jitne hasin chehre the logon ko bhaa gae — Aftab Shah

"nai zaminein nae aasmaan banaaungaa darida 'ahd mein apnaa jahaan banaaungaa main khinch kar tire suraj ko apni dharti par hudud-e-saql mein apnaa zamaan banaaungaa darun-e-dil mein lagaaungaa teri murat ko fasil-e-jism pe teraa makaan banaaungaa main toD dungaa sabhi but tire zamaane ke shu'ur-e-zaat se aisaa samaan banaaungaa khutut-e-'ishq se main jiit lungaa duniyaa ko zamin ki god se dil ki kamaan banaaungaa main rok dungaa sabhi zulm is zamaane mein savaad-e-'adl ko aisaa ravaan banaaungaa"

"hamaare ghaav kabhi ham ko bhi dikhaai dein 'ilaaj aisaa karo khud ko ham sunaai dein koi tabib bhi chaaragari pe raazi nahin mazaar-e-zist pe ab kis ko ham duhaai dein mukar gayaa hai miraa yaar apne vaa'de se mubaaraki mein use kyon na ham miThaai dein vafaa kaa sunte hi kuchh log mujh se kahte hain janaab aap bhi is ki kabhi safaai dein ye kyaa ki faiz tiraa auron mein hi baTtaa hai kabhi to nain tire ham ko bhi rasaai dein"

"main tujh se jo maangun to yahi maangun ki mujh ko muhtaaj na karnaa kisi duniyaavi khudaa kaa duniyaa ke masaaib se agar jhukne lagun to haathon mein thamaa denaa 'asaa apni 'ataa kaa kamzor jo paDne lage aavaaz miri to duniyaa mein baDhaa denaa asar meri sadaa kaa aa jaae agar vaqt kaDaa pyaaron pe mere fazlon mein piro denaa badan un ki du'aa kaa namnaak jo ho jaaun kabhi apnon se maulaa aankhon se miTaa denaa alam apne gadaa kaa duniyaa ki nigaahon se agar girne lagun to 'izzat ko banaa denaa sharaf meri qabaa kaa ho jaaein agar haath mire khaali to maulaa kashkol mein bhar denaa bharam apni razaa kaa"

"uljhi hui lakiron kaa ye jaal dekh kar 'aamil bhi ro paDaa hai miri faal dekh kar aisi lakir jis pe tiraa naam thaa likhaa vo miT gai hai vaqt ki ye chaal dekh kar laalach ke munh mein hirs kaa paani saa aa gayaa ghurbat ki bastiyon mein paDaa kaal dekh kar haakim ki baachhein khil gaiin aankhon ke saath saath qarzon ki mad mein aayaa huaa maal dekh kar aankhon ki khiDkiyon se takaa chaand ko bahut ham ne manaai 'iid tiraa gaal dekh kar honTon ki siskiyon ne chhuaa honT ko magar saanson ki chikh dab gai vo khaal dekh kar din ne tire vujud se raushan kiyaa jahaan utri na shab mein raat tire baal dekh kar din bhar pukaartaa huun tiraa naam letaa huun aaegaa tujh ko rahm miraa haal dekh kar"

"palkein hain qaafiye tiri aankhein radif hain honTon ki nazmein bahr mein baaham halif hain chalne mein ik ravaani hai uThnaa salis hai misre badan ki shaakh pe vahshi harif hain mufrad hai teri zaat murakkab ke husn se dil ki ghazal mein Duub ke fiqre latif hain sharm-o-hayaa ki masnavi bandish kaa vird hai kaafir adaaein she'r mein jakDi nazif hain matla' saa jism band hai tarkib-e-'ishq se honTon ke khaal konon pe raushan kasif hain rangat tiri qaside ki tashbib se juDi qaatil nuqush madh mein Dhalte 'afif hain 'ilm-e-'aruz ne tujhe aisaa kiyaa ki ab mauzun khayaal nasr ke lagte khafif hain"

"daagh vo saare dho saktaa hai ab bhi meraa ho saktaa hai shaane lag ke hansne vaalaa hanste hanste ro saktaa hai aankhein paDhne vaalaa sab ki sach-much paagal ho saktaa hai sab ke aansu chunne vaalaa nadiyon nadiyon ro saktaa hai siine lag ke rahne vaalaa aankh jhapakte kho saktaa hai dekh ke mujh ko chehra phere aisaa kaise ho saktaa hai marte marte bachne vaalaa jhiil kinaare so saktaa hai chehra pher ke jaane vaalaa khud se naalaan ho saktaa hai pyaar mohabbat karne vaalaa ruuh mein kaanTe bo saktaa hai sab se Darne vaalaa ik din sach mein baaghi ho saktaa hai chaand pe jaane vaalaa insaan bail dubaara jo saktaa hai nagri nagri phirne vaalaa teraa majnun ho saktaa hai"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"