mire badan pe tire vasl ke gulaab lage — Haider Qureshi

"dilon mein dushmanon ke is tarah Dar bol uThte hain gavaahi ko chhupaate hain to manzar bol uThte hain miri sachchaai meri be-gunaahi sab pe zaahir hai ki ab jangal kuein sahraa samundar bol uThte hain vo patthar-dil sahi lekin hamaaraa bhi ye daavaa hai hamaare lab jinhein chhu lein vo patthar bol uThte hain badal jaate hain ik lamhe mein hi taarikh ke dhaare kabhi jo mauj mein aa kar qalandar bol uThte hain ye kyaa jaadu hai vo jab bhi mire milne ko aataa hai khushi se ghar ke sab divaar aur dar bol uThte hain zabaan-e-haq kisi ke jabr se bhi ruk nahin sakti ki neze ki ani par bhi Tange sar bol uThte hain labon ki qaid se kyaa farq aayaa dil ki baaton mein ki saare lafz aankhon se ubhar kar bol uThte hain ajab ahl-e-sitam ahl-e-vafaa mein Than gai 'haidar' sitam karte hain vo aur ye mukarrar bol uThte hain"

"fasl-e-gham ki jab nau-khezi ho jaati hai dard ki maujon mein bhi tezi ho jaati hai paani mein bhi chaand sitaare ug aate hain aankh se dil tak vo zarkhezi ho jaati hai andar ke jangal se aa jaati hain yaadein aur fazaa mein sandal-bezi ho jaati hai khushiyaan gham mein bilkul ghul-mil si jaati hain aur nashaat mein gham-angezi ho jaati hai shirin se lahje mein bhar jaati hai talkhi hila-jui jab parvezi ho jaati hai be-had power jis ko bhi mil jaae us ki tarz yazidi yaa changezi ho jaati hai ghazlon mein vaise to sach kahtaa huun lekin kuchh na kuchh to rang-aamezi ho jaati hai husn tumhaaraa to hai sach aur khair saraapaa ham se hi bas shar-angezi ho jaati hai zaahir kaa parda haTne vaali manzil par saalik se bhi bad-parhezi ho jaati hai 'rumi' ko 'haidar' jab bhi paDhne lagtaa huun baatin ki duniyaa tabrezi ho jaati hai"

"'ajib karb-o-balaa ki hai raat aankhon mein sisakti pyaas labon par furaat aankhon mein tumhein to gardish-e-dauraan ne raund Daalaa hai rahi na koi bhi pahli si baat aankhon mein qataar-vaar sitaaron ki jagmagaahaT se sajaa ke laae hain gham ki baraat aankhon mein phir us ko daaman-e-dil mein kahaan kahaan rakkhein sameT sakte hain jo kaaenaat aankhon mein bikhar gae hain milan ke tamaam din 'haidar' Thahar gai hai judaai ki raat aankhon mein"

"tumhaare ishq mein kis kis tarah kharaab hue rahaa na aalam-e-hijraan na vasl-yaab hue bas itni baat thi do din kabhi na mil paaein kahin pe tapte hue thal kahin chanaab hue ajab sazaa hai ki mere duaaon vaale huruf na mustarad hue ab tak na mustajaab hue zihaanatein thiin tiri yaa anaaDi-pan apnaa savaal vasl se pahle hi laa-javaab hue haqiqat itni hai us ke mire taalluq ki kisi ke dukh the mire naam intisaab hue jise samajhte the sahraa vo ik samundar thaa khilaa vo shakhs to ham kaise aab aab hue na aayaa Dhang hamein koi ishq kaa 'haidar' na dil ke zakhmon ke ham se kabhi hisaab hue"

"ik khvaab ki jo aankh bhigone ke liye hai ik yaad ki siine mein chubhone ke liye hai ik zakhm ki sab zakhm bhulaa Daale hain jis ne ik gham ki jo taa-umr bhulaane ke liye hai ik ruuh ki sonaa hai magar mail bhari bhi ik aag isi mail ko dhone ke liye hai aankhon mein abhi dhuul si lamhon ki jami hai dil mein koi sailaab saa rone ke liye hai dil ko to bahut pahle se dhaDkaa saa lagaa thaa paanaa tiraa shaayad tujhe khone ke liye hai kashti kaa ye hachkolaa ye mallaah kaa chakkar kashti ko nahin mujh ko Dubone ke liye hai taqdir se laD saktaa hai koi kahaan 'haidar' vo haadsa honaa hai jo hone ke liye hai"

"vasl ki shab thi aur ujaale kar rakkhe the jism o jaan sab us ke havaale kar rakkhe the jaise ye pahlaa aur aakhiri mel huaa ho haal to donon ne behaale kar rakkhe the khoj rahe the ruuh ko jismon ke raste se taur-tariqe paagalon vaale kar rakkhe the ham se naa-daanon ne ishq ki barkat hi se kaise kaise kaam niraale kar rakkhe