lab par na shikva-e-gham-e-ayyaam aaegaa — Abdul Aziz Fitrat

"rah-e-gham mein zikr un kaa miraa khaas ham-safar thaa gharaz un ke hi karam se safar apnaa mukhtasar thaa ye sarisht thi jabin ki ise tum muaaf kar do na khayaal-e-dard-e-sar thaa na khayaal-e-sang-e-dar thaa gham-e-dil surur ban kar miri zindagi pe chhaayaa gham-e-dil ki khush-mazaaqi se main kitnaa baa-khabar thaa mire doston ne jaanchaa hai miri sukhan-vari ko na main saahaib-e-hunar thaa na main khaadim-e-hunar thaa kabhi zulmaton kaa shaidaa kabhi nuur kaa thaa joyaa kabhi shab-parast thaa main kabhi kushta-e-sahar thaa nai manzilon ke raste mire paaon chhu rahe hain main harif-e-rahguzar huun main harif-e-rahguzar thaa baDi muddaton mein aa kar ye khulaa hai mujh pe 'fitrat' ki bayaan-e-gham ki khaatir main zabaan-e-chashm-e-tar thaa"

"us se kahun main haal-e-dil-e-daagh-daagh kyaa hans kar jo ye kahe ki sajaayaa hai baagh kyaa qabr ek khush-nasib ki phulon se aT gai yaaron ke aansuon ne jalaae charaagh kyaa vo multafit nahin hain to kyaa lutf-e-mai-kashi ab hain nazar mein hech subu kyaa ayaagh kyaa vo mehrbaan na hon to khushi kaa kise dimaagh dil mutmain na ho to gham-e-sair-e-baagh kyaa shabnam ke girya se miraa pahunchaa kahaan khayaal ghuncha hai sina-e-chamanistaan kaa daagh kyaa 'fitrat' mizaaj-e-sher ki garmi na puchhiye do she'r kah ke jalne lagaa hai dimaagh kyaa"

"masti mein bhi khayaal-e-hudud-e-adab rahaa ashkon mein haal arz kiyaa basta-lab rahaa tere karam ne mujh ko ataa ki vo be-khudi arz-e-sipaas kaa mujhe phir hosh kab rahaa tu ne jo kuchh diyaa vo diyaa lutf-e-khaas se paaband-e-aastin miraa dast-e-talab rahaa us bazm mein nigaah pe qaabu na rakh sakaa haan mujh ko e'tiraaf hai main be-adab rahaa daur-e-amal mein ham se to kuchh bhi na ho sakaa itnaa huaa ki shohra-e-bazm-e-adab rahaa jaam-e-tahi milaa tiri mahfil se kyaa huaa paimaana dil ke khuun se yahaan lab-ba-lab rahaa 'fitrat' rumuz-e-ishq na kah girya-kosh rah sab kuchh kahaa usi ne jo yaan basta-lab rahaa"

"vaaiz mariz huun main kisi ki nigaah kaa mujh par asar na hogaa tire intibaah kaa tasvir un ke aariz-e-zebaa ki hai sahar raat ek aks hai mire haal-e-tabaah kaa un ko kiyaa pasand to khud ho gayaa pasand aalam hai mo'tarif mire zauq-e-nigaah kaa nur-e-mohammad-e-arabi mere dil mein hai surma hai meri aankh mein yasrib ki raah kaa jin ki jabin ne sajda-e-khaak-e-haram kiyaa unchaa hai sab se gosha unhin ki kulaah kaa ai zauq-e-did shaan-e-shab-e-maahtaab dekh aaina hai ye husn ki jaulaan-gaah kaa go mujh ko hasrat-e-karam-e-mustaqil nahin khvaahaan hai dil magar sitam-e-gaah-gaah kaa"

"khaamosh kali saare gulistaan ki zabaan hai ye tarz-e-sukhan aabru-e-khush-sukhnaan hai jo baat ki khud mere takallum pe garaan hai vo teri samaaat ke to qaabil hi kahaan hai har zarra pe hai manzil-e-mahbub kaa dhokaa pahunche koi is bazm tak un kaa hi kahaan hai insaan ne asraar-e-jahaan faash kiye hain soyaa huaa khurshid hai zarra nigaraan hai 'fitrat' dil-e-kaunain ki dhaDkan to zaraa sun ye hazrat-e-insaan hi ki azmat kaa bayaan hai"

"jigar kaa khuun aansu mein agar shaamil nahin hogaa ye moti armughaan-e-dost ke qaabil nahin hogaa hasin khvaabon ki duniyaa muztarib jazbaat ki basti tumhein kyunkar yaqin aaya ye meraa dil nahin hogaa shikasta saaz hai TuuTaa huaa saaghar hai dil meraa miraa dil baais-e-rangini-e-mahfil nahin hogaa tumhaaraa sang-e-dar meri jabin-e-shauq kyaa kahiye ye sang-e-dar harif-e-sajda-e-saail nahin hogaa mujhi se zid hai daur-e-aasmaan aur daur-e-saaghar ko mujhe kyon muddaaa-e-zindagi haasil nahin hogaa miri kashti hui hai jaa ke aasuda jahaan 'fitrat' fanaa ki mauj hogi dekhnaa saahil nahin hogaa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"