khulegaa naakhun-e-shamshir se uqda mire dil kaa — Meer Kallu Arsh

"sun ke furqat chup huaa aisaa ki murdaa ho gayaa puchhtaa hai yaar ro ro kar tujhe kyaa ho gayaa dekh kar chashm-e-siyaah-e-maah-ru vahshat hui chaandni mein us hiran kaa rang kaalaa ho gayaa kar diyaa abru ne do TukDe ba-rang-e-zulfiqaar ek hi talvaar mein saari kaa aadhaa ho gayaa kyaa diyaa bosa lab-e-shirin kaa ho kar tursh-ru munh huaa miThaa to kyaa dil apnaa khaTTaa ho gayaa munh jo us yusuf ne pheraa ho gae be-kaar sab dida-e-yaaqub chaah-e-aaina andhaa ho gayaa dil jo taDpaa daagh se raushan jahaan-e-dil huaa barq jab chamki andhere mein ujaalaa ho gayaa 'arsh' us ki sard-mehri taa-dam-e-aakhir rahi dil huaa ThanDaa na saaraa jism ThanDaa ho gayaa"

"mujh ko masnad pe qalamdaan bakhshaa sher-e-qaalin ko niyastaan bakhshaa pir-e-kanaan ko diyaa daagh-e-firaaq ek zan ko mah-e-kanaan bakhshaa maraz-e-ishq mein maut aati hai tu ne har dard ko darmaan bakhshaa qaabil-e-did hai husn-e-hikmat huur ko rauza-e-rizvaan bakhshaa qatra bhi vusat-e-rahmat se hai bahr chashm ko nuuh kaa tufaan bakhshaa dil-e-naalaan ko diye daagh-e-firaaq ek bulbul ko gulistaan bakhshaa dil-e-be-rahm diyaa zaalim ko jis tarah tiir ko paikaan bakhshaa gul ko pur-zar jo garebaan bakhshaa khaar ko dasht kaa daamaan bakhshaa rahm aayaa jo gunahgaaron par gunah-e-gabr-o-musalmaan bakhshaa aa gayaa kuchh jo karimi kaa khayaal huur ko mulk-e-sulaimaan bakhshaa teri tadbir hai ain-e-taqdir maut ko aalam-e-imkaan bakhshaa surkh-ru ahl-e-karam ko rakkhaa bahr ko panja-e-marjaan bakhshaa lab ki jaa bosa-e-rukhsaar diyaa evaz-e-laal badakhshaan bakhshaa mushaf-e-rukh kaa jo dekhaa koi sher ruh-e-'haafiz' ko bhi quraan bakhshaa us se huun taalib-e-imaan ai 'arsh' jis ne kaafir ko bhi imaan bakhshaa"

"kaun aaegaa jo tu be-sar-o-saamaan hogaa varna hogaa tu na andesha-e-darbaan hogaa qatl ke baad bhi ik aish kaa saamaan hogaa mai-e-gul-rang lahu zakhm namak-daan hogaa baankpan bas ki hai manzur mire qaatil ko gul-e-dastaar bhi ab ghuncha-e-paikaan hogaa ik nazar dekh sakegaa na tiri chashm-e-siyaah sabza-e-khat bhi charaagaah-e-ghazaalaan hogaa tu vahaan bhi jo na ho yaar to phir hai andher roz-e-mahshar pe gumaan-e-shab-e-hijraan hogaa dilbaro dil ke na le jaane mein israar karo tum ko kyaa faaeda hogaa miraa nuqsaan hogaa jaate hain sabr o qaraar o khirad o hosh o havaas jaras-e-qaafila apnaa dil-e-naalaan hogaa mere iisaa se mire dard kaa darmaan hogaa sharbat-e-vasl ilaaj-e-tap-e-hijraan hogaa vaaiz ham ko tu na hangaama-e-mahshar se Daraa apne nazdik vo ik majma-e-yaaraan hogaa aaina dida-e-hairaan tujhe dikhlaaegaa shaana-e-zulf miraa haal-e-pareshaan hogaa dil-e-be-ishq se kaunain mein tu hogaa kharaab barhaman dair mein kaabe mein musalmaan hogaa gar ye hain dast-e-junun aur vo hain khaar-e-junun na to daaman hi rahegaa na garebaan hogaa shaakh-e-gul hai qalam-e-fikr to ashaar hain gul 'arsh' divaan miraa rashk-e-gulistaan hogaa"

"kaan mein naala-e-hazaar aaya muzhda-e-mausam-e-bahaar aaya kyaa khayaal-e-sharaab-khvaar aaya barq saa abr be-qaraar aaya baagh-e-aalam mein thaa main nakhl-e-shama jal gayaa gul na barg-o-baar aaya dekh shatranj-e-dahr ki raftaar ki piyaada gayaa savaar aaya mar gae par bhi shauq-e-vasl rahaa khvaab mein bhi khayaal-e-yaar aaya shisha-e-saaat ik ghaDi mein banaa dil mein jis dam zaraa ghubaar aaya yaar jab ghair ke gale se milaa yaad kyaa sadma-e-fishaar aaya paak-tinat vo thaa ki parvaana shama ban kar sar-e-mazaar aaya shab ko ai gul jo ghair se tu hansaa mujh ko ronaa hazaar baar aaya bakhsh de ab to ai khudaa-e-karim dil-e-maayus umid-vaar aaya ik nazar 'arsh' sair-e-hasti kar kaun jaa kar adam se yaar aaya"

"vufur-e-zof se dil yaar par nahin aataa gham-e-firaaq mein jiinaa nazar nahin aataa nigaah-e-dida-e-dil se nazar nahin aataa khayaal-e-yaar bhi do do pahar nahin aataa visaal-e-dost bhi baad-e-visaal hai shaayad ki jo udhar ko gayaa phir idhar nahin aataa ghubaar-e-chashm bhi hai justuju mein sargardaan havaa mein khaak bhi vo raahbar nahin aataa chaDhaae gor-e-gharibaan pe kaun chaadar-e-gul charaagh le ke koi qabr par nahin aataa ye roz shaam se hai subh tak khud-aaraai ki shab ko aaina bhi apne ghar nahin aataa na shama-ru pe bhi duun jaan misl-e-parvaana ki naam-e-ishq ko badnaam kar nahin aataa main shab ko laa ke use 'arsh' khaak huun ham-khvaab vo shokh khaana-kharaab apne ghar nahin aataa"

"na gul na sarv miyaan-e-bahaar hotaa hai hamaari khaak se paidaa chinaar hotaa hai kabhi jo jalva-e-rukhsaar-e-yaar hotaa hai charaagh-e-tur charaagh-e-mazaar hotaa hai uThaa janaaza jo meraa qazaa lagi kahne ki jo piyaada hai aakhir savaar hotaa hai milaa ke khaak mein tan ko gai bahisht mein ruuh kisi kaa kaun zamaane mein yaar hotaa hai bajaa hai takht-e-sulaimaan pe bhi jo maari laat har ek murgh yahaan taajdaar hotaa hai na apne ghar mein mujhe ghair se milaa ai huur bahisht mein ye azaab-e-fishaar hotaa hai 'uruj 'arsh' jo manzur hai jalaa dil ko ki aag lagti hai jab sard anaar hotaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"