kyon kahaa paas tire aaina-e-dil na rahe — Abdul Mannan Bedil Azimabadi

"maail us but kaa jidhar tir-e-nazar hotaa hai surat-e-qibla-numaa dil bhi udhar hotaa hai dard siine mein kahaan aur kidhar hotaa hai ye to ham kah nahin sakte hain magar hotaa hai mutmain aap rahein khauf ki kuchh baat nahin kahin aashiq ke bhi naalon mein asar hotaa hai dil huaa jaataa hai jaulaan-gah-e-yaas-o-hirmaan dekh kis tarah se viraan tiraa ghar hotaa hai meri tadbir pe hans deti hai taqdir miri naala jis vaqt ki juyaa-e-asar hotaa hai tujh ko Dar kyaa hai miraa qissa-e-gham sun to sahi kahin aashiq ke bayaan mein bhi asar hotaa hai jaaguzin hotaa hai ik dil mein koi parda-nashin yaani ab rashk-e-do-sad kaaba ye ghar hotaa hai rahm kyon aae unhein sun ke hamaaraa naama kab siyah-bakhton ke rone mein asar hotaa hai vaaizo kaaba ki taarif se saabit ye huaa ki sanam-khaana hi allaah kaa ghar hotaa hai barg-haa-e-gul-e-tar kaise bikhar jaate hain girya-e-bulbul-e-naalaan mein asar hotaa hai zaahid-e-gosha-nashin kab use pahchaan sakaa vahi aarif hai jise zauq-e-nazar hotaa hai shab ko sab logon se poshida janaab-e-'bedil' aap kaa jaanaa ye har roz kidhar hotaa hai"

"meraa lab-e-khamosh agar iltijaa kare shaayad tiri nigaah-e-karam e'tinaa kare allaah zor-e-be-asari kaa bhalaa kare yaksaan hai koi naala kare yaa duaa kare dil e'timaad-e-vaada-e-sabr-aazmaa kare kaam apnaa teri shokhi-e-taaqat-rubaa kare us kaa shabaab josh pe aae khudaa kare dil zindagi se haath uThaa kar duaa kare gar ho sake to itnaa shahid-e-jafaa kare tegh-e-nigaah-e-yaar ke haq mein duaa kare parvaana daur-e-gard-e-bisaat-e-umid ho dar-parda shama-e-bazm-e-mohabbat jalaa kare izaa-kushi kaa daur bahaar-e-hayaat hai dil apnaa gul-faroshi-e-daagh-e-jafaa kare kuchh ikhtiyaar bhi hai jo majburiyaan hain kuchh is kashmakash mein kahiye to insaan kyaa kare pahunche ye arsh par bhi to parvaa na ho unhein kahiye to naala meraa rasaa ho ke kyaa kare aah-e-falak-rasaa se to kuchh bhi na ho sakaa shaayad ki kuchh bulandi-e-dast-e-duaa kare majburi-e-atam mein hai zor ikhtiyaar kaa jo kaam mujh se ho na sake vo khudaa kare quraan mein likhaa hai jo laa-taqnatu sarih zauq-e-nigaah kahiye to kyunkar khataa kare kyon chheDein shokhiyaan dil-e-shorish-pasand ko kyon baiThe baiThe koi qayaamat bapaa kare phir daam mein phansungaa ki main said-e-shauq huun sayyaad mashq ke liye mujh ko rihaa kare lab aashnaa-e-aarzu-e-dil kabhi na ho aur maajraa-e-ishq kaa qissa huaa kare 'bedil' jo mast ho khabar-e-fasl-e-gul se vo daavaa-e-paarsaai-e-be-sarfa kyaa kare"

"saaqi phir aaya saaghar-e-sahbaa liye hue yaa meri zindagi kaa sahaaraa liye hue aankhon mein hain vo chashma-e-sahbaa liye hue yaa aab-e-zindagi ke hain dariyaa liye hue baiThaa huun intizaar mein ik hila-ju ke phir rag-rag mein iztiraab ki duniyaa liye hue tajdid-e-vaada phir hui tamhid-e-iztiraab phir khirman-e-umid hai shoala liye hue nazr-e-nigaah-e-nargis-e-mastaana ho gayaa aaya thaa shaikh khirqa-e-taqvaa liye hue meraa sukut matlab-e-be-lafz ho to ho main aauun aur arz-e-tamannaa liye hue is tarah us ki bazm se dil le chalaa huun main jis tarah koi jaae janaaza liye hue phir kar rahaa huun ghaur vajuhaat-e-ishq par us paikar-e-jamaal kaa naqsha liye hue zaalim kaa har sitam hai tavajjoh ki ik dalil us ki jafaa vafaa kaa hai naqsha liye hue phir jaa rahaa hai 'bedil'-e-afsurda dekhiye ghaarat-gar-e-sukun ki tamanna liye hue"

