ham-sar-e-zulf qad-e-hur-e-shamaail Thahraa — Ameer Minai

"firaaq-e-yaar ne bechain mujh ko raat bhar rakkhaa kabhi takiya idhar rakkhaa kabhi takiya idhar rakkhaa shikast-e-dil kaa baaqi ham ne ghurbat mein asar rakhaa likhaa ahl-e-vatan ko khat to ik gosha katar rakkhaa baraabar aaine ke bhi na samjhe qadr vo dil ki ise zer-e-qadam rakkhaa use pesh-e-nazar rakkhaa miTaae dida-o-dil donon mere ashk-e-khunin ne 'ajab ye tifl abtar thaa na ghar rakkhaa na dar rakkhaa tumhaare sang-e-dar kaa ek TukDaa bhi jo haath aayaa aziiz aisaa kiyaa mar kar use chhaati pe dhar rakkhaa jinaan mein saath apne kyuun na le jaaungaa naaseh ko suluk aisaa hi mere saath hai hazrat ne kar rakkhaa na ki kis ne sifaarish meri vaqt-e-qatl qaatil se kamaan ne haath joDe tegh ne qadmon pe sar rakkhaa ghazab barse vo mere aate hi maa'lum hotaa hai jagah khaali jo paai yaar ko ghairon ne bhar rakkhaa baDaa ehsaan hai mere sar pe us ki laghzish-e-paa kaa ki is ne be-tahaashaa haath mere dosh par rakkhaa zamin mein daana-e-gandum sadaf mein ham hue gauhar hamaare ijz ne har maarka mein ham ko dar rakkhaa tire har naqsh-e-paa ko rahguzar mein sajda-gah samjhe jahaan tu ne qadam rakkhaa vahaan main ne bhi sar rakkhaa amiir achchhaa shagun-e-mai kiyaa saaqi ki furqat mein jo barsaa abr-e-rahmat jaa-e-mai shishon mein bhar rakkhaa"

"ham loTte hain vo so rahe hain kyaa naaz-o-niyaaz ho rahe hain kyaa rang jahaan mein ho rahe hain do hanste hain chaar ro rahe hain duniyaa se alag jo ho rahe hain takiyon mein maze se so rahe hain pahunchi hai hamaari ab ye haalat jo hanste the vo bhi ro rahe hain tanhaa tah-e-khaak bhi nahin ham hasrat ke saath so rahe hain sote hain lahad mein sone vaale jo jaagte hain vo ro rahe hain arbaab-e-kamaal chal base sab sau mein kahin ek do rahe hain palkon ki jhapak dikhaa ke ye but dil mein nashtar chubho rahe hain mujh daagh-nasib ki lahad par laale kaa vo biij bo rahe hain piiri mein bhi ham hazaar afsos bachpan ki niind sau rahe hain daaman se ham apne daagh-e-hasti aab-e-khanjar se do rahe hain mein jaag rahaa huun a shab-e-gham par mere nasib sau rahe hain roeinge hamein rulaane vaale Dubeinge vo jo Dubo rahe hain ai hashr madine mein na kar shor chup chup sarkaar sau rahe hain aaine pe bhi kaDi nigaahein kis par ye itaab ho rahe hain bhaari hai jo motiyon kaa maalaa aaTh aaTh aansu vo ro rahe hain dil chhin ke ho gae hain ghaafil fitne vo jagaa ke sau rahe hain hai ghair ke ghar jo in ki daavat ham jaan se haath dho rahe hain sad shukr khayaal hai usi kaa ham jis se lipaT ke sau rahe hain ho jaaein na khushk daagh ke phuul aansu un ko bhigo rahe hain aaegi na phir ke umr-e-rafta ham muft mein jaan kho rahe hain kyaa girya-e-be-asar se haasil is rone pe ham to ro rahe hain fariyaad ki naakhudaa-e-kashti kashti ko miri Dubo rahe hain kyon karte hain gham-gusaar taklif aansu mire munh ko dho rahe hain mahfil barkhaast hai patange rukhsat shamon se ho rahe hain hai kuuch kaa vaqt aasmaan par taare kahin naam ko rahe hain un ki bhi numud hai koi dam vo bhi na raheinge jo rahe hain duniyaa kaa ye rang aur ham ko kuchh hosh nahin hai so rahe hain Thahro dam-e-nazaa do ghaDi aur do chaar nafas hi to rahe hain phuul un ko pinhaa pinhaa ke aghyaar kaanTe mire haq mein bo rahe hain zaanu pe 'amir' sar ko rakkhe pahron guzre ki ro rahe hain"

