junun-e-shauq-e-mohabbat ki aagahi denaa — Alqama Shibli

"choT phulon ki chhaDi se bhi na kyon dil par lage shahr mein har aadmi jab dard kaa paikar lage kaar-gaah-e-zindagi goyaa hai dasht-e-karbalaa raaste mein jis taraf bhi jaaiye Thokar lage is dayaar-e-raushni ne yuun kiyaa hai khira-chashm zindagi jaise yahaan shab se bhi tira-tar lage raaste viraan chehre faq labon par khaamushi dosto ye shahr bhi ab mujh ko apnaa ghar lage vaqt kaa be-rahm suraj kyon na ho zohra-gudaaz subh ki ThanDi havaa bhi jab mujhe khanjar lage manzilein aisi bhi aai hain safar mein zaat ke phuul bhi zer-e-qadam aae to vo patthar lage zakhm tanhaai kaa 'shibli' thaa na kuchh kam jaan-gudaaz aur is par ye huaa ki pai-ba-pai nashtar lage"

"mujh ko auron se koi shikva nahin main ne bhi to khud ko pahchaanaa nahin sar pe aa pahunchaa hai suraj karb kaa saath apne saaya bhi apnaa nahin shauq-e-manzil hi hai meraa khizr-e-raah naqsh-e-paa har moD par miltaa nahin ho gayaa khun-e-hayaat ab yuun safed jaise meraa us se kuchh rishta nahin hai khayaal-e-khaam vo main ne jise pairahan alfaaz kaa bakhshaa nahin ab hai chehron par naqaab-e-maslahat koi chehra dil kaa aaina nahin kyon na ho shoala-ba-daaman zindagi kis taraf ab aag kaa dariyaa nahin phuul ki ik pankhuDi kahiye use zindagi ik barg-e-aavaara nahin zehn-e-'shibli' mein hai us ki guunj bhi vaqt ke honTon pe jo naghma nahin"

"main ne aaj ek tamaashaa dekhaa saaghar-e-chashm mein dariyaa dekhaa raat ik khvaab niraalaa dekhaa dosh par apnaa janaaza dekhaa puchhiye kuchh nahin kyaa kyaa dekhaa vaqt ne jo bhi dikhaayaa dekhaa khuun patthar se bhi ristaa dekhaa zindagi teraa saraapaa dekhaa qaid thiin dard ki sadiyaan jis mein meri qismat ne vo lamha dekhaa tishnagi hi jaise dariyaa se mili us ne qatre mein bhi dariyaa dekhaa haadse vaqt ke hain jis pe raqam kyaa kisi ne bhi vo chehra dekhaa umr-bhar dhuup mein yunhi taDpo tum ne kyon khvaab sahar kaa dekhaa so gayaa vaqt bhi mahtaab ke saath raat 'shibli' ko bhi tanhaa dekhaa"

"mujh ko auron se koi shikvaa nahin main ne bhi to khud ko pahchaanaa nahin sar pe aa pahunchaa hai suraj karb kaa saath apne saaya bhi apnaa nahin shauq-e-manzil hi hai meraa khizr-e-raah naqsh-e-paa har moD par miltaa nahin ho gayaa khun-e-hayaat ab yuun safed jaise meraa is se kuchh rishta nahin hai khayaal-e-khaam vo main ne jise pairahan alfaaz kaa bakhshaa nahin ab hai chehron par naqaab-e-maslahat koi chehra dil kaa aaina nahin kyuun na ho shoala-ba-daaman zindagi kis taraf ab aag kaa dariyaa nahin phuul ki ik pankhuDi kahiye use zindagi ik barg-e-aavaara nahin zehn-e-'shibli' mein hai us ki guunj bhi vaqt ke honTon pe jo naghma nahin"

"zakhm dil kaa khun-chakaan aisaa na thaa ab se pahle jaan-sitaan aisaa na thaa larza-bar-andaam hai qasr-e-yaqin aadmi said-e-gumaan aisaa na thaa phuljhaDi si chhuTti thi raat-din shahr-e-jaan tira-nishaan aisaa na thaa phuul jo the aarzu ke jal gae shoala shoala gulistaan aisaa na thaa ziist ki rah mein balaaein thiin magar mere sar par aasmaan aisaa na thaa shaakh-e-gul thi titliyon ke par bhi the gulshan-e-dil be-amaan aisaa na thaa"

"ye kyaa ki faqat apni hi tasvir banaao ai naqsh-garo vusat-e-fan kuchh to dikhaao khultaa nahin kyaa laala-o-gul soch rahe hain kuchh tum hi kaho fasl-e-bahaaraan ki havaao chhaa jaae na ehsaas pe zulmat shab-e-gham ki yaaro dil-e-sozaan ki na qindil bujhaao har subh mire khvaab se gul-guna talab hai har shaam ko zid hai ki mujhe ghaaza lagaao rangin hai daamaan-e-sahar kis ke lahu se khaamosh ho kyon daar-o-rasan kuchh to bataao ye farsh-nashin arsh-nashin to nahin 'shibli' sar dil ki bulandi hai na qadmon pe jhukaao"

"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"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"