dard-e-tanhaai alag hai shaadmaani hai alag — Bartar Madrasi

"hoti hai hasinon se jo jafaa 'ushshaaq gavaaraa karte hain ye shauq se qurbaan hote hain vo naaz se maaraa karte hain haathon mein nahin shamshir magar ye qatl-e-‘aalam kaisaa hai jaati hain hazaaron ki jaanein vo khud ko sanvaaraa karte hain sikhaa hai gulistaan mein ham ne kaanTon se sabaq khuddaari kaa phulon ki tarah shabnam ke liye daaman na pasaaraa karte hain daaraai mubaarak ho tum ko ham mast hain apni gudDi mein qatre pe qanaa'at karte hain dariyaa se kinaaraa karte hain jab un se ye puchhaa jaataa hai vahshat hai kise is mahfil mein vo ek adaa se meri taraf aankhon se ishaaraa karte hain is mein bhi khudaa ki hikmat hai duniyaa mein nahin jo ham-rangi kuchh log ba-sehhat jiite hain kuchh dukh mein guzaaraa karte hain daulat thi lagaav rakhte the hai tark-e-ta'alluq ghurbat mein jab dil mein biThaate the vo hamein ab dil se utaaraa karte hain ik daur vo thaa sab mil-jul kar dukh-dard baTaayaa karte the ik daur ye hai ham aapas mein parkhaash gavaaraa karte hain din-raat taDaptaa rahtaa huun hai meri khabar un ko 'bartar' karne ko vo parda karte hain chhup-chhup ke nazaaraa karte hain"

"khair guzri tiri nazar na hui meri duniyaa tah-o-zabar na hui raah takte tamaam 'umr kaTi shaam-e-gham ki abhi sahar na hui mujh ko taDpaa ke khud taDapte ho bekali meri be-asar na hui hanste hanste hi pi liye main ne aankh ashk-e-alam se tar na hui kaise saamaan-e-'aish jam' kiye maut sar par thi ye khabar na hui laakh chaahaa ki zarb-e-gham se bachun koi tadbir kaargar na hui mausam-e-gul to baarhaa aayaa shaakh-e-dil meri baarvar na hui khauf thaa qabr kaa qayaamat kaa dil ko taskin 'umr-bhar na hui lag gai 'umr-e-khizr kyaa us ko kyon shab-e-hijr mukhtasar na hui vo maze kyaa hain jo idhar na uDe vo khalish kyaa hai jo udhar na hui is qarine se de diyaa tu ne lene vaale ko kuchh khabar na hui hai khataa dil ko Thes pahunchaani ye khataa mujh se bhuul kar na hui main ne dekhe 'uyub auron ke haal-e-khud par miri nazar na hui aazmaaish qadam qadam par thi 'ishq ki raah be-khatar na hui khuub the she'r to sataaish ki mujh se naa-qadri-e-hunar na hui kyaa gae saath aaftaab gayaa vo na aae abhi sahar na hui jis tarah kaaTni thi ai 'bartar' us tarah zindagi basar na hui"

"makaan hai kisi kaa sukunat kisi ki miraa dil hai aur hai mohabbat kisi ki jo vaaqif nahin khud haqiqat se apni vo kyaa khaak jaane haqiqat kisi ki yahaan ek muhtaaj hai dusre kaa yahaan hai kisi ko zarurat kisi ki idhar ham pe zulm-o-sitam TuTte hain udhar hai kisi par 'inaayat kisi ki jo honi hai vo ho ke rahti hai ik din chali hai kahaan pesh-e-qismat kisi ki sabab kyaa hai vo mehr se dekhte hain samajhtaa huun aai hai shaamat kisi ki bure se buraa hai vo meri nazar mein jo insaan kartaa hai ghibat kisi ki khudaa ne hamein di hai aisi tabi'at ki dekhi na jaati hai aafat kisi ki zabaan apni qaabu mein rakkhi na jaae to jaati hai 'izzat ki 'izzat kisi ki hazaaron mein do ek aise bhi honge kisi ki si hogi shabaahat kisi ki na jab tak ho qaul-o-'amal mein tataabuq karegi asar kyaa nasihat kisi ki karo justuju apni manzil milegi na bekaar jaati hai mehnat kisi ki yahi hoti aai hai bazm-e-jahaan mein hai aamad kisi ki to rukhsat kisi ki nahin imtiyaaz-e-bad-o-nek mushkil Tapakti hai surat se sirat kisi ki na tan hai hamaaraa na jaan hai hamaari ye sab kuchh hai 'bartar' amaanat kisi ki"

