dil kaa gulaab main ne jise chuum kar diyaa — Anjum Barabankvi

"har ek lafz mein siine kaa nuur Dhaal ke rakh kabhi-kabhaar to kaaghaz pe dil nikaal ke rakh jo doston ki mohabbat se ji nahin bhartaa to aastin mein do-chaar saanp paal ke rakh tujhe to kitni bahaarein salaam bhejeingi abhi ye phuul saa chehra zaraa sambhaal ke rakh yahaan se dhuup ke neze buland hote hain tamaam chhaanv ke qisson pe khaak Daal ke rakh mahak rahe hain kai aasmaan miTTi mein qadam zamin-e-mohabbat pe dekh-bhaal ke rakh dil-o-dimaagh Thikaane pe aane vaale hain ab us kaa zikr kisi aur din pe Taal ke rakh"

"dilon se khauf ke aaseb-o-jin nikaaltaa hai vahi charaagh jalaataa hai din nikaaltaa hai ajiib tesha hai mazdur kaa pasina bhi pahaaD kaaT ke raasta kaThin nikaaltaa hai ye baadshaah nahin hai faqir hai suraj hamesha raat ki jholi se din nikaaltaa hai zaraa si der mein koi gulaab toDegaa jo apne coat ke collar se pin nikaaltaa hai usi ke naam se mansub hai ghazal apni jo naam phuul khilaataa hai din nikaaltaa hai"

"khayaal jaan se baDh kar safar mein rahtaa hai vo meri ruuh ke andar safar mein rahtaa hai jo saare din ki thakan oDh kar main sotaa huun to saari raat miraa ghar safar mein rahtaa hai janam janam se miri pyaas sar paTakti hai janm janm se samundar safar mein rahtaa hai miraa yaqin karo us ke paanv mein til hai isi liye vo baraabar safar mein rahtaa hai main dil hi dil mein jise pujne lagaa huun bahut vo devtaa nahin patthar safar mein rahtaa hai"

"zanjir to pairon se thakan baandhe hue hai divaana magar sar se kafan baandhe hue hai khushbu ke bikharne mein zaraa der lagegi mausam abhi phulon ke badan baandhe hue hai dastaar mein taaus ke par baandhne vaalaa gardan mein masaail ki rasan baandhe hue hai shaayad kisi majzub-e-mohabbat ko khabar ho kis sehr se dharti ko gagan baandhe hue hai mearaaj-e-aqidat hai ki taaviz ki surat baazu pe koi khaak-e-vatan baandhe hue hai suraj ne andheron ki nazar baandh ke puchhaa ab kaun ujaalon kaa sukhan baandhe hue hai"

"ham sab ko bataate rahte hain ye baat puraani kaam ki hai das biis gharon mein charche hon tab jaa ke javaani kaam ki hai ye vaqt abhi tham jaaegaa maahaul mein dil ram jaaegaa bas aap yunhi baiThe rahiye ye raat suhaani kaam ki hai aasaan bhi hai dushvaar bhi hai dukh-sukh kaa baDaa baazaar bhi hai maalum nahin to mujh se suno ye duniyaa divaani kaam ki hai mashhur bhi hain badnaam bhi hain khushiyon ke nae paighaam bhi hain kuchh gham ke baDe inaam bhi hain paDhiye to kahaani kaam ki hai jo log chale hain ruk ruk kar hamvaar zamin par jhuk jhuk kar vo kaise bataaeinge tum ko dariyaa ki ravaani kaam ki hai"

"vo jis ke naam mein lazzat bahut hai usi ke zikr se barakat bahut hai zaraa mahfuz raston se guzarnaa tumhaari shahr mein shohrat bahut hai abhi suraj ne lab khole nahin hain abhi se dhuup mein shiddat bahut hai mujhe sone ki qimat mat bataao main miTTi huun miri azmat bahut hai kisi ki yaad mein khoe raheinge gunah-gaaron ko ye jannat bahut hai jinhein masruf rahne kaa maraz thaa unhein bhi aaj-kal fursat bahut hai jahaan par khushbuein thiin zindagi ki usi mahfil mein ab ghibat bahut hai kabhi to husn kaa sadqa nikaalo tumhaare paas ye daulat bahut hai ghazal khud kah ke paDhnaa chaahte ho miyaan is kaam mein mehnat bahut hai havaa to tham chuki lekin diyon ke ravayyon mein abhi dahshat bahut 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"

"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"