davaa-e-dard-e-gham-o-iztiraab kyaa detaa — Afzal Allahabadi

"miri divaangi ki had na puchho tum kahaan tak hai zamin par huun magar meri rasaai laa-makaan tak hai tiraa jalva to aise aam hai saare zamaane mein vahin tak dekh saktaa hai nazar jis ki jahaan tak hai kisi ko kyaa khabar ehsaas hai lekin mire dil ko ki us ke pyaar ki barsaat mere dasht-e-jaan tak hai zaraa barq-e-sitam se puchh letaa kaash koi ye tire qahr-o-ghazab kaa silsila aakhir kahaan tak hai hamin chubhte hain kyuun kaanTon ki surat aankh mein teri fasaadi kaa nishaana kyuun hamaare hi makaan tak hai tavajjoh khaak ke zarron ki jaanib kyuun karein 'afzal' nazar apni mah-o-parvin tak hai kahkashaan tak hai"

"luTaa rahaa huun main laal-o-gohar andhere mein talaash karti hai kis ko nazar andhere mein vo jis ki raah mein main ne diye jalaae the gayaa vo shakhs mujhe chhoD kar andhere mein charaagh kaun uThaa le gayaa mire ghar se sisak rahe hain mire baam-o-dar andhere mein thaa tirgi ke janaaze pe ek hashr bapaa jo us ke aane se phaili khabar andhere mein koi hatheli pe phirtaa hai aaftaab liye bhaTak rahaa hai koi dar-ba-dar andhere mein mein koh-e-nur huun naadaan tujhe khabar bhi nahin mujhe chhupaane ki koshish na kar andhere mein musaafiron ko vo raahein dikhaaegaa 'afzal' charaagh rakh do sar-e-rahguzar andhere mein"

"ye haqiqat hai vo kamzor huaa karti hain apni taqdir kaa qaumein jo gila karti hain ret par jab bhi banaataa hai gharaundaa koi sar-phiri maujein use dekh liyaa karti hain main gulistaan ki hifaazat ki duaa kartaa huun bijliyaan mere nasheman pe giraa karti hain jaane kyaa vasf nazar aataa hai mujh mein un ko titliyaan mere taaaqub mein rahaa karti hain teri dahliz se nisbat jise ho jaati hai azmatein us ke muqaddar mein huaa karti hain kyuun na gul-buTon ke chehron pe nikhaar aa jaae ye havaaein jo tiraa zikr kiyaa karti hain apni nazron mein jo rakhtaa hai tire naqsh-e-qadam manzilein us ke taaaqub mein rahaa karti hain chain ki niind mujhe aae to kaise aae meri aankhein jo tiraa khvaab bunaa karti hain us ki rahmat ke diye jo bhi hain raushan 'afzal' aandhiyaan un ki hifaazat mein rahaa karti hain"

"apni tanhaaiyon ke ghaar mein huun aisaa lagtaa hai main mazaar mein huun tu ne puchhaa kabhi na haal miraa muddaton se tire dayaar mein huun teri khushbu hai meri saanson mein jab se main teri rahguzaar mein huun mujh pe apnaa hai ikhtiyaar kahaan main to bas tere ikhtiyaar mein huun mujh ko manzil se aashnaa kar de main tiri raah ke ghubaar mein huun jab se teri nigaah-e-lutf uThi chaand taaron ki main qataar mein huun mujh ko duniyaa se kyaa gharaz 'afzal' main to Duubaa khayaal-e-yaar mein huun"

"tere jalvon ko ru-ba-ru kar ke tujh se milte hain ham vuzu kar ke tere kuche se lauT aae ham apni aankhein lahu lahu kar ke chaak-daaman hai chaak rahne de kyaa karegaa use rafu kar ke tere lahje mein kaisaa jaadu hai ham bhi dekheinge guftugu kar ke apni duniyaa luTaae baiThaa huun ye milaa teri justuju kar ke kho diyaa hai charaagh bhi 'afzal' chaand taaron ki aarzu kar ke"

"kisi ki yaad rulaae to kyaa kiyaa jaae shab-e-firaaq sataae to kyaa kiyaa jaae jo rafta rafta gham-e-intizaar ki dimak mire vajud ko khaae to kyaa kiyaa jaae shab-e-firaaq ho yaa ho visaal kaa mausam ye dil sukun na paae to kyaa kiyaa jaae dikhaa ke chaand saa chehra vo husn kaa paikar asiir apnaa banaae to kyaa kiyaa jaae sharaab-noshi se main duur bhaagtaa huun magar koi nazar se bhulaae to kyaa kiyaa jaae mire ilaaj ko kitne tabib aae magar davaa bhi dard baDhaae to kyaa kiyaa jaae sukun miltaa hai jis ki nigaah se 'afzal' vahi nigaah churaae to kyaa kiyaa jaae"

"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"