dard-e-dil hi mein nihaan hai dard-e-dil kaa raaz bhi — Kokab Muradabadi

"jhijak kaisi hai tum bedaad par bedaad kar lenaa sitam-ijaad ho taaza sitam ijaad kar lenaa tumhein mashq-e-jafaa manzur agar hai dil bhi haazir hai abhi barbaad kar do phir ise aabaad kar lenaa rihaai ho ki paabandi asiir un ke unhin ke hain abhi paaband kar denaa abhi aazaad kar lenaa ba-juz is ke karun to kyaa karun ai bebasi meri kabhi khaamosh rah jaanaa kabhi fariyaad kar lenaa ye zaahir hai ki ham majbur hain kuchh kar nahin sakte sitam tujh se jahaan tak ho sake sayyaad kar lenaa agar shohrat tumhein manzur hai ahl-e-mohabbat mein sabaq mehr-o-vafaa kaa dil lagaa kar yaad kar lenaa khudaa naa-karda tum kyon paas aao naa-muraadon ke jo mumkin ho to un bhule huon ko yaad kar lenaa jafaaon par bhi shaadaan huun vafaaon par bhi qurbaan huun mujhe tum aazmaa kar apne dil ko shaad kar lenaa karo 'kaukab' vatan ki qadr kyaa baiThe ho tum ghaafil kabhi to khidmat-e-ahl-e-muraadaabaad kar lenaa"

"le liyaa dil ye dil-lagi kyaa hai tum rulaate ho ye hansi kyaa hai ishq baad-e-fanaa bhi miT na sakaa maut kyaa shai hai zindagi kyaa hai roz-o-shab hain itaab-o-jaur-o-sitam un ke altaaf mein kami kyaa hai ai buto ye ghurur surat par tum khudaa ban gae khudi kyaa hai dil-e-be-maaya hai khazina-e-gham muflisi mein mujhe kami kyaa hai khaak ko aasmaan se kyaa nisbat meri aur un ki dosti kyaa hai nashsha-e-did mein jo ho be-khud phir use lutf-e-mai-kashi kyaa hai chaaraagar vaqf-e-chaarasaazi hain ik musibat hai dosti kyaa hai nur-e-ulfat ki hai ye jalvagari varna 'kaukab' mein raushni kyaa hai"

"ai khudaa ishq mein mehnat miri barbaad na ho dil giraftaar-e-vafaa hai kahin aazaad na ho vaada-e-vasl unhein yaad dilaaun to kahein baat tum aisi kaho kyon jo mujhe yaad na ho dil-e-aafat-zada ab dekh chukaa aish ke din ye vo viraana hai jo phir kabhi aabaad na ho dar qafas kaa hai khulaa kuchh sar-e-parvaaz nahin is qadar bhi asar-e-ulfat-e-sayyaad na ho jis ko tu lutf samajhtaa hai sitam niklegaa ai dil aaghaaz-e-mohabbat hai abhi shaad na ho vasl ke zikr se kyaa kaam samajh jaaungaa ik ishaaraa hi sahi munh se kuchh irshaad na ho zulm-e-be-jaa se to khud baaz nahin aate hain aur mujh par hai ye taakid ki fariyaad na ho tere qaamat ne uThaai hai qayaamat kaisi mujh ko Dar hai ye koi misra-e-ustaad na ho aaj kyon naghma-e-lai mein hai fughaan kaa andaaz teri mahfil mein kahin 'kaukab'-e-naashaad na ho"

"zabt-e-fughaan bajaa sahi gham ke asar ko kyaa karun naala-e-shab ko kyaa karun aah-e-sahar ko kyaa karun subh-e-shab-e-firaaq bhi shaam-e-alam se kam nahin jis mein na koi nuur ho aisi sahar ko kyaa karun fitrat-e-ishq ne mujhe daulat-e-dard bakhsh di taaat-e-shab se kaam kyaa zikr-e-sahar ko kyaa karun subh-e-azal ki raushni meri nazar mein hai abhi nur-e-sahar to aap hain nur-e-sahar ko kyaa karun shaam-e-alam ki zulmatein kaafi hain mere vaaste main to balaa-nasib huun le ke sahar ko kyaa karun subh mein ab kahaan vo husn shaam mein ab kahaan vo kaif aalam-e-intizaar ke shaam-o-sahar ko kyaa karun aish mein bhi khayaal-e-gham maane-e-zauq-o-shauq hai ai shab-e-vasl-e-dil-navaaz vahm-e-sahar ko kyaa karun mere nasib mein nahin jalva-e-subh-e-aarzu 'kaukab'-e-shaam-e-gham huun main najm-e-sahar ko kyaa karun"

"ishq-e-saadiq un ko bhi kar de na divaana kahin shama jalte jalte ban jaae na parvaana kahin kah na de rind-e-subu-kash raaz-e-mai-khaana kahin mohtasib bhi sun ke ho jaae na mastaana kahin mastiyaan chhaai hui hain mai-kada mein chaar-su jalva-e-saaqi kahin hai daur-e-paimaana kahin josh-e-vahshat baDhte baDhte ho na jaae parda-dar khalq mein mashhur ho meraa na afsaana kahin chashm-e-mast-e-saaqi-e-makhmur hai mai-kash-navaaz bhar na jaae umr-e-do-roza kaa paimaana kahin mai-parasti kaa mazaa aae nasha baDhtaa rahe aaj saaqi de jo paimaane pe paimaana kahin kaan us aavaaz-e-dilkash se hon kyunkar aashnaa gham-kada meraa kahin un kaa tarab-khaana kahin sun ke mere jazba-e-vahshat ko vo kahne lage nazr-e-shauq-e-did ho jaae na divaana kahin zabt laazim hai tumhein 'kaukab' farogh-e-ishq mein har-kas-o-naa-kas se kah denaa na afsaana kahin"

"us pe kuchh bhi asar nahin hotaa be-khabar baa-khabar nahin hotaa dil mein kab jalva-gar nahin hotaa kab vo pesh-e-nazar nahin hotaa tujh se dil be-khabar nahin hotaa nahin hotaa magar nahin hotaa kyaa kaThin manzil-e-mohabbat hai khizr bhi ham-safar nahin hotaa haal-e-mahjur puchhte kyaa ho hosh do-do pahar nahin hotaa kyaa kahun bad-gumaaniyaan dil ki etibaar-e-nazar nahin hotaa us pe rahmat ko naaz hotaa hai jis duaa mein asar nahin hotaa phir dobaara nazar nahin uThti ishq baar-e-digar nahin hotaa nur-e-'kaukab' ne vo ziyaa paai ki muqaabil qamar nahin hotaa"

"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"