ik baada-e-simaabi barsaa mah-o-akhtar se — Faiz Jhanjhanvi

"gul-e-rangin mah-e-kaamil kahaan hai mujhe aavaaz de ai dil kahaan hai hai khud gumraah aql-e-maslahat mein junun se puchhiye manzil kahaan hai har ik shai is muhit-e-zindagi mein fareb-e-mauj hai saahil kahaan hai na iThlaa ai nasim-e-subh-gaahi khudaa jaane miraa ab dil kahaan hai dar-e-maazi jabin-e-haal kab tak bataa ai mere mustaqbil kahaan hai na maalum ai sukun-e-kaamraani vo lutf-e-sai-e-laa-haasil kahaan hai bahaar aaegi ashk-e-saada-ru par abhi khun-e-jigar shaamil kahaan hai vo dil jis ko mayassar hai huzuri asir-e-bazm-e-aab-o-gil kahaan hai jise samjhaa hai 'faiz' aaina-e-haq vo be-aks-e-rukh-e-baatil kahaan hai"

"yad-e-baizaa rukh-e-yusuf dil-e-mansur hote hain jo tu dekhe to zarre bhi charaagh-e-tur hote hain gar is nukte ko kuchh samjhaa to sarv-e-paa-ba-gil samjhaa ki baagh-e-dahr mein aazaad bhi majbur hote hain shabaab-e-mast ki Dhalti hui taarik raaton par sahar hansti hai yaa mu-e-siyah kaafur hote hain ho sadd-e-raah kyon tere liye sang-e-vajud apnaa tu bebaakaana paa-e-naaz uThaa ham duur hote hain ye mai-khaana hai ai shaikh-e-haram laghzida-paa ho jaa ki ik Thokar se paidaa is jagah sau tuur hote hain sar-e-jamshed ko khisht-e-khum-e-sahbaa se Takraa dein gadaa-e-mai-kada bhi kis qadar maghrur hote hain hiqaarat ki nazar se khirqa-poshon ko na dekh ai dil ki aksar in mein apne ahd ke mansur hote hain muhayyaa sang-e-dar ai naa-muraad-e-zindagi kar le ki jiine ki tarah marne ke bhi dastur hote hain na ho khun-e-jigar jin mein na aavaaz-e-shikast-e-dil vo aansu huun ki naale 'faiz' naa-manzur hote hain"

"abhi abhi thaa tabassum abhi hijaab mein hai zamaane bhar kaa talavvun tire shabaab mein hai zamir-e-lauh-o-qalam jis se pech-o-taab mein hai vo raaz mere dil-e-khaanumaan-kharaab mein hai tasavvur us kaa mire dida-e-pur-aab mein hai jo be-hijaab bhi ho kar abhi hijaab mein hai nigaah-e-husn se azal jau kaundi thi vo barq dekh mire saaghar-e-sharaab mein hai bas ek sabza-e-begaana par nahin mauquf ye vo chaman hai jahaan zarra zarra khvaab mein hai likhaa thaa kilk-e-azal ne jo husn-o-masti par vo tabsira bhi tiri chashm-e-nim-khvaab mein hai bilittifaaq tum ab ban gae na markaz-e-husn yahi to baat mire husn-e-intikhaab mein hai khayaal-e-tark-e-mohabbat durust 'faiz' magar main puchhtaa huun ye imkaan aan-janaab mein hai"

