dil kaa sukun aankh kaa taaraa kise kahein — Bakhtiyar Ziya

"aaj phir dasht koi aabla-paa maange hai khaar bhi taazgi-e-rang-e-hinaa maange hai zabt-e-gham dast-ras-e-aah-e-rasaa maange hai ye andheraa tire 'aariz ki ziyaa maange hai jaan-dahi tishna-labi aabla-paai be-sud dasht-e-ghurbat to kuchh is ke bhi sivaa maange hai phunk rahaa hai gham-e-hasti se vajud-e-insaan zindagi ab tire daaman ki havaa maange hai aap chupke se use zahr kaa pyaala de dein jo rivaayat se baghaavat kaa sila maange hai chaand siine se lagaae hai miraa naqsh-e-qadam aur suraj miri saanson ki sadaa maange hai"

"nikhat-o-rang na mausam ki havaa Thahri hai gul ki qismat mein ba-har-haal fanaa Thahri hai zakhm-e-dil khil uThe hanste hue phulon ki tarah ek lamhe ko jahaan baad-e-sabaa Thahri hai maut ko kahiye ilaaj-e-gham-e-hasti lekin zindagi kaun se jurmon ki sazaa Thahri hai aur mansur koi mashhad-e-hasti mein na thaa laaeq-e-daar jo ik meri anaa Thahri hai husn-e-mukhtaar hai har baat ravaa hai is ko fitrat-e-ishq to paaband-e-vafaa Thahri hai koi naghma koi jhankaar koi hosh-rubaa dil hi bahlaa lein tabiat jo zaraa Thahri hai"

"hujum-e-yaas mein jiinaa bhi ik 'azaab huaa yahi huaa ki mohabbat mein dil kharaab huaa chhupaa huaa hai jo chehra hayaa ke daaman mein na koi aaina us husn kaa javaab huaa baham ulajhte rahe shaikh-o-barhaman ab tak jo ham uThe to zamaane mein inqalaab huaa tumhaare hukm pe hasti miTaa chuke ham to magar hamaari vafaaon kaa kyaa javaab huaa miri navaa se larazne lagaa nizaam-e-kohan miraa payaam 'ziyaa' vajh-e-inqalaab huaa"

"na puchho vajh meri chashm-e-tar ki miyaan phir gir gai divaar ghar ki ye maanaa dhul gayaa suraj saron se mire aangan ki dhuup ab tak na sar ki jabin tar khushk-lab talvon mein chhaale yahi rudaad hai apne safar ki badi neki izaafi masale hain hukumat hai dilon par sirf Dar ki gumaanon kaa muqaddar hai bhaTaktaa yaqin ne har muhim duniyaa ki sar ki na saayaa hai na shaakhon mein samar hain zarurat kyaa hai ab sukhe shajar ki jhulasti dhuup baarish sard raatein ba-har-surat 'ziyaa' ham ne basar ki"

"koi khadsha hai na tufaan balaa kuchh bhi nahin ab na ghamza hai na andaaz-o-adaa kuchh bhi nahin ishq kahte hain kise husn hai kyaa kuchh bhi nahin meri aankhein tiri surat ke sivaa kuchh bhi nahin kab se viraan paDi hai mire dil ki duniyaa koi naghma kisi paael ki sadaa kuchh bhi nahin zahr se kam nahin ye saaghar-e-mai mere liye tu nahin hai to ye mausam ye fazaa kuchh bhi nahin tere chehre pe qayaamat hai hayaa ki surkhi rang-e-gul rang-e-shafaq rang-e-hinaa kuchh bhi nahin"

"chaliye kahin sahraa hi mein ab khaak uDaaein basti mein to sab jal gaiin khvaabon ki ridaaein bechain hai muztar hai pareshaan hai ye ruuh kab tak ise ehsaas ki suuli pe chaDhaaein aankhon mein paDhi jaati hai saail ki zarurat chehre se suni jaati hain khaamosh sadaaein main vaqt ki raftaar kaa rukh moD rahaa huun vo log jo Darte hain mire saath na aaein munh moD rahe hain jo 'ziyaa' jahd-o-amal se jaa kar dar-e-taqdir ki zanjir hilaaein"

"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"