in gesuon mein shaana-e-armaan na kijiye — Hafeez Jalandhari

"maston pe ungliyaan na uThaao bahaar mein dekho to hosh hai bhi kisi hoshyaar mein kuchh mohtasib kaa khauf hai kuchh shaikh kaa lihaaz piitaa huun chhup ke daaman-e-abr-e-bahaar mein vo saamne dhari hai suraahi bhari hui donon jahaan hain aaj mire ikhtiyaar mein allaah baat kyaa hai ki divaangi miri divaangi nahin nazar-e-hoshiyaar mein jhuTi tasalliyon se na bahlaao jaao jaao jaao ki tum nahin ho mire ikhtiyaar mein huun vaadi-e-hayaat mein is tarah sust-e-gaam jaise ho paa-shikasta koi khaar-zaar mein ab vo sukun-e-yaas na vo iztiraab-e-shauq siine mein dil hai yaa koi laasha mazaar mein ab khaak uDaaiye na hamaare mazaar ki ab khaak bhi nahin hai hamaare mazaar mein tanhaai-e-firaaq mein ummid baar-haa gum ho gai sukut ke hangaama-zaar mein vo andalib-e-gulshan-e-maani huun main 'hafiz' soz-e-sukhan se aag lagaa duun bahaar mein"

"o dil toD ke jaane vaale dil ki baat bataataa jaa ab main dil ko kyaa samjhaaun mujh ko bhi samjhaataa jaa haan mere majruh tabassum khushk labon tak aataa jaa phuul ki hast-o-bud yahi hai khiltaa jaa murjhaataa jaa meri chup rahne ki aadat jis kaaran bad-naam hui ab vo hikaayat aam hui hai suntaa jaa sharmaataa jaa ye dukh-dard ki barkhaa bande den hai tere daataa ki shukr-e-neamat bhi kartaa jaa daaman bhi phailaataa jaa jiine kaa armaan karun yaa marne kaa saamaan karun ishq mein kyaa hotaa hai naaseh aql ki baat sujhaataa jaa tujh ko abr-aalud dinon se kaam na chaandni raaton se bahlaataa hai baaton se bahlaataa jaa bahlaataa jaa donon sang-e-raah-e-talab hain raah-numaa bhi manzil bhi zauq-e-talab har ek qadam par donon ko Thukraataa jaa naghme se jab phuul khileinge chunne vaale chun leinge sunne vaale sun leinge tu apni dhun mein gaataa jaa aakhir tujh ko bhi maut aai khair 'hafiz' khudaa-haafiz lekin marte marte pyaare vajh-e-marg bataataa jaa"

"ye kyaa maqaam hai vo nazaare kahaan gae vo phuul kyaa hue vo sitaare kahaan gae yaaraan-e-bazm jurat-e-rindaana kyaa hui un mast ankhDiyon ke ishaare kahaan gae ek aur daur kaa vo taqaazaa kidhar gayaa umDe hue vo hosh ke dhaare kahaan gae uftaad kyuun hai laghzish-e-mastaana kyuun nahin vo uzr-e-mai-kashi ke sahaare kahaan gae dauraan-e-zalzala jo panaah-e-nigaah the leTe hue the paanv pasaare kahaan gae baandhaa thaa kyaa havaa pe vo ummid kaa tilism rangini-e-nazar ke ghubaare kahaan gae uTh uTh ke baiTh baiTh chuki gard raah ki yaaro vo qaafile thake haare kahaan gae har mir-e-kaarvaan se mujhe puchhnaa paDaa saathi tire kidhar ko sidhaare kahaan gae farmaa gae the raah mein baiTh intizaar kar aae nahin palaT ke vo pyaare kahaan gae tum se bhi jin kaa ahd-e-vafaa ustuvaar thaa ai dushmanon vo dost hamaare kahaan gae kashti nai bani ki uThaa le gayaa koi takhte jo lag gae the kinaare kahaan gae ab Dubton se puchhtaa phirtaa hai naakhudaa jin ko lagaa chukaa huun kinaare kahaan gae betaab tere dard se the chaaraagar 'hafiz' kyaa jaaniye vo dard ke maare kahaan gae"

"koi davaa na de sake mashvara-e-duaa diyaa chaaragaron ne aur bhi dil kaa dard baDhaa diyaa donon ko de ke suratein saath hi aaina diyaa 'ishq bisorne lagaa husn ne muskuraa diyaa zauq-e-nigaah ke sivaa shauq-e-gunaah ke sivaa mujh ko buton se kyaa milaa mujh ko khudaa ne kyaa diyaa thi na khizaan ki rok-thaam daaman-e-ikhtiyaar mein ham ne bhari bahaar mein apnaa chaman luTaa diyaa husn-e-nazar ki aabru sanat-e-barhaman se hai jis ko sanam banaa liyaa us ko khudaa banaa diyaa daagh hai mujh pe 'ishq kaa meraa gunaah bhi to dekh us ki nigaah bhi to dekh jis ne ye gul khilaa diyaa 'ishq ki mamlikat mein hai shorish-e-aql-e-naa-muraad ubhraa kahin jo ye fasaad dil ne vahin dabaa diyaa naqsh-e-vafaa to main hi thaa ab mujhe DhunDte ho kyaa harf-e-ghalat nazar paDaa tum ne mujhe miTaa diyaa khubs-e-darun dikhaa diyaa har dahan-e-ghaliz ne kuchh na kahaa 'hafiz' ne hans diyaa muskuraa diyaa"

"un ko jigar ki justuju un ki nazar ko kyaa karun mujh ko nazar ki aarzu apne jigar ko kyaa karun raat hi raat mein tamaam tai hue umr ke maqaam ho gai zindagi ki shaam ab main sahar ko kyaa karun vahshat-e-dil fuzun to hai haal miraa zubun to hai ishq nahin junun to hai us ke asar ko kyaa karun farsh se mutmain nahin past hai naa-pasand hai arsh bahut buland hai zauq-e-nazar ko kyaa karun haae koi davaa karo haae koi duaa karo haae jigar mein dard hai haae jigar ko kyaa karun ahl-e-nazar koi nahin is liye khud-pasand huun aap hi dekhtaa huun main apne hunar ko kyaa karun tark-e-taalluqaat par gir gai barq-e-iltifaat raahguzar mein mil gae raahguzar ko kyaa karun"

"kyuun hijr ke shikve kartaa hai kyuun dard ke rone rotaa hai ab ishq kiyaa to sabr bhi kar is mein to yahi kuchh hotaa hai aaghaaz-e-musibat hotaa hai apne hi dil ki shaamat se aankhon mein phuul khilaataa hai talvon mein kaanTe botaa hai ahbaab kaa shikva kyaa kijiye khud zaahir o baatin ek nahin lab uupar uupar hanste hain dil andar andar rotaa hai mallaahon ko ilzaam na do tum saahil vaale kyaa jaano ye tufaan kaun uThaataa hai ye kashti kaun Dubotaa hai kyaa jaaniye ye kyaa khoegaa kyaa jaaniye ye kyaa paaegaa mandir kaa pujaari jaagtaa hai masjid kaa namaazi sotaa hai khairaat ki jannat Thukraa de hai shaan yahi khuddaari ki jannat se nikaalaa thaa jis ko tu us aadam kaa potaa 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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"