jahaan tegh-e-himmat alam dekhte hain — Ismail Merathi

"nahin maalum kyaa vaajib hai kyaa farz mire mazhab mein hai teri razaa farz shuur-e-hasti-e-mauhum hai kufr fanaa baad-e-fanaa baad-e-fanaa farz nahin aagaah mast-e-baada-e-shauq kahaan sunnat kidhar vaajib kujaa farz reh-e-taslim mein az-ru-e-fatvaa duaa vaajib pa tark-e-muddaaa farz na chhuTe kufr mein bhi vaz-e-imaan ki har haalat mein hai yaad-e-khudaa farz nahin dekhaa kisi ne husn-e-mastur ba-qadr-e-fahm lekin kar liyaa farz na maanungaa na maanungaa kabhi main mujhe karte hain kyuun us se judaa farz na kholungaa na kholungaa zabaan ko ki hai ikhfaa-e-raaz-e-dilrubaa farz balaa se koi maane yaa na maane chalo ham kar chuke apnaa adaa farz"

"hai be-lab-o-zabaan bhi ghul tere naam kaa mahram nahin hai gosh magar is payaam kaa khush hai malaamat ahl-e-kharaabaat kai liye is silsile mein naam nahin nang-o-naam kaa nakhvat hai jis ke kaasa-e-sar mein bhari hui kab mustahiq hai mahfil rindaan mein jaam kaa jaagir-e-dard par hamein sarkaar-e-ishq ne tahrir kar diyaa hai vasiqa davaam kaa vaadi-e-ishq mein na milaa koi ham-safar sunte the naam khizr alaihis-salaam kaa aasudgi na DhunD ki jaataa hai kaarvaan le mustaaar barq se vaqfa qayaam kaa kholaa hai mujh pe sirr-e-haqiqat majaaz ne ye pukhtagi sila hai khayaalaat-e-khaam kaa khaataa nahin fareb-e-tamannaa-e-do-jahaan khugar nahin hai tausan-e-himmat lagaam kaa mat rakh tamaa se chashm-e-tamatto ki hai yahaan daana har ek mardumak-e-dida-daam kaa pahunchaa diyaa hudud-e-do-aalam se bhi pare mutrib ne raag chheD diyaa kis maqaam kaa zulmat mein kyaa tamiz safed-o-siyaah ki furqat mein kuchh hisaab nahin subh-o-shaam kaa jis ki nazar hai sanat-e-abru-nigaar par hai vo qatil-e-tegh na kushta niyaam kaa khaane ko ai haris gham-e-ishq kam nahin ye ho to kuchh bhi fikr na kar qarz-o-vaam kaa main be-qaraar-e-manzil-e-maqsud be-nishaan raste ki intihaa na Thikaanaa maqaam kaa gar dekhiye to khaatir-e-naashaad shaad hai sach puchhiye to hai dil-e-naakaam kaam kaa uTThe tiri naqaab to uTh jaae ek baar sab tafraqa ye roz-o-shab-o-subh-o-shaam kaa"

"hai jaan-e-hazin ek lab-e-ruh-fazaa do ai kaash ki is ek ki ho jaaein davaa do thaa khaar-e-jigar hijr mein tanhaa gham-e-duri hain aafat-e-jaan vasl mein ab sharm-o-hayaa do mastaana-ravish kyuun na chale vo nigah-e-naaz aankhein hain ki hain jaam-e-mai-e-hosh-rubaa do ji tang hai kyaa kijiye aur josh-e-balaa ye dil ek hai kyaa dijiye aur zulf-e-dotaa do hai ain inaayat jo nishaan puchhiye meraa ye bhi nahin manzur to apnaa hi pataa do kyaa daam-e-fareb us ne bichhaayaa hai dil-aavez do aan phansein aur jo ho jaaein rihaa do gar naaz-khud-aaraa ko hai yaktaai kaa daavaa kyuun aaina dekhaa ki hue jalva-numaa do bebaaki-o-shokhi bhi hai aur sharm-o-hayaa bhi do mahram-e-asraar hain to parda-kushaa do do gesu-o-do zulf-e-balaa-khez hain chaaron haan kaakul-e-khamdaar bhi hain un ke sivaa do vo tarz-o-ravish haae vo andaaz-o-adaa haif kyaa bachte dil-o-jaan kujaa chaar kujaa do seri-e-nazar bhi na hui haae mayassar aankhein jo huiin chaar lage tir-e-qazaa do"

