dil shahid-e-rah-e-daamaan na huaa thaa so huaa — Haidar Ali Aatish

"koi achchhaa nahin hotaa hai bari chaalon se lab-e-baam aa ke khaDe ho na khule baalon se roz-o-shab kis liye rahtaa huun ilaahi betaab na to goron se mohabbat na mujhe kaalon se josh-e-vahshat mein jo jangal ki taraf jaa niklaa tap chaDhi sher-e-niyastaan ko mire naalon se koi kuchh ishq kaa kartaa hai bayaan koi kuchh tang aayaa huun main is qaziya ke dallaalon se beshtar subh-e-shab-e-vasl se ham guzreinge zor-e-adbaar chalegaa na khush-iqbaalon se mast haathi hai tiri chashm-e-siyah mast ai yaar saf-e-mizhgaan use ghere hue hai bhaalon se ru-e-khubaan se milegaa hamein bosa ki nahin haal in shaklon kaa kuchh puchhiye rammaalon se aarzi husn se nafrat ye hui hai dil ko rutba zulfon ko nahin makDiyon ke jaalon se khat-e-shab-gun ne nikal kar abas andher kiyaa kaafiristaan to vo rukh aage hi thaa khaalon se do jahaan hashr ke din hoveinge baaham maujud muttafiq honge idhar vaale udhar vaalon se dil hasinon ke tasavvur se banaayaa khaali aaina-khaanon mein kasrat rahi timsaalon se kuchh to halkaa karein khaar-e-rah sahraa-e-junun bojh langar kaa hue hain kaf-e-paa chhaalon se in ke boson ki tamannaa hai labon ko 'aatish' aaina kasb-e-safaa karte hain jin gaalon se"

"khaar matlub jo hove to gulistaan maangun bijli girne ko jo ji chaahe to baaraan maangun shama gul hove jo subh-e-shab-e-hijraan maangun os paDni bhi ho mauquf jo yaaraan maangun khaak mein bhi jo milun main to kisi sahraa mein tum se miTTi bhi na ai gabr o musalmaan maangun bakht-e-vaazhun ne zabaan ko ye asar bakhshaa hai talkhi-e-marg mazaa de jo namakdaan maangun khaana-e-dil mein karun daagh-e-mohabbat ko talab raushni ke liye is ghar ke jo mehmaan maangun paadshaahi se faqiri kaa hai paayaa baalaa boriyaa chhoD ke kyaa takht-e-sulaimaan maangun ranj se ishq ke hai raaht-e-duniyaa bad-tar zakhm-e-khandaan huun agar main gul-e-khandaan maangun de diyaa kijiye saudaai tumhaaraa huun miyaan sunghne ko jo kabhi zulf-e-pareshaan maangun aashiqe-e-dast-e-nigaarin huun ajab kyaa is kaa bhiik dariyaa se agar panja-e-marjaan maangun meve par baagh-e-jahaan mein ho jo dil ko raghbat shajar-e-husn se main seb-e-zanakhdaan maangun jaama-e-jism bhi rakhne kaa nahin dast-e-junun pairahan-e-khaak mein divaana-e-uryaan maangun yaas-o-hirmaan huun jo lohe ke chane bhi to chabaaun neamat-e-ishq ke qaabil lab-o-dandaan maangun milti ho maangne se baagh-e-jahaan mein jo muraad gul se bulbul ke kafan ke liye daamaan maangun kab se dar par tire saail huun main 'aatish' ki tarah vo mile mujh ko jo kuchh ai shah-e-khubaan maangun"

"sar shama saan kaTaaiye par dam na maariye manzil hazaar sakht ho himmat na haariye maqsum kaa jo hai so vo pahunchegaa aap se phailaaiye na haath na daaman pasaariye taalib ko apne rakhti hai duniyaa zalil o khvaar zar ki tamaa se chhaante hain khaak niyaariye tanhaai hai gharibi hai sahraa hai khaar hai kaun aashnaa-e-haal hai kis ko pukaariye tum faatiha bhi paDh chuke ham dafn bhi hue bas khaak mein milaa chuke chaliye sidhaariye"

