kaun 'aajiz' sila-e-tishna-e-dahaani maange — Kaleem Aajiz

"jab sabaa aai idhar zikr-e-bahaar aa hi gayaa yaad ham ko inqalaab-e-rozgaar aa hi gayaa kis liye ab jabr ki taklif farmaate hain aap banda-parvar main to zer-e-ikhtiyaar aa hi gayaa laala-o-gul par jo guzri hai guzarne dijiye aap ko to mehrbaan lutf-e-bahaar aa hi gayaa dahr mein rasm-e-vafaa badnaam ho kar hi rahi ham bachaate hi rahe daaman ghubaar aa hi gayaa hans ke bole ab tujhe zanjir ki haajat nahin un ko meri bebasi kaa e'tibaar aa hi gayaa shikva-sanji apni aadat mein nahin daakhil magar dil dukhaa to lab pe harf-e-naagavaar aa hi gayaa"

"zakhmon ke nae phuul khilaane ke liye aa phir mausam-e-gul yaad dilaane ke liye aa masti liye aankhon mein bikhere hue zulfein aa phir mujhe divaana banaane ke liye aa ab lutf isi mein hai mazaa hai to isi mein aa ai mire mahbub sataane ke liye aa aa rakh dahan-e-zakhm pe phir ungliyaan apni dil baansuri teri hai bajaane ke liye aa haan kuchh bhi to derina mohabbat kaa bharam rakh dil se na aa duniyaa ko dikhaane ke liye aa maanaa ki mire ghar se adaavat hi tujhe hai rahne ko na aa aag lagaane ke liye aa pyaare tiri surat se bhi achchhi hai jo tasvir main ne tujhe rakkhi hai dikhaane ke liye, aa aashufta kahe hai koi divaana kahe hai main kaun huun duniyaa ko bataane ke liye aa kuchh roz se ham shahr mein rusvaa na hue hain aa phir koi ilzaam lagaane ke liye aa ab ke jo vo aa jaae to 'aajiz' use le kar mahfil mein ghazal apni sunaane ke liye aa"

"yahi bekasi thi tamaam shab usi bekasi mein sahar hui na kabhi chaman mein guzar huaa na kabhi gulon mein basar hui ye pukaar saare chaman mein thi vo sahar hui vo sahar hui mire aashiyaan se dhuaan uThaa to mujhe bhi is ki khabar hui mujhe kyaa agar tire dosh se tiri zulf taa-ba-kamar hui ki main aisaa khaana-kharaab huun kabhi chhaanv mein na basar hui tujhe fakhr apne sitam pe hai ki asaa-e-raah-numaa banaa mujhe naaz apni vafaa pe hai ki charaagh-e-raahguzar hui main tiri balaa se ujaD gayaa tiraa hausla to nikal gayaa ye baDi khushi kaa maqaam hai ki ye iid bhi tire ghar hui"

"miri masti ke afsaane raheinge jahaan gardish mein paimaane raheinge nikaale jaaeinge ahl-e-mohabbat ab is mahfil mein begaane raheinge yahi andaaz-e-mai-noshi rahegaa to ye shishe na paimaane raheinge rahegaa silsila daar-o-rasan kaa jahaan do chaar divaane raheinge jinhein gulshan mein Thukraayaa gayaa hai unhi phulon ke afsaane raheinge khirad zanjir pahnaati rahegi jo divaane hain divaane raheinge"

"judaa jab tak tiri zulfon se pech-o-kham nahin honge sitam duniyaa mein baDhte hi raheinge kam nahin honge Dil-e-pur-gham na honge dida-e-pur-nam nahin honge andheraa hogaa us mahfil mein jis mein ham nahin honge dilaase un ke jo dard-aashnaa-e-gham nahin honge namak hi honge dil ke zakhm par marham nahin honge agar baDhtaa rahaa yunhi ye saudaa-e-sitamgaari tumhi rusvaa sar-e-baazaar hoge ham nahin honge janaab-e-shaikh par afsos hai ham ne to samjhaa thaa haram ke rahne vaale aise naa-mahram nahin honge idhar aao tumhaari zulf ham aaraasta kar dein jo gesu ham sanvaareinge kabhi barham nahin honge agarche 'ishq mein marne kaa khatra hi ziyaada hai magar marne ke Dar se marne vaale kam nahin honge"

"dard kab dil mein mehrbaan na rahaa haan magar qaabil-e-bayaan na rahaa ham jo gulshan mein the bahaar na thi jab bahaar aai aashiyaan na rahaa gham garaan jab na thaa garaan thaa mujhe jab garaan ho gayaa garaan na rahaa doston kaa karam maaaz-allaah shikva-e-jaur-e-dushmanaan na rahaa bijliyon ko duaaein detaa huun dosh par baar-e-aashiyaan na rahaa"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"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"