jaate hai khaanqaah se vaaiz salaam hai — Imdad Ali Bahr

"sina-kubi kar chuke gham kar chuke jite-ji ham apnaa maatam kar chuke dekhiye milte hain kis din yaar se iid bhi kar lein moharram kar chuke dhyaan un aankhon kaa jaane kaa nahin ye hiran paale hue ram kar chuke dil lagaa kar dukh uThaae be-shumaar dam-shumaari bhi koi dam kar chuke ab to zulfon ko na rakkho fard fard daftar-e-aalam ko barham kar chuke vaaizo jo chaaho farmaao hamein baiat-e-pir-e-mughaan ham kar chuke 'bahr' mustaghni hain fikr-o-sher se gauhar-e-maani faraaham kar chuke"

"har taraf majma-e-aashiqaan hai tere dam kaa ye saaraa samaan hai itnaa maghrur kyuun baaghbaan hai ye chaman chaar din mein khizaan hai ishq mein be-khabar ho gayaa huun kis se puchhun miraa dil kahaan hai kuchh nahin sujhti sair-e-gulshan meri aankhon se vo gul nihaan hai dhyaan aaThon-pahar hai usi kaa main yahaan huun miraa dil vahaan hai siine par rakh ke sotaa huun us ko us ki tasvir aaraam-e-jaan hai aansu bahne lage dekhte hi zulf-e-mahbub hai yaa dhuaan hai jaan parvaana hai us pari par sham-e-sozaan har ik ustukhvaan hai be-muravvat hai vo bevafaa hai saari mehnat miri raaegaan hai kyaa taDapte guzarte hi apne dard-e-dil mein hai lab par fughaan hai hijr mein kyuun nahin maut aati haae kyaa daagh-e-dil maraz-e-jaan hai DhunDhtaa huun main yusuf ko apne khaak mere pas-e-kaarvaan hai jaam-e-mul haath mein vo baghal mein 'bahr' apni ye qismat kahaan hai"

"khurshid-rukhon kaa saamnaa hai shabnam-sifat aabru havaa hai dil zakhmi-e-ishq hai sazaa hai bhar duun jo namak to phir mazaa hai ab to dil us par aa gayaa hai achchhaa hai buraa hai yaa bhalaa hai bainnul-aaad mein aadmi hai duniyaa ek beach ki siraa hai aisi hai malaahat us ke munh par rukhsaar kaa sabza lo nayaa hai iksir hai dil ki khaaksaari kushta ho jo nafas-e-kimiyaa hai munim na kar eatibaar-e-daulat iqbaal kaa qalb laa-baqaa hai vo dil na rahaa jaa naaz uThaaun main bhi huun khafaa jo vo khafaa hai kam hai jo sitam ho tujh par ai dil be-rahm se aur mil sazaa hai dil tum ko to phir kisi din pyaar koi tum se bhi sivaa hai achchhi nahin ye khalish raqibo kaanTe bo kar koi phalaa hai ham dekhein maze raqib luuTe yuun us se bhi to kyaa mazaa hai dam siine se kyuun nahin nikaltaa kyaa jism-e-nazaar khaar-e-paa hai daulat se kabhi na ser honge shaahon ko faqir ki duaa hai chhuptaa nahin koi apne dil mein aankhon mein vahi khaTak rahaa hai is ranj mein bhi nibaah deinge apnaa abhi itnaa hausla hai ai 'bahr' ghazal kahi jo tum ne ye tarz-e-kalaam 'mir' kaa hai"

"ifshaa hue asraar-e-junun jaama-dari se chhaape gae akhbaar miri be-khabari se dam naak mein aayaa hai ab is nauhagari se dil pak gayaa ai aah tiri be-asari se kyaa din hain jo gul khilte hain sho'le hain dahakte lu chalti hai baaghon mein nasim-e-sahari se sone ke nivaalon se na kar parvarish-e-ruh itni bhi mohabbat nahin karte safari se kab ahl-e-duval se hui maabud-parasti baatil hai agar sajda karein taaj-e-zari se har haal mein rahti hai khudaa par nazar apni ye martaba haasil hai hamein be-hunari se maghrur na ho chaand se rukhsaar par apne ye qumquma raushan hai charaagh-e-sahari se tu vo hai shah-e-husn agar baaj talab ho le huur se guldasta tabaq shaah-e-pari se munh chaDhte hain bad-asl tamiz un ko nahin hai daanton se laDi silk-e-guhar bad-guhari se aankhon se nikalvaaiye aankhein hirnon ki chiton ki kamar toDiye naazuk-kamari se naubat to kahin qatl-e-gunahgaar ki aai naqqaare bajaaungaa mein tiron ki sari se pusht-e-lab-e-shaffaaf se joban hai mison kaa sabze ne numu ki hai aqiq-e-shajari se piiri mein bhi ham se na hui khaana-nashini baaz aae na bazmon se na guzre guzri se qad tiir saa talvaar tavaazo' se huaa hai vo haath uThaate nahin be-daad-gari se jab chaaho chale aao ye vaa'da nahin achchhaa dil aankh churaataa hai bahut muntazari se ab zof-e-junun kucha-e-jaanaan mein bahaa de kab tak ye varam paanv par aashufta-sari se vo choT kaleje mein lagi hai ki na puchho taDpungaa tah-e-khaak bhi dard-e-jigari se rone kaa na le naam gham-e-yaar mein ai 'bahr' ulTe na zamaane kaa varaq lab ki tari se"

