main dariyaa-e-qanaaat-aashnaa huun — Meer Kallu Arsh

"sun ke furqat chup huaa aisaa ki murdaa ho gayaa puchhtaa hai yaar ro ro kar tujhe kyaa ho gayaa dekh kar chashm-e-siyaah-e-maah-ru vahshat hui chaandni mein us hiran kaa rang kaalaa ho gayaa kar diyaa abru ne do TukDe ba-rang-e-zulfiqaar ek hi talvaar mein saari kaa aadhaa ho gayaa kyaa diyaa bosa lab-e-shirin kaa ho kar tursh-ru munh huaa miThaa to kyaa dil apnaa khaTTaa ho gayaa munh jo us yusuf ne pheraa ho gae be-kaar sab dida-e-yaaqub chaah-e-aaina andhaa ho gayaa dil jo taDpaa daagh se raushan jahaan-e-dil huaa barq jab chamki andhere mein ujaalaa ho gayaa 'arsh' us ki sard-mehri taa-dam-e-aakhir rahi dil huaa ThanDaa na saaraa jism ThanDaa ho gayaa"

"mujh ko masnad pe qalamdaan bakhshaa sher-e-qaalin ko niyastaan bakhshaa pir-e-kanaan ko diyaa daagh-e-firaaq ek zan ko mah-e-kanaan bakhshaa maraz-e-ishq mein maut aati hai tu ne har dard ko darmaan bakhshaa qaabil-e-did hai husn-e-hikmat huur ko rauza-e-rizvaan bakhshaa qatra bhi vusat-e-rahmat se hai bahr chashm ko nuuh kaa tufaan bakhshaa dil-e-naalaan ko diye daagh-e-firaaq ek bulbul ko gulistaan bakhshaa dil-e-be-rahm diyaa zaalim ko jis tarah tiir ko paikaan bakhshaa gul ko pur-zar jo garebaan bakhshaa khaar ko dasht kaa daamaan bakhshaa rahm aayaa jo gunahgaaron par gunah-e-gabr-o-musalmaan bakhshaa aa gayaa kuchh jo karimi kaa khayaal huur ko mulk-e-sulaimaan bakhshaa teri tadbir hai ain-e-taqdir maut ko aalam-e-imkaan bakhshaa surkh-ru ahl-e-karam ko rakkhaa bahr ko panja-e-marjaan bakhshaa lab ki jaa bosa-e-rukhsaar diyaa evaz-e-laal badakhshaan bakhshaa mushaf-e-rukh kaa jo dekhaa koi sher ruh-e-'haafiz' ko bhi quraan bakhshaa us se huun taalib-e-imaan ai 'arsh' jis ne kaafir ko bhi imaan bakhshaa"

"kaun aaegaa jo tu be-sar-o-saamaan hogaa varna hogaa tu na andesha-e-darbaan hogaa qatl ke baad bhi ik aish kaa saamaan hogaa mai-e-gul-rang lahu zakhm namak-daan hogaa baankpan bas ki hai manzur mire qaatil ko gul-e-dastaar bhi ab ghuncha-e-paikaan hogaa ik nazar dekh sakegaa na tiri chashm-e-siyaah sabza-e-khat bhi charaagaah-e-ghazaalaan hogaa tu vahaan bhi jo na ho yaar to phir hai andher roz-e-mahshar pe gumaan-e-shab-e-hijraan hogaa dilbaro dil ke na le jaane mein israar karo tum ko kyaa faaeda hogaa miraa nuqsaan hogaa jaate hain sabr o qaraar o khirad o hosh o havaas jaras-e-qaafila apnaa dil-e-naalaan hogaa mere iisaa se mire dard kaa darmaan hogaa sharbat-e-vasl ilaaj-e-tap-e-hijraan hogaa vaaiz ham ko tu na hangaama-e-mahshar se Daraa apne nazdik vo ik majma-e-yaaraan hogaa aaina dida-e-hairaan tujhe dikhlaaegaa shaana-e-zulf miraa haal-e-pareshaan hogaa dil-e-be-ishq se kaunain mein tu hogaa kharaab barhaman dair mein kaabe mein musalmaan hogaa gar ye hain dast-e-junun aur vo hain khaar-e-junun na to daaman hi rahegaa na garebaan hogaa shaakh-e-gul hai qalam-e-fikr to ashaar hain gul 'arsh' divaan miraa rashk-e-gulistaan hogaa"

"kaan mein naala-e-hazaar aaya muzhda-e-mausam-e-bahaar aaya kyaa khayaal-e-sharaab-khvaar aaya barq saa abr be-qaraar aaya baagh-e-aalam mein thaa main nakhl-e-shama jal gayaa gul na barg-o-baar aaya dekh shatranj-e-dahr ki raftaar ki piyaada gayaa savaar aaya mar gae par bhi shauq-e-vasl rahaa khvaab mein bhi khayaal-e-yaar aaya shisha-e-saaat ik ghaDi mein banaa dil mein jis dam zaraa ghubaar aaya yaar jab ghair ke gale se milaa yaad kyaa sadma-e-fishaar aaya paak-tinat vo thaa ki parvaana shama ban kar sar-e-mazaar aaya shab ko ai gul jo ghair se tu hansaa mujh ko ronaa hazaar baar aaya bakhsh de ab to ai khudaa-e-karim dil-e-maayus umid-vaar aaya ik nazar 'arsh' sair-e-hasti kar kaun jaa kar adam se yaar aaya"

"vufur-e-zof se dil yaar par nahin aataa gham-e-firaaq mein jiinaa nazar nahin aataa nigaah-e-dida-e-dil se nazar nahin aataa khayaal-e-yaar bhi do do pahar nahin aataa visaal-e-dost bhi baad-e-visaal hai shaayad ki jo udhar ko gayaa phir idhar nahin aataa ghubaar-e-chashm bhi hai justuju mein sargardaan havaa mein khaak bhi vo raahbar nahin aataa chaDhaae gor-e-gharibaan pe kaun chaadar-e-gul charaagh le ke koi qabr par nahin aataa ye roz shaam se hai subh tak khud-aaraai ki shab ko aaina bhi apne ghar nahin aataa na shama-ru pe bhi duun jaan misl-e-parvaana ki naam-e-ishq ko badnaam kar nahin aataa main shab ko laa ke use 'arsh' khaak huun ham-khvaab vo shokh khaana-kharaab apne ghar nahin aataa"

"na gul na sarv miyaan-e-bahaar hotaa hai hamaari khaak se paidaa chinaar hotaa hai kabhi jo jalva-e-rukhsaar-e-yaar hotaa hai charaagh-e-tur charaagh-e-mazaar hotaa hai uThaa janaaza jo meraa qazaa lagi kahne ki jo piyaada hai aakhir savaar hotaa hai milaa ke khaak mein tan ko gai bahisht mein ruuh kisi kaa kaun zamaane mein yaar hotaa hai bajaa hai takht-e-sulaimaan pe bhi jo maari laat har ek murgh yahaan taajdaar hotaa hai na apne ghar mein mujhe ghair se milaa ai huur bahisht mein ye azaab-e-fishaar hotaa hai 'uruj 'arsh' jo manzur hai jalaa dil ko ki aag lagti hai jab sard anaar hotaa hai"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"