ham kabhi shahr-e-mohabbat jo basaane lag jaaein — Bedil Haidari

"bahne lage to palkon se laf kar diyaa gayaa phir aansuon ko durr-e-najaf kar diyaa gayaa kuchh qahqahon ki guunj falak tak sunaai di kuchh siskiyon ko taabe'-e-daf kar diyaa gayaa jin ungliyon ke zakhm abhi tak nahin bhare taarikh se unhi ko hazaf kar diyaa gayaa dasht-e-badan ki pyaas bujhaani thi is liye ashkon ke rukh ko dil ki taraf kar diyaa gayaa gharqaab log jab na samundar pahunch sake tughyaaniyon ko laash-ba-kaf kar diyaa gayaa utraa javaan aankh mein jaise hi motiyaa aankhon ki putliyon ko sadaf kar diyaa gayaa 'be-dil' mahaaz-e-jang se lauTe jo lashkari saari safon ko ek hi saf kar diyaa gayaa"

"giri jo barq chaman ko tajalliyaan bhi milin aur us ke saath parindon ki boTiyaan bhi milin vo jis makaan se mili kotvaal-e-shahr ki laash vahin se TuuTi hui chand chuDiyaan bhi milin nikaalin bachchon ki laashein jo ham ne malbe se na sirf baste mile balki takhtiyaan bhi milin zabaanein kaaT ke us ne jahaan chhupaa di thiin vahaan se ahl-e-qalam ki kuchh ungliyaan bhi milin ye aur baat bari kar diyaa gayaa qaatil agarche qatl ki vaazeh nishaaniyaan bhi milin ki jaise qaaf ki vaadi mein aa gae 'be-dil' musaafirat mein hamein aisi bastiyaan bhi milin"

"dil kahin bhi nahin lagtaa hogaa dil nahin maantaa aisaa hogaa jitnaa hangaama ziyaada hogaa aadmi utnaa hi tanhaa hogaa chaltaa-phirtaa hai sitaara meraa ab kahin aur chamaktaa hogaa main ne ik baat chhupaa rakkhi hai ab usi baat kaa charchaa hogaa"

"ghazal mein tere khad-o-khaal likhne vaalaa kaun miri tarah tujhe kaaghaz pe laane vaalaa kaun gul-e-anaar hai aankhon mein yaa safina-e-ashk uthal-puthal hai ye Dubki lagaane vaalaa kaun Thahar gai hai zamaanon ki pyaas aankhon mein vagarna aankhon mein kheme lagaane vaalaa kaun yatim bachchon ko jaldi javaan kar maulaa hai in ko varna khilaune dilaane vaalaa kaun agarche kaanTe hain 'be-dil' miri zabaan pe magar main us ke abr se inkaar karne vaalaa kaun"

"us kaa paikar miri sochon ne taraashaa kaise mahv-e-hairat huun qarib itnaa vo aayaa kaise chalte tufaan mein parindon ko panaahein de kar le liyaa mol darakhton ne ye khatra kaise jab kisi shaam ko ghar aataa huun khaali haathon dekhtaa hai mire munh ko miraa bachcha kaise kal andheron se rihaai ki du'aa maangi thi ab ye tashvish ki rukhsat ho ujaalaa kaise main to khud apni hadon ko bhi nahin chhu saktaa tu khudaa ho ke mire zehn mein aayaa kaise haadson ne mujhe kar Daalaa thaa reza reza main simaTtaa bhi jo 'be-dil' to simaTtaa kaise"

"miri daastaan-e-alam to sun koi zalzala nahin aaegaa miraa muddaaa nahin aaegaa tiraa tazkira nahin aaegaa kai ghaaTiyon pe muhit hai miri zindagi ki ye rahguzar tiri vaapsi bhi hui agar tujhe raasta nahin aaegaa agar aae dasht mein jhel to mujhe ehtiyaat se pheinknaa ki main barg-e-khushk huun dosto mujhe tairnaa nahin aaegaa agar aae din tiri raah mein tiri khoj mein tiri chaah mein yunhi qaafile jo luTaa kiye koi qaafila nahin aaegaa kahin intihaa ki malaamatein kahin pattharon se aTi chhatein tire shahr mein mire baad ab koi sar-phiraa nahin aaegaa koi intizaar kaa faaeda mire yaar 'bedil'-e-gham-zada tujhe chhoD kar jo chalaa gayaa nahin aaegaa nahin aaegaa"

"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"