main agar vo huun jo honaa chaahiye — Ismail Merathi

"nahin maalum kyaa vaajib hai kyaa farz mire mazhab mein hai teri razaa farz shuur-e-hasti-e-mauhum hai kufr fanaa baad-e-fanaa baad-e-fanaa farz nahin aagaah mast-e-baada-e-shauq kahaan sunnat kidhar vaajib kujaa farz reh-e-taslim mein az-ru-e-fatvaa duaa vaajib pa tark-e-muddaaa farz na chhuTe kufr mein bhi vaz-e-imaan ki har haalat mein hai yaad-e-khudaa farz nahin dekhaa kisi ne husn-e-mastur ba-qadr-e-fahm lekin kar liyaa farz na maanungaa na maanungaa kabhi main mujhe karte hain kyuun us se judaa farz na kholungaa na kholungaa zabaan ko ki hai ikhfaa-e-raaz-e-dilrubaa farz balaa se koi maane yaa na maane chalo ham kar chuke apnaa adaa farz"

"hai be-lab-o-zabaan bhi ghul tere naam kaa mahram nahin hai gosh magar is payaam kaa khush hai malaamat ahl-e-kharaabaat kai liye is silsile mein naam nahin nang-o-naam kaa nakhvat hai jis ke kaasa-e-sar mein bhari hui kab mustahiq hai mahfil rindaan mein jaam kaa jaagir-e-dard par hamein sarkaar-e-ishq ne tahrir kar diyaa hai vasiqa davaam kaa vaadi-e-ishq mein na milaa koi ham-safar sunte the naam khizr alaihis-salaam kaa aasudgi na DhunD ki jaataa hai kaarvaan le mustaaar barq se vaqfa qayaam kaa kholaa hai mujh pe sirr-e-haqiqat majaaz ne ye pukhtagi sila hai khayaalaat-e-khaam kaa khaataa nahin fareb-e-tamannaa-e-do-jahaan khugar nahin hai tausan-e-himmat lagaam kaa mat rakh tamaa se chashm-e-tamatto ki hai yahaan daana har ek mardumak-e-dida-daam kaa pahunchaa diyaa hudud-e-do-aalam se bhi pare mutrib ne raag chheD diyaa kis maqaam kaa zulmat mein kyaa tamiz safed-o-siyaah ki furqat mein kuchh hisaab nahin subh-o-shaam kaa jis ki nazar hai sanat-e-abru-nigaar par hai vo qatil-e-tegh na kushta niyaam kaa khaane ko ai haris gham-e-ishq kam nahin ye ho to kuchh bhi fikr na kar qarz-o-vaam kaa main be-qaraar-e-manzil-e-maqsud be-nishaan raste ki intihaa na Thikaanaa maqaam kaa gar dekhiye to khaatir-e-naashaad shaad hai sach puchhiye to hai dil-e-naakaam kaam kaa uTThe tiri naqaab to uTh jaae ek baar sab tafraqa ye roz-o-shab-o-subh-o-shaam kaa"

"hai jaan-e-hazin ek lab-e-ruh-fazaa do ai kaash ki is ek ki ho jaaein davaa do thaa khaar-e-jigar hijr mein tanhaa gham-e-duri hain aafat-e-jaan vasl mein ab sharm-o-hayaa do mastaana-ravish kyuun na chale vo nigah-e-naaz aankhein hain ki hain jaam-e-mai-e-hosh-rubaa do ji tang hai kyaa kijiye aur josh-e-balaa ye dil ek hai kyaa dijiye aur zulf-e-dotaa do hai ain inaayat jo nishaan puchhiye meraa ye bhi nahin manzur to apnaa hi pataa do kyaa daam-e-fareb us ne bichhaayaa hai dil-aavez do aan phansein aur jo ho jaaein rihaa do gar naaz-khud-aaraa ko hai yaktaai kaa daavaa kyuun aaina dekhaa ki hue jalva-numaa do bebaaki-o-shokhi bhi hai aur sharm-o-hayaa bhi do mahram-e-asraar hain to parda-kushaa do do gesu-o-do zulf-e-balaa-khez hain chaaron haan kaakul-e-khamdaar bhi hain un ke sivaa do vo tarz-o-ravish haae vo andaaz-o-adaa haif kyaa bachte dil-o-jaan kujaa chaar kujaa do seri-e-nazar bhi na hui haae mayassar aankhein jo huiin chaar lage tir-e-qazaa do"