"bargashta-taalai kaa tamaashaa dikhaaun main ghar ko lage jo aag to paani bujhaaun main jins-e-giraan-bahaa kaa kharidaar kaun hai yaktaa nahin ilaahi jo chori hi jaaun main laala-rukhon ke husn kaa bhukaa huun is qadar dil ho na sair laakh agar daagh khaaun main aankhein miri kare jo munavvar jamaal-e-yaar ghē ke charaagh tuur ke uupar jalaaun main murde ki tarah sote hain kaise mire nasib Thokar se paa-e-yaar ke un ko jagaaun main bosa mile kamaan kaa jo abru-e-yaar ki mehraab-e-bait-e-kaaba mein chillaa chaDhaaun main ji chaahtaa hai shauq-e-shahaadat mein qabl-e-marg banvaa ke qabr-e-laala ko us par lagaaun main ghar mein jo mujh faqir ke vo shaah-e-husn aae mizhgaan ke boriye jo khaDe hain bichhaaun main kaanTaa sukhaa ke hijr ne har-chand kar diyaa vo gul-badan mile to na phulaa samaaun main tum to gharib-khaane mein aae na ek roz farmaaiye to shab ko kisi vaqt aauun main baarik-bin huun shaaer-e-naazuk-khayaal huun mazmun jahaan kamar kaa mile baandh laaun main 'aatish' ghulaam-e-saaqi-e-kausar huun chaahiye firdaus kaa khulaa huaa darvaaza paaun main"

"qad-e-sanam saa agar aafrida honaa thaa na sarv-e-baagh ko itnaa kashida honaa thaa huaa hai zulf se gustaakh kis qadar shaana hamaare paas bhi dast-e-burida honaa thaa na khinchnaa thaa zulekhaa ko daaman-e-yusuf usi kaa parda-e-ismat darida honaa thaa diyaa na saath jo sabr-o-qaraar ne na diyaa ravaana mulk-e-adam ko jarida honaa thaa miTaae se koi miTtaa hai baatilon ke haq kuchh ikhtiyaar se kyaa barguzida honaa thaa na jaantaa thaa ghazab hai nigah kaa tiir ai dil tujhi ko saamne aafat-rasida honaa thaa rulaataa shaam-o-sahar kis tarah na taale-e-past buland sar se mire aab-dida honaa thaa gurez-e-yaar ne barbaad kar diyaa ham ko ghubaar-e-raah ghazaal-e-ramida honaa thaa na aai daaman-e-daaya mein niind ai 'aatish' darun-e-daaman-e-khaak aaramida honaa thaa"

"shohra-e-aafaaq mujh saa kaun saa divaana hai hind mein main huun paristaan mein miraa afsaana hai said-gaah-e-murgh-e-dil rukhsaara-e-jaanaana hai daam-e-zulf-e-ambarin hai khaal-e-mushkin daana hai husn se rutba hai apne ishq-e-kaamil kaa buland aastaana par pari hai baam par divaana hai is mein rahtaa hai safaa-e-ru-e-jaanaan kaa khayaal dil nahin pahlu mein apne aaina kaa khaana hai bechtaa huun dil ko jo mahbub chaahe mol le bosa qimat hai tavajjoh ki nazar baiaana hai phuTein vo aankhein nigaah-e-bad se jo dekhein tujhe aatishin rukhsaar mijmar khaal kaalaa daana hai roz-o-shab us shama-ru ko bhejtaa huun khatt-e-shauq naama-bar din ko kabutar raat ko parvaana hai khaar khaar-e-dil ghanimat jaantaa huun ishq mein zulf-e-dud-e-aah ki aarastagi kaashaana hai sharh likkhaa chaahiye us ki bayaaz-e-subh par matla-e-khurshid bait-e-abru-e-jaanaana hai haalat-e-aaina rakhtaa hai safaa se dil miraa aashnaa se aashnaa begaana se begaana hai qatl se mujh sakht-jaan ke munkir ai qaatil na ho hujjat-e-qaate tiri talvaar kaa dandaana hai vaaste har shai ke duniyaa mein muqarrar hain mahal shahr mein jab tak hai majnun ganj-e-be-viraanaa hai baagh-e-aalam mein nahin us shokh saa koi hasin gul hai apnaa yaar yusuf sabza-e-begaana hai ab nahin ai yaar jauban ko tire bim-e-zavaal khatt-e-mushkin husn ki jaagir kaa parvaana hai haal hai jis kaa usi ke vaaste hai khushnumaa naqs hai talvaar kaa vasf arraa kaa dandaana hai yaar khinche tegh tere qatl karne ke liye sar jhukaa 'aatish' ye jaa-e-sajda-e-shukraana hai"

"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"