hai taar taar junun-e-vafaa mein rishta-e-khaak — Moid Rasheedi

"kis ke hisse mein hairat thi kis ko jashn manaanaa thaa kis ne harf kamaae the aur kis ko chup ho jaanaa thaa ek taraf be-naam thakan aur ek taraf aagaah safar pichhe gahri tanhaai thi aage ek zamaana thaa kuchh be-khvaab nafas aise the jin ke andar thi zanjir kuchh betaab nafas aise the jin ko baahar aanaa thaa saanson ki hiddat mein thi kyon aise lamhon ki takhliq khilnaa thaa ik pal mein jin ko ik pal mein murjhaanaa thaa miTTi ko sonaa kar ke rishton ki aag bujhaani thi khvaabon ko girvi rakh kar miTTi kaa qarz chukaanaa thaa"

"ai meri jaan ye pechidgi nahin maa'lum ye 'ishq-vishq mujhe vaaqa'i nahin maa'lum tire visaal ki raa'naaiyon se Dartaa huun mujhe to hijr ke aadaab bhi nahin maa'lum"

"main ne khoyaa hai tujhe yaa ki tujhe paaya hai tu hi aankhon mein basaa hai ki tiraa saaya hai dil ki dhaDkan mein charaaghaan ki si kaifiyyat hai raushni ban ke koi dil mein utar aayaa hai 'ishq aabaad kiyaa hai to akelaa nahin main ik charaagh-e-shab-e-hijraan miraa ham-saaya hai khvaab kaa jashn manaane mein luTaayaa sab kuchh aur ye kaar-e-junun ruuh kaa sarmaayaa hai"

"zindagi ke udaas lamhe the mere andar sulagte rahte the siskiyaan duur tak na jaati thiin dard ke kuchh luTe se kheme the un pe tanhaaiyaan barasti thiin jaane vo kis taraf se aae the raah mein ik charaagh jaltaa thaa faasle yuun pighalte rahte the mere toshe mein chand raatein thiin mere hisse mein chand saae the khud ko pahchaantaa bhi kaise main saare chehre hi apne jaise the yak-ba-yak ye khayaal aayaa thaa kaun the ham kahaan se aae the"

"ye zindagi jo mujhe ajnabi si lagti hai kisi nigaah ki jaadugari si lagti hai jo dekhtaa huun to raqs-e-sharar hai ye duniyaa jo sochtaa huun to kuchh raushni si lagti hai charaagh-e-raah se puchho ki us ki tanhaai pighalti jaati hai phir bhi nai si lagti hai udaas lamhon mein kis ko pukaarti hai havaa agar koi nahin kis ki kami si lagti hai samaa'aton mein utartaa hai naala-e-dil-gir basaaraton mein kahin tishnagi si lagti hai"

"kyaa baat hui ki saare manzar Duub gae hairaani mein kyon khauf kaa siina chaak huaa kyon aag lagi hai paani mein ik shahr hamaare dil mein hai ik shahr hamaari aankhon mein ik mahv-e-tamaashaa rahtaa hai ik rahtaa hai naadaani mein jab shaam pighalne lagti hai to aankhein bhiig si jaati hain phir ek charaagh saa jaltaa hai aaseb-zada viraani mein ab puchhti rahti hain aankhein jab Duub gae aansu aansu gar 'ilm na thaa gahraai kaa to kyon utre the paani mein"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"