"kyaa ghazab tu ne ye ai zauq-e-pashemaan kar diyaa meraa aansu un ki aankhon se numaayaan kar diyaa thaa mujhe to khair paighaam-e-junun josh-e-bahaar gul pe kyaa guzri ki chaak us ne garebaan kar diyaa khanda-e-gul jalva-e-shabnam farogh-e-maahtaab main ne jis manzar pe chaahaa un ko uryaan kar diyaa ye gul-e-aatish-ba-jaan ye laala-e-raushan-zamir ai nasim-e-subh tu ne to charaaghaan kar diyaa be-niyaaz-e-mausam-e-gul thaa miraa josh-e-junun main ne jis zarre ko Thukraayaa gulistaan kar diyaa gar miri jaanib nazar uTThi zahe-qismat magar tum ne ye kyaa tiir saa juzv-e-rag-e-jaan kar diyaa main koi naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa thaa sar-e-raah-e-talab aankh abhi khulne na paai thi ki hairaan kar diyaa bil-yaqin lakht-e-jigar apnaa thaa farzand-e-khalil surkh-ru dida-e-tar hai hai ki qurbaan kar diyaa sun rahaa huun ghunche ghunche se anal-haq ki sadaa kyaa mire dil ko ham-aaghosh-e-gulistaan kar diyaa naara-e-rind-e-kharaabaati na labbaik-e-haram tu ne uTh kar bazm ko shahr-e-khamoshaan kar diyaa misl-e-gul main to chaman mein muskuraayaa bhi nahin phir mujhe kis jurm mein tu ne pareshaan kar diyaa haath bhi uThne na paayaa thaa Ba-hangaam-e-junun kahkashaan ne hans ke pesh apnaa garebaan kar diyaa shaam surma dar-gulu hai to sahar pamba-ba-gosh kis jahaan mein 'faiz' ko tu ne ghazal-khvaan kar diyaa"

"jo ashk-e-dil-gudaaz mein sharar na ho lahu na ho ye vaaqia hai ishq-e-saada-lauh surkh-ru na ho zarurat-e-sahar mujhe na khvaahish-e-shaguft-e-gul vo chaak-e-pairahan mile jo hashr tak rafu na ho jo rahguzar mein pis gayaa tire khiraam-e-naaz se vo zarra-e-khamosh bhi jabin-e-aarzu na ho jise ghubaar-e-rahguzar samajh ke tu guzar gayaa khayaal kar kabhi vahi maqaam-e-justuju na ho tu gulshan-e-hayaat se nasim ki tarah guzar fareb-e-khaar-o-khas na khaa asir-e-rang-o-bu na ho sar-e-ghurur jhuk gayaa jabin pur-aab ho gai vo haal-e-dil samajh gae hazaar guftugu na ho nigaah khaam hai abhi junun mein pukhtagi nahin isi mein khair hai tiri vo shokh ru-ba-ru na ho nazaara-e-jamaal bhi yaqinan ik gunaah hai mai-e-adab se 'faiz' agar nigaah kaa vuzu na ho"

"fareb-e-dair-o-haram mein aa kar tavaaf-e-jaam-o-subu na karnaa gunaah hai rind-mashrabi mein gunaah ki aarzu na karnaa bayaan se kyaa khaak shiddat-e-soz-e-gham kaa andaaza ho sakegaa guzaarish-e-haal-e-vaaqai hai mariz kaa guftugu na karnaa agar tujhe gulsitaan-e-hasti mein hai par-o-baal ki zarurat to shaakh-e-gul par kabhi murattab nasheman-e-rang-o-bu na karnaa tulua hotaa hai aaftaab-e-khudi garebaan-e-be-khudi se tajassus-e-aql gumrahi hai tu bhuul kar justuju na karnaa ho husn ki raae mein shikast-e-khudi ki tauhin-e-be-niyaazi aqida-e-ishq mein to lekin haraam hai aarzu na karnaa yahin se ik roz aaftaab-e-hayaat-e-nau phir tulua hogaa agar vo taar-e-nazar bhi bakhshein to chaak-e-dil tu rafu na karnaa tiri nigaah-e-karam ne har anjuman ke aaiin badal diye hain kabhi khamoshi savaab thi ab azaab hai guftugu na karnaa namaaz kyaa laghzish-e-qadam bhi hai mustajaab us ki baargah mein agar mayassar huzur-e-dil ho gunaah bhi be-vuzu na karnaa havaa-e-sair-e-chaman mubaarak guzaarish-e-'faiz' is qadar hai asir-e-daam-e-nigaah ho kar tu dil ko be-aabru na karnaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"