mere rone par hansi achchhi nahin — Dattatriya Kaifi

"zindagi kaa kis liye maatam rahe mulk bastaa hai miTe yaa ham rahe dil rahe piiri mein bhi teraa javaan aakhiri dam tak yahi dam-kham rahe chaahiye insaan kaa dil ho ghani paas maal o zar bahut yaa kam rahe kyaa isi jannat ki ye tahris hai jis mein kuchh din hazrat-e-aadam rahe vasl se matlab na rakh tu ishq kaa dam bhare jaa dam mein jab tak dam rahe laag ik din ban ke rahti hai lagaav haan lagaavaT kuchh na kuchh baaham rahe ishq ne jis dil pe qabza kar liyaa phir kahaan us mein nashaat o gham rahe sharq se jab nuur chamkaa to kahaan barg-e-gul par qatra-e-shabnam rahe husn ki duniyaa kaa hai daaem shabaab hashr tak us kaa yahi aalam rahe hai surur-e-husn 'kaifi' laa-yazaal dar-khur-e-zarf us mein besh o kam rahe"

"yaa ilaahi mujh ko ye kyaa ho gayaa dosti kaa teri saudaa ho gayaa dosti kyaa ham-sari kaa dhyaan hai qaid se aazaad itnaa ho gayaa kaisi aazaadi asiri chiiz kyaa jab fanaa rang-e-tamannaa ho gayaa jab tamannaa aur Dar jaataa rahaa to har ik shai se mubarraa ho gayaa yuun mubarraa ho gai jab koi zaat band phir naghma sifat kaa ho gayaa jab huaa ausaaf se koi bari aib kyunkar us mein paidaa ho gayaa khud-parasti is ko yaa jo kuchh kaho ab to ye aalam hamaaraa ho gayaa be-khudi ne mahv-e-hairat kar diyaa aap mein apnaa tamaashaa ho gayaa jis ko dekhaa aap hi aayaa nazar rang ab 'kaifi' ye apnaa ho gayaa"

"husn ki ranginiyaan kyaa jalva-saamaan ho gaiin dil ki aankhein sar-ba-sar aiman-ba-daamaan ho gaiin tur-saamaani 'ayaan fitrat ki har zarre se hai teri aankhein dekh kar har gul ko hairaan ho gaiin jalva be-parda thaa fart-e-shauq ne Daali naqaab ye nigaahein muztarib ho kar pareshaan ho gaiin jin umidon se banaa thaa khaana-e-dil rashk-e-gul ab vahi is ghar ki barbaadi kaa saamaan ho gai"

"kyuun kar chubhe na aankh mein gul khaar ki tarah bhaai hai dil ko ek trahdaar ki tarah haalat talaash-e-yaar mein ye ho gai miri jaataa huun baiTh baiTh dil-e-zaar ki tarah kyaa dil mein khaar rashk-e-rukh-e-yaar kaa chubhaa bigDi hui hai kyuun gul-e-gulzaar ki tarah hai kuchh na kuchh vahaan bhi asar dard-e-ishq kaa aankh un ki bhi hai is dil-e-bimaar ki tarah ai kaash mere taar-e-rag-e-jaan ko toD de qaatil ki tegh yaar ke iqraar ki tarah 'kaifi' biThaaein aankhon pe kyuun aap ko na log chubhti hui hai aap ke ashaar ki tarah"

"yuun sisaktaa mujhe tum chhoD na jaao aao aakhiri vaqt hai ai jaan-e-man aao aao sohbat-e-lutf mein lo naam na ghairon kaa kabhi dil mein aashiq ke na tum aag lagaao aao be-bane hi bahuton ko hai bigaaDaa is ne apni kaakul ko bahut ab na banaao aao pi bhi lo rahne do kausar ki kahaani zaahid aisi be-par ki na yaaron se uDaao aao 'kaifi' chhoDo bhi kahin ku-e-butaan ki ye dhun chain aaraam dil-o-din na ganvaao aao"

"ishq hi ishq ho aashiq ho na maashuq jahaan aisi ik dargah-e-tauhid-maaab aur bhi hai hosh se kaaT ye din zinda-dili se rakh kaam sheb ke baad miri jaan-e-shabaab aur bhi hai yaar mai-khaane agar kar gae khaali gham kyaa ab bhi abr aataa hai aur khum mein sharaab aur bhi hai ghar kiyaa 'ghaalib'-o-'momin' ne jahaan aankhon mein isi basti mein koi khaana-kharaab aur bhi 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"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"