koi savaal-e-khudaa-o-sanam nahin ai dost — Jameel Mazhari

"bahut mushkil hai paas-e-lazzat-e-dard-e-jigar karnaa kisi se ishq karnaa aur vo bhi umar bhar karnaa sar-e-mahfil tiraa vo pursish-e-zakhm-e-jigar karnaa miri jaanib ba-mushkil ik nazar karnaa magar karnaa musallam ho gai hai be-ikhtiyaari jazb-e-baatin ki mohabbat us se karnaa jis se nafrat is qadar karnaa yahaan baal-o-pari bhi ek surat hai asiri ki asir-e-baal-o-par ho kar ghurur-e-baal-o-par karnaa tujhe haq hai ki tu parda uThaae ru-e-raushan se ki tere husn ko aataa hai tahzib-e-nazar karnaa baDhaa kar haath taare aasmaan se kaun toDegaa 'jamil' ik kaar-e-naa-mumkin hai taqlid-e-qamar karnaa"

"main kyaa bataaun ki tu kyaa hai aur kyaa huun main hujum-e-lafz-o-maaani mein kho gayaa huun main pinhaa de koi mohabbat ki ek kaDi zanjir ki qaid-e-farz se baahar nikal gayaa huun main savaab ko nai shaklein jo de rahaa hai tu gunaah ke nae saanche banaa rahaa huun main junun miraa khirad-aasuda-e-nataaej hai khud apne paanv ki zanjir Dhaaltaa huun main miri nazar mein tajalli ki kyaa haqiqat hai tajalliyon ki haqiqat ko dekhtaa huun main giraa chukaa thaa jise kal nazar se apni 'jamil' ghurur ab usi pasti pe kar rahaa huun main"

"kaho na ye ki mohabbat hai tirgi se mujhe Daraa diyaa hai patangon ne raushni se mujhe safina shauq kaa ab ke jo Duub kar ubhraa nikaal le gayaa dariyaa-e-be-khudi se mujhe hai meri aankh mein ab tak vahi safar kaa ghubaar milaa jo raah mein sahraa-e-aagahi se mujhe khirad inhi se banaati hai rahbari kaa mizaaj ye tajrabe jo mayassar hain gumrahi se mujhe abhi to paanv se kaanTe nikaaltaa huun main abhi nikaal na gulzaar-e-zindagi se mujhe zabaan-e-haal se kahtaa hai naaz-e-ishva-gari hayaa chhupaa na saki chashm-e-mazhari se mujhe baraae daad-e-sukhan kaasa-e-savaal ho dil khudaa bachaae 'jamil' is gadaagari se mujhe"

"parda haail jo thaa kahaan hai ab teraa jalva hi darmiyaan hai ab shama kahti rahi jise shab bhar khaatme par vo daastaan hai ab meri nazron ki ik thakan ke sivaa aur kyaa chiiz aasmaan hai ab sabr kaa mere imtihaan to huaa teri rahmat kaa imtihaan hai ab tu bhi meri tarah na ho naakaam fikr ye rab-e-do-jahaan hai ab kaamyaabi ke gur bataane lagi ishq par aql mehrbaan hai ab 'mazhari' pesh-e-kaarvaan thaa kabhi 'mazhari' gard-e-kaarvaan hai ab"

"kaun kahtaa hai baDhaa shauq idhar se pahle kis ne dekhaa thaa kise tirchhi nazar se pahle mutmain ho le zaraa ahl-e-nazar se pahle parde aankhon ke uThaa parda-e-dar se pahle abhi taalim-e-vafaa yaani jafaa kaa nahin vaqt tarbiyat shauq ki ho lutf-e-nazar se pahle haan mohabbat mein maza hai mujhe inkaar nahin magar ai zauq-e-khalish dard-e-jigar se pahle saalik-e-raah-e-vafaa hai dil-e-aashufta-mizaaj muzhda-e-gumrahi-e-shauq-e-safar se pahle jurat-e-arz-e-tamannaa pe khafaa ho lenaa muskuraao to zaraa nichi nazar se pahle mausam-e-kaif mein be-kaifi-e-jazbaat na puchh dil-e-bulbul hai fasurda gul-e-tar se pahle jumbish-e-muztarib-e-parda-e-ismat ki qasam jalve betaab hue zauq-e-nazar se pahle jin se badnaam hue ishq ke jazbaat-e-latif vo ishaare the idhar se ki udhar se pahle do iraadon mein jo haail the hayaa ke parde kis ne sarkaae ishaaraat-e-nazar se pahle kyuun koi pahlu-e-jaanaan mein jagah paae 'jamil' aaj ham bazm mein pahuncheinge qamar se pahle"

