dil agar ishq kaa shikaar nahin — Nawab Dehlwi

"kaabe ki aarzu hai na but-khaana chaahiye mai-khaana chaahiye dar-e-jaanaana chaahiye imaan ke imtiyaaz kaa aaina kufr hai kaabe ke muttasil hi sanam-khaana chaahiye vahshat hai aur ishq-e-junun-khez aur hai zanjir zulf ki pa-e-divaana chaahiye yaksui-e-khayaal hai aabaadiyon se duur divaangaan-e-ishq ko viraana chaahiye tum jis jagah ho kyon na ho meraa vahaan guzar har anjuman mein shama ko parvaana chaahiye mai-khvaar paanv rakhne lage hain sanbhaal kar saaqi phir un ko laghzish-e-mastaana chaahiye mai se gharaz na saaghar-o-minaa se vaasta teri nashili aankh kaa paimaana chaahiye saaqi ke dast-e-faiz ne insaan banaa diyaa ai shaikh adaa-e-sajda-e-shukraana chaahiye vaa baab-e-mai-kada bhi hai baada bhi jaam bhi 'navvaab' sirf jurat-e-rindaana chaahiye"

"aks-e-nairangi-e-jahaan hain ham ek be-rabt daastaan hain ham kar diyaa gum tiri nigaahon ne teri mahfil mein ab kahaan hain ham husn-e-zan phir kisi se kyaa rakkhein apne saaya se bad-gumaan hain ham raat-din nit nae hain andeshe aur un sab ke darmiyaan hain ham kuchh jo hote to phir khudaa hote kuchh na ho kar bhi ik jahaan hain ham ye na samjhe fareb-e-hasti mein phir adam ki taraf ravaan hain ham aa bhi jaao ki puuri ho jaae naa-mukammal si daastaan hain ham aatish-e-shauq sard hai 'navvaab' the kabhi shoala ab dhuaan hain ham"

"dil saa paaband-e-tahammul dusraa koi nahin TuTtaa rahtaa hai shisha aur sadaa koi nahin dil ki dhaDkan rahnumaa hai justuju-e-shauq mein ik sadaa kaanon mein aati hai pataa koi nahin kam ziyaada kaa gila kyaa apnaa apnaa zarf hai baada-khvaaro is mein saaqi ki khataa koi nahin sajda-gaah-e-shauq thaa un ke qadam kaa har nishaan dekh lo naqsh-e-jabin ab naqsh-e-paa koi nahin harf jitne husn ke hain utne hi hain ishq ke palle donon dekhiye kam aur sivaa koi nahin khaamushi hai ahl-e-ghairat ki tariq-e-arz-e-haal ye na samjhein aap dil mein muddaaa koi nahin Dar nahin 'navvaab' tufaan-khez maujon kaa mujhe saath apne hai khudaa gar naa-khudaa koi nahin"

"kyaa gulshan-e-hasti phule phale ik phuul bhi jab shaadaab nahin marne ke hain saamaan bahutere jiine ke magar asbaab nahin mushtaaq-e-nazaara ho kar bhi gustaakh na thi bebaak na thi ye paas-e-adab se uTh na saki vo samjhe nazar ko taab nahin allaah re tishnagi-e-hasrat sab pi gayaa meraa khushk galaa qaatil ko thaa jis par naaz bahut talvaar mein ab vo aab nahin kyaa qahr ki hai ye majburi qaanun bhi badle fitrat ke main barq huun lekin saakin huun main dil huun magar betaab nahin shah paa ke nigaah-e-saaqi ki khud haath su-e-saaghar lapkaa mai-khvaar takalluf kyon barte maikhaane ke ye aadaab nahin ye baat vahi kuchh jaante hain Duube hain jo gham ke dariyaa mein saahil pe jo hain vo kyaa jaanein girdaab hai yaa girdaab nahin chakkar mein na phans dhoke mein na aa bachnaa hai salaamat naa-mumkin ye ishq-o-mohabbat kaa dariyaa be-paayaan hai paayaab nahin har haal mein aansu moti hai tafriq magar ye hoti hai jab tak na gire be-aab nahin gir jaae to phir naayaab nahin"

"tira-bakhti to na badli gardish-e-ayyaam se shaam badli subh se aur subh badli shaam se tark-e-ulfat ki qasam khaa le gham-e-ayyaam se kaam ye bhi ho nahin saktaa dil-e-naakaam se kitne armaanon kaa khuun thaa ye na dekhaa ek ne chand qatre sab ne dekhe jo gire the jaam se jhilmilaa kar bujh gae aakhir ko be-roghan charaagh khushk aankhein saath kyaa detin sahar tak shaam se paarsaai kaa lahu tak zaahidon ne pi liyaa baDh ke hain angDaaiyaan teri chhalakte jaam se tum kaho divaana mujh ko main karun takmil-e-ishq tum ko matlab naam se hai mujh ko matlab kaam se sarhad-e-mulk-e-adam par muntazir hain suur ke paanv phailaa kar lahad mein soein kyaa aaraam se subh-e-ishrat dekhne ko kis sahaare par jiein ik charaagh ummid kaa thaa vo bhi gul hai shaam se khaar-e-gham chubhte hain 'navvaab' aaj jab dil mein to phir bistar-e-gul par bhi kyaa niind aaegi aaraam se"

"taa-ba-lab aai fughaan dil se jo taasir ke saath dushmani ho gai taqdir ko tadbir ke saath naam taqdir kaa kyon lijiye tahqir ke saath kuchh adaavat to na thi kaatib-e-taqdir ke saath main idhar chup huun udhar un kaa tasavvur khaamosh ek tasviri banaa baiThaa huun tasvir ke saath fasl-e-gul aa gai yaa ye nahin yaa main nahin ab nibh sakegi na miri paanv ki zanjir ke saath sar hatheli pe liye aae hue hain sar-baaz khelne ke liye qaatil tiri shamshir ke saath taa-ba-kai ru-e-haqiqat pe majaazi ye naqaab dil ko bahlaaun main kab tak tiri tasvir ke saath apne daaman se vo khud ponchh dein baDh kar aansu josh-e-gham dekh lein 'navvaab' jo taasir ke saath"

"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"