"zaraa gham-zadon ke bhi gham-khvaar rahnaa karein naaz to naaz-bardaar rahnaa faraakhi-o-usrat mein shaadi-o-gham mein bahar-haal yaaron ke tum yaar rahnaa samajh nardbaan apni naakaamiyon ko ki hai shart-e-himmat talabgaar rahnaa karo shukr hai ye inaayat khudaa ki balaaon mein aksar giraftaar rahnaa agar aadmi ko na ho mashghala kuchh bahisht-e-barin mein ho dushvaar rahnaa khabar bhi hai aadam se jannat chhuTTi kyuun khilaaf-e-jibillat thaa be-kaar rahnaa samajhte hain sheron ko bhi narm chaara ghazaalaan-e-shahri se hoshyaar rahnaa"

"saaqi-e-khum-khaana thaa jo subh-o-shaam roz-e-aadina thaa masjid mein imaam jis ne chashm-e-mast-e-saaqi dekh li taa-qayaamat us pe hushyaari haraam is lab-e-jaan-bakhsh ki baatein thiin yaa moajazaat-e-isi-e-gardun-maqaam ho gayaa us ko qayaamat kaa yaqin jis ne dekhaa sarv-qaamat kaa khiraam chashma-e-aab-e-baqaa ki lahr thi vo ibaarat vo ishaarat laa-kalaam marhabaa itr-e-garebaan ki shamim hai moattar jis se ruhaani mashaam thi zabaan yaa qaate-e-auhaam yaa zulfiqaar-e-haidari thi be-niyaam jis ne dekhaa nargis-e-shahlaa kaa khvaab is ne paayaa ramz-e-qalbi laa-yanaam qaala atmamto alaikum nemati ho gaiin sab khubiyaan us par tamaam jis ne chaaTi utba-e-uliyaa ki khaak talkhi-e-dauraan se ho kyuun talkh-kaam ai sabaa sahraa-e-jaan mein kar talaash kis taraf hain vo suraadiq vo khiyaam khalvat-e-lailaa mein tu guzre agar to ye kah denaa hamaaraa bhi payaam tishnigaan-e-shauq hain gum-karda-raah tu bhi chal bahr-e-khudaa do-chaar gaam bahr mein barpaa huaa josh-o-kharosh habbazaa rushhaat-e-kaasaatil-kiraam saunp di thi dast-e-qudrat ne tujhe naaqa-e-lailaa-e-maani ki zamaam"

"ghair-e-tavakkul nahin chaaraa mujhe apne hi dam kaa hai sahaaraa mujhe hirs-o-tama ne to Duboyaa hi thaa sabr-o-qanaaat ne ubhaaraa mujhe jo vo kahe us ko sazaa-vaar hai chun-o-charaa kaa nahin yaaraa mujhe be-adabon ki adab-aamoziyaan in ke bigaDne ne sanvaaraa mujhe koshish-e-be-sud mushavvash na kar qaar na ban jaae kinaaraa mujhe zishti-e-pindaar dilaataa hai yaad qissa-e-askandar-o-daaraa mujhe nang-e-muzillat se chhuDaa le gayaa josh-e-hamiyyat kaa haraaraa mujhe auj-e-maaali pe uDaa le gayaa tausan-e-himmat kaa taraaraa mujhe aah nahin rukhsat-e-ifshaa-e-raaz qissa to maalum hai saaraa mujhe fursat-e-auqaat hai bas mughtanim ye nahin milne ki dobaaraa mujhe"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"