dil-e-aazaada-rau mein vo tamannaa thi bayaabaan ki — Josh Malihabadi

"gudaaz-e-dil se baatin kaa tajalli-zaar ho jaanaa mohabbat asl mein hai ruuh kaa bedaar ho jaanaa naved-e-aish se ai dil zaraa hushyaar ho jaanaa kisi taaza musibat ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa vo un ke dil mein shauq-e-khud-numaai kaa khayaal aanaa vo har shai kaa tabassum ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa mizaaj-e-husn ko ab bhi na samjho to qayaamat hai hamaaraa aur vafaa ke naam se be-zaar ho jaanaa sahar kaa is tarah angDaai lenaa dil-farebi se udhar shaair ke mahsusaat kaa bedaar ho jaanaa tavassul se tire dil mein bharungaa quvvatein barqi zaraa meri taraf bhi ai nigaah-e-yaar ho jaanaa vo aaraaish mein sab quvvat kisi kaa sarf kar denaa tahammul mein vo har koshish miri bekaar ho jaanaa maaaz-allaah ab ye rang hai duniyaa ki mahfil kaa khudaa kaa naam lenaa aur zalil o khvaar ho jaanaa ragon se khuun saaraa zahr ban kar phuuT niklegaa zaraa ai 'josh' zabt-e-shauq se hushyaar ho jaanaa"

"tajrabe ke dasht se dil ko guzarne ke liye roz ik surat nai hai ghaur karne ke liye jab koi bantaa hai laakhon hastiyon ko meT kar subh taaron ko dabaati hai ubharne ke liye haamil-e-asraar-e-fitrat huun gadaa bhi huun to kyaa baat ye kaafi hai mujh ko fakhr karne ke liye ruuh ko chamkaa khudi ko toD kar ziine banaa do ye tadbirein hain duniyaa mein ubharne ke liye ghaur se dekhaa nizaam-e-dahr to saabit huaa aadmi paidaa huaa hai kaam karne ke liye subh uTh kar aansuon se khuun ke rotaa huun main dil ke naqshe mein vafaa kaa rang bharne ke liye gauhar-e-maqsud khud miltaa hai himmat shart hai muztarib rahtaa hai har moti ubharne ke liye aankh sharmaai hui hai baal peshaani pe hain aaina-khaane mein jaate hain sanvarne ke liye kah do duniyaa ke havaadis se na chheDein is tarah 'josh' ham tayyaar hi baiThe hain marne ke liye"

"is qadar Duubaa huaa dil dard ki lazzat mein hai teraa 'aashiq anjuman hi kyuun na ho khalvat mein hai jazb kar lenaa tajalli ruuh ki 'aadat mein hai husn ko mahfuz rakhnaa 'ishq ki fitrat mein hai mahv ho jaataa huun aksar main ki dushman huun tiraa dilkashi kis darja ai duniyaa tiri surat mein hai uf nikal jaati hai khatre hi kaa mauqa kyuun na ho husn se betaab ho jaanaa miri fitrat mein hai us kaa ik adnaa karishma ruuh vo itnaa 'ajib 'aql istiajaab mein hai falsafa hairat mein hai nuur kaa taDkaa hai dhimi ho chali hai chaandni hil rahaa hai dil miraa masruf vo zinat mein hai"

"meri haalat dekhiye aur un ki surat dekhiye phir nigaah-e-ghaur se qaanun-e-qudrat dekhiye sair-e-mahtaab-o-kavaakib se tabassum taa-bake ro rahi hai vo kisi ki sham-e-turbat dekhiye aap ik jalva saraasar main saraapaa ik nazar apni haajat dekhiye meri zarurat dekhiye apne saamaan-e-taayyush se agar fursat mile bekason kaa bhi kabhi tarz-e-maishat dekhiye muskuraa kar is tarah aayaa na kiije saamne kis qadar kamzor huun main meri surat dekhiye aap ko laayaa huun viraanon mein ibrat ke liye hazrat-e-dil dekhiye apni haqiqat dekhiye sirf itne ke liye aankhein hamein bakhshi gaiin dekhiye duniyaa ke manzar aur ba-ibrat dekhiye maut bhi aai to chehre par tabassum hi rahaa zabt par hai kis qadar ham ko bhi qudrat dekhiye ye bhi koi baat hai har vaqt daulat kaa khayaal aadmi hain aap agar to aadmiyat dekhiye phuuT niklegaa jabin se ek chashma husn kaa subh uTh kar khanda-e-saamaan-e-qudrat dekhiye rashha-e-shabnam bahaar-e-gul farogh-e-mehr-o-maah vaah kyaa ashaar hain divaan-e-fitrat dekhiye is se baDh kar aur ibrat kaa sabaq mumkin nahin jo nashaat-e-zindagi the un ki turbat dekhiye thi khataa un ki magar jab aa gae vo saamne jhuk gaiin meri hi aankhein rasm-e-ulfat dekhiye khush-numaa yaa bad-numaa ho dahr ki har chiiz mein 'josh' ki takhil kahti hai ki nudrat dekhiye"

"vo sabr de ki na de jis ne be-qaraar kiyaa bas ab tumhin pe chalo ham ne inhisaar kiyaa tumhaaraa zikr nahin hai tumhaaraa naam nahin kiyaa nasib kaa shikva hazaar baar kiyaa subut hai ye mohabbat ki saada-lauhi kaa jab us ne vaada kiyaa ham ne e'tibaar kiyaa maaal ham ne jo dekhaa sukun o jumbish kaa to kuchh samajh ke taDapnaa hi ikhtiyaar kiyaa mire khudaa ne mire sab gunaah bakhsh diye kisi kaa raat ko yuun main ne intizaar kiyaa"

"ye baat ye tabassum ye naaz ye nigaahein aakhir tumhin bataao kyunkar na tum ko chaahein ab sar uThaa ke main ne shikvon se haat uThaayaa mar jaaungaa sitamgar nichi na kar nigaahein kuchh gul hi se nahin hai ruh-e-numu ko raghbat gardan mein khaar ki bhi Daale hue hai baanhein allaah ri dil-farebi jalvon ke baankpan ki mahfil mein vo jo aae kaj ho gaiin kulaahein ye bazm 'josh' kis ke jalvon ki rahguzar hai har zarre mein hain ghaltaan uThti hui nigaahein"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"