hai shaana-kash rafiq jo gesu-e-yaar mein — Mohammad Baqar Shams

"ghar ko bhi kar diyaa viraane mein shaamil main ne zauq-e-vahshat ko mire vo bhi to kaafi na huaa na huaa us pe bhi vo shokh vafaa kaa qaail zulm hans hans ke sahe aur kabhi shaaki na huaa duun kis ummid pe ab jaan ki vo zulm-shi'aar kuche mein apne mire dafn pe raazi na huaa jis ne un mast-nigaahon se milaain aankhein phir vo minnat-kash-e-paimaana-e-saaqi na huaa baada gar khuld mein hai sab ke liye amr-e-mubaah jis ne masjid mein piyaa vo bhi to aasi na huaa dil mein jab hook uThi zabt-e-fughaan kar na sakaa raaz is ghar kaa jo thaa mujh se vo makhfi na huaa 'umr jis dasht mein majnun ne guzaari apni vo mire zauq-e-junun ke liye kaafi na huaa"

"qufl-e-zindaan aaj kholaa jaaegaa laash qaidi ki nikaali jaaegi aa rahaa hai un kaa ab 'ahd-e-shabaab zulm ki buniyaad Daali jaaegi zindagi bhar ham rahe mahrum-e-did saath tasvir-e-khayaali jaaegi aa rahi hai zulf un ki taa-qadam kis kamar se ye sanbhaali jaaegi sajda-gaah-e-'aam hogaa un kaa dar qaid masjid ki uThaa li jaaegi zulm Dhaane vaale ye bhi jaan lein aah-e-mazlumaan na khaali jaaegi sajda-e-but se agar rokaa gayaa ik nai masjid banaa li jaaegi fasl-e-gul mein daa'vat-e-pir-e-mughaan shaikh saahab se na Taali jaaegi"

"kis tarh vo 'aalam ko na divaana banaa de ye husn ye andaaz-o-adaa jis ko khudaa de dekhi nahin jaati hai kisi se miri haalat ab vo bhi ye kahte hain khudaa us ko shifaa de phir hosh ke 'aalam mein bhalaa aauun main kyunkar ghash mein mujhe daaman se jo vo apne havaa de jaan-baazi-e-parvaana pe kiije na ta'ajjub qismat hai jise himmat-e-mardaana khudaa de vo dekh ke kahte hain miri naz' mein uljhan yuun maut javaani mein kisi ko na khudaa de kyaa jaane vo kyaa lutf hai aashufta-sari mein jab tak na kisi ko dil-e-divaana khudaa de muusaa talab-e-did pe israar na kiije kyaa ho jo naqaab-e-rukh-e-raushan vo uThaa de khilqat ki zabaan kaa hai ye adnaa saa karishma thoDi si ho baat aur vo afsaana banaa de aae hain 'ayaadat ko sirhaane dam-e-aakhir allaah miri naz' ke lamhaat baDhaa de kyon sajde mein us ke na jhukein sab ki jabinein ik khaak ke putle ko jo insaan banaa de"

"kitne hi paa-e-sanam par kiye sajde main ne kabhi puuraa na huaa shauq jabin-saai kaa muskuraahaT lab-e-naazuk pe nigaahein nichi kis se sikhaa hai ye andaaz dil-aaraai kaa aa gayaa un kaa shabaab un ki nigaahein badlin baDh gayaa shauq unhein kuchh sitam-aaraai kaa jalve khud husn-e-jahaan-taab ke phaile har su jab huaa shauq unhein anjuman-aaraai kaa dafn kar ke mujhe rukhsat hue yaar-o-ahbaab tuul ab hashr talak hai shab-e-tanhaai kaa"

"havaa ne ye kiyaa ehsaan ki jaa kar un ke aivaan mein miraa rang-e-parida bhar diyaa tasvir-e-jaanaan mein bagule hain na sahraa hai na saaein saaein aavaazein lagegaa ji hamaaraa kis tarah se baagh-e-rizvaan mein unhin ki yaad jannat mein bhi taDpaane lagi dil ko na dekhi jab adaaein un ke aisi hur-o-ghilmaan mein bagule hain faqat ik munis-e-tanhaai sahraa mein inhin ke saath mein har samt phirtaa huun bayaabaan mein nazar lagne kaa un ke vaaste ganDaa banaane ko bachaa rakkhe hain main ne taar kuchh apne garebaan mein junun-e-'ishq thaa makhsus mujh se baa'd majnun ke na aayaa baa'd mere koi divaana bayaabaan mein mah-o-maa'shuq ho abr-e-bahaaraan ho gulistaan ho isi kaa naam jannat hai nigaah-e-hosh-mandaan mein nasihat ke bahaane se janaab-e-shaikh aae hain nazaara kar rahe hain baiTh kar bazm-e-hasinaan mein"

"bachpanaa guzraa aayaa 'ahd-e-shabaab uD gai niind dekhne lagaa khvaab chaandni phaili hai mire ghar mein jaagtaa huun ki dekhtaa huun khvaab talab-e-did par giri bijli chaahne vaale kaa yahi thaa javaab kyon na phir ghash pe ghash mujhe aae un ko aaghosh mein liye hai shabaab zulfein bikhri hain ru-e-anvar par jaan-e-‘aashiq pe hai do-guna 'azaab bhejaa masjid se mai-kade ki taraf shaikh ko bhi dikhaa di raah-e-savaab hasratein saari mar gaiin dil ki kaisaa aabaad ghar huaa hai kharaab mausam-e-gul ho saaghar-e-mul ho but-e-raa'naa ho aur 'ahd-e-shabaab na rahe phir namaaz ki haajat shaikh gar pi lein ek jaam-e-sharaab aasmaan par jo maah-e-kaamil hai ham ne dekhaa zamin pe us kaa javaab kis ne rukh se naqaab ulTi hai maah-e-kaamil ko aa rahaa hai hijaab"

"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"

"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"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"