har samt qatl-gaah kaa manzar hai aaj bhi — Danish Farahi

"sitam ke baa'd bhi baaqi karam ki aas to hai vafaa shi'aar nahin vo vafaa shanaas to hai vo dil ki baat zabaan se na kuchh kahein shaayad hamaare haal pe chehra magar udaas to hai ye dil-fareb banaaras ki subh kaa manzar avadh ki shaam-e-dil-aaraa hamaare paas to hai bharam rahegaa tire mai-kade kaa bhi saaqi balaa se khaali sahi haath mein gilaas to hai chale hi jaaein nigaahon se duur aap magar hasin yaadon ki daulat hamaare paas to hai kare bhale hi na rahmat ki mujh pe tu baarish tire karam ki mire dil mein ek aas to hai ye sach hai us ne bujhaai na tishnagi lekin hamaari tishna-dahaani kaa us ko paas to hai durust hai ki farishta-sifat nahin 'daanish' khudaa gavaah basirat ki us ko pyaas to hai"

"muztar vo ho gae jo paDi un ke kaan mein taasir kis qadar thi miri daastaan mein kyaa DhunDhtaa hai dard-e-mohabbat ki tu davaa milti nahin davaa ye kisi ki dukaan mein aayaa hai aaj un ke labon par tumhaaraa naam chupke se kah gai hai sabaa mere kaan mein nazrein phirin tumhaari to jaan hi nikal gai jab multafit hue to hai jaan aai jaan mein 'daanish' kiyaa hai main ne jo soz-e-darun kaa zikr chhaale se paD gae hain hamaari zabaan mein"

"kuchh apne daur ki bhi kahaani likhaa karo patthar ko mom khuun ko paani likhaa karo jiddat ki rau mein log kahaan se kahaan gae tum se bane to baat puraani likhaa karo vo ahd hai ki shola-fishaan bijliyon ko bhi ghazlon mein rang-o-nur ki raani likhaa karo lafzon ko apne asl maaani se aar hai ab doston ko dushman-e-jaani likhaa karo hai be-hison ki bhiiD na hogaa koi asar akhbaar mein hazaar giraani likhaa karo likhne ke vaaste koi unvaan chaahiye fariyaad-o-aah-o-ashk-fishaani likhaa karo shohrat ke khvaastgaaro miraa mashvara hai ye 'ghaalib' kaa apne aap ko saani likhaa karo 'daanish' zah-e-nasib mile zakhm-e-laala-rang har zakhm-e-dil ko un ki nishaani likhaa karo"

"duaa hamaari kabhi baa-asar nahin hoti tumhaari ham pe karam ki nazar nahin hoti main kyaa bataaun tire gham mein kyaa guzarti hai vo kaun lamha hai jab aankh tar nahin hoti ilaaj-e-dard-e-mohabbat jo ho to kyuun kar ho ilaahi koi davaa kaargar nahin hoti tire khayaal mein rahtaa huun main jo gum ai dost mujhe zamaane ki kuchh bhi khabar nahin hoti ujaalaa kaise nazar aaegaa kahin tum ko shab-e-firaaq ki 'daanish' sahar nahin hoti"

"hashr ik guzraa hai viraane pe ghar hone tak jaane kyaa biiti hai daane pe shajar hone tak hijr ki shab ye mire soz-e-darun kaa aalam jal ke main khaak na ho jaaun sahar hone tak ahl-e-dil rahte hain taa-zist vafaa ke paaband shama har rang mein jalti hai sahar hone tak be-qaraari kaa ye aalam hai sar-e-shaam hi jab dekhein kyaa hotaa hai is dil kaa sahar hone tak dekheinge hashr jafaaon kaa ham un ki 'daanish' rah gae zinda jo aahon ke asar hone tak"

"dil thaa be-kaif mohabbat ki khataa se pahle lutf aisaa nahin aayaa thaa sazaa se pahle haae andaaz-e-mohabbat bhi 'ajab thaa un kaa kar rahe the vo jafaa mujh pe vafaa se pahle kis qadar teri du'aaon mein asar thaa ai dost ho gayaa huun main sehat-yaab davaa se pahle kyaa bataaun tujhe hamdam ki thaa abtar kitnaa haal meraa tire daaman ki havaa se pahle baat ye meri zaraa ghaur se sun lo 'daanish' kaam karnaa na koi naam-e-khudaa se pahle"

"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"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"