"'jamil' ko gumrahi mubaarak ki ab to saamaan bhi vahi hai jo dil ki vahshat kaa thaa taqaaza khirad kaa mailaan bhi vahi hai khudi mohabbat ke falsafe mein hai us ke jazbon ki maut lekin kuchh aur dil mein utar ke dekho to ishq ki jaan bhi vahi hai bani thi hamdard ishq ki jab to aql ko ye bhi dekhnaa thaa ki jis ko vo faaeda samajhti hai us kaa nuqsaan bhi vahi hai hamaari mizaan-e-aagahi mein yaqin kyaa hai gumaan ki shiddat jo shak ki aaghosh mein palaa ho usulan imaan bhi vahi hai 'jamil' kaisi khudaa-parasti vahi ghuTi khvaahishon ki masti Duboi jis ne hamaari kashti tumhaaraa tufaan bhi vahi hai"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"dushmani chalti rahi yaaron ke biich phuul bhi khilte rahe khaaron ke biich ho agar imaan-e-kaamil aaj bhi raqs ho saktaa hai angaaron ke biich dosti ki chhat banaanaa chaahiye ham ko bhi rahnaa hai divaaron ke biich aap ko to chaand kahte the sabhi aap kyon dhundlaa gae taaron ke biich khud-farebi ne sahaaraa de diyaa mil gayaa iqraar inkaaron ke biich khuub hai 'muztar' kaa rang-e-shaairi khuun ki surkhi hai ghazal-paaron ke biich"

"miri jaanib nigaah-e-naaz kar aahista aahista mire dil ke jazire mein utar aahista aahista mohabbat donon jaanib hai tafaavut sirf itnaa hai idhar hai tez-rau lekin udhar aahista aahista tiri beTi kaa qad tere baraabar ho gayaa shaayad tu apni khud-kushi par ghaur kar aahista aahista sahar aai na aae vo sitaaro jaao so jaao ki ab chalte hain ham bhi apne ghar aahista aahista jo kal tak meri barbaadi ki qasmein khaate phirte the vahi ab ho rahe hain dar-ba-dar aahista aahista na jaane rah-ravaan-e-raah kaa ab hashr kyaa hogaa bhaTakte jaa rahe hain raahbar aahista aahista khudaa ke vaaste samjhaa-bujhaa kar rok le koi vo dekho jaa rahe hain ruuTh kar aahista aahista adaavat dil mein rakhnaa muskuraa kar guftugu karnaa sabhi ko aa gayaa hai ye hunar aahista aahista nimaT luun doston ki dosti se pahle ai 'hamza' to lungaa dushmanon ki bhi khabar aahista aahista"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"ek dariyaa saa musalsal hai ravaan jaante hain ham zamaane se zamaane ko yahaan jaante hain raah-e-haq par hamein rakhnaa hain akele hi qadam saath degaa na hamaaraa ye jahaan jaante hain ham ne jo baat kahi vo bhi na samjhi tum ne dost to dost ki khaamosh zabaan jaante hain laakh aaraaishein mil jaaein magar un ke baghair ghar na ho paaegaa ham se ye makaan jaante hain daa'vaa karte hain khudaa ko bhi samajhne kaa magar ham yahaan Thiik se khud ko bhi kahaan jaante hain jism ke zakhm to sab bhar gae kab ke lekin ruuh par ab bhi jo hain ham vo nishaan jaante hain 'aarzu' kyon ho hamein ‘umr-daraazi ki jab zindagi ham tire sab sud-o-ziyaan jaante hain"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"