duur ho dard-e-dil ye aur dard-e-jigar kisi tarah — Bahram Ji

"kab tasavvur yaar-e-gul-rukhsaar kaa fel-e-abas ishq hai is gulshan-o-gulzaar kaa feal-e-abas nikhat-e-gasu-e-khubaan ne kiyaa be-qadr use ab hai saudaa naafa-e-taataar kaa feal-e-abas rishtha-e-ulfat rag-e-jaan mein buton kaa paD gayaa ab ba-zaahir shaghl hai zunnaar kaa feal-e-abas aarzu-mand-e-shahaadat aashiq-e-saadiq hue ghair ko Dar hai tiri talvaar kaa feal-e-abas jab dil-e-sangin-dilaan mein kuchh asar hotaa nahin girya hai is dida-e-khun-baar kaa feal-e-abas khvaab mein bhi yaar ko is kaa khayaal aataa nahin jaagnaa thaa dida-e-bedaar kaa feal-e-abas khaali-az-hikmat huaa 'bahraam' kab fel-e-hakim kaam kab hai daavar-e-daadaar kaa feal-e-abas"

"jo hai yaan aasaaish-e-ranj-o-mehan mein mast hai kucha-e-jaanaan mein ham hain qais ban mein mast hai tere kuche mein hai qaatil raqs-gaah-e-aashiqaan koi ghaltaan sar-ba-kaf koi kafan mein mast hai mai-kade mein baada-kash but-khaane mein hain but-parast jo hai 'aalam mein vo apni anjuman mein mast hai nikhat-e-zulf-e-sanam se yaan mo'attar hai dimaagh koi mushk-chin koi mushk-e-khutan mein mast hai hai koi mahv-e-namaaz aur khum-kade mein koi mast dil miraa ishq-e-butaan-e-dil-shikan mein mast hai hai musalmaan ko hamesha aab-e-zamzam ki talaash aur har ik barhaman gang-o-jaman mein mast hai aks-e-ru-e-shama-ru hai mere dil mein jaa-guzin dil miraa is aatish-e-lama-fagan mein mast hai hai miraa har sher-e-tar 'bahraam' kaisaa pur-asar jis ko dekho majlis-e-ahl-e-sukhan mein mast hai"

"ham na but-khaane mein ne masjid-e-viraan mein rahe hasrat-o-aarzu-e-jalva-e-jaanaan mein rahe khuun hai vo jis se ki ho daaman-e-qaatil rangin khuun faasid hai jo khaali sar-e-mizhgaan mein rahe ham ne masnua se saane ki haqiqat paai be-sabab ham nahin nazzaara-e-khubaan mein rahe subh khurshid ko dekhaa havas-e-aariz mein shaam se raushni-e-sham-e-shabistaan mein rahe toDaa zunnaar ko tasbih ko pheinkaa ham ne ishq-e-rukh thaa havas-e-nur-e-darakhshaan mein rahe jaa-ba-jaa ham ko rahi jalva-e-jaanaan ki talaash dair-o-kaaba mein phire sohbat-e-rahbaan mein rahe khalvat-e-dil ki na kuchh qadr ko samjhe haaji tauf-e-kaaba ke liye dasht-o-bayaabaan mein rahe un asiron ko hui qaid-e-taayyun se najaat jo ki paaband tire gesu-e-pechaan mein rahe is zamin mein ghazal ik aur bhi likkho 'bahraam' ye do-ghazla to bhalaa aap ke divaan mein rahe"

"ghamgin nahin huun dahr mein to shaad bhi nahin aabaad agar nahin huun to barbaad bhi nahin milti tiri vafaa ki mujhe daad bhi nahin majnun nahin hai dahr mein farhaad bhi nahin kahtaa hai yaar jurm ki paate ho tum sazaa insaaf agar nahin hai to be-daad bhi nahin insaan ki qadr kyaa hai jo ho tere ru-ba-ru tere muqaable mein pari-zaad bhi nahin afsos kis se yaar ki khinchvaaiye shabih 'maani' nahin jahaan mein hai 'bahzaad' bhi nahin kartaa hai uzr-e-jaur-o-jafaa yaar tu abas honaa jo thaa huaa vo hamein yaad bhi nahin kushta huaa huun abru-e-khamdaar-e-yaar kaa mere liye zarurat-e-jallaad bhi nahin hasrat bhare hue gae duniyaa se saikaDon tasdiq kis se kijiye shaddaad bhi nahin 'bahraam' mere zor-e-tabiat se hai sukhan shaagird main nahin huun to ustaad bhi nahin"

"bahs kyuun hai kaafir-o-din-daar ki sab hai qudrat daavar-e-davvaar ki ham saf-e-''qaalu-balaa'' mein kyaa na the kuchh nai khvaahish nahin didaar ki DhunDh kar dil mein nikaalaa tujh ko yaar tu ne ab mehnat miri be-kaar ki shakl-e-gul mein jalva karte ho kabhi gaah surat bulbul-e-gulzaar ki aap aate ho kabhi subha-ba-kaf karte ho khvaahish kabhi zunnaar ki lan-taraani aap ki muusaa se thi har jagah haajat nahin inkaar ki khaas hain maqtul-e-shamshir-e-jafaa kuchh to lazzat hai tiri talvaar ki dair-o-kaaba mein kalisaa mein phire har jagah ham ne talaash-e-yaar ki sab ki hai taqdir tere haath mein kyaa shikaayat muslim o kuffaar ki ham mein jauhar the ibaadat khaas ke kar diyaa insaan ye miTTi khvaar ki mahr-o-mah ko umr bhar dekhaa kiye thi tamannaa ru-e-pur-anvaar ki aur ai 'bahraam' ik likkho ghazal aap ko qillat nahin ashaar ki"

"rakhaa sar par jo aayaa yaar kaa khat gayaa sab dard-e-sar kyaa thaa davaa khat diyaa khat aur huun qaasid ke pichhe huaa taasir mein kyaa kahrubaa khat vahin qaasid ke munh par pheink maaraa diyaa qaasid ne jab jaa kar miraa khat hai laazim haal khairiyyat kaa likhnaa kabhi to bhej o naa-aashnaa khat rahaa mamnun kaaghaz-saaz kaa main sunaa degaa use sab maajraa khat pataa miltaa nahin us be-nishaan kaa liye phirtaa hai qaasid jaa-ba-jaa khat rahi hasrat ye saari 'umr 'bahraam' na mujh ko yaar ne hargiz likhaa khat"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"