kohna aqdaar se koi haT jaae to — Faisal Tufail

"ye koi baagh nahin phuul khilaae jaaein dasht mein aae hain to khaak uDaae jaaein sab biThaate hain hamein mansab-o-masnad pe magar ham ye chaahein ki tire saath biThaae jaaein ungliyaan kaan mein Thunse hue phirte hain sabhi aap aavaaz lagaate hain lagaae jaaein bas isi shart pe aankhein tumhein de saktaa huun in ko dekhe hue manzar na dikhaae jaaein inhin yaadon ke sahaare hi tiraa hijr kaTe ye parinde miri chhat se na uDaae jaaein aasmaan chhune kaa haq aap kaa taslim hamein kuchh ta'alluq to zamin se bhi nibhaae jaaein"

"zabaan se kuchh na kahaa an-kahi ne saath diyaa kali se milte hue bekali ne saath diyaa ye baat sunte hi aansu nikal paDe the mire mileinge phir se agar zindagi ne saath diyaa udaas shaam akele main jheltaa kaise tumhaari yaad thi aur baansuri ne saath diyaa guzarnaa jaan se aasaan to nahin thaa magar bhalaa ho yaar jo is be-dili ne saath diyaa safar to khair safar thaa guzar hi jaanaa thaa jo tum na aae to ik ajnabi ne saath diyaa vo mujh ko chhoD ke jaataa to mar na jaataa main chalaa gayaa hai magar phir usi ne saath diyaa tumhein ye kis ne kahaa hai diyaa diye se jale main jal rahaa thaa to meraa kisi ne saath diyaa main nasl-e-tirgi ke vaar sah rahaa thaa bahut phir ik charaagh jani raushni ne saath diyaa"

"ik baar jo milaa thaa to khoyaa nahin gayaa is tarh vo gayaa hai ki goyaa nahin gayaa kal raat teri yaad thi kamre mein yaa ki tu is darja raushni thi ki soyaa nahin gayaa mujh ko ye e'tiraaf hai ki naa-tavaan huun main mujh se miraa vujud bhi Dhoyaa nahin gayaa aansu Thahar gae hain mire us ke gaal par shabnam se is gulaab ko dhoyaa nahin gayaa phir main ne qahqahe kaa sahaaraa liyaa hai aaj dukh is qadar ziyaada thaa royaa nahin gayaa vo lutf-e-'ishq ho ki sitam-haa-e-rozgaar mujh ko kisi laDi mein piroyaa nahin gayaa phir kis samar ki tum ho tamanna liye hue gar khud ko bhi zamin mein boyaa nahin gayaa"

"vaqt ki rau ko ravaani se nikaalaa jaae chand lamhon ko giraani se nikaalaa jaae mujh ko to khinch liyaa dast-e-junun ne lekin ab miraa 'aks bhi paani se nikaalaa jaae muddaton us ki raqaabat ko sahaa hai ham ne ab ye kirdaar kahaani se nikaalaa jaae zahr-aalud hui jaati hai khushbu is se saanp ko raat ki raani se nikaalaa jaae phir huaa lashkar-e-fir'aun muqaabil 'faisal' raasta phir koi paani se nikaalaa jaae"

"khaamoshi tiri chikh se ye bhed khulaa hai sannaaTe se bhi lipTi hui koi sadaa hai ai zauq-e-nazar dekh tire saamne kyaa hai kohna hi sahi aankh pe manzar to nayaa hai vo chaand na niklaa to sitaare bhi the gum-sum suraj bhi bahut der se bedaar huaa hai chal tujh ko liye jaataa huun dikhlaane samundar dariyaa miri kashti mein jo tu baiTh gayaa hai vaajib hai ise chuum ke aankhon se lagaaun ik harf jo tasbih-e-mohabbat se giraa hai manzil se kabhi meri shanaasaai nahin thi rasta hi miraa yaar thaa jo ruuTh gayaa hai charchaa hai bahut shahr mein jis mauj-e-numu kaa vo khvaab miri aankh se hi Tapkaa huaa hai ai surat-e-mahtaab tiraa haath bhi aakhir lahron ki ravaani mein kahin chhuT gayaa hai"

"kaise kaise kamaal kartaa huun sang ko ham-khayaal kartaa huun khvaab khud ro hain saare aankhon mein main faqat dekh-bhaal kartaa huun ek hi kaam thaa mohabbat kaa vo bhi ab khaal-khaal kartaa huun kyaa mujhe raaegaan hi jaanaa hai khud se aksar savaal kartaa huun sab manaazir se bach nikalne ko ik takhayyul ko Dhaal kartaa huun meraa ronaa misaal hai lekin raqs bhi be-misaal kartaa huun raushni bhar gai hai yuun mujh mein chaand ko dil khayaal kartaa huun"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"