maaal-e-rang-e-chaman chashm-e-ashk-baar mein hai — Faiz Jhanjhanvi

"gul-e-rangin mah-e-kaamil kahaan hai mujhe aavaaz de ai dil kahaan hai hai khud gumraah aql-e-maslahat mein junun se puchhiye manzil kahaan hai har ik shai is muhit-e-zindagi mein fareb-e-mauj hai saahil kahaan hai na iThlaa ai nasim-e-subh-gaahi khudaa jaane miraa ab dil kahaan hai dar-e-maazi jabin-e-haal kab tak bataa ai mere mustaqbil kahaan hai na maalum ai sukun-e-kaamraani vo lutf-e-sai-e-laa-haasil kahaan hai bahaar aaegi ashk-e-saada-ru par abhi khun-e-jigar shaamil kahaan hai vo dil jis ko mayassar hai huzuri asir-e-bazm-e-aab-o-gil kahaan hai jise samjhaa hai 'faiz' aaina-e-haq vo be-aks-e-rukh-e-baatil kahaan hai"

"yad-e-baizaa rukh-e-yusuf dil-e-mansur hote hain jo tu dekhe to zarre bhi charaagh-e-tur hote hain gar is nukte ko kuchh samjhaa to sarv-e-paa-ba-gil samjhaa ki baagh-e-dahr mein aazaad bhi majbur hote hain shabaab-e-mast ki Dhalti hui taarik raaton par sahar hansti hai yaa mu-e-siyah kaafur hote hain ho sadd-e-raah kyon tere liye sang-e-vajud apnaa tu bebaakaana paa-e-naaz uThaa ham duur hote hain ye mai-khaana hai ai shaikh-e-haram laghzida-paa ho jaa ki ik Thokar se paidaa is jagah sau tuur hote hain sar-e-jamshed ko khisht-e-khum-e-sahbaa se Takraa dein gadaa-e-mai-kada bhi kis qadar maghrur hote hain hiqaarat ki nazar se khirqa-poshon ko na dekh ai dil ki aksar in mein apne ahd ke mansur hote hain muhayyaa sang-e-dar ai naa-muraad-e-zindagi kar le ki jiine ki tarah marne ke bhi dastur hote hain na ho khun-e-jigar jin mein na aavaaz-e-shikast-e-dil vo aansu huun ki naale 'faiz' naa-manzur hote hain"

"abhi abhi thaa tabassum abhi hijaab mein hai zamaane bhar kaa talavvun tire shabaab mein hai zamir-e-lauh-o-qalam jis se pech-o-taab mein hai vo raaz mere dil-e-khaanumaan-kharaab mein hai tasavvur us kaa mire dida-e-pur-aab mein hai jo be-hijaab bhi ho kar abhi hijaab mein hai nigaah-e-husn se azal jau kaundi thi vo barq dekh mire saaghar-e-sharaab mein hai bas ek sabza-e-begaana par nahin mauquf ye vo chaman hai jahaan zarra zarra khvaab mein hai likhaa thaa kilk-e-azal ne jo husn-o-masti par vo tabsira bhi tiri chashm-e-nim-khvaab mein hai bilittifaaq tum ab ban gae na markaz-e-husn yahi to baat mire husn-e-intikhaab mein hai khayaal-e-tark-e-mohabbat durust 'faiz' magar main puchhtaa huun ye imkaan aan-janaab mein hai"

