libaas-e-faqr mein ham ko jo khaaksaar mile — Darshan Singh

"raqs karti hai fazaa vajd mein jaam aayaa hai phir koi le ke bahaaron kaa payaam aayaa hai baada-khvaaraan-e-fanaa baDh ke qadam lo us ke le ke saaghar mein jo sahbaa-e-davaam aayaa hai main ne sikhaa hai zamaane se mohabbat karnaa teraa paighaam-e-mohabbat mire kaam aayaa hai rahbar-e-jaada-e-haq nur-e-khudaa haadi dein le ke khaaliq kaa zamaane mein payaam aayaa hai teri manzil hai buland itni ki har shaam-o-sahar chaand-suraj se tire dar ko salaam aayaa hai ho gayaa teri mohabbat mein giraftaar to phir taaer-e-ruh bhalaa kab tah-e-daam aayaa hai khud-ba-khud jhuk gai peshaani-e-arbaab-e-khudi ishq ki raah mein aisaa bhi maqaam aayaa hai aasiyo shukr ki jaa hai ki ba-faiz-e-khaaliq ham gunahgaaron ki bakhshish kaa payaam aayaa hai haram-o-dair ke logon ki khushi kyaa kahnaa banda-e-khaaliq-o-dil-daada-e-raam aayaa hai tishna-kaamaan-e-nazaara ko ye muzhda de do be-naqaab aaj koi phir sar-e-baam aayaa hai ho mubaarak tumhein rindo ki ba-taaid-e-khudaa koi chhalkaataa huaa shisha-o-jaam aayaa hai jab kabhi gardish-e-dauraan ne sataayaa hai bahut tere rindon ki zabaan par tiraa naam aayaa hai ahl-e-maghrib ko pilaa kar mai-e-irfaan 'darshan' phir se mashriq ki taraf arsh-maqaam aayaa hai"

"qaid-e-gham-e-hayaat se ahl-e-jahaan mafar nahin aisi mili hai shaam-e-gham jis ki koi sahar nahin hai vo safar jo ishq ko jaanib dost le chale varna safar ke vaaste kaun si rahguzar nahin ahl-e-khirad ko chaahiye dil ke nagar mein aa basein dil saa hasin-o-khush-numaa aur koi nagar nahin tere karam pe hai yaqin garche ye jaantaa huun main naala hai meraa naa-rasaa aah mein kuchh asar nahin hasrat-e-intizaar ki baat na ham se puchhiye hai ye tavil daastaan qissa-e-mukhtasar nahin luT to gae hain dil magar mil bhi gai hain manzilein rahguzar-e-hayaat mein ishq saa raahbar nahin apnaa rahaa na hosh jab raaz-e-hayaat paa liyaa nemat-e-be-khudi samajh hosh kaa ye samar nahin ishq mataa-e-laa-makaan ishq mataa-e-jaavedaan shoala-e-daaemi hai ye manzar-e-yak-sharar nahin 'darshan'-e-mast se milein kholegaa raaz-e-aagahi garche vahaan hai jis jagah apni use khabar nahin"

"kab khamoshi ko mohabbat ki zabaan samjhaa thaa main thaa 'ayaan vo raaz-e-dil jis ko nihaan samjhaa thaa main sun rahaa huun apni khaamoshi kaa charchaa ku-ba-ku thi fughaan vo bhi jise zabt-e-fughaan samjhaa thaa main 'aarzi saa 'aks thaa ik iltifaat-e-dost kaa jis ko naadaani se aish-e-jaavedaan samjhaa thaa main tum ne aankhein pher liin mujh se to ye mujh par khulaa khaar-zaar-e-zindagi ko gulsitaan samjhaa thaa main vo bhi nikle barq-o-baad-o-baaghbaan ki milkiyat chaar tinke jin ko apnaa aashiyaan samjhaa thaa main kar sakein 'darshan' na vo bhi arz-e-haal-e-aarzu jin nigaahon ko mohabbat ki zabaan samjhaa thaa main"

"mohabbat ki mataa-e-jaavedaani le ke aayaa huun tire qadmon mein apni zindagaani le ke aayaa huun kahaan sim-o-guhar jin ko luTaaun tere qadmon par baraa-e-nazr ashkon ki ravaani le ke aayaa huun tujhe jo puchhnaa ho puchh le ai daavar-e-mahshar main apne saath apni be-zabaani le ke aayaa huun zamin-o-mulk ke badle dilon par hai nazar meri achhutaa ik tariq-e-hukmaraani le ke aayaa huun mire zakhm-e-tamannaa dekh kar pahchaan lo mujh ko tumhaari hi ataa-karda nishaani le ke aayaa huun mire ashaar mein muzmar hain laakhon dhaDkanein dil ki main ik duniyaa kaa gham dil ki zabaani le ke aayaa huun mohabbat naam hai betaabi-e-dil ke tasalsul kaa mohabbat ki main 'darshan' ye nishaani le ke aayaa huun"

"nigaah-e-mast-e-saaqi kaa salaam aayaa to kyaa hogaa agar phir tark-e-tauba kaa payaam aayaa to kyaa hogaa haram vaale to puchheinge bataa tu kis kaa banda hai khudaa se pahle lab par un kaa naam aayaa to kyaa hogaa mujhe manzur un se main na bolungaa magar naaseh agar un ki nigaahon kaa salaam aayaa to kyaa hogaa chalaa hai aadmi taskhir-e-mehr-o-maah ki khaatir magar sayyaad hi khud zer-e-daam aayaa to kyaa hogaa mujhe tark-e-talab manzur lekin ye to batlaa do koi khud hi liye haathon mein jaam aayaa to kyaa hogaa mohabbat ke liye tark-e-taalluq hi zaruri ho mohabbat mein agar aisaa maqaam aayaa to kyaa hogaa jahaan kuchh khaas logon par nigaah-e-lutf hai 'darshan' agar us bazm mein daur-e-avaam aayaa to kyaa hogaa"

"daulat mili jahaan ki naam-o-nishaan mile sab kuchh milaa hamein na magar mehrbaan mile pahle bhi jaise dekh chuke hon unhein kahin anjaan vaadiyon mein kuchh aise nishaan mile baDhtaa gayaa main manzil-e-mahbub ki taraf haail agarche raah mein sang-e-garaan mile ronaa paDaa nasib ke haathon hazaar baar ik baar muskuraa ke jo tum mehrbaan mile ham ko khushi mili bhi to bas aarzi mili lekin jo gham mile vo gham-e-jaavedaan mile baaqi rahegi hashr tak un ke karam ki yaad mujh ko rah-e-hayaat mein jo mehrbaan mile phir kyuun kare talaash koi aur aastaan vo khush-nasib jis ko tiraa aastaan mile ahl-e-sitam ki dil-shikani kaa sabab huaa dil kaa ye hausla ki gham be-karaan mile saaqi ki ik nigaah se kaayaa palaT gai zaahid jo mai-kade mein mile naujavaan mile dair-o-haram ke log bhi darmaan na kar sake vo bhi asir-e-kashmakash-e-in-o-aan mile nazrein talaash karti rahin jin ko umr-bhar 'darshan' ko vo sukun ke lamhe kahaan mile"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"