marhale aasaan saare ho gae — Sardar Khan Soz

"teraa vo karam teri jafaa yaad hai ab tak sab kuchh mujhe ai jaan-e-hayaa yaad hai ab tak aayaa thaa zabaan par miri kyon harf-e-tamannaa kyon ho gayaa thaa koi khafaa yaad hai ab tak shaanon pe mire vasl ki shab khaas adaa se rahti thi tiri zulf-e-rasaa yaad hai ab tak kahne pe mire aao mire paas to baiTho vo un ke bigaDne ki adaa yaad hai ab tak aa jaao agar tum to tumhin se kabhi puchhun kyaa bhuul gayaa huun mujhe kyaa yaad hai ab tak barsi thi jo paimaana uThaate hi hamaare kyaa tum ko bhi vo mast ghaTaa yaad hai ab tak rahtaa thaa mire haath mein jo dast-e-hinaai us haath ki khushbu-e-hinaa yaad hai ab tak muddat hui us ko ki miri khalvat-e-shab mein paighaam jo laai thi sabaa yaad hai ab tak taaid mein jis ke the dhaDakte hue do dil kyaa tum ko vo paimaan-e-vafaa yaad hai ab tak thaa 'soz' sar-e-mai-kada jab koi ham-aaghosh vo sohbat-e-rangin ba-khudaa yaad hai ab tak"

"mere afkaar-o-khayaalaat kaa mehvar tum ho al-gharaz meri har ik baat kaa mehvar tum ho mere din-raat hain mansub tumhin se ba-khudaa din kaa mehvar bhi ho tum raat kaa mehvar tum ho kyon na maqbul-e-zamaana hon hikaayaat miri meri taabinda hikaayaat kaa mehvar tum ho ye haqiqat vahi samjheinge jo hain ahl-e-nazar mere sab kashf-o-karaamaat kaa mehvar tum ho kyon na pur-soz hon ashaar ghazal ke meri mere ashaar miri zaat kaa mehvar tum ho"

"ye koi baat hui mil ke judaa ho jaanaa kaash aae tumhein paaband-e-vafaa ho jaanaa is tasavvur hi se dil kaanp rahaa hai meraa mere mahbub kaa aur mujh se judaa ho jaanaa ye sar-e-arsh-e-muaallaa bhi pahunch jaae to kyaa nahin mumkin kabhi insaan kaa khudaa ho jaanaa ahl-e-mahfil ne to samjhaa thaa haqiqat is ko ik dikhaavaa thaa tiraa mujh se khafaa ho jaanaa aarzu hai miri taqdir mein likkhaa hotaa rahguzar mein tiri naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa ho jaanaa haasil-e-umr-e-ravaan is ke sivaa kuchh bhi nahin 'soz' us jaan-e-tamannaa pe fidaa jaanaa"

"aankh mein aansu labon par aah dil mein dard hai tere saudaai ki nazron mein to duniyaa gard hai ik jhalak dekhi thi us ne un ki auj-e-charkh par rashk se mahtaab kaa chehra abhi tak zard hai khush-nasibaan-e-rah-e-ulfat to manzil paa gae apne hisse mein jo aai vo safar ki gard hai meri barbaadi ne un ko aur rusvaa kar diyaa ab to duniyaa kah rahi hai vo baDaa be-dard hai ibtidaa-e-ishq ki vo garmi-e-lazzat kahaan ik zamaana ho gayaa ye aag bilkul sard hai us ki chhoDo tum na bhaTko mulkon mulkon pyaar mein 'soz' to rusvaa hai divaana hai kucha-gard hai"

"laakh ho maazi daaman-gir mustaqbil ki dekh lakir sab se mohabbat karnaa siikh kah ke gayaa kal ek faqir sab allaah ke bande hain koi nahin duniyaa mein haqir ahd-e-javaani biit gayaa kar ab jiine ki tadbir kohkan ab bhi zinda hai laa na sakaa jo ju-e-shir kaise main us ko sher kahun jis mein na ho koi taasir dilkash hain kirdaar ye sab lailaa ho shirin yaa hiir apni qismat aap banaa kyuun hai gilaa-sanj-e-taqdir soz-e-darun bhi neamat hai naam usi kaa hai iksir 'soz' gham-e-jaanaan hi to hai ahl-e-mohabbat ki jaagir"

"mohabbat karne vaale kab kisi kaa naam lete hain zabaan khaamosh rahti hai nazar se kaam lete hain vo kaise log hain yaarab giraate hain jo insaan ko yaqinan vo farishte hain jo baDh kar thaam lete hain taajjub-khez hai dastur yaarab teri duniyaa kaa miTaate hain jo duniyaa ko vahi inaam lete hain yahi apni ibaadat hai yahi hai bandagi apni tumhaaraa zikr karte hain tumhaaraa naam lete hain jafaaein hain adaavat hai sitam hai bevafaai hai khushi se apne sar ham baDh ke har ilzaam lete hain kahaan kaa nashsha mai kaisi na maikhaane na mai-noshi tiri aankhon ke paimaanon se bhar kar jaam lete hain tabaahi kaa gila tum se nahin to phir karun kis se miri ulfat ke afsaane tumhaaraa naam lete hain"

"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"