bas yunhi aankhein ashk-aavar hain — Bedil Haidari

"bahne lage to palkon se laf kar diyaa gayaa phir aansuon ko durr-e-najaf kar diyaa gayaa kuchh qahqahon ki guunj falak tak sunaai di kuchh siskiyon ko taabe'-e-daf kar diyaa gayaa jin ungliyon ke zakhm abhi tak nahin bhare taarikh se unhi ko hazaf kar diyaa gayaa dasht-e-badan ki pyaas bujhaani thi is liye ashkon ke rukh ko dil ki taraf kar diyaa gayaa gharqaab log jab na samundar pahunch sake tughyaaniyon ko laash-ba-kaf kar diyaa gayaa utraa javaan aankh mein jaise hi motiyaa aankhon ki putliyon ko sadaf kar diyaa gayaa 'be-dil' mahaaz-e-jang se lauTe jo lashkari saari safon ko ek hi saf kar diyaa gayaa"

"giri jo barq chaman ko tajalliyaan bhi milin aur us ke saath parindon ki boTiyaan bhi milin vo jis makaan se mili kotvaal-e-shahr ki laash vahin se TuuTi hui chand chuDiyaan bhi milin nikaalin bachchon ki laashein jo ham ne malbe se na sirf baste mile balki takhtiyaan bhi milin zabaanein kaaT ke us ne jahaan chhupaa di thiin vahaan se ahl-e-qalam ki kuchh ungliyaan bhi milin ye aur baat bari kar diyaa gayaa qaatil agarche qatl ki vaazeh nishaaniyaan bhi milin ki jaise qaaf ki vaadi mein aa gae 'be-dil' musaafirat mein hamein aisi bastiyaan bhi milin"

"dil kahin bhi nahin lagtaa hogaa dil nahin maantaa aisaa hogaa jitnaa hangaama ziyaada hogaa aadmi utnaa hi tanhaa hogaa chaltaa-phirtaa hai sitaara meraa ab kahin aur chamaktaa hogaa main ne ik baat chhupaa rakkhi hai ab usi baat kaa charchaa hogaa"

"ghazal mein tere khad-o-khaal likhne vaalaa kaun miri tarah tujhe kaaghaz pe laane vaalaa kaun gul-e-anaar hai aankhon mein yaa safina-e-ashk uthal-puthal hai ye Dubki lagaane vaalaa kaun Thahar gai hai zamaanon ki pyaas aankhon mein vagarna aankhon mein kheme lagaane vaalaa kaun yatim bachchon ko jaldi javaan kar maulaa hai in ko varna khilaune dilaane vaalaa kaun agarche kaanTe hain 'be-dil' miri zabaan pe magar main us ke abr se inkaar karne vaalaa kaun"

"us kaa paikar miri sochon ne taraashaa kaise mahv-e-hairat huun qarib itnaa vo aayaa kaise chalte tufaan mein parindon ko panaahein de kar le liyaa mol darakhton ne ye khatra kaise jab kisi shaam ko ghar aataa huun khaali haathon dekhtaa hai mire munh ko miraa bachcha kaise kal andheron se rihaai ki du'aa maangi thi ab ye tashvish ki rukhsat ho ujaalaa kaise main to khud apni hadon ko bhi nahin chhu saktaa tu khudaa ho ke mire zehn mein aayaa kaise haadson ne mujhe kar Daalaa thaa reza reza main simaTtaa bhi jo 'be-dil' to simaTtaa kaise"

"miri daastaan-e-alam to sun koi zalzala nahin aaegaa miraa muddaaa nahin aaegaa tiraa tazkira nahin aaegaa kai ghaaTiyon pe muhit hai miri zindagi ki ye rahguzar tiri vaapsi bhi hui agar tujhe raasta nahin aaegaa agar aae dasht mein jhel to mujhe ehtiyaat se pheinknaa ki main barg-e-khushk huun dosto mujhe tairnaa nahin aaegaa agar aae din tiri raah mein tiri khoj mein tiri chaah mein yunhi qaafile jo luTaa kiye koi qaafila nahin aaegaa kahin intihaa ki malaamatein kahin pattharon se aTi chhatein tire shahr mein mire baad ab koi sar-phiraa nahin aaegaa koi intizaar kaa faaeda mire yaar 'bedil'-e-gham-zada tujhe chhoD kar jo chalaa gayaa nahin aaegaa nahin aaegaa"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"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"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"