ho chuki baagh mein bahaar afsos — Shah Naseer

"khaandaan-e-qais kaa main to sadaa se piir huun silsila-jumbaan-e-shor-e-khaana-e-zanjir huun khaaksaari ke abhi to darpai tadbir huun kushta ho kar khaak jab hon tab kabhi iksir huun zoaf ne go kar diyaa hai juun kamaan gosha-nashin ab bhi chalne ko jo puchho to saraasar tiir huun rishta-e-ulfat ne baandhe hain par-e-parvaaz aah daam-e-hairat mein ba-rang-e-bulbul-e-tasvir huun tujh se ye uqda khulegaa ai nasim-e-subh-dam ghunche ki maanind is gulshan mein kyuun dil-gir huun muntazir chashm-e-rikaab ai said-e-afgan hai hanuz bosa-e-fitraak ki khvaahish hai vo nakhchir huun faqr ki daulat ke aage saltanat kyaa maal hai bistare par apne ai ruba-mizaajo sher huun sach hai apne dam se qaaem hai ye buniyaad-e-jahaan raunaq-afzaa-e-chaman aaraaish-e-taamir huun jaisi chaahe vaisi le mujh se qasam qaatil na Dar hashr ko bhi gar kabhi teraa main daaman-gir huun ahl-e-jauhar hi mire mazmun ko samjhe hai 'nasir' main bhi iqlim-e-sukhan mein saahib-e-shamshir huun"

"khaal-e-mashshaata banaa kaajal kaa chashm-e-yaar par zaagh ko bahr-e-tasadduq rakh sar-e-bimaar par mujh ko rahm aataa hai dast-e-naazuk-e-dildaar par main hi rakh dungaa galaa ai hamdamo talvaar par be-suvaidaa haath dil mat Daal zulf-e-yaar par maash pahle paDh ke mantar pheink ru-e-yaar par gar hifaazat rukh ki hai manzur to miTvaa na khat baaghbaan rakhtaa hai kaanTe baagh ki divaar par kaun kahtaa hai ki sabza aag par ugtaa nahin khat hai paidaa yaar ke dekho rukh-e-gulnaar par dekh mizhgaan par miri tughyaani-e-sail-e-sarishk nuuh kaa tufaan na dekhaa hove jis ne khaar par jis ko dekhaa hi nahin us ke vatan mein qadr-e-khaak baagh se ho kar judaa pahunche hai gul dastaar par haq agar puchho to ejaaz-e-sar-e-mansur thaa varna lagnaa thaa taajjub phal kaa nakhl-e-daar par"

