marte dam o bevafaa dekhaa tujhe — Munawar Khan Ghafil

"chashm-e-khunbaar saa barse na kabhu paani ek abr har chand kare apnaa lahu paani ek shust-o-shu naama-e-aamaal ki jis se hoe baras ai abr-e-karam mujh pe vo tu paani ek laakh paani se main dhoyaa na chhuTaa zakhm kaa khuun kaam aayaa na mire vaqt-e-rafu paani ek aaj tak ashk miri aankh se girte hain safed zarf mein apne ye rakhtaa hai subu paani ek taa-kamar abr-e-mizha apnaa to barsaa sau baar na huaa mauj-zanaan ta-ba-gulu paani ek ham tiri chaal se dil kyunki na haarein is ai charkh baazi dushvaar hai tujh se to adu paani ek baazi-e-murgh mein bhi haar rahi 'ghaafil' ki tujh se jiitaa na vo ai arbada-ju paani ek"

"har uzv-e-badan ek se hai ek tiraa khuub siine ki safaai se hai chehre ki safaa khuub qaasid ke badan par alif-e-zakhm lage hain khat kaa mire likkhaa ye javaab aap ne kyaa khuub aagaah nahin hai koi ahvaal se mere jo mujh pe guzarti hai vo jaane hai khudaa khuub ban ban ke dahan halqa-e-gesu-e-musalsal luuTe hai tire bosa-e-aariz kaa mazaa khuub abtar huaa jo sher kahaa zulf kaa teri baandhaa koi mazmun hinaa kaa to bandhaa khuub madfun kiyaa teri hi gali mein use aakhir paai tire aashiq ne pas-e-marg bhi jaa khuub do-chaar hi shab maah to rahtaa hai nahufta muddat hui dekhaa nahin vo maah chhupaa khuub sharbat ke evaz suda-e-almaas pilaayaa ki aap ne bimaar-e-mohabbat ki davaa khuub ruk ruk ke jo dam nikle hai mazbuh kaa tere kyaa khanjar-e-khun-khvaar tiraa tez na thaa khuub maghrur na honaa karam-e-yaar pe 'ghaafil' paaegaa abhi dil ke lagaane ki sazaa khuub"

"ye kaun saa parvaana muaa jal ke lagan mein hairat se jo hai shama ki angusht dahan mein kahte hain use chaah-e-zanakhdaan ghalati se bose kaa nishaan hai ye tire seb-e-zaqan mein vo aaina-tan aaina phir kis liye dekhe jo dekh le munh apnaa har ik uzv-e-badan mein vo subah ko is Dar se nahin baam par aataa naama na koi baandh de suraj ki kiran mein mazmun nahin likhte ham use daagh-e-jigar kaa rakh dete hain laale ki kali khat ki shikan mein ye gard-e-kudurat se pas-e-marg thaa dil saaf dhabbaa na lagaa khaak kaa bhi mere kafan mein zindaan mein asiron se ye kahtaa thaa mah-e-misr ghurbat hi mein aaraam milaa aur na vatan mein"

"shaana to chhuTaa zulf-e-pareshaan se ulajh kar suljhaa na ye dil kaakul-e-pechaan se ulajh kar letaa hai khabar kaun asiraan-e-balaa ki mar mar gae taariki-e-zindaan se ulajh kar zoron pe chaDhaa hai ye miraa panja-e-vahshat daaman se ulajhtaa hai garebaan se ulajh kar divaane khat-o-zulf ke saude ki lahar mein kyaa kyaa na bake sumbul-o-raihaan se ulajh kar aasaar-e-qayaamat kahin jaldi ho numaayaan ghabraae hai ji ab shab-e-hijraan se ulajh kar Dartaa huun kahin taab nazaakat se na khaave mu-e-kamar us zulf-e-pareshaan se ulajh kar sau pech mein aayaa hai hamaaraa dil-e-sad-chaak shaana ki tarah kaakul-e-pechaan se ulajh kar girdaab-e-balaa mein dil-e-aashiq ko phansaayaa baali ne tiri zulf-e-pareshaan se ulajh kar tai kar gae sab kaaba-e-maqsud ki manzil ik rah gae ham nakhl-e-mughilaan se ulajh kar dauDaa huaa jaataa hai raqib us ki gali ko yaarab ye gire raste mein daamaan se ulajh kar jazb-e-dil-e-majnun ne kiyaa kaam jo apnaa naaqa na rukaa khaar-e-bayaabaan se ulajh kar yaarab main use dekhun agar dida-e-bad se rah jaae nazar panja-e-mizhgaan se ulajh kar ai tir-fagan bas hai yahi mujh ko tamannaa chhuTe na rag-e-jaan tire paikaan se ulajh kar mat bahs raqibaan-e-kaj-andesh se 'ghaafil' be-qadr na ho aise safihaan se ulajh kar"

"tegh-e-pur-khun vo agar dhoe kanaar-e-dariyaa khanda-zan rang-e-chaman par ho bahaar-e-dariyaa atash-e-ishq ki lazzat ye mili hai ham ko jaa girein aag mein aur hon na dochaar-e-dariyaa durra-e-mauj lagaataa hai use be-taqsir kyuun na ho laasha miraa shikva-guzaar-e-dariyaa surkhi-e-aks-e-shafaq par jo paDaa lab kaa gumaan laal-o-yaaqut kiye ham ne nisaar-e-dariyaa nakhl-e-khvaahish jo nahin hotaa hai is se sarsabz girya kartaa hai miraa khanda ba-kaar-e-dariyaa machhliyaan lakht-e-jigar banti hain dariyaa aansu kis gul-e-tar ko huaa shauq-e-shikaar-e-dariyaa kyaa gul-andaam koi is mein nahaayaa thaa jo aaj rag-e-gul se hain moattar khas-o-khaar-e-dariyaa kis ki zulf-e-araq-afshaan kaa tasavvur hai unhein lipTe hi jaate hain bahron se jo maar-e-dariyaa sail-e-aafaat mein tan dete hain jo ai 'ghaafil' misl-e-khaashaak vo rahte hain savaar-e-dariyaa"

"ham faqiron kaa sune gar zikr-e-arra faakhta apni ku-ku par kare hargiz na gharra faakhta jal ke khaakistar abhi ho jaae tu ik aan mein gar tire dil mein ho soz-e-ishq zarra faakhta chashm-e-tar se apni tu sairaab rakh shamshaad ko yaan darakht-e-khushk par chaltaa hai arra faakhta jaama-e-khaakistari se tere ye saabit huaa apni darveshi kaa hai tujh bhi gharra faakhta jis par us maah-e-tamaami-posh kaa saaya paDe baagh mein vo sarv ho rashk-e-maharra faakhta ishq-e-mizhgaan ne bhi to khinchaa hai daar-e-sarv par yaad-e-abru mein agar hai zer-e-arra faakhta murgh-e-bustaani kaa us ke saamne dam band hai naghma-sanji mein na kar 'ghaafil' se gharra faakhta"

"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"

"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"

"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"