"kyaa ghazab tu ne ye ai zauq-e-pashemaan kar diyaa meraa aansu un ki aankhon se numaayaan kar diyaa thaa mujhe to khair paighaam-e-junun josh-e-bahaar gul pe kyaa guzri ki chaak us ne garebaan kar diyaa khanda-e-gul jalva-e-shabnam farogh-e-maahtaab main ne jis manzar pe chaahaa un ko uryaan kar diyaa ye gul-e-aatish-ba-jaan ye laala-e-raushan-zamir ai nasim-e-subh tu ne to charaaghaan kar diyaa be-niyaaz-e-mausam-e-gul thaa miraa josh-e-junun main ne jis zarre ko Thukraayaa gulistaan kar diyaa gar miri jaanib nazar uTThi zahe-qismat magar tum ne ye kyaa tiir saa juzv-e-rag-e-jaan kar diyaa main koi naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa thaa sar-e-raah-e-talab aankh abhi khulne na paai thi ki hairaan kar diyaa bil-yaqin lakht-e-jigar apnaa thaa farzand-e-khalil surkh-ru dida-e-tar hai hai ki qurbaan kar diyaa sun rahaa huun ghunche ghunche se anal-haq ki sadaa kyaa mire dil ko ham-aaghosh-e-gulistaan kar diyaa naara-e-rind-e-kharaabaati na labbaik-e-haram tu ne uTh kar bazm ko shahr-e-khamoshaan kar diyaa misl-e-gul main to chaman mein muskuraayaa bhi nahin phir mujhe kis jurm mein tu ne pareshaan kar diyaa haath bhi uThne na paayaa thaa Ba-hangaam-e-junun kahkashaan ne hans ke pesh apnaa garebaan kar diyaa shaam surma dar-gulu hai to sahar pamba-ba-gosh kis jahaan mein 'faiz' ko tu ne ghazal-khvaan kar diyaa"

"ik baada-e-simaabi barsaa mah-o-akhtar se nikle jo taDap kar vo chaak-e-dil-e-muztar se ik ishrat-e-laa-faani ik dard-e-baqaa-parvar mizaan-e-do-aalam mein ham tum hain baraabar se khultaa hai ba-aasaani kab uqda-e-majburi aise mein to kaam ai dil le naakhun-e-khanjar se ik sai-e-nazaara phir ai chashm-e-tamaashaai shaayad na naqaab uTThe phir is rukh-e-anvar se aao gham-e-pursish kyaa main shikve se baaz aaya tum chaar qadam pichhe kyon ho saf-e-mehshar se ik marg-e-dil-o-jaan thi manzil ki tan-aasaani rahzan se ziyaada hai shikva mujhe rahbar se ai 'faiz' taqaazaa-e-tahzib-e-nazariya hai dekh us but-e-kaafir ko chashm-e-mah-o-akhtar se"

"fareb-e-dair-o-haram mein aa kar tavaaf-e-jaam-o-subu na karnaa gunaah hai rind-mashrabi mein gunaah ki aarzu na karnaa bayaan se kyaa khaak shiddat-e-soz-e-gham kaa andaaza ho sakegaa guzaarish-e-haal-e-vaaqai hai mariz kaa guftugu na karnaa agar tujhe gulsitaan-e-hasti mein hai par-o-baal ki zarurat to shaakh-e-gul par kabhi murattab nasheman-e-rang-o-bu na karnaa tulua hotaa hai aaftaab-e-khudi garebaan-e-be-khudi se tajassus-e-aql gumrahi hai tu bhuul kar justuju na karnaa ho husn ki raae mein shikast-e-khudi ki tauhin-e-be-niyaazi aqida-e-ishq mein to lekin haraam hai aarzu na karnaa yahin se ik roz aaftaab-e-hayaat-e-nau phir tulua hogaa agar vo taar-e-nazar bhi bakhshein to chaak-e-dil tu rafu na karnaa tiri nigaah-e-karam ne har anjuman ke aaiin badal diye hain kabhi khamoshi savaab thi ab azaab hai guftugu na karnaa namaaz kyaa laghzish-e-qadam bhi hai mustajaab us ki baargah mein agar mayassar huzur-e-dil ho gunaah bhi be-vuzu na karnaa havaa-e-sair-e-chaman mubaarak guzaarish-e-'faiz' is qadar hai asir-e-daam-e-nigaah ho kar tu dil ko be-aabru na karnaa"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"