhaDke hai be-tarah se ye pahlu mein raat din Dartaa huun zakhm-e-dil ki na jaave davaa sarak karne de mere khuun ko aaraam khaak mein ai shor-e-hashr us ko abhi mat jagaa sarak ye kyaa ghazab huaa ki na khanjar lagaa na tiir pahlu se aaphi aap miraa dil gayaa sarak khvaab-e-adam se main abhi chaunkaa huun duur ho ai subh-e-gham na apnaa mujhe munh dikhaa sarak pichhe mire paDaa hai tu kyuun ghar ki raah le rusvaa kare gaa kyaa mujhe bahr-e-khudaa sarak kyaa be-hayaa hai jo nahin Taltaa tu 'mushafi' sau baar main ne tujh ko divaane kahaa sarak"

"ne zakhm-e-khun-chakaan huun na halq-e-burida huun aashiq huun main kisi kaa aur aafat-rasida huun hasti se apni mujh ko nahin mutlaq aagahi umr-e-guzishta yaa ki ghazaal-e-ramida huun nikle hai meri vaza se ik shorish-e-junun dariyaa nahin main sail-e-girebaan-darida huun murghaan-e-baagh mein mire naale kaa shor hai har-chand main abhi nafs-e-naa-kashida huun pahunche sazaa ko apni jo munh par mire chaDhe main dast-e-rozgaar mein tegh-e-kashida huun jaataa hai jald qaafila-e-umr kis qadar mohlat nahin hai itni ki Tuk aarmida huun kaun uTh gayaa hai paas se mere jo 'mushafi' rotaa huun zaar zaar paDaa aab-dida huun"

"kyaa khinche hai khud ko duur allaah allaah-re tiraa ghurur allaah husn aisaa kahaan hai mahr-o-mah mein kuchh aur hi hai ye nuur allaah ham ne to ba-chashm-e-khvesh dekhaa har shai mein tiraa zuhur allaah ham hain tire bande mere saahib go shaikh ko deve huur allaah pahlu se mire nikal gayaa but kyaa mujh se huaa qusur allaah jis dam mein karun huun naala dil se uThtaa hai kitnaa shor allaah ai 'mushafi' haq nahin samajhtaa kitnaa huun main be-shuur allaah"

"dil siine mein betaab hai dildaar kidhar hai koi mujh ko bataa do vo miraa yaar kidhar hai ham kab ke chaman-zaar mein behosh paDe hain maa'lum nahin gul kidhar aur khaar kidhar hai us gul kaa pataa gar nahin dete ho to yaaro itnaa to bataa do dar-e-gulzaar kidhar hai dil chinne vaale koi ghar baiTh rahein hain puchhein hain yahi rasta-e-baazaar kidhar hai dekhaa mujhe kal us ne to ghairon se ye bolaa laao bhi shitaabi miri talvaar kidhar hai yaan ho rahaa hai siina miraa aagu hi chhalni DhunDe hai kahaan tiir ko sofaar kidhar hai ahvaal nipaT tang hai bimaar kaa tere is vaqt tu ai aaina-rukhsaar kidhar hai shirin-sukhanaan sab hi shakar bechein hain lekin insaaf karo josh-e-kharidaar kidhar hai barson na mile us se to us shokh ne ham ko puchhaa na kabhi 'mushafi'-e-zaar kidhar hai"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"