bas yahi to mudda'aa hai aap ke irshaad kaa — Murli Dhar Shad

"dost ban kar vo dilsitaan na rahaa chaar din bhi to mehrbaan na rahaa dil ke dam se thaa hasraton kaa hujum ab vo saalaar-e-kaarvaan na rahaa kyaa hasinon ne zulm chhoD diyaa dil mein kyuun dard kaa nishaan na rahaa kaabe mein dair mein kalisaa mein zikr us kaa kahaan kahaan na rahaa dil mein mere vo chhup ke baiTh gae jab koi un kaa paasbaan na rahaa mujh se gar ruuTh kar gayaa koi bevafaai kaa bhi gumaan na rahaa aap ke zulm bhi khushi se sahe 'shaad' kis roz shaadmaan na rahaa"

"haqq-e-neamat adaa nahin hotaa ham se shukr-e-khudaa nahin hotaa kyaa visaal-e-khudaa nahin hotaa ishq-e-saadiq se kyaa nahin hotaa be-bahaa dil ko nazr kartaa kaun husn agar dilrubaa nahin hotaa aah par hans ke ye diyaa taana yuun to naam-e-vafaa nahin hotaa huun agar laakh baar bhi sadqe husn kaa den adaa nahin hotaa hijr mein gham-gusaar mahram-e-raaz dard-o-gham ke sivaa nahin hotaa jo sataataa hai dil jalaataa hai us kaa hargiz bhalaa nahin hotaa ishq kaa naam muft hai badnaam ishq achchhaa buraa nahin hotaa aah se arsh hiltaa hai ai 'shaad' fazl-e-maulaa se kyaa nahin hotaa"

"munh tiraa kyuun aaj zor-e-naa-tavaani phir gayaa us ke aate hi mire chehre pe paani phir gayaa bhuul kar aashiq tumhaaraa jaa rahaa thaa tuur par duur se sun kar sadaa-e-lan-taraani phir gayaa zillat-o-rusvaai ki had bhi hai koi Duub mar ai dil-e-naakaam ab to sar pe paani phir gayaa us ke aage tu ne phailaayaa agar dast-e-savaal yaad rakh ai dil suluk-e-mehrbaani phir gayaa dil miTaayaa teri khaatir jaan ki parvaa na ki kis liye tu ham se ai ahd-e-javaani phir gayaa be-sutun ko kaaT kar laayaa thaa zaalim ju-e-shir kohkan ki hasraton par phir bhi paani phir gayaa pattiyaan pazhmurda phulon ki chaman mein dekh kar saamne aankhon ke daur-e-aish-e-faani phir gayaa kal khili thi jo kali hai aaj murjhaai hui meri nazron mein maaal-e-zindagaani phir gayaa bul-havas kaa munh ho kaalaa kaan mein kyaa kah diyaa aap ke chehre pe rang-e-arghavaani phir gayaa barq ban kar aaj vo mahfil mein aae is tarah meri aankhon mein miraa ahd-e-javaani phir gayaa bhar ke saaqi ne diyaa jaam-e-sharaab-e-arghavaan 'shaad' ke chehre pe rang-e-shaadmaani phir gayaa"

"pazhmurda dil hai vasl ke armaan ko kyaa huaa rotaa huun main bahaar-e-gulistaan ko kyaa huaa kab tak uDaaun hijr mein daaman ki dhajjiyaan ai subh tere chaak-garebaan ko kyaa huaa bulbul ke chahchahe hain na koi shagufta phuul ai baaghbaan bahaar-e-gulistaan ko kyaa huaa dil chiir kar dikhaane ki shai ho to main dikhaaun furqat ki raat sadma miri jaan ko kyaa huaa dushman kaa sog saaf hai chehre se aashkaar aaina dekh zulf-e-pareshaan ko kyaa huaa bulbul hai chup fasurda chaman luT gai bahaar main ne kiyaa jo chaak-e-garebaan ko kyaa huaa mahv-e-jamaal ho gae aaina dekh kar tum kah rahe the nargis-e-hairaan ko kyaa huaa main un ko is savaal kaa ab kyaa javaab duun daaman ko aastin ko garebaan ko kyaa huaa kaanTe hazaar dil mein hain kis kis ko roiye phulon ko bulbulon ko gulistaan ko kyaa huaa dil TukDe ho ke sabr kaa daaman huaa hai chaak kis se kahun ki chaak-garebaan ko kyaa huaa uljhaa huaa hai 'shaad' kaa dil baal kyaa banein vo kah rahe hain zulf-e-pareshaan ko kyaa huaa"

"kab miTaae se miTaa ranj-o-suubat kaa asar hai vatan mein bhi mire chehre pe ghurbat kaa asar ho chalaa ishq-e-majaazi pe haqiqat kaa asar aa chalaa mujh ko nazar kasrat mein vahdat kaa asar saari duniyaa se nahin mujh se faqat bezaar the aur is se baDh ke kyaa hotaa mohabbat kaa asar be-vafaa un kaa laqab hai baa-vafaa meraa khitaab vo hai tinat ki kharaabi ye hai ulfat kaa asar moajiza dekhaa tasavvur kaa to aankhein khul gaiin paa rahaa huun aaj main jalvat mein khalvat kaa asar vo pari se huur ban jaate yaqini baat thi un ki sirat par agar paD jaataa surat kaa asar un pe dil hi aa gayaa le hi gae vo meraa dil ye taqaazaa husn kaa thaa vo sharaarat kaa asar ik jagah rahtaa na thaa Tik kar ye aadat thi miri khinch laayaa khuld tak ab mujh ko vahshat kaa asar khair se milte jo bad-khuni hai chehre se ayaan ye masal sach hai ki ho jaataa hai sohbat kaa asar aap kyaa the ho gae kyaa faiz se ustaad ke dekh liije 'shaad' ye hotaa hai nisbat kaa asar"

"na koi mehrbaan apnaa na koi raaz-daan apnaa jise samjhe the apnaa dil vo dil bhi ab kahaan apnaa jo ho chashm-e-karam teri jo ho tu mehrbaan apnaa zamin apni falak apnaa makin apne makaan apnaa vo le kar aaina baiThe the lene imtihaan apnaa kiyaa haathon se apne daaman-e-dil dhajjiyaan apnaa bhaTakte phir rahe hain justuju-e-yaar mein ab tak kahin Tikne nahin detaa hamein vahm-o-gumaan apnaa javaani mein kise neki badi kaa hosh hotaa hai javaani mein nahin kuchh sujhtaa sud-o-ziyaan apnaa zamaane ne vo karvaT meri duniyaa badal Daali na ab hai raaz-daan koi na koi mehrbaan apnaa kisi ko yaad ham aate nahin is anjuman mein ab ba-hamdillaah zikr-e-khair rahtaa thaa jahaan apnaa vo gul hain ham gulistaan se uDe yuun bu-e-gul ban kar na DhunDe se milaa gulchin ko phir naam-o-nishaan apnaa mazaa ustaad ke she'ron kaa ham ko 'shaad' aataa hai vo hai tarz-e-sukhan apni vo hai rang-e-bayaan apnaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"