dil-e-tabaah bhi hai aalam-e-kharaab bhi hai — Mani Nagpuri

"bujhaa detaa havas ki tishnagi vo jaam hai saaqi jahaan main jis se miltaa huun vahi naakaam hai saaqi nasha gahraa kahaan itnaa ki hon chaudah tabaq raushan taraqqi-yaafta mulkon ki baada khaam hai saaqi mire atraaf hai tira-shabi mein nuur kaa halqa ki sham-e-raah maikhaane se ghar tak jaam hai saaqi kitaab-e-sirat-o-akhlaaq de insaan ke haathon mein taraqqi daanish-o-ijaad ki naakaam hai saaqi sunaa iqbaal-e-isyaan khalvaton mein vajh-e-bakhshish hai kalisaaon mein ye tarz-e-ibaadat aam hai saaqi vahi zaalim hain shoala-baar insaanon ki basti par vo israel jin par baarish-e-ikraam hai saaqi amal-pairaa vahi hain khush-khor-o-khush-zi pe sakhti se zabaan pe jin ki faaqa-kash kaa har dam naam hai saaqi kahaan naan-e-javin aur roghan-e-zaitun-o-shaikh-e-din rausaa ke yahaan milaan-e-daavat aam hai saaqi rivaaj-e-madrasa hai dopahar ke vaqt qailula yahaan shab zinda-daari maail-e-aaraam hai saaqi khafaa hai madrasa ik sidq-go-e-naagpuri se tiraa mai-khvaar is maahaul mein badnaam hai saaqi"

"aish-e-rafta kaa yahi hai vo shabistaan ai dost yahin khvaabida thi aaraam-e-dil-o-jaan ai dost be-khabar sone mein vo jism khulaa shaanon tak jaise jannat kaa na ho koi nigahbaan ai dost saaz haathon mein uThaayaa tiri angDaai ne chuDiyaan pahlu badalte hi ghazal-khvaan ai dost pesh-e-aaina masahri pe khule gesu-e-naaz duur baadal mein koi hur-e-pareshaan ai dost mukhtalif vaz' tire husn ko malbus ne di shauq ke main ne taraashe kai 'unvaan ai dost roknaa ghar tujhe jaane se ba-khauf-e-hijraan jaaguzin dil mein tire yaad azizaan ai dost jo umangon ko udaasi ke havaale kar de aah vo tund-mizaaji-e-buzurgaan ai dost naqsh hai vaqt ki peshaani pe ahd-e-rangin ham se go ruk na saki 'umr-e-gurezaan ai dost"

"qaid jab ham pe lagi vusat-e-daamaan ke liye kitni kasrat se khile phuul gulistaan ke liye vo munaajaatein kahaan hain tire ehsaan ke liye kasrat-e-shauq nahin aalam-e-hirmaan ke liye jaise har husn se mumtaaz hai vo husn tamaam ham hain e'zaaz ke qaabil nahin jaanaan ke liye qaarin-e-nigah-e-naaz hi samjhe vo khat surkh Doron mein jo tahrir hai armaan ke liye rind laae mai-o-saaghar ki hasin tashbihein isti'aara nigah-e-husn thi paikaan ke liye khauf kyaa ho rah-e-taarik-e-bayaabaan kaa hamein kam nahin kirmak-e-shab-taab charaaghaan ke liye ashk-e-gham roke rahein faaqa-guzaaron se kaho paani gulkhan se chalaa nuuh ke tufaan ke liye ki na jab ahl-e-siyaasat ne sitam se tauba ham utaare gae is qaum-e-bad-unvaan ke liye dar jahaan-e-gul-e-be-khaar nachidast kase gham na kar 'maani'-e-nashtar-kash-e-dauraan ke liye"

"lutf be-baak mulaaqaat kaa mushkil se uThaa ek parda thaa bil-aakhir jo muqaabil se uThaa husn-e-khalvat-talabi ke liye mahfil se uThaa ghair az ishq jo jazba ho use dil se uThaa kaif-e-viraani-e-khalvat se na mahfil se uThaa zauq-e-dil-bastagi jab tak na tah-e-dil se uThaa ishq jaisi koi shakhsiyyat-e-jaamaa na mili ek bhi harf is afsaane kaa mushkil se uThaa aql se gesu-e-geti nahin suljhe yaarab koi divaana isi aab isi gil se uThaa paa-shikasta gham-e-vaamaandagi-r-raah na kar paas aane ko tire khud koi manzil se uThaa raat guldasta-e-afsurda-dili chhoD gai gul-ba-kaf vaqt-e-sahar jo tiri mahfil se uThaa ham-safar kaun hama-vaqt hai saae ki tarah main uThaa huun to koi saath muqaabil se uThaa chaand taare bhi the mushtaaq ki 'maani' ko sunein subh-dam tak na koi raat ki mahfil se uThaa"

"ishq ifshaa ho gayaa ham raushni mein aa gae kitne parde kaam ik be-pardagi mein aa gae raah-e-mamnuaa ki jaanib bhi qadam uTh hi gae jis taraf aanaa na thaa ham be-khudi mein aa gae naa-khudaa kaa kaam bhi mauj-e-talaatum ne kiyaa Dubne vaale had-e-saahil-rasi mein aa gae gham ki kaifiyyat ne aansu zeb-e-mizhgaan kar diye shaam hote hi sitaare raushni mein aa gae 'maani' kah do shaairi-juzvest-az-paighambari ham pa-e-tabligh mulk-e-dilbari mein aa gae"

"main kyaa kahun ki tiri chashm-e-iltifaat nahin hayaat-e-shauq pe taari gham-e-hayaat nahin jo dil pe guzrin mohabbat ke khaas lamhon mein hudud-e-sharh-o-bayyan mein vo vaaqiaat nahin gham-e-davaam-e-mohabbat hai tishna-e-maani fanaa ke baad agar manzil-e-hayaat nahin tire baghair bhi ehsaas-e-zist hai lekin taDap mein dard ki vo shorish-e-hayaat nahin maqaam-e-be-khudi ishq ai maaaz-allaah main us jagah huun jahaan mujh ko hosh-e-zaat nahin nigaah-e-dost tiri dil-navaaziyaan maalum khataa muaaf main khvaahaan-e-iltifaat nahin jamaal tak hi na mahdud rakh nazar 'maani' ki aashiqi ki yahi saari kaaenaat nahin"

"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"