"haTaao aaina ummid-vaar ham bhi hain tumhaare dekhne vaalon mein yaar ham bhi hain taDap ke ruuh ye kahti hai hijr-e-jaanaan mein ki tere saath dil-e-be-qaraar ham bhi hain rahe dimaagh agar aasmaan pe duur nahin ki tere kuche mein mast-e-ghubaar ham bhi hain kaho ki nakhl-e-chaman ham se sar-kashi na karein unhin ki tarah se baagh-o-bahaar ham bhi hain hamaare aage zaraa ho samajh ke zamzama-sanj ki ek naghma-saraa ai hazaar ham bhi hain kahaan tak aaine mein dekh-bhaal idhar dekho ki ik nigaah ke ummid-vaar ham bhi hain sharaab munh se lagaate nahin hain ai zaahid firaaq-e-yaar mein parhez-gaar ham bhi hain hamaaraa naam bhi likh lo jo hai qalam jaari qadim aap ke khidmat-guzaar ham bhi hain humaa hain gird miri haDDiyon ke aaTh pahr sag aa ke kahte hain ummid-vaar ham bhi hain jo laDkhaDaa ke gire tu qadam pe saaqi ke 'amir' mast nahin hoshyaar ham bhi hain"

"hai khamoshi zulm-charkh-e-dev-paikar kaa javaab aadmi hotaa to ham dete baraabar kaa javaab jo bagulaa dasht-e-ghurbat mein uThaa samjhaa ye main karti hai taa'mir divaani mire ghar kaa javaab saath khanjar ke chalegi vaqt-e-zabh apni zabaan jaan dene vaale dete hain baraabar kaa javaab sajda kartaa huun jo main Thokar lagaataa hai vo but paanv us kaa baDh ke detaa hai mire sar kaa javaab abr ke TukDe na uljhein meri mauj-e-ashk se khushk maghzon se hai mushkil misra-e-tar kaa javaab vo khinchaa thaa main bhi khinch rahtaa to banti kis tarah sar jhukaa detaa thaa qaatil tere khanjar kaa javaab jite-ji mumkin nahin us shokh kaa khat dekhnaa baa'd mere aaegaa mere muqaddar kaa javaab shaikh kahtaa hai brahman ko brahman us ko sakht kaa'ba o but-khaana mein patthar hai patthar kaa javaab roz dikhlaataa hai gardun kaisi kaisi suratein but-taraashi mein hai ye kaafir bhi aazar kaa javaab har jagah qabr-e-gadaa takiye mein har jaa gor-e-shaah ek ghar is shahr mein hai dusre ghar kaa javaab jalva-gar hai nur-e-haq hone se yaktaai 'amir' saaya bhi hotaa agar hotaa payambar kaa javaab"

"gale mein haath the shab us pari se raahein thiin sahar hui to vo aankhein na vo nigaahein thiin nikal ke chehre pe maidaan saaf khat ne kiyaa kabhi ye shahr thaa aisaa ki band raahein thiin firaaq mein tire aashiq ko jaa ke kal dekhaa ki vo to hech thaa kuchh ashk the kuchh aahein thiin bagule ab hain ki ghurbat hai gor-e-shaahan par saron pe chatr jilau mein kabhi sipaahein thiin hazaaron loT gae kal uThi jo vo chilman khadang mu-e-mizha barchhiyaan nigaahein thiin kiyaa ye shauq ne andhaa mujhe na sujhaa kuchh vagarna rabt ki us se hazaar raahein thiin ye zoaf hai ki nikalti nahin hain ab dil se kabhi falak se bhi unchi hamaari aahein thiin jigar mein hijr ki kal chubh rahi thiin kuchh faansein magar jo ghaur se dekhaa tiri nigaahein thiin pahunch gae sar-e-manzil chale jo chaal nai unhin mein pher thaa dekhi hui jo raahein thiin falak ke daur se duniyaa badal gai varna jahaan bane hain ye mai-khaane khaan-qaahein thiin ye zoaf ab hai ki hilnaa giraan hai qadmon ko subuk-ravi mein kabhi in ko dastgaahein thiin mushaaere se hasin kyuun na chhin le jaate rubaaiyaan miri chaugoshiya kulaahein thiin hasin zar ke hain taalib ki ab hain gird-e-'amir' gharib ham the to ye pyaar thaa na chaahein thiin"

"jab se bulbul tu ne do tinke liye TuTti hain bijliyaan in ke liye hai javaani khud javaani kaa singaar saadgi gahna hai is sin ke liye kaun viraane mein dekhegaa bahaar phuul jangal mein khile kin ke liye saari duniyaa ke hain vo mere sivaa main ne duniyaa chhoD di jin ke liye baaghbaan kaliyaan hon halke rang ki bhejni hai ek kam-sin ke liye sab hasin hain zaahidon ko naa-pasand ab koi huur aaegi in ke liye vasl kaa din aur itnaa mukhtasar din gine jaate the is din ke liye subh kaa sonaa jo haath aataa 'amir' bhejte tohfa moazzin ke liye"

"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"