har kaasa-e-dil kaif se sarshaar bahut hai — Irfana Azeez

"ruup ke paanv chumne vaale sun le meri baani phuul ki Daali bahut hi unchi tu hai bahtaa paani sondhi sondhi khushbu ke bahte hain shital jharne kheton par lahraataa hai jab meraa aanchal dhaani tu meraa aadarsh suhaanaa main sapnon ki Daali hariyaali dhun teraa meraa daulat aani-jaani chaand se maathe par hain gahri soch ki tiin lakirein bhuul gai rasta in bhul-bhulayyon mein ik raani phail gayaa hai qarya qarya teraa rang sunahraa tu hai meraa ruup saveraa main huun shaam suhaani bai-raagi ke ruup mein mere dar par aane vaale tere dil ki dhaDkan lagti hai jaani-pahchaani kitni unchi priit hai teri jantaa ke rakhvaale shakti kaa parchaar karegi teri prem-divaani"

"har chand zakhm zakhm darida-badan rahe gul-rang teri yaad ke sab pairahan rahe dekhaa tujhe to rang pas-e-rang thi nazar ye silsile bhi dil ke chaman-dar-chaman rahe pahron tasavvuraat ki mahfil saji rahi pahron tire khayaal se mahv-e-sukhan rahe zauq-e-junun pe tang rahin dil ki vusatein kis dasht ki talaash mein shorida-tan rahe har chand thiin khamosh mire dil ki dhaDkanein divaar-o-dar ko yaad tire sab sukhan rahe"

"charaagh-e-fikr jalaayaa hai raat bhar ham ne aur us ke baad nikhaaraa rukh-e-sahar ham ne hamein shuur ne dhoke diye hain rah rah kar fareb khaae hain daanista beshtar ham ne sila khirad kaa zamaane mein jaam-e-zahr sahi nikhaar di hai magar azmat-e-bashar ham ne nazar ho daulat-e-har-do-jahaan pe kyaa maail sameT li hai bahut daulat-e-nazar ham ne sadaa-e-paa ki suni baaz-gasht hi har gaam talaash ki hai jahaan teri rahguzar ham ne nigaar-e-gul ne liyaa naam zer-e-lab teraa udaas chaand ko dekhaa pas-e-shajar ham ne"

"har nafas vaqf-e-aarzu kar ke kuchh bhi paayaa na justuju kar ke sau shagufe khilaa diye dil mein khanda-e-gul se guftugu kar ke muskuraataa hi kyuun na rahne do faaeda chaak-e-dil rafu kar ke kitne nau-khez-o-nau-damida phuul mar miTe khvaahish-e-numu kar ke ghairat-e-dil ne aah-e-sozaan ko rakh diyaa surma-e-gulu kar ke"

"dil par gahraa naqsh hai saathi laakh tiri daanaai kaa saat samundar bhi to na paaein raaz miri gahraai kaa chashma-e-khun mein Duub gai baaraat suhaane taaron ki bojhal palkon par gahnaa yaa chaand miri tanhaai kaa jhuum rahe hain kaale baadal daras ki pyaasi aankhon mein kaajal ban kar phail gayaa hai daagh miri rusvaai kaa kitnaa hai aanand tire is dhime dhime lahje mein tere dhiraj se nikhraa hai rang miri raanaai kaa mere dil se puchhe koi qadr ubharte suraj ki meri aankh se dekhe koi ruup mire saudaai kaa sandal jaisi rangat par qurbaan sunahri dhuup karun raushan maathe par main vaarun saaraa husn khudaai kaa meraa bikhraa bikhraa tan-man simaT gayaa kisi chaahat se jaan gai huun bhed main teri baahon ki giraai kaa"

"saanjh savere panchhi gaaein le kar teraa naam Daali Daali par hai teri yaadon ke bisraam bichhDaa saathi DhunDh rahi hai gunjon ki ik Daar bhige bhige nain uThaae dekh rahi hai shaam miThi niind mein Duube gaanv bujh gae saare diip birhaa ke maaron kaa sukh ke sapnon se kyaa kaam chhoD shikaari apni ghaatein badal gayaa sansaar uD jaaeinge ab to panchhi le kar teraa daam aankhon par palkon kaa saajan kab hotaa hai bojh duur se aae ho tum nain biich karo aaraam"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"