meraa lab-e-khamosh agar iltijaa kare — Abdul Mannan Bedil Azimabadi

"maail us but kaa jidhar tir-e-nazar hotaa hai surat-e-qibla-numaa dil bhi udhar hotaa hai dard siine mein kahaan aur kidhar hotaa hai ye to ham kah nahin sakte hain magar hotaa hai mutmain aap rahein khauf ki kuchh baat nahin kahin aashiq ke bhi naalon mein asar hotaa hai dil huaa jaataa hai jaulaan-gah-e-yaas-o-hirmaan dekh kis tarah se viraan tiraa ghar hotaa hai meri tadbir pe hans deti hai taqdir miri naala jis vaqt ki juyaa-e-asar hotaa hai tujh ko Dar kyaa hai miraa qissa-e-gham sun to sahi kahin aashiq ke bayaan mein bhi asar hotaa hai jaaguzin hotaa hai ik dil mein koi parda-nashin yaani ab rashk-e-do-sad kaaba ye ghar hotaa hai rahm kyon aae unhein sun ke hamaaraa naama kab siyah-bakhton ke rone mein asar hotaa hai vaaizo kaaba ki taarif se saabit ye huaa ki sanam-khaana hi allaah kaa ghar hotaa hai barg-haa-e-gul-e-tar kaise bikhar jaate hain girya-e-bulbul-e-naalaan mein asar hotaa hai zaahid-e-gosha-nashin kab use pahchaan sakaa vahi aarif hai jise zauq-e-nazar hotaa hai shab ko sab logon se poshida janaab-e-'bedil' aap kaa jaanaa ye har roz kidhar hotaa hai"

"kyon kahaa paas tire aaina-e-dil na rahe kyaa ye khvaahish hai koi teraa muqaabil na rahe taalib-e-dard ko matlub hai saamaan-e-tapish nashtar-e-gham rahe pahlu mein agar dil na rahe un ki ye zid hai niraali ki mire siine mein dil-e-vaarafta rahe aarzu-e-dil na rahe haath bismil ne baDhaayaa hai lipaT jaane ko ki kafan ban ke rahe daaman-e-qaatil na rahe rahrav-e-raah-e-mohabbat ko hidaayat ye hai jaada-paimaai rahe hasrat-e-manzil na rahe khaana-e-dil mein utarne kaa ye matlab Thahraa mehmaan ban ke rahe khanjar-e-qaatil na rahe qatl-e-ushshaaq se qaatil kaa ye matlab to nahin ghaayat-e-ishq-o-vafaa uqda-e-mushkil na rahe de ke jaan is liye letaa huun sukun-e-khaatir daaimi ban ke rahe daulat-e-aajil na rahe kyon khafaa hote ho divaanon ki khvaahish ye hai naghma-e-ishq bane shor-e-salaasil na rahe nazr-e-gham is liye ki jaan-e-hazin 'bedil' ne us ki gardan pe kahin minnat-e-qaatil na rahe"

"saaqi phir aaya saaghar-e-sahbaa liye hue yaa meri zindagi kaa sahaaraa liye hue aankhon mein hain vo chashma-e-sahbaa liye hue yaa aab-e-zindagi ke hain dariyaa liye hue baiThaa huun intizaar mein ik hila-ju ke phir rag-rag mein iztiraab ki duniyaa liye hue tajdid-e-vaada phir hui tamhid-e-iztiraab phir khirman-e-umid hai shoala liye hue nazr-e-nigaah-e-nargis-e-mastaana ho gayaa aaya thaa shaikh khirqa-e-taqvaa liye hue meraa sukut matlab-e-be-lafz ho to ho main aauun aur arz-e-tamannaa liye hue is tarah us ki bazm se dil le chalaa huun main jis tarah koi jaae janaaza liye hue phir kar rahaa huun ghaur vajuhaat-e-ishq par us paikar-e-jamaal kaa naqsha liye hue zaalim kaa har sitam hai tavajjoh ki ik dalil us ki jafaa vafaa kaa hai naqsha liye hue phir jaa rahaa hai 'bedil'-e-afsurda dekhiye ghaarat-gar-e-sukun ki tamanna liye hue"

