daulat-e-duniyaa kahaan darkaar hai — Ameer Chand Bahar

"vo be-khud-e-shabaab vo simin-badan kahaan main gham-nasib kushta-e-ranj-o-mehan kahaan dil mein kisi ki yaad ne phir li hain chuTkiyaan aankhon mein chhup gayaa hai vo ghuncha-dahan kahaan duniyaa-e-rang-o-bu mein usi kaa thaa ehtimaam vo gul-badan nahin to bahaar-e-chaman kahaan aaraam aa chukaa hai dil-e-be-qaraar ko agli si vo khalish vo kasak vo chubhan kahaan fikr-e-maaash ne hamein sab kuchh bhulaa diyaa ab vo bisaat-e-aish vo bazm-e-sukhan kahaan marte hain ab bhi baada-o-shaahid ke naam par ahl-e-vatan mein jazba-e-hubb-e-vatan kahaan saaraa jahaan apnaa vatan ab to hai 'bahaar' kyon mujh se puchhiye ki hai meraa vatan kahaan"

"gham-e-hayaat ki aakhir koi davaa bhi hai faraar kaa koi duniyaa mein raastaa bhi hai ham uTh to jaaein tiri bazm-e-naaz se lekin tire baghair koi apnaa aasraa bhi hai tiri nigaah mein ThanDak hai chaandni ki si ye dil-fareb bhi hai aur dilrubaa bhi hai bahut sataayaa huaa huun main jis sitamgar kaa usi kaa shaam-o-sahar lab pa tazkira bhi hai kisi gharib ki suntaa hai kab koi fariyaad gharib ko koi duniyaa mein puchhtaa bhi hai kisi ki madh-bhari nazron ke jaam piitaa hai 'bahaar' rind bhi hai aur paarsaa bhi hai"

"ye kaif-e-husn us pe ye masti shabaab ki ye aap hain ki mauj hai koi sharaab ki suuni hai bazm-e-aalam-e-imkaan tire baghair zulmat hai raushni bhi shab-e-maahtaab ki kyon meri laghzishon pa zamaana hai taana-zan sab laghzishein muaaf hain ahd-e-shabaab ki zauq-e-salim chaahiye shaair ke vaaste haajat hai mai-kashi ki na fan par kitaab ki vo sard sard aahein vo akhtar-shumaariyaan dilchaspiyaan thiin ye mire ahd-e-shabaab ki jazbaat-e-husn-o-ishq se labrez ye ghazal tasvir hai kisi dil-e-khaana-kharaab ki kaif-aafrin hai meraa gham-e-ishq ai 'bahaar' lazzat na mujh se puchh tu aise azaab ki"

"na hamdam hai na koi ham-zabaan hai dil-e-naashaad phir bhi naghma-khvaan hai miri qismat mein hi di hai khudaa ne musibat jo bhi zer-e-aasmaan hai chaman ke taairo ab khair maango bahut barham mizaaj-e-baaghbaan hai huaa rukhsat shabaab ai ham-safiro tabiat mein vo shokhi ab kahaan hai mujhe bakhshi hai jis ne gham ki daulat use kyunkar kahun naa-mehrbaan hai ghaDi bhar hi ki lazzat hai havas mein mohabbat ek kaif-e-jaavedaan hai dil-e-naadaan ko bahlaati rahi jo mire khvaabon ki vo duniyaa kahaan hai miTaaegaa koi urdu ko kyunkar ye 'iqbaal' aur 'ghaalib' ki zabaan hai 'bahaar' ahl-e-zamaana ko khushaamad hamaari tab-e-naazuk par giraan hai"

"ishq mein zabt-e-fughaan darkaar hai be-zabaani ki zabaan darkaar hai dair-o-kaaba se nahin koi gharaz mujh ko teraa aastaan darkaar hai vahshat-e-dil kaa ho koi to ilaaj sohbat-e-pir-e-mughaan darkaar hai mere dil ki samt vo nazrein uThin bijliyon ko aashiyaan darkaar hai shauq se aa kar mire dil mein rahein aap ko khaali makaan darkaar hai in ghani zulfon kaa saaya kijiye dhuup mein ik saaebaan darkaar hai main isi duniyaa ko kahtaa huun bahisht shaikh ko baagh-e-jinaan darkaar hai vaardaat-e-qalb hai mujh ko aziiz aap ko husn-e-bayaan darkaar hai raaz-e-dil kis par karun main aashkaar koi dil kaa raazdaan darkaar hai naa-shanaasaan-e-adab mere harif sohbat-e-daanish-varaan darkaar hai zindagi se ho gayaa hai dil uchaaT phir hadis-e-dil-baraan darkaar hai haasidon mein ghir gayaa huun ai 'bahaar' fikr-o-fan kaa qadr-daan darkaar hai"

"palTeinge rukh apnaa kab ye maah ye saal aakhir kab tak hamein rahnaa hai yuun gham se niDhaal aakhir kyaa had se guzarnaa ye ai mast-e-kamaal aakhir har chiiz ko duniyaa mein laazim hai zavaal aakhir vo satvat-e-qaisar ho yaa hashmat-e-iskandar mil jaataa hai miTTi mein sab jaah-o-jalaal aakhir main tujh ko bataataa huun kyaa ishq mein hotaa hai armaan-o-talab avval andoh-o-malaal aakhir ye ishq jise tu ne ik mashghala samjhaa hai kar degaa tiraa jiinaa khud tujh pa muhaal aakhir mahrumi-o-naakaami dil-sozi o jaan-kaahi hotaa hai mohabbat kaa aksar ye maaal aakhir mujh sokhta-saamaan ke pahlu-e-mohabbat mein aaya hai ghazal ban kar vo zohra-jamaal aakhir qismat ko jagaane mein ghaflat ko haTaane mein ban jaaeinge ik din ham aap apni misaal aakhir zeb-e-varaq-e-dil hai ye qaul 'bahaar' apnaa takmil-e-riyaaz avval tahsil-e-kamaal aakhir"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"