junun kaa daur hai kis kis ko jaaein samjhaane — Anand Narayan Mulla

"ab apne dida-o-dil kaa bhi e'tibaar nahin usi ko pyaar kiyaa jis ke dil mein pyaar nahin nahin ki mujh ko tabi'at pe ikhtiyaar nahin har ek jaam se pi luun vo baada-khvaar nahin har ek gaam pe kaanTon ki hain kamin-gaahein shabaab aah shagufon ki rahguzaar nahin bhari hui hai vo kaam-o-dahan mein talkhi-e-zist ki lab pe jaam-e-mohabbat bhi khush-gavaar nahin na mere ashkon se daaman pe tere aaegi aanch ye shoala-ru hain magar fitrat-e-sharaar nahin kahin chhupaae se chhupti bhi hai haqiqat-e-gham vo gham hi kyaa jo masarrat se aashkaar nahin main teri yaad se bahkaa chukaa huun yuun dil ko ki ab mujhe tiri furqat bhi naagavaar nahin mire sukun ke liye kyuun ye koshish-e-paiham qaraar chhinne vaale tujhe qaraar nahin jahaan-e-aql ke nafrat-kadon mein baT jaataa hazaar shukr mohabbat pe ikhtiyaar nahin kisi ki luuT ke raahat khushi nahin milti khizaan ke haath mein sarmaaya-e-bahaar nahin nigaah-e-dost ko is ki bhi hai khabar lekin vo raaz jis kaa abhi dil bhi raazdaar nahin tavajja-e-nigah-e-yaar kaa sabab maa'lum dil-e-girafta-e-'mullaa' abhi shikaar nahin"

"jaan-e-afsaana yahi kuchh bhi ho afsaane kaa naam zindagi hai dil ki dhaDkan tez ho jaane kaa naam qatra qatra zindagi ke zahr kaa piinaa hai gham aur khushi hai do ghaDi pi kar bahak jaane kaa naam aaj tu kal koi aur hogaa sadr-e-bazm-e-mai saaqiyaa tujh se nahin ham se hai mai-khaane kaa naam intizaar-e-fasl-e-gul mein kho chuke aankhon kaa nuur aur bahaar-e-baagh leti hi nahin aane kaa naam taab-e-naakaami nahin to aarzu kartaa hai kyaa saaqiyaa tujh se nahin ham se hai mai-khaane kaa naam vaaqif-e-'mullaa' na thi bazm-e-khirad ye tai huaa ho na ho ye hai kisi mashhur divaane kaa naam"

"hijr ki shab ghaDi ghaDi dil se yahi savaal hai jis ke khayaal mein huun gum us ko bhi kuchh khayaal hai haae-ri bebasi shauq-e-dil kaa ajiib haal hai us kaa javaab sun chukaa phir bhi vahi savaal hai khvaab-o-fusun nahin to kyaa dil ye junun nahin to kyaa khalvat-e-dost aur tu teraa kahaan khayaal hai main tire dar ko chhoD duun shart-e-vafaa ko toD duun sonch khud apne dil mein tu kyaa ye miri majaal hai sharm si nazar dil ki hai uThti nahin nigaah-e-shauq ishq ki manzilon mein ik manzil-e-infiaal hai chaaheinge gar to dil ki baat aap hi jaan leinge vo munh se kahun to kyaa kahun shakl miri savaal hai baat unhin ki maan li jaise main hi khataa pe thaa un ko kahin ye shak na ho dil mein mire malaal hai ab tiri justuju hui himmat-e-dil ke hasb-e-zauq tu ne ye jab se kah diyaa ye talab muhaal hai sath-e-mazaaq-e-bazm par 'mullaa' utar ke aanaa to auron kaa jo kamaal hai tere liye zavaal hai"

"miri baat kaa jo yaqin nahin mujhe aazmaa ke bhi dekh le tujhe dil to kab kaa main de chukaa use gham banaa ke bhi dekh le ye to Thiik hai ki tiri jafaa bhi ik 'ataa mire vaaste miri hasraton ki qasam tujhe kabhi muskuraa ke bhi dekh le miraa dil alag hai bujhaa saa kuchh tire husn par bhi chamak nahin kabhi ek markaz-e-zist par unhein saath laa ke bhi dekh le mire shauq ki hain vahi zidein abhi lab pe hai vahi iltijaa kabhi is jale hue tuur par mujhe phir bulaa ke bhi dekh le na miTegaa naqsh-e-vafaa kabhi na miTegaa haan na miTegaa ye kisi aur ki to majaal kyaa use khud miTaa ke bhi dekh le kisi gul-fasurda-e-baagh huun mire lab hansi ko bhulaa chuke tujhe ai sabaa jo na ho yaqin mujhe gudgudaa ke bhi dekh le mire dil mein tu hi hai jalva-gar tiraa aaina huun main sar-basar yunhi duur hi se nazar na kar kabhi paas aa ke bhi dekh le mire zarf-e-ishq pe shak na kar mire harf-e-shauq ko bhuul jaa jo yahi hijaab hai darmiyaan ye hijaab uThaa ke bhi dekh le ye jahaan hai ise kyaa paDi hai jo ye sune tiri daastaan tujhe phir bhi 'mullaa' agar hai zid gham-e-dil sunaa ke bhi dekh le"

"zindagi go kushta-e-aalaam hai phir bhi raahat ki umid-e-khaam hai haan abhi teri mohabbat khaam hai tere dil mein kaavish-e-anjaam hai ishq hai main huun dil-e-naakaam hai is ke aage bas khudaa kaa naam hai aa kahaan hai tu fareb-e-aarzu aaj naakaami se lenaa kaam hai main vahi huun dil vahi armaan vahi ek dhokaa gardish-e-ayyaam hai apne ji mein ye ki duniyaa chhoD dein aur duniyaa ko hamin se kaam hai jal chuke chashm-e-aizzaa mein charaagh so bhi jaa 'mullaa' ki vaqt-e-shaam hai"

