fariyaad sadaa-e-nafas aavaaz-e-jaras hai — Mirza Daood Beg

"jag hai mushtaaq piv ke darshan kaa kis kuun niin ehtiyaaj darpan kaa saaf dil hai jo aarsi maanind nit hai hairaan jamaal-e-raushan kaa garche honaa hai aib-poshi jahaan kasb kar ikhtiyaar sozan kaa kyuun na hue aashiqi mein khauf raqib har safar mein khatar hai rahzan kaa zohd-e-zaahid hai khauf-e-mahshar suun taab naamard kuun kahaan ran kaa khaak ho yaar ki gali mat chhoD garche kuchh muddaaa hai daaman kaa sabr kar hijr mein tuun ai 'daaud' dekhnaa hai agar sirijan kaa"

"jo baada mohabbat kaa tiri nosh kiyaa hai yak baar vo aalam kuun faraamosh kiyaa hai ai saaqi-e-badmast mai-e-ishq ne teri le hosh mujhe hosh suun behosh kiyaa hai tujh bar mein sajan jalva-numaa surkh qabaa dekh khun-e-dil-e-ushshaaq ne phir josh kiyaa hai jis din suun mire bar mein vo gul-pairahan aaya us din suun mujh aaghosh ko gul-posh kiyaa hai simin-badan aaghosh mein dastaa hai miri yuun jiyon maah kuun haale ne ham-aaghosh kiyaa hai paayaa hai mujhe sarv-qad-e-yaar kaa maail mere sukhan-e-raast kuun jo gosh kiyaa hai 'daaud' taajjub hai ki vo yaar-e-vafaadaar yak-baargi aashiq kuun faraamosh kiyaa hai"

"gulshan-e-jag mein zaraa rang-e-mohabbat niin hai bulbul-e-dil kuun kisi saath ab ulfat niin hai aashnaai seti mardum ke huun az bas bezaar rukh-e-darpan ki taraf chashm kuun raghbat niin hai kyaa ajab hai jo diyaa jaan ko yakbaar patang taa-sahar shama kuun jalne seti fursat niin hai kyuun garebaan kuun kiyaa chaak zi-sar-taa-daamaan gul kuun bulbul suun agar tarz-e-muravvat niin hai mujh kuun baavar nahin paighaam-e-zabaani qaasid kyaa sabab hai ki tire haath kitaabat niin hai muntakhab kar ke varaq dil pe likhe hain ahbaab garche zaahir mein mire sher ki shohrat niin hai naa-tavaani sati barjaa hai alaamat na karo rang-e-'daaud' kuun parvaaz ki taaqat niin hai"

"dekh laTkaa sajan teri laT kaa us ki har mu-ba-mu mein dil aTkaa aab-e-tegh-e-nigah ke pyaase kuun kam-nigaahi kaa maar mat phaTkaa ghamza teraa ajab sipaahi hai jis ki dahshat suun bul-havas saTkaa ishq kaa zahr us suun kyuun tere naag tujh zulf kaa jise chaTkaa mustaid hain tere yu mardum-e-chashm mujh ko abru kaa maarne saT kaa hosh 'daaud' kaa huaa laT-paT dekh kar teri naaz kaa laTkaa"

"jab vo mah-e-rukhsaar yakaayak nazar aayaa us maah ki talat suun suraj dil mein dar aayaa tere rukh-e-raushan kuun siyah khat mein sirijan dekhaa so kahaa abr-e-siyah mein qamar aayaa gulshan mein chal ai sarv-e-sahi sair ki khaatir tujh vaaste le gul tabaq-e-naqd-e-zar aayaa tujh jaam-e-nayan mein hai ajab baada-e-sarshaar yak diid sati jis ke ho dil be-khabar aayaa muhtaaj-e-kabutar nahin mujh shauq kaa naama qaasid ho miraa dil le sajan ki khabar aayaa kahte hain sab ahl-e-sukhan is sher kuun sun kar tujh taba mein 'daaud' 'vali' kaa asar aayaa"

"'ishq ne tujh khaal ke mujh kuun khayaali kiyaa dil kuun khayaalaat suun ghair ke khaali kiyaa fikr pahunchti nahin misra-e-saani kahun haq ne tere qad ke taiin misra-e-aali kiyaa hijr mein jaagir-e-aish-e-majnun hui thi taghayyur vasl ke divaan ne phir ke bahaali kiyaa gulshan-e-ishrat kaa vo kyuun na nazaara kare tujh chaman-e-husn kaa dil kuun jo maali kiyaa bosa use de javaab yu hai jo ab savaab tujh ange 'daaud' ne lab kuun savaali kiyaa"

"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"