koi nahin ki jise aashnaa-e-raaz karein — Muzaffar Shikoh

"ab aa bhi jaao ki phir ehtimaam-e-id karein nashaat-e-did se tashviq-e-dil mazid karein shikast-e-tauba se vaaiz ke dil ko khuun karein farogh-e-baada se zaahid ko naa-umid karein bayaa ki qaaida-e-aasmaan badal Daalein ba-naqd-e-baada dil-o-jaan-e-nau kharid karein ba-naam-e-saaqi-e-gulgun laabaan-e-simin-saaq vafur-e-baada se zauq-e-talab shadid karein binaa-e-kuhna ke aasaar munhadim kar ke jahaan-e-taaza ba-dast-e-khud aafrid karein darun-e-somea har muqtadi ko jul de kar khud apne pir-e-kharaabaat kaa murid karein haTaa ke phir rukh-e-zebaa se ghairiyat kaa hijaab har ek daghdagha-e-dil saqar-rasid karein junun-e-tishna-labi ko do-aatisha kar ke aqiq-e-lab se mai-e-arghavaan kashid karein"

"jaan ik but pe fidaa karte ho kyaa karte ho phir bhi ummid-e-vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho ham se paimaan-e-vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho tark dastur-e-vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho vaada karte ho vafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho jurm-e-qaanun-e-jafaa karte ho kyaa karte ho kar ke kaunain ko zanjiri-e-gesu-e-daraaz zulf-e-pechaan ko dutaa karte ho kyaa karte ho khaak mein ham ko milaayaa to bahut khuub kiyaa ab pashemaan huaa karte ho kyaa karte ho ham ko khud kar ke giraftaar-e-balaa hazrat-e-dil ab ye kahte ho buraa karte ho kyaa karte ho ghar jo zindaan hai to viraana banaa detaa thaa dar-o-divaar takaa karte ho kyaa karte ho khun-e-dil ashkon se bolaa ye umanD kar kal raat aap hi aap bahaa karte ho kyaa karte ho pairahan jo ki garebaan hi rahaa aur na jeb is ko baiThe jo siyaa karte ho kyaa karte ho"

"iid hai aur saaqi-e-nau-khez maikhaane mein hai aaj piine kaa maza pi kar bahak jaane mein hai kaif-o-masti jo tiri aankhon ke khum-khaane mein hai vo tiri miinaa mein hai saaqi na paimaane mein hai hai gham-e-divaar us ko aur na fikr-e-pairahan kyaa faraaghat tere divaane ko viraane mein hai gar jalaane mein jigar kaa khuun hai lutf-e-intizaar hijr ki lazzat bhi mar mar ke jiye jaane mein hai us ki nazrein bhaanp leti hain tujhe har rang mein kis balaa ki hoshiyaari tere divaane mein hai aur uljhaate chale jaate ho mere subh-o-shaam jab se tum ko ye shaghaf gesu ke suljhaane mein hai ab balaa se ho charaagh-e-dair yaa sham-e-haram qasd jal kar khaak ho jaane kaa parvaane mein hai"

"saudaa tumhaare ishq kaa jis din se sar mein hai saare-jahaan kaa dard hamaare jigar mein hai marne ki aarzu bhi nikal jaaegi kabhi aisaa kahaan ki bair duaa-o-asar mein hai josh-e-junun ko kis liye sahraa ki hai talaash sar phoDne kaa lutf to divaar-o-dar mein hai har halqa-e-khayaal hai tasvir-e-ru-e-dost afsun-e-intizaar ye kaisaa nazar mein hai ai dil tavaalat-e-shab-e-furqat kaa kyaa gila naadaan farq bhi koi shaam-o-sahar mein hai is gardish-e-mudaam se ghabraaein kis liye ik halqa-e-junun hai jo daur-e-qamar mein hai sajdon ne farq-e-naqsh-e-qadam bhi miTaa diyaa aisaa bhi ik maqaam tiri rahguzar mein hai dil de chuke hain jaan bhi ab de ke dekh lein ik imtihaan ye bhi hamaari nazar mein hai kah do shamim ghuncha-e-taaza-shagufta se bu-e-charaagh-e-kustaa bhi baad-e-sahar mein hai"

"gham-e-darun kaa koi tarjumaan nahin na sahi jo zakhm-e-dil bhi dahaan-e-fughaan nahin na sahi ye kam nahin hai ki aankhon mein dil utar aayaa tumhaare saamne munh mein zabaan nahin na sahi yahaan to koi nahin jis kaa dil hilaa doge jigar mein taaqat-e-zabt-e-fughaan nahin na sahi tujhi se shikva-e-dard-e-nihaan karein ai dil tire sivaa jo koi raazdaan nahin na sahi chaman mein aag lagaa di jo barq-e-sozaan ne to shaakh-e-gul pe miraa aashiyaan nahin na sahi abhi kuchh aur gharaunde banaao yaadon ke ghubaar-e-raah to hai kaarvaan nahin na sahi zamin to paanv tale hai yahi ghanimat hai hamaare zer-e-qadam aasmaan nahin na sahi"

"mohabbat ik gham-e-naa-ikhtitaam hoti hai na subh hoti hai us ki na shaam hoti hai mai-e-shabaab-o-ghurur-e-shabaab kyaa kahnaa bas ek ghunT mein turki tamaam hoti hai jo raah-e-aql-o-khirad ke liye hai laa-mahdud junun-e-ishq mein bas ek gaam hoti 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"

"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"