jo aansuon ko na chamkaae vo khushi kyaa hai — Charkh Chinioti

"baat kahne ke liye baat banaai na gai ham se baaraat farebon ki sajaai na gai aaj bhi daar ke takhte se sadaa aati hai haq ki aavaaz sitamgar se dabaai na gai dost karte hain hasad is liye teri tasvir maa-sivaa dil ke kahin aur sajaai na gai gham ki tasvir banaane ko main jab bhi baiThaa un ki muskaan ubhar aai banaai na gai nai tahzib ke khaakon ko sanvaaraa ham ne ham se akhlaaq ki tasvir banaai na gai jaane kyaa sujhi miri qabr par aa kar un se gul chaDhaae na gae shama jalaai na gai main to baat aai gai kar ke chalaa aayaa thaa ho gai baat paraai vo dabaai na gai us ne hangaamon se bahlaai hai apni duniyaa vaqt se amn ki shahnaai bajaai na gai 'charkh' dekhe jo javaani ke ubharte jalve zindagi apni gunaahon se bachaai na gai"

"main ik ik aashnaa se aashnaa huun khulus un mein hai kitnaa jaantaa huun tiri baat aai thi lab par zaraa si zamaane bhar ki baatein sun rahaa huun ye koi jaani-pahchaani jagah hai achaanak chalte chalte ruk gayaa huun tamaashaa hai ye meri be-khudi kaa main apne aap mein gum ho gayaa huun miri aankhein hain goyaa un ki aankhein jidhar vo dekhte hon dekhtaa huun tire khvaabon ki duniyaa saamne hai main jhuTi niind shaayad so rahaa huun tire kuche mein mela lag rahaa hai main ik viraan raste par khaDaa huun ye mil kar phir kabhi milti nahin hain tiri nazron ko main pahchaantaa huun sitam ho yaa karam ai 'charkh' kuchh ho mohabbat kaa main sadqa ban gayaa huun"

"teri zulfon ne kiyaa kis pe karam raat gae kis ke haathon se nikaale gae kham raat gae shab-e-vaa'da ke masaaib kaa nahin main hi shikaar ghaTne lagtaa hai sitaaron kaa bhi dam raat gae os paD jaati hai khushiyon pe na aane se tire sar uThaate hain baham ranj-o-alam raat gae zabt kartaa huun magar zabt ki had hoti hai ham se rukti nahin yalghaar-e-alam raat gae ruk gae saans mundi aankhein uDe hosh-o-havaas khul gayaa dil ke dilaason kaa bharam raat gae lagi-lipTi se vo hote hain mubarraa jazbaat jin pe fankaar uThaataa hai qalam raat gae raasta dekhti hain shaam se nazrein ai 'charkh' vo nahin aate to ho jaati hain nam raat gae"

"kab gharibon ko ujaalon ki khabar hoti hai zindagi un ki andheron mein basar hoti hai husn ko chhuti hain jab subh ki zarrin kirnein fitratan subh vo rangin sahar hoti hai zindagi jin ki tire 'ishq mein hoti hai basar unhein duniyaa ki na 'uqbaa ki khabar hoti hai kabhi naasaazi-e-maahaul ko khaatir mein na laa raat ke parde mein malbus sahar hoti hai gham-o-'ishrat kaa muraqqa' hai ye duniyaa ai 'charkh' kabhi kaanTon kabhi phulon pe basar hoti hai"

"jalva-e-hosh-rubaa koi dikhaayaa jaae 'aalam-e-shauq ko divaana banaayaa jaae tu ne duniyaa hi badal di mire armaanon ki gham-e-dauraan tujhe siine se lagaayaa jaae jaagte jaagte qismat ko sulaa baiThaa huun miri soi hui qismat ko jagaayaa jaae aao ai khvaab-gah-e-naaz ki nindo ki tumhein jaagti raaton kaa andaaz dikhaayaa jaae hashr ko hashr uThaane ki zarurat na rahe hashr se pahle koi hashr uThaayaa jaae saaz-e-dil TuuT gayaa vaqt gayaa naghmon kaa ab javaani kaa koi nauha sunaayaa jaae aap jalvon ko sameTe hue kyon baiThe hain aabshaaron ki tarah nuur luTaayaa jaae mauja-e-zulf-e-mo'ambar kaa taqaazaa hai yahi nikhat-o-nur kaa tufaan uThaayaa jaae 'charkh' vo mai-kada-bar-dosh ghaTaaein aaiin hurmat-e-tauba ko khaatir mein na laayaa jaae"

"fazaa mein kaif-fashaan phir sahaab hai saaqi phir apne rang pe daur-e-shabaab hai saaqi ye talkh yaadein kam-az-kam bhulaa to deti hai sharaab kuchh bhi ho aakhir sharaab hai saaqi jo apni hasti ki masti miTaa ke aataa hai tire huzur vahi baaryaab hai saaqi gham-e-firaaq gham-e-zindagi gham-e-duniyaa sharaab saare ghamon kaa javaab hai saaqi tiri nigaahon se maikhaane jaam bharte hain tiri nigaahon kaa koi javaab hai saaqi ba-qaul-e-'charkh' yahaan mastiyaan ubharti hain ye mai-kada to jahaan-e-shabaab hai saaqi"

"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"