dil mein ab aavaaz kahaan hai — Mahirul Qadri

"chashm-e-nam par muskuraa kar chal diye aag paani mein lagaa kar chal diye saari mahfil laDkhaDaati rah gai mast aankhon se pilaa kar chal diye gard-e-manzil aaj tak hai be-qaraar ik qayaamat hi uThaa kar chal diye meri ummidon ki duniyaa hil gai naaz se daaman bachaa kar chal diye mukhtalif andaaz se dekhaa kiye sab ki nazrein aazmaa kar chal diye gulsitaan mein aap aae bhi to kyaa chand kaliyon ko hansaa kar chal diye vajd mein aa kar havaaein rah gaiin zer-e-lab kuchh gungunaa kar chal diye vo fazaa vo chaudhvin ki chaandni husn ki shabnam giraa kar chal diye vo tabassum vo adaaein vo nigaah sab ko divaana banaa kar chal diye kuchh khabar un ki bhi hai 'maahir' tumhein aap to ghazlein sunaa kar chal diye"

"kuchh is tarah nigaah se izhaar kar gae jaise vo mujh ko vaaqif-e-asraar kar gae iqraar kar diyaa kabhi inkaar kar gae be-khud banaa diyaa kabhi hushyaar kar gae yak-taai-e-jamaal ki hairat na puchhiye har maa-sivaa ke vahm se be-zaar kar gae kuchh is adaa se jalva-e-maani ki sharh ki mere khayaal-o-fikr ko bekaar kar gae allaah re un ke jalva-e-rangin ki fitratein saare jahaan ko naqsh-ba-divaar kar gae vaade kaa un ke zikr hi 'maahir' fuzul hai tum kyaa karoge vo agar inkaar kar gae"

"ab is tarah sitam-e-rozgaar hotaa hai qafas ke saamne zikr-e-bahaar hotaa hai khudaa ke vaaste daaman kaa chaak siine do kabhi kabhi to junun hoshiyaar hotaa hai vafaa kaa zikr hi kyuun chheDte hain ahl-e-vafaa jab un ki khaatir-e-naazuk pe baar hotaa hai vo saamne hon to aansu nikal hi jaate hain ye jurm vo hai jo be-ikhtiyaar hotaa hai main mutmain huun agarche kharaab hai maahaul khizaan ke baad kaa aalam bahaar hotaa hai"

"maanaa maqaam-e-ishrat-e-hasti buland hai main dil ko kyaa karun ki use naa-pasand hai tum ko hijaab mujh ko tamaasha pasand hai meri nazar tumhaari nazar se buland hai allaah re dil ki ishq mein divaana-vaariyaan adnesha-e-ziyaan hai na khauf-e-gazand hai aankhon mein aa chuki hai mohabbat ki vaardaat tufaan-e-be-panaah piyaalon mein band hai ab un kaa intikhaab karegaa ye faisla ulfat buland hai ki tamannaa buland hai 'maahir' azal mein dil ne kiyaa gham kaa intikhaab un ki khataa nahin hai ye dil ki pasand hai"

"ehsaas-e-khushi miT jaataa hai afsurda tabiat hoti hai dil par vo ghaDi bhi aati hai jab gham ki zarurat hoti hai do harf bhi mere sun na sake tum itne kyuun bezaar hue main ne tumhein apnaa samjhaa thaa apnon se shikaayat hoti hai ye sud-o-ziyaan ke paimaane ye jhuTe sachche afsaane in ahl-e-havas ki baaton se badnaam mohabbat hoti hai ik dusri botal aane tak ye durd-e-tah-e-saaghar hi sahi aur tishna-e-mai betaab na ho saaqi ko nadaamat hoti hai 'maahir' ki saada baaton se allaah bachaataa hai rakkhe khud to ye baDe hi hazrat hain auron ko nasihat hoti hai"

"yusufi gar nahin mumkin to zulekhaai kar un se paidaa koi taqrib-e-shanaasaai kar pahle har gham ki mohabbat mein paziraai kar chaak phir daaman-e-tamkin-o-shakebaai kar ru-ba-ru un ke miraa haal sunaane vaale apni jaanib se bhi kuchh haashiya-aaraai kar na tamannaa na tiri yaad na gham ho na khushi kabhi aisaa bhi ataa aalam-e-tanhaai kar meri qismat mein hain patthar tiri qismat mein hain phuul apni shohrat se na andaaza-e-rusvaai kar sab mire haal-e-pareshaan kaa uDaate hain mazaaq ai gham-e-dost miri hausla-afzaai kar"

"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"