"doston ko yuun sataanaa chhoD de dushmanon kaa dil baDhaanaa chhoD de tum hi duniyaa bhi miri ho diin bhi kyaa hai gar saaraa zamaana chhoD de haal-e-dil kahnaa jo chaahaa ye kahaa be-sar-o-paa ye fasaana chhoD de bazm-e-dushman mein vo jaa kar luT gae rahzan aur aisaa khazaanaa chhoD de sharm kar ai dil taghaaful us kaa dekh ab bhi haal-e-dil sunaanaa chhoD de taab-e-nazzaara se khud mahrum hain aashiqon se munh chhupaanaa chhoD de us ko main parda-nashin samjhun agar meri nazron mein samaanaa chhoD de tund mai aur saaqiyaa vo shoala-khu aag paani mein lagaanaa chhoD de daagh-e-dil bulbul ko hai rashk-e-bahaar kyon khizaan mein chahchahaanaa chhoD de kyon jiye kyunkar jiye 'bedil' agar mahvashon se dil lagaanaa chhoD de"

"majruh-e-aarzu kabhi meraa jigar na ho minnat-shanaas tir-e-nazar dil agar na ho mumkin hai ye ki zabt karun aankh tar na ho Dar hai kahin taraavish-e-lakht-e-jigar na ho tikhi nigah se dekh lein khanjar agar na ho mumkin nahin ki tir-e-nazar kaargar na ho daaman ko kyon bachaae hue jaa rahe hain vo paamaal gham ki khaak sar-e-rahguzar na ho anjaan tum bane raho ye aur baat hai aisaa to kyaa hai tum ko hamaari khabar na ho bimaar-e-gham hai soz-e-alam kaa phunkaa huaa har qatra ashk-e-surkh kaa Dar hai sharar na ho hain sarfarosh lazzat-e-raahat se aashnaa sardaar kaun hai vo jise dard-e-sar na ho aisaa nishaana chaahiye naavak-fagan mire dil par lage jo tiir jigar ko khabar na ho sarmaaya-daar-e-aib-e-vafaa huun azal se main kuchh gham nahin mujhe jo mata-e-hunar na ho 'bedil' ke dil se zulf kaa jaataa nahin khayaal ye khaana-e-khudaa kisi kaafir kaa ghar na ho"

"dekhne vaale ye bole chashm-haa-e-yaar ke ye to mastaane hain shaayad khaana-e-khammaar ke dil miraa shaayad hai shaidaaon mein tir-e-yaar ke zakhm-haa-e-dil mushaabah hain lab-e-sofaar ke paar utaaraa bahr-e-naa-paidaa-kanaar-e-ishq se sadqe jaaun kyon na teri tegh-e-langar-daar ke uTh sakaa hargiz kisi surat na teraa naa-tavaan dab gayaa jo niche tere saaya-e-divaar ke kyaa khabar us ko ki kab raat aai aur kab din gayaa roz-o-shab yaksaan hain aage chashm-e-shab-bedaar ke jaan-fazaai gham-rubaai dilkashi farhat-dahi hain khavaas-e-khaas ye khaak-e-dar-e-dildaar ke jo dikhaa de jalva ru-e-shaahid-e-maqsud kaa sadqe saaqi is sharaab-e-aaina-kirdaar ke ishq mein us but ke rahbaan-o-shuyukh-o-barhaman hain ye sab ke sab muqayyad rishta-e-zunnaar ke bole behtar hai husul-e-aarzu se aarzu vaah sadqe jaaiye is pahlu-e-inkaar ke gham uThaanaa zulm sahnaa sabr karnaa yaa ki shukr kaun hai husn-e-amal laaeq tiri sarkaar ke kyon na main samjhun ki mujh ko mil gai daad-e-sukhan vo bahut shaaeq hain ai 'bedil' mire ashaar ke"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"