hukm-e-sayyaad hai taa-khatm-e-tamaashaa-e-bahaar — Qamar Jalalvi

"yuun tumhaare naa-tavaan-e-shauq manzil bhar chale khaai Thokar gir paDe gir kar uThe uTh kar chale chhoD kar bimaar ko ye kyaa qayaamat kar chale dam nikalne bhi na paayaa aap apne ghar chale ho gayaa sayyaad barham ai asiraan-e-qafas band ab ye naala-o-fariyaad varna par chale kis tarah tai ki hai manzil ishq ki ham ne na puchh thak gae jab paanv teraa naam le le kar chale aa rahe hain ashk aankhon mein ab ai saaqi na chheD bas chhalakne ki kasar baaqi hai saaghar bhar chale jab bhi khaali haath the aur ab bhi khaali haath hain le ke ham duniyaa mein kyaa aae the kyaa le kar chale husn ko ghamgin dekhe ishq ye mumkin nahin rok le ai shama aansu ab patinge mar chale is taraf bhi ik nazar ham bhi khaDe hain der se maangne vaale tumhaare dar se jholi bhar chale ai 'qamar' shab khatm hone ko hai chhoDo intizaar saahil-e-shab se sitaare bhi kinaara kar chale"

"karte bhi kyaa huzur na jab apne ghar mile dushman se ham kabhi na mile the magar mile bulbul pe aisi barq giri aandhiyon ke saath ghar kaa pata chalaa na kahin baal-o-par mile un se hamein nigaah-e-karam ki umiid kyaa aankhein nikaal lein jo nazar se nazar mile vaada ghalat pate bhi bataae hue ghalat tum apne ghar mile na raqibon ke ghar mile afsos hai yahi mujhe fasl-e-bahaar mein meraa chaman ho aur mujhi ko na ghar mile chaaron taraf hai sham-e-mohabbat ki raushni parvaane DhunD DhunD ke laai jidhar mile"

"ab to munh se bol mujh ko dekh din bhar ho gayaa ai but-e-khaamosh kyaa sach-much kaa patthar ho gayaa ab to chup ho baagh mein naalon se mahshar ho gayaa ye bhi ai bulbul koi sayyaad kaa ghar ho gayaa iltimaas-e-qatl par kahte ho fursat hi nahin ab tumhein itnaa ghurur allaahu-akbar ho gayaa mahfil-e-dushman mein jo guzri vo mere dil se puchh har ishaara jumbish-e-abru kaa khanjar ho gayaa aashiyaane kaa bataaein kyaa pata khaana-ba-dosh chaar tinke rakh liye jis shaakh par ghar ho gayaa hirs to dekho falak bhi mujh pe kartaa hai sitam koi puchhe to bhi kyaa un ke baraabar ho gayaa sokhta dil mein na miltaa tiir ko khuun ai 'qamar' ye bhi kuchh mehmaan ki qismat se mayassar ho gayaa"

"kaun se the vo tumhaare ahd jo TuuTe na the khair in baaton mein kyaa rakkhaa hai tum jhuTe na the baaghbaan kuchh soch kar ham qaid se chhuTe na the varna kuchh paanv na the be-kaar par TuuTe na the khaar jab ahl-e-junun ke paanv mein TuuTe na the daaman-e-sahraa pe ye rangin gul-buTe na the rah gai mahrum aazaadi ke naghmon se bahaar kyaa karein qaid-e-zabaan-bandi se ham chhuTe na the is javaani se to achchhi thi tumhaari kam-sini bhuul to jaate the vaadon ko magar jhuTe na the us zamaane se duaa ki hai bahaaron ke liye jab faqat zikr-e-chaman-bandi thaa gul-buTe na the kyaa ye sach hai ai mire sayyaad gulshan luT gayaa jab to mere saamne do phuul bhi TuuTe na the chhoD to dete the raste mein zaraa si baat par rahbaron ne manzilon par qaafile luuTe na the kis qadar aansu bahaae tum ne shaam-e-gham 'qamar' itne taare to falak se bhi kabhi TuuTe na the"

"abru to dikhaa dijiye shamshir se pahle taqsir to kuchh ho miri taazir se pahle maalum huaa ab miri qismat mein nahin tum milnaa thaa mujhe kaatib-e-taqdir se pahle ai dast-e-junun toD na darvaaza-e-zindaan main puchh to luun paanv ki zanjir se pahle achchhaa huaa aakhir miri qismat mein sitam the tum mil gae mujh ko falak-e-pir se pahle baiThe raho aisi bhi musavvir se hayaa kyaa kaahe ko khinche jaate ho tasvir se pahle dekho to 'qamar' un ko bulaa kar shab-e-vaada taqdir pe barham na ho tadbir se pahle"

"piite hi surkh aankhein hain mast-e-sharaab ki garmi to dekho Duube hue aaftaab ki rukh se judaa jo hashr mein tum ne naqaab ki duniyaa ye taab laaegi do aaftaab ki saaqi ye raqm sach hai jo mujh par hisaab ki botal pe haath rakh ke qasam khaa sharaab ki kyaa kam thaa husn-e-baagh ki ai baaghbaan-e-husn ik shaakh tu ne aur lagaa di shabaab ki vo to rahaa kalim ke israar kaa javaab aur ye jo tu ne tuur ki miTTi kharaab ki muusaa ko us ne sar pe chaDhaayaa bhi thaa bahut jalve ne khuub tuur ki miTTi kharaab ki phero na aankhein tum mire ashkon ke josh par tufaan mein Dubti nahin kashti habaab ki allaah us kaa kuchh bhi javaani pe haq nahin barson duaaein maangi hain jis ne shabaab ki rakhiye muaaf shaikh-ji masjid mein hajv-e-mai baatein khudaa ke ghar mein na kiije sharaab ki baagh-e-jahaan mein aur bhi tum se to hain magar har phuul mein nahin hai nazaakat gulaab ki jab se gae hain dekh ke taare vo ai 'qamar' surat badal gai hai shab-e-maahtaab ki"

"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"