"doston ko yuun sataanaa chhoD de dushmanon kaa dil baDhaanaa chhoD de tum hi duniyaa bhi miri ho diin bhi kyaa hai gar saaraa zamaana chhoD de haal-e-dil kahnaa jo chaahaa ye kahaa be-sar-o-paa ye fasaana chhoD de bazm-e-dushman mein vo jaa kar luT gae rahzan aur aisaa khazaanaa chhoD de sharm kar ai dil taghaaful us kaa dekh ab bhi haal-e-dil sunaanaa chhoD de taab-e-nazzaara se khud mahrum hain aashiqon se munh chhupaanaa chhoD de us ko main parda-nashin samjhun agar meri nazron mein samaanaa chhoD de tund mai aur saaqiyaa vo shoala-khu aag paani mein lagaanaa chhoD de daagh-e-dil bulbul ko hai rashk-e-bahaar kyon khizaan mein chahchahaanaa chhoD de kyon jiye kyunkar jiye 'bedil' agar mahvashon se dil lagaanaa chhoD de"

"majruh-e-aarzu kabhi meraa jigar na ho minnat-shanaas tir-e-nazar dil agar na ho mumkin hai ye ki zabt karun aankh tar na ho Dar hai kahin taraavish-e-lakht-e-jigar na ho tikhi nigah se dekh lein khanjar agar na ho mumkin nahin ki tir-e-nazar kaargar na ho daaman ko kyon bachaae hue jaa rahe hain vo paamaal gham ki khaak sar-e-rahguzar na ho anjaan tum bane raho ye aur baat hai aisaa to kyaa hai tum ko hamaari khabar na ho bimaar-e-gham hai soz-e-alam kaa phunkaa huaa har qatra ashk-e-surkh kaa Dar hai sharar na ho hain sarfarosh lazzat-e-raahat se aashnaa sardaar kaun hai vo jise dard-e-sar na ho aisaa nishaana chaahiye naavak-fagan mire dil par lage jo tiir jigar ko khabar na ho sarmaaya-daar-e-aib-e-vafaa huun azal se main kuchh gham nahin mujhe jo mata-e-hunar na ho 'bedil' ke dil se zulf kaa jaataa nahin khayaal ye khaana-e-khudaa kisi kaafir kaa ghar na ho"

"dekhne vaale ye bole chashm-haa-e-yaar ke ye to mastaane hain shaayad khaana-e-khammaar ke dil miraa shaayad hai shaidaaon mein tir-e-yaar ke zakhm-haa-e-dil mushaabah hain lab-e-sofaar ke paar utaaraa bahr-e-naa-paidaa-kanaar-e-ishq se sadqe jaaun kyon na teri tegh-e-langar-daar ke uTh sakaa hargiz kisi surat na teraa naa-tavaan dab gayaa jo niche tere saaya-e-divaar ke kyaa khabar us ko ki kab raat aai aur kab din gayaa roz-o-shab yaksaan hain aage chashm-e-shab-bedaar ke jaan-fazaai gham-rubaai dilkashi farhat-dahi hain khavaas-e-khaas ye khaak-e-dar-e-dildaar ke jo dikhaa de jalva ru-e-shaahid-e-maqsud kaa sadqe saaqi is sharaab-e-aaina-kirdaar ke ishq mein us but ke rahbaan-o-shuyukh-o-barhaman hain ye sab ke sab muqayyad rishta-e-zunnaar ke bole behtar hai husul-e-aarzu se aarzu vaah sadqe jaaiye is pahlu-e-inkaar ke gham uThaanaa zulm sahnaa sabr karnaa yaa ki shukr kaun hai husn-e-amal laaeq tiri sarkaar ke kyon na main samjhun ki mujh ko mil gai daad-e-sukhan vo bahut shaaeq hain ai 'bedil' mire ashaar ke"

"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"