"ik umr se dil mein hai nihaan chaah kisi ki vo dekhte baiThe hain abhi raah kisi ki auron ko sataane se tire haath uThaa le Dar hai ki na lag jaae tujhe aah kisi ki rakkhaa na karo daulat-e-duniyaa pe bharosa ye gaah tumhaari hai to hai gaah kisi ki girdaab-e-havaadis se ubharnaa nahin mushkil le Dubti hai himmat-e-kotaah kisi ki hai qahr-e-ilaahi kaa sabab kibr kisi kaa hai vajh-e-tabaahi havas-e-jaah kisi ki ai maah-e-munavvar rukh-e-raushan hai kisi kaa ai kaahkashaan tu hai guzargaah kisi ki maangaa hai saliqe se bhi 'bartar' kabhi tum ne kahte ho ki suntaa nahin allaah kisi ki"

"is mohabbat mein kuchh mazaa bhi nahin jis mein ranjish nahin balaa bhi nahin chal diye kyaa jahaan se ahl-e-vafaa aaj un kaa kahin pataa bhi nahin aisaa insaan bhi ghanimat hai jo bhalaa bhi nahin buraa bhi nahin mujh se mil kar vo chal diye chup-chaap kuchh kahaa bhi nahin sunaa bhi nahin ai gulo muskuraae jaate ho tum ko khauf-e-khizaan zaraa bhi nahin jis ne duniyaa mein dauD-dhup na ki us ko duniyaa se kuchh milaa bhi nahin apni apni lagi hai sab ko yahaan ek ko ek puchhtaa bhi nahin"

"kaTne ko 'umr kaT gai puchho na kyaa milaa apni khabar na mujh ko na apnaa pataa milaa gandum ki fasl ho nahin sakti javaar se mujh ko bure 'amal kaa natija buraa milaa sho'la ho yaa hubaab ho yaa ho gul-e-chaman koi na is jahaan mein hamein der-paa milaa ik ham hain jin ko zindagi-e-mukhtasar mili ik khizr-e-paak hain jinhein aab-e-baqaa milaa achchhaa samajh rahaa huun har ik aadmi ko main haalaanki jo milaa vo bure se buraa milaa gham mein giraa na aankh se ashkon ki qadr kar miTTi mein tu na aise dur-e-be-bahaa milaa mujh par khulaa jo man-‘arafa-nafsahu paDhaa pahchaanaa jis ne aap ko us ko khudaa milaa tauba hui qubul ba-vaqt-e-akhir bhi baab-e-karam khudaa kaa hamesha khulaa milaa jis ko vafaa kaa paas ho jis mein khulus ho aisaa na koi aadmi is daur kaa milaa de saaghar-e-tahi bhi to kuchh gham nahin mujhe aankhein uThaa nazar se nazar saaqiyaa milaa ab aarzu rahi na kisi aur chiiz ki sad-shukr hai ki mujh ko dar-e-mustafaa milaa kyaa kyaa milaa na baab-e-rasul-e-karim se 'izzat mili farogh milaa mudda'aa milaa khaaqaan-e-chin-o-qaisar-o-kisraa ki kyaa bisaat in se sivaa rasul ke dar kaa gadaa milaa rif’at mein martabe mein buzurgi mein yaa-nabi baa’d-e-khudaa na ham ko koi aap saa milaa mahshar mein aaftaab ki hiddat se bach gayaa daamaan-e-mustafaa kaa mujhe aasraa milaa duniyaa mein apni apni paDi hai har ek ko 'bartar' na koi banda-e-be-mudda’aa milaa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"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"