"nazar khamosh hui arz-e-naa-tamaam ke baa'd kuchh aur kah na sake ashk-e-be-kalaam ke baa'd ye mughbache tire saaqi abhi hain khira bahut har ek jaam-e-tahi aur salaa-e-aam ke baa'd bas itni baat ke kyaa kyaa hain bazm mein charche vo muskuraa se diye the mire salaam ke baa'd namaaz-e-jaam paDhi shaikh ne nahin lekin 'ajab saa nuur hai rukh par tulu-e-shaam ke baa'd har ik nazaaa kaa hal intiqaam hi hai abhi magar savaal to ye hai ki intiqaam ke baa'd ye lag rahaa hai ki jaise bichhaD rahi hai hayaat palaT palaT ke nigaahein hain gaam gaam ke baa'd kisi mahal kisi vaadi kisi chaman mein nahin vo gul jo dil mein mahaktaa hai nek kaam ke baa'd ghurur-e-tishna-saaqi bhi hai koi shai saaqi taqaazaa ham nahin karne ke jaam jaam ke baa'd ye sach nahin ki mire dil mein aur naam nahin magar ye sach hai ki ye sab hain tere naam ke baa'd hai ziist ziist usi ki ki jis ke baazu ko urush-e-subh bhi DhunDe nigaar-e-shaam ke baa'd badalti qadron mein kuchh huun ki kuchh nahin 'mullaa' savaaliya saa nishaan huun khud apne naam ke baa'd"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"ab vo saudaa nahin divaanon mein khaak uDti hai bayaabaanon mein gham-e-dauraan ko gila hai mujh se tu hi tu hai mire afsaanon mein dil-e-naadaan tiri haalat kyaa hai tu na apnon mein na begaanon mein bujh gai shama sahar se pahle aag jalti rahi parvaanon mein dil ne chhoDaa na umidon kaa khayaal phuul khilte rahe viraanon mein 'saif' pahlu mein ye aahaT gham ki kaun rotaa hai bayaabaanon mein"

"saaqi tiraa jamaal bhi meri nazar mein hai main jaantaa huun nuur jo shams-o-qamar mein hai meraa lahu bahaa ke adu mutmain nahin ab meraa khaandaan bhi us ki nazar mein hai akhbaar dekhtaa hai vo hasrat ki aankh se qaari ki zindagi kisi achchhi khabar mein hai yunhi nahin hai shaam se aankhon mein iztiraab khushbu bataa rahi hai koi rahguzar mein hai maanjhi badal badal ke miri fikr thak gai lekin miraa safina abhi tak bhanvar mein hai chhuTkaaraa paa gae hain sabhi is khayaal se insaaniyat kaa dard faqat mere sar mein hai dariyaa ke do kinaare hain milte nahin kabhi 'muztar' azal se bair yahaan khair-o-shar mein hai"

"qismat se jis kisi ko tiraa aastaan mile us kaa mizaaj farsh-e-zamin par kahaan mile har ek ko ye rutba-e-aali kahaan mile vo khush-nasib hai jise dard-e-nihaan mile sahbaa-e-ishq maarifat-e-haq mile mujhe phir kuchh yahaan mile na mujhe kuchh vahaan mile tufaan ki zad pe rakkhi hui shama ki tarah ham log be-amaan hain hamein bhi amaan mile maa'lum ye huaa ki tiri anjuman thi vo ahl-e-zabaan bhi ham ko jahaan be-zabaan mile naadaan hisaar-e-zaat se baahar nikal ke dekh gum-karda kaaenaat kaa shaayad nishaan mile 'hamza' bhaTak rahe hain bhalaa kis dayaar mein chaliye vahaan zamin se jahaan aasmaan mile"

"nashaat-e-mai hai ki jaam-e-sharaab hai kyaa hai vo khvaab-e-husn hai yaa husn-e-khvaab hai kyaa hai nigaar-e-husn-e-ghazaalaan bahaar raahat-e-jaan sahar kaa nuur hai vo maahtaab hai kyaa hai havaa chali vahi khushbu-badan ki yaad aai ye khvaab hai ki haqiqat saraab hai kyaa hai shab-e-visaal jo guzri ki tere chehre par sabaa kaa lams hai rang-e-hijaab hai kyaa hai ye shaam-e-gham bhi nahin yaad-e-raftagaan bhi nahin ajiib si hai khalish iztiraab hai kyaa hai chaman mein nikhat-e-gul hai na ab nasim-e-bahaar dhuaan saa phailaa huaa hai sahaab hai kyaa hai charaagh ab bhi tiri rahguzar mein jaltaa hai miri vafaa kaa sila hai hisaab hai kyaa hai vo shams hai ki sitaaraa vo chaand hai ki sahar vo shakhs jaan-e-'sabaa' hai saraab hai kyaa hai"

"jin se Darte the maraasim un hadon tak aa gae aap se phir rafta rafta khud se ham uktaa gae ret par kuchh duur tak dekhe the ham ne saaf saaf phir ghubaar uThaa koi vo naqsh bhi dhundhlaa gae khud-kushi suraj ne kar li ye bataane ke liye kaale rangon ke parinde aasmaan par chhaa gae chand jugnu hain yahaan par aur musalsal tirgi saahabo ham shama le kar kis khanDar mein aa gae vo vali hai aur na baada-khvaar hai daanishvaron aap bhi ham-zaad se meraa hi dhokaa khaa gae"