ishq mein kamtar hanse aur beshtar royaa kiye — Karamat Ali Shaheedi

"dar-parda sitam ham pe vo kar jaate hain kaise gar kiije gilaa saaf mukar jaate hain kaise aane mein to sau tarah ki sohbat thi shab-e-vasl dekheinge par ab uTh ke sahar jaate hain kaise ranjish kaa miri paas nahin aap ko mutlaq barham tujhe ham dekh ke Dar jaate hain kaise ghusse mein nayaa rang nikaale hain pari-ru juun juun ye bigaDte hain sanvar jaate hain kaise us saahib-e-ismat ko yahi soch hai har subh be-vajh mire baal bikhar jaate hain kaise ayyaam musibat ke to kaaTe nahin kaTte din aish ke ghaDiyon mein guzar jaate hain kaise vo vaqt to aane de bataa deinge 'shahidi' bin aae kisi shakhs pe mar jaate hain kaise"

"saamne mere na ghairon se milaataa aankhein kuchh bhi us shokh ke hoti jo hayaa aankhon mein khuun agar rouun kahun paa-e-nigaarin kis ke male aankhon se ki hai rang-e-hinaa aankhon mein ek shab dekh ke us rashk-e-pari ko raqqaas aaj tak phirti hai vo jumbish-e-paa aankhon mein rashk-e-gulnaar miri aankhon ko rakhtaa hai mudaam bas-ki ik shaahid-e-gul-rang-qabaa aankhon mein aaina dekh ke mashshaata se kahtaa hai vo shokh chashm-e-bad-dur ghazab surma ghulaa aankhon mein kyaa malaahat rukh-e-jaanaan mein hai allaah allaah aa gayaa jis ke tasavvur se mazaa aankhon mein ham ne dekhi hai tiri aankhon ke Doron ki bahaar kyaa rag-e-gul ko hai yaan nashv-o-numaa aankhon mein mardum-e-dida ko hai khilat-e-zar ki khvaahish jalva-farmaa ho tu ai mehr-laqaa aankhon mein saat parde mein agar rahne se hai shauq tujhe ye bhi ik manzar-e-paakiza hai aa aankhon mein dil-e-khun-kushta miraa mujh ko nihaayat hai aziiz siina jab chaak huaa hai isi jaa aankhon mein haq ne is vaaste aankhon mein banaae parde josh-e-girya mein tu le ashk chhupaa aankhon mein ek ishva mein kiyaa us ne 'shahidi' ko shahid khanjar-o-tegh hi bhar rakkhe the kyaa aankhon mein"

"mohabbat qata ki tum ne vo koson uD gayaa tum se dil apnaa rishta-e-ulfat kaa thaa ai gul-rukhaan baandhaa abhi jauhar karungaa apnaa varna sach bataa mujh ko tiri tegh-e-nigah ne mashvara kyaa meri jaan baandhaa ghariq-e-bahr-e-hushyaari ko har-dam fikr-e-saamaan ho kabhi yaan kashti-e-mai par na ham ne baadbaan baandhaa adaavat nim-jaan majnun se kyaa hai tujh ko ai zaalim mughilaan mein jo kHaali naaqa laa kar saariyaan baandhaa kiyaa hijraan ki shab mein koh-e-gham ne mujh ko chuur aisaa ki jarraahon ne subh aa kar miraa har ustukhvaan baandhaa banaa thaa panja-e-jarraah rashk-e-panja-e-marjaan tire zakhmi kaa jis dam us ne zakhm-e-khun-chakaan baandhaa miraa har misra-e-divaann hai ik shaakh-e-shakar goyaa lab-e-shirin kaa mazmun main ne ai shirin-zabaan baandhaa zamaan-e-nazaa dekhaa ik nazar hur-e-bahishti ko ye bohtaan apne aashiq par abas ai bad-gumaan baandhaa koi ai haamilaan-e-arsh tum se daad letaa huun sutun ik ab mire naalon ne su-e-laa-makaan baandhaa shahid is qadrdaani kaa huun TukDe kar ke aashiq ko lahad par nakhl-e-maatam yaar ne bahr-e-nishaan baandhaa mujhe ik umr se thaa motiyon ke sehre kaa armaan shab-e-furqat mein tu ne dida-e-gauhar-fishaan baandhaa rasaai ek tere baam tak us ko nahin zaalim kamand-e-aah mein sau baar main ne aasmaan baandhaa vo ganj-e-zaat kyaa kuchh hogaa yaarab main to hairaan huun hifaazat ke liye jis par tilism-e-do-jahaan baandhaa 'shahidi' kasrat-e-isyaan se mujh ko khauf aataa hai safar hai duur kaa aur dosh par baar-e-garaan baandhaa"