"dekh tu yaar-e-baada-kash! main ne bhi kaam kyaa kiyaa de ke kabaab-e-dil tujhe haqq-e-namak adaa kiyaa kyuun sag-e-yaar se khajil mujh ko pas-az-fanaa kyaa khaa gayaa ustukhaan mire tu ne ye kyaa humaa kiyaa zakhm-e-jigar se dam-ba-dam kab nahin khun-bahaa kiyaa to bhi na qaatil apne se daavaa-e-khun-bahaa kiyaa us but-e-rashk-e-gul ne jab band-e-qabaa ko vaa kiyaa apni nazar ye ghuncha do haath se phir malaa kiyaa kaun se din na yaar ne chashm ko surma-saa kiyaa kab na dil-e-siyaah-bakht khaak mein tu milaa kiyaa dilbar-e-shoala-khu ne jab zulf ko rukh pe vaa kiyaa dil pe main sura-e-dukhaan karne ko dam paDhaa kiyaa baada-kashi ko saaqiyaa kis ki mujhe bataa hubaab zor-e-bhanvar ke chaak par saaghar-e-mai banaa kiyaa vasl ki raat ham-nashin kyunki kaTi na puchh kuchh barsar-e-sulh mein rahaa tis pe bhi vo laDaa kiyaa paae-nigaar se lipaT chor bani to aap ko hi haath na kyuun tire bandhin kaam ye kyaa hinaa kiyaa dil ki judaai kaa kahun kis se main maajraa-e-gham sail-e-sarishk-e-chashm-e-tar shaam-o-sahar bahaa kiyaa shakl-e-asaa-e-musavi thaa to vo gesu-e-daraaz par use dast-e-shaana ne de ke kham aur dutaa kiyaa zeb-e-sar-e-shahaan kabhi tu ne na dekhaa tira-bakht baal-e-magas ne kab dilaa kaar-e-par-e-humaa kiyaa taar-e-nafas ulajh gayaa mere gulu mein aa ke jab naakhun-e-tegh-e-yaar ko main ne girah-kushaa kiyaa bosa-e-lab se ek din us ke huaa na kaamyaab dilbar-e-bad-zabaan ki main gaaliyaan hi sunaa kiyaa aa ke salaasil ai junun kyuun na qadam le baad-e-qais is kaa bhi ham ne silsila az-sar-e-nau bapaa kiyaa munh to na thaa ye ghair kaa us ko khilaae barg-e-paan par na miraa jo bas chalaa khun-e-jigar piyaa kiyaa us ki shikastagi kaa gham kyuun na ho mujh ko saaqiyaa meri baghal mein aah yaan shisha-e-dil rahaa kiyaa taar-e-nafas judaa kiyaa barbat-e-tan se mere aah kaudak-e-mutrib aur kyaa tujh ko kahun bajaa kiyaa koh ko khinchtaa jo tu kaah-rubaa to jaante ik par-e-kaah ko uThaa naaz kiyaa to kyaa kiyaa kyuun ho khizr-e-rah-ravaan khaak-nashini pe miri jis ne ba-shakl-e-naqsh-e-paa mujh ko hai rahnumaa kiyaa shola-rukhon ke ishq ne kunj-e-mazaar mein bhi aah sone diyaa na chain se main to sadaa jalaa kiyaa mujh ko hai hijr-o-vasl ek is ki khushi na us kaa gham kaisi musibaton ke din baar-e-khudaa bharaa kiyaa vasl huaa to ye huaa maar-e-siyaah jaan kar raat bhar apni zulf ke saae se vo Daraa kiyaa aur main muddaaa-talab aish se naa-umid ho shola-e-shama ki tarah sar ko paDaa dhunaa kiyaa mudrika-e-bashar hai kyaa paae jo us ki kunah ko chaahaa jo us ne so kiyaa kaun kahe ki kyaa kiyaa yaani banaa ke chashm ko surat-e-shisha-e-hubaab saahib-e-zarf thaa jo dil jaam-e-jahaan-numaa kiyaa apni sharaaraton se vo baaz na aayaa ai 'nasir' mujh ko rulaa ke abr saan barq-e-namat hansaa kiyaa"

"yaaro nahin itnaa mujhe qaatil ne sataayaa jitnaa ki mare dushman-e-jaan dil ne sataayaa kuchh sarzanish-e-kaar kaa shaaki vo nahin hai majnun ko to hai saahib-e-mahmil ne sataayaa ghuncha kahun yaa durj-e-guhar tere dahan ko khulnaa nahin is uqda-e-mushkil ne sataayaa aaraam se soyaa na kamar kaa tiri kushta marqad mein bhi muraan-e-tah-e-gil ne sataayaa us kaa mujhe shab yaad dilaayaa rukh-e-pur-nur shakl apni dikhaa kar mah-e-kaamil ne sataayaa meraa dil-e-saudaa-zada kartaa na kabhi ghul is kaakul-e-pechaan ke salaasil ne sataayaa afyun ki kisi roz main khaa jaaungaa goli be-vajah rukh-e-yaar ke gar til ne sataayaa jab bosa main maangun huun to kyaa kahte ho munh pher aisaa to kisi bhi nahin saail ne sataayaa har jaa mutajalli hai vo be-parda va-lekin ghaflat ke mujhe parda-e-haail ne sataayaa thaa ek to sayyaad giraftaar qafas mein aur dusre aavaaz-e-anaadil ne sataayaa ai ham-safaraan pesh-ravi ki nahin taaqat kyaa kiije hamein duri-e-manzil ne sataayaa pahlu mein 'nasir' aah nahin hai dil-e-muztar is sher-e-gham-aaluda-e-be-dil ne sataayaa"