"aabla khaar-e-sar-e-mizhgaan ne phoDaa saanp kaa seli-e-zulf-e-rasaa ne kallaa toDaa saanp kaa panja-e-dandaan tiri kanghi ne moDaa saanp kaa kar ke gesu-e-kalaai haath toDaa saanp kaa kudki si mere sar par ishq-e-gesu hai savaar chob ki badli banaataa thaa main ghoDaa saanp kaa baar-e-firauni pe teri zulf agar baandhe kamar azhdar-e-musaa ke tausan par ho kuuDaa saanp kaa main huun vo ranjur-e-gesu 'aks agar meraa paDe mohra-e-har-e-ustukhvaan ban jaae phoDaa saanp kaa jab siyah botal se mai-rezi hui daur-e-firaaq main ye samjhaa zahr saaqi ne nichoDaa saanp kaa hai qadam us kaa havaa par paanv us kaa khaak par zulf ke mushki ko kab paataa hai ghoDaa saanp kaa aashiq-e-zulf-e-siyah ko is tarah taazir do saanp ki rassi banaao aur koDaa saanp kaa zulf-e-kaj-raftaar ki kab chaal chal saktaa hai vo aisi Thokar khaae sar ban jaae roDaa saanp kaa ek din ho jaaegaa raushan siyah-kaari kaa haal donon baghlon mein jaride hain ki joDaa saanp kaa jaantaa huun main tire raas-o-zanab ko ai falak mere Dasne ke liye paalaa hai joDaa saanp kaa kyaa ta'ajjub husn-e-jaanaan se agar puchhe gazand khaal mein bichchhu kaa joDaa zulfein joDaa saanp kaa saanp ke kaaTe ki lahr aae jo vasf-e-zulf mein 'bahr' ne phir to koi mazmun na chhoDaa saanp kaa"

"kiyaa salaam jo saaqi se ham ne jaam liyaa paDhe darud jo pir-e-mughaan kaa naam liyaa chah-e-zaqan mein giraa chaahtaa thaa dil meraa daraaz umr ho zulf-e-rasaa ne thaam liyaa kisi kaa zor zabardast par nahin chalnaa falak ne zulm kiyaa kis ne intiqaam liyaa nasib-var thi zulekhaa jo paayaa yusuf ko kaniz ho gai is shakl kaa ghulaam liyaa bharaa labon ne baraabar dam-e-masihaai jab us ke abruon ne hukm-e-qatl-e-aam liyaa mizaaj puchhaa kisi kaa to un kaa munh dekhaa kasak se haath mein aae agar salaam liyaa lagaayaa thaa kahin dil ham ne vo mazaa chakkhaa zabaan ne phir na kabhi aashiqi kaa naam liyaa bharaa hai aankh mein jaadu khulaa ishaare se zabaan kaa mizha-e-be-zabaan se kaam liyaa bahut kamar ke lachakne kaa hai khayaal un ko jo do qadam bhi chale paainchon ko thaam liyaa chaDhaa khumaar jo sar par utar gai izzat amaama rakh ke giro saaghar-e-mudaam liyaa uThaa ke daagh liyaa haq-e-sai kaa paisaa na murtashi ki tarah ham ne zar haraam liyaa havaa ko jaan di main ne zamin ko miTTi adaa kiyaa dam-e-rukhsat jo qarz daam liyaa muaaf ki hai khudaa ne zaiif par taklif sitam kiyaa agar ab dast-o-paa se kaam liyaa qasam na khaaungaa tison kalaam ki ai 'bahr' kisi kaa khvaab mein bosa to laa-kalaam liyaa"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"