ek rahzan ko amir-e-kaarvaan samjhaa thaa main — Davarka Das Shola

"apnon ke sitam yaad na ghairon ki jafaa yaad vo hans ke zaraa bole to kuchh bhi na rahaa yaad kyaa lutf uThaaegaa jahaan-e-guzaraan kaa vo shakhs ki jis shakhs ko rahti ho qazaa yaad ham kaag uDaa dete hain botal kaa usi vaqt garmi mein bhi aa jaati hai jab kaali ghaTaa yaad mahshar mein bhi ham teri shikaayat na kareinge aa jaaegi us din bhi hamein shart-e-vafaa yaad pi li to khudaa ek tamaashaa nazar aayaa aayaa bhi to aayaa hamein kis vaqt khudaa yaad allaah tiraa shukr ki ummid-e-karam hai allaah tiraa shukr ki us ne bhi kiyaa yaad kal tak tire baais main use bhulaa huaa thaa kyuun aane lagaa phir se mujhe aaj khudaa yaad"

"zaraa nigaah uThaao ki gham ki raat kaTe nazar nazar se milaao ki gham ki raat kaTe ab aa gae ho to mere qarib aa baiTho dui ke naqsh miTaao ki gham ki raat kaTe shab-e-firaaq hai sham-e-umid le aao koi charaagh jalaao ki gham ki raat kaTe kahaan hain saaqi-o-mutrib kahaan hai pir-e-haram kahaan hain sab ye bulaao ki gham ki raat kaTe kahaan ho mai-kade vaalo zaraa idhar aao hamein bhi aaj pilaao ki gham ki raat kaTe nahin kuchh aur jo mumkin to yaar 'shola' ki koi ghazal hi sunaao ki gham ki raat kaTe"

"nahin kahte kisi se haal-e-dil khaamosh rahte hain ki apni daastaan mein tere afsaane bhi aate hain vo jin par fakhr hai farzaangi ko nukta-daani ko tiri mahfil mein aise chand divaane bhi aate hain adab kartaa huun masjid kaa vahaan har roz jaataa huun ki us ki raah mein do-chaar maikhaane bhi aate hain hamaare mai-kade mein mai bhi hai imaan ki baatein bhi yahin to ek saahab vaaz farmaane bhi aate hain na ghabraa chaahne vaalon se ye to ain-e-fitrat hai ki shama nur-afshaan ho to parvaane bhi aate hain"

"dil-e-be-muddaaa kaa mudda'aa kyaa use yaksaan ravaa kyaa naaravaa kyaa jinhein har saans bhi ik marhala hai unhein raas aae duniyaa ki havaa kyaa koi suntaa nahin hai muflison ki gharibon kaa payambar kyaa khudaa kyaa nigaah-e-dost mein jachtaa nahin jab to phir main kyaa miraa zehn-e-rasaa kyaa baDaa achchhaa kyaa aaj aa gae tum chalo chhoDo na aae kal huaa kyaa jo khud dast-e-talab phailaa rahaa ho sakhi bhi ho to us kaa aasraa kyaa agar majbur hai jiine par insaan to phir kaise kaTe ye sochnaa kyaa"

"dekh jurm-o-sazaa ki baat na kar mai-kade mein khudaa ki baat na kar main to be-mehriyon kaa 'aadi huun mujh se mehr-o-vafaa ki baat na kar shauq-e-be-muddaaa kaa maaraa huun shauq-e-be-muddaaa ki baat na kar vo to muddat hui ki TuuT gayaa mere dast-e-du'aa ki baat na kar jo nahin ikhtiyaar mein mere us but-e-bevafaa ki baat na kar 'ishq ki intihaa ko dekh zaraa 'ishq ki ibtidaa ki baat na kar kyaa milaa fikr ki rasaai se meri fikr-e-rasaa ki baat na kar is ki taqdir mein kharaabi thi is dil-e-mubtalaa ki baat na kar jo bhi honaa thaa ho gayaa 'sho'la' karam-e-naakhudaa ki baat na kar"

"ziist be-vaaada-e-anvaar-e-sahar hai ki jo thi zulmat-e-bakht ba-har-rang-o-nazar hai ki jo thi ishq barbaad-kun-e-raahat-e-dil hai ki jo thaa shokhi-e-dost ba-andaaz-e-digar hai ki jo thi aaj bhi koi nahin puchhtaa ahl-e-dil ko aaj bhi zillat-e-arbaab-e-nazar hai ki jo thi khud-parasti kaa rivaaj aaj bhi hai aam ki thaa raasti aaj bhi mohtaaj-e-asar hai ki jo thi aaj bhi jazba-e-ikhlaas pareshaan hai ki thaa aaj bhi dida-vari khaak-basar hai ki jo thi aaj bhi ilm-o-hunar ki nahin koi vaqat ab bhi naa-qadri-e-ashaab-e-hunar hai ki jo thi aaj bhi mehr-o-vafaa ki nahin qimat koi aaj bhi manzilat-e-kisa-e-zar hai ki jo thi kaamraani pe hai naazaan havas-e-hech madaar aashiqi aaj bhi baa-dida-e-tar hai ki jo thi ruh-e-ikhlaas to dar-band hai be-pursish-e-haal midhat-e-husn sar-e-raahguzar hai ki jo thi saaf-goi ko samajhte hain yahaan aib ab bhi zehniyat aaj bhi aaluda-e-shar hai ki jo thi asp-e-taazi ko mayassar nahin chaaraa 'shoala' aur tan-zebi-o-aaraaish-e-khar hai ki jo thi"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"