"jab talak charb na juun sham-e-zabaan kijiyegaa sarguzisht apni kaa kyaa khaak bayaan kijiyegaa barq saan hans ke jo vaa aap dahaan kijiyegaa maani-e-makhzan-e-asraar ayaan kijiyegaa dil ko jab maail-e-chashmaan-e-butaan kijiyegaa turfat-ul-ain mein sair-e-do-jahaan kijiyegaa dil-e-sad-paara miraa shisha-e-ba-shikasta hai is ko paamaal zaraa dekh ke haan kijiyegaa dil-e-pur-aabla laayaa huun dikhaane tum ko band ai shisha-garo! apni dukaan kijiyegaa kyuun lagaate ho mire sina-e-sad-chaak ko haath chashm-e-sozan se nazar bakhiya-garaan kijiyegaa tum ko apnaa dil-e-pur-daagh dikhaate jo kabhi sair-e-gulshan na phir ai laala-rukhaan kijiyegaa haath se mohtasib-e-dahr ke ik din barpaa sar pe shishe ke kharaabi na yahaan kijiyegaa aabru madd-e-nazar ham ko hai teri yaan tak ashk ko rokiyegaa zabt-e-fughaan kijiyegaa kyunki nargis tiri aankhon se kare ham-chashmi jab tak us kaa na ilaaj-e-yaraqaan kijiyegaa ru-kashi dekh na kar gosha-nashinon se falak har tarah se tiri khaatir pae-shaan kijiyegaa naavak-e-aah lagaaeinge piyaape tujh par qadd-e-kham-gashta ko jab apne kamaan kijiyegaa abr-e-naisaan ki bhi jhaD jaaegi pal mein shekhi dida-e-tar ko agar ashk-fishaan kijiyegaa dil mein kuchh ye na samajhnaa ki hamaaraa hai daur jaamadaari mein shak ai baada-kashaan kijiyegaa dil mein rakhte ho khayaal us ki kamar kaa jo 'nasir' laa-makaan mein kahin kyaa jaa ke makaan kijiyegaa"

"ik qaafila hai bin tire ham-raah safar mein ashk aankh mein hai dil mein hai daagh aah jigar mein aaraam mujhe bin tire ik pal nahin ghar mein juun mardumak-e-dida huun din raat safar mein phirtaa hai vo gul-posh mire dida-e-tar mein hai shoala-e-javvaala ki tasvir bhanvar mein suraakh yahaan surat-e-favvaara hain sar mein dikhlaaun tamaashaa jo mujhe chhoD de ghar mein rashk aae na kyuun mujh ko ki tu dekh zar-o-sim rakhtaa hai qadam palla-e-khurshid-o-qamar mein main in dur-e-shahvaar ke ashkon se idhar aa taulungaa biThaa kar tujhe hairaan nazar mein aa dekh na hans hans ke rulaa mujh ko sitamgar ik nuuh kaa tufaan hai mire dida-e-tar mein aks-e-lab-e-paan-khurda se dandaan hain tire surkh yaa aatish-e-yaaqut hai ye aab-e-guhar mein baaz aao shikaar-afgani se haath uThaao bhaale ko miyaan kis liye rakhte ho kamar mein rahti hai baham zulf banaa gosh se tere kuchh farq nahin hai sar-e-mu shaam-o-sahar mein hai is mein raqam haal-e-siyah-bakhti-e-aashiq ye naama koi baandh do ab zaagh ke par mein ye bhi koi insaaf hai ai khaana-kharaab aah auron ko to le jaae hai tu din diye ghar mein aur ham jo hain so dekhne ko bhi tire tarsein divaar mein rakhna hai na suraakh hai dar mein kis vajh 'nasir' us lab-e-shirin pe na ho khaal hotaa vatan-e-mor to hai tang shakar mein"

"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"