boltaa hai tire ash'aar kaa jaadu dil mein — Khadeeja Mariyam

"hai faqat yahi fasaana miri 'umr-e-mukhtasar kaa miri kyaa bisaat-e-hasti huun charaagh raat bhar kaa baDi hausle se kheli huun ye zindagi ki baazi mujhe kyaa miTaa sakegaa koi gham idhar-udhar kaa mire sina-e-jahaan ko mire gham ne phunk Daalaa miraa ghar jalaayaa jis ne vo charaagh bhi thaa ghar kaa mujhe raas hi na aae mire nim-shab ke sajde mujhe dekh lo nishaan huun main du’aa-e-be-asar kaa jo bahaar-e-gulsitaan mein yunhi ban sanvar ke niklin ye bataao mujh ko 'mariyam' ki hai qasd ab kidhar kaa"

"tujh se ai mere sitamgar maa'zarat maa'zarat-dar-maa'zarat-dar-maa'zarat jo miri jaanib uchhaale the kabhi aaj karte hain vo patthar maa'zarat inkisaari se khaDe rahte hain ham tu guzar jaataa hai kah kar maa'zarat zulf-e-jaanaan ke jo dekhun pech-o-kham mujh ko aa jaate hain chakkar maa'zarat ik guzaarish thi tire barbaad ki kar li tasvir-e-junun par maa'zarat raat ke naalon kaa 'mariyam' kyaa kahein ham se kar lete hain aksar maa'zarat"

"zamaana-saaz khudaaon se Dar gae ham tum qasam khudaa ki mohabbat mein mar gae ham tum jahaan mein aae the kuchh 'aashiqaan-e-gham ke liye sadaa-e-'ishq lagaa kar guzar gae ham tum kabhi the jashn-e-bahaaraan kabhi the raunaq-e-gul so misl-e-barg-e-khizaan ab bikhar gae ham tum vabaal-e-gardish-e-dauraan hamein bataae to kahaan se aae the aur ab kidhar gae ham tum 'khadija' 'ishq-o-mohabbat ki daastaan ban kar koi to kaam zamaane mein kar gae ham tum"

"hasrat-e-dil thi kahaan ki vo kahaan tak pahunche phir bahaaron ke tamannaai khizaan tak pahunche dasht se ham ko nikaalaa baDi be-rahmi se kyon na phir qissa-e-gham sab ki zabaan tak pahunche tum kisi se bhi milo ham ne kabhi kuchh na kahaa tum falaane se mile aur fulaan tak pahunche aaj bhi saahib-e-idraak bahut milte hain aise bhi log hain jo dard-e-nihaan tak pahunche kuuch kar jaate hain gulshan se kahin aisaa na ho haath har phuul kaa meri rag-e-jaan tak pahunche shaa'iri shauq nahin balki zarurat hai miri taaki 'mariyam' ki sadaa saare jahaan tak pahunche"

"aap ko apni hi bedaad-gari yaad nahin is kaa matlab hai miri ham-safari yaad nahin ham se mat puchho sar-e-dasht safar kaisaa rahaa itnaa bhaTke hain ki ab dar-ba-dari yaad nahin kaaT degi yunhi barson kaa safar lamhon mein 'umr-e-dauraan tujhe aahista-ravi yaad nahin ham ko bhi yaad nahin aakhiri khat kaa mazmun naama-bar ko bhi koi naama-bari yaad nahin ham ne bhi 'ishq kiyaa thaa kabhi koi 'mariyam' is se haT ke to koi dard-e-sari yaad nahin"

"hijr ke ranj-o-alam apni jagah aap ke qaul-o-qasam apni jagah aap ne khud hi kinaaraa kar liyaa ham rahe saabit-qadam apni jagah bante bante raasta bantaa gayaa zindagi ke pech-o-kham apni jagah dhaDkanon ki phir sadaa aane lagi yaa'ni dil hai kam se kam apni jagah dhire dhire us mein Dhal jaaeinge ham khud banaa letaa hai gham apni jagah ho gai badnaam 'mariyam' khair se aap to hain mohtaram apni jagah"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"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"