"zaraa gham-zadon ke bhi gham-khvaar rahnaa karein naaz to naaz-bardaar rahnaa faraakhi-o-usrat mein shaadi-o-gham mein bahar-haal yaaron ke tum yaar rahnaa samajh nardbaan apni naakaamiyon ko ki hai shart-e-himmat talabgaar rahnaa karo shukr hai ye inaayat khudaa ki balaaon mein aksar giraftaar rahnaa agar aadmi ko na ho mashghala kuchh bahisht-e-barin mein ho dushvaar rahnaa khabar bhi hai aadam se jannat chhuTTi kyuun khilaaf-e-jibillat thaa be-kaar rahnaa samajhte hain sheron ko bhi narm chaara ghazaalaan-e-shahri se hoshyaar rahnaa"

"saaqi-e-khum-khaana thaa jo subh-o-shaam roz-e-aadina thaa masjid mein imaam jis ne chashm-e-mast-e-saaqi dekh li taa-qayaamat us pe hushyaari haraam is lab-e-jaan-bakhsh ki baatein thiin yaa moajazaat-e-isi-e-gardun-maqaam ho gayaa us ko qayaamat kaa yaqin jis ne dekhaa sarv-qaamat kaa khiraam chashma-e-aab-e-baqaa ki lahr thi vo ibaarat vo ishaarat laa-kalaam marhabaa itr-e-garebaan ki shamim hai moattar jis se ruhaani mashaam thi zabaan yaa qaate-e-auhaam yaa zulfiqaar-e-haidari thi be-niyaam jis ne dekhaa nargis-e-shahlaa kaa khvaab is ne paayaa ramz-e-qalbi laa-yanaam qaala atmamto alaikum nemati ho gaiin sab khubiyaan us par tamaam jis ne chaaTi utba-e-uliyaa ki khaak talkhi-e-dauraan se ho kyuun talkh-kaam ai sabaa sahraa-e-jaan mein kar talaash kis taraf hain vo suraadiq vo khiyaam khalvat-e-lailaa mein tu guzre agar to ye kah denaa hamaaraa bhi payaam tishnigaan-e-shauq hain gum-karda-raah tu bhi chal bahr-e-khudaa do-chaar gaam bahr mein barpaa huaa josh-o-kharosh habbazaa rushhaat-e-kaasaatil-kiraam saunp di thi dast-e-qudrat ne tujhe naaqa-e-lailaa-e-maani ki zamaam"

"ghair-e-tavakkul nahin chaaraa mujhe apne hi dam kaa hai sahaaraa mujhe hirs-o-tama ne to Duboyaa hi thaa sabr-o-qanaaat ne ubhaaraa mujhe jo vo kahe us ko sazaa-vaar hai chun-o-charaa kaa nahin yaaraa mujhe be-adabon ki adab-aamoziyaan in ke bigaDne ne sanvaaraa mujhe koshish-e-be-sud mushavvash na kar qaar na ban jaae kinaaraa mujhe zishti-e-pindaar dilaataa hai yaad qissa-e-askandar-o-daaraa mujhe nang-e-muzillat se chhuDaa le gayaa josh-e-hamiyyat kaa haraaraa mujhe auj-e-maaali pe uDaa le gayaa tausan-e-himmat kaa taraaraa mujhe aah nahin rukhsat-e-ifshaa-e-raaz qissa to maalum hai saaraa mujhe fursat-e-auqaat hai bas mughtanim ye nahin milne ki dobaaraa mujhe"

"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"