jo is zulf-e-pechaan ko ham dekhte hain — Bulbul Kashmiri

"hotaa rahaa firaaq mein laaghar tamaam raat haathon se uTh sakaa bhi na saaghar tamaam raat badlin shab-e-firaaq mein kuchh itni karvaTein aae hain yaad des ke machchhar tamaam raat baDhne do soz-e-ishq mein ye dil ki dhaDkanein jalte rahein ye aag ke heater tamaam raat vo baandhte rahe main use kholtaa rahaa bichh hi sakaa na Dhang se bistar tamaam raat kashmir ke havaale se khvaab-o-khayaal mein ugte rahe hain sarv-o-sanobar tamaam raat 'bulbul' kisi hasin pe yuun dil machal gayaa naachaa ho jaise sahn mein bandar tamaam raat"

"kuchh baraae saaqi-e-gulfaam pi letaa huun main kuchh ba-israar-e-lab-e-maadaam pi letaa huun main kuchh ba-naam-e-'ghaalib'-o-'josh'-o-'jigar' 'faiz'-o-'adam' kuchh bayaad-e-haafiz-o-khayyaam pi letaa huun main az-sar-e-nau sar pe baalon ko ugaane ke liye hasb-e-nuskha roghan-e-baadaam pi letaa huun main mai-kade mein jab bhi piitaa huun kabhi zaahid ke saath bil adaa kartaa hai vo be-daam pi letaa huun main vaadi-e-kashmir ki ranginiyon ki yaad mein chaae ke uble gulaabi jaam pi letaa huun main jab kabhi bulbul mujhe hotaa hai nazla aur zukaam bas zaraa do ghunT vaqt-e-shaam pi letaa huun main"

"sarkaar mere ishq kaa meaar dekhnaa laayaa huun aap ke liye main kaar dekhnaa main chhik chhik kar huaa bimaar dekhnaa nisvaar-e-vaaz dete ho miqdaar dekhnaa laakhon hue hain shahr mein be-kaar dekhnaa baavar na ho to aaj kaa akhbaar dekhnaa arzaan lage na dil miraa to ai mire aziiz sau baar jaa ke ishq kaa baazaar dekhnaa kahtaa hai kaun shaikh ji maghrib pasand hain patlun chust ke tale shalvaar dekhnaa 'bulbul' ko chonch maarne aao to soch kar talvaar si hai us ki bhi minqaar dekhnaa"

"maikhaane ke dar par jo laTkaa nazar aataa hai ye shaikh-e-haram hi kaa kurtaa nazar aataa hai powder hai ki chehre par aaTaa nazar aataa hai mahbub-e-khud-aaraa to baniyaa nazar aataa hai laDkaa nazar aati hai laDki nazar aataa hai maghrib kaa jo sidhaa hai ulTaa nazar aataa hai malmal kaa amaama to london mein nahin miltaa ai shaikh tire sar par Dhaaka nazar aataa hai ghaaeb hain namaazi bhi ghaaeb hai vo mullaa bhi masjid mein musalle par loTaa nazar aataa hai aashiq ke janaaze par duniyaa hi chali aai kaalaa nazar aataa hai goraa nazar aataa hai vaaiz ne kaTaa Daali maikhaane mein phir bole kyaa chor ki daaDhi mein tinkaa nazar aataa hai"

"mashriqi duniyaa mein biivi hai agar naukar kaa naam maghribi duniyaa mein shofar jaaniye shauhar kaa naam rasm-e-shaadi ghaT rahi hai baDh rahi hai dosti maan bataa sakti nahin bachchon ko ab father kaa naam shaadiyaan dushvaar-tar karne lagi rasm-e-jahez lab pe aasaani se aataa hi nahin dukhtar kaa naam kisht-o-khun mein kaT rahe hain is tarah logon ke sar aadmi hai aaj-kal muuli kaa yaa gaajar kaa naam gaanv ke kitne manaazir rang barsaane lage dafatan yaad aa gayaa chhoDe hue aajar kaa naam kals kaa dullar kaa daachhigaam kaa maaDar kaa naam madmati kaa traaggaa-bal kaa aur sheraasar kaa naam"

"mohabbat ko na rakkho dil ke naazuk aabginon mein ye aisaa aab-e-zam-zam hai jise rakhte hain Tinon mein samundar kaa safar kaise kareinge vo safinon mein jo buzdil Dar ke maare Duub jaate hain pasinon mein baDi tashvish phaili hai vatan ke taarkinon mein unhein milti hain sau sau dhamkiyaan do do mahinon mein ajaaib-ghar mein rakhiye ye kisi qaarun kaa sar hai milaa hai ye bhi aasaar-e-qadima ke dafinon mein dil-e-gum-gashta meraa un ke baTve se nikal aayaa abas DhunDaa kiye ham aasmaanon aur zaminon mein musallam hai janaab-e-shaikh ki paakiza-daamaani ki bin puchhe chale jaate hain vo parda-nashinon mein bigaDti hai kabhi qismat kabhi biivi kabhi motor yaqinan mushtarak hai koi si ik chiiz tinon mein khudaavandaa na jaane un tire bandon pe kyaa guzre nikal aate hain jiite jaagte chuze mashinon mein idhar Duube udhar ubhre udhar ubhre idhar Duube mohabbat bahr hai aur apnaa maskan sab-marinon mein khudaa hi laaj rakh letaa hai bimaar-e-mohabbat ki vo jab tashrif laate hain to rozon ke mahinon mein jinhein iqbaal ne sinchaa thaa apne khuun se 'bulbul' ham apne hal chalaane lag gae hain un zaminon mein"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"