"kyaa vaqt-e-sahar hausla baaqi ho duaa kaa jab kar ke duaa dekhte hon ru-e-sahar ham tu chaand se behtar hai ki raunaq tire munh par paate hain fuzun shaam se bhi vaqt-e-sahar ham ban-Than ke ho vo rashk-e-pari saamne jis dam kyon ghash hamein aa jaae na aakhir hain bashar ham darbaanon ki shafqat se rihaai nahin hoti barson mein kisi din use paate hain agar ham har vaza ke insaan se mulaaqaat hai un ko sab khalq mudaaraat ke qaabil hai magar ham jaate kidhar aatish-kada-e-ishq se uD kar maanind samundar ke agar rakhte bhi par ham ab chain se sonaa tah-e-aflaak hamesha ai ahl-e-zamin muzhda ho tum ko gae mar ham dekhe hain magar bikhre hue baal kisi ke kuchh aaj 'shahidi' kaa ajab haal hai darham"

"qurbaani-e-insaan kaa nahin shauq gar us ko phir eid ke din kyon mujhe zindaan se nikaalaa ahbaab ke kaandhe se giraa jaataa thaa jis dam taabut miraa gor-e-gharibaan se nikaalaa taqdir ne saahil pe kiye saikDon phere takhta na hamaaraa kabhi tufaan se nikaalaa shaana dil-e-sad-chaak ke naqsha se banaayaa aaina mire dida-e-hairaan se nikaalaa vo tifl-e-sharir aur se kab chuke hai jis ne ustaad ko do din mein dabistaan se nikaalaa lailaa bhi magar parda-e-mahmil ki thi dushman naaqa ko ragaD kar jo mughilaan se nikaalaa zid mujh se thi majnun ki hikaayat kaa phir ai jaan kyon tum ne varaq apne gulistaan se nikaalaa ab tak miri aahon mein hai sumbul ki si khushbu ik din jo dhuaan yaar ke quliyaan se nikaalaa"

"umr-bhar ishq ke aazaar ne sone na diyaa haae haae dil-e-bimaar ne sone na diyaa khvaab mein shakl dikhaataa vo muqarrar mujh ko shauq ke taala-e-bedaar ne sone na diyaa aish ki shab bhi mire bakht ko aa jaati niind us ki paazeb ki jhankaar ne sone na diyaa mere marqad pe kahaa kis ne qayaamat hai qarib yaad aa kar tiri raftaar ne sone na diyaa rat-jage hote rahe hain ki baDhe gham ki umr ek shab dard-e-dil-e-zaar ne sone na diyaa main ne sone na diyaa shaam se us ko shab-e-vasl subh tak zid se mujhe yaar ne sone na diyaa nish-e-gham ne rag-e-mizhgaan se nikaalaa ye lahu mujh ko raaton mire gham-khvaar ne sone na diyaa mai-kasho surkh hain aankhein jo tumhaari shaayad shab tumhein saaqi-e-sarshaar ne sone na diyaa khauf thaa us ko 'shahidi' tiri bad-masti kaa shab jo ham-bazmon ko ayyaar ne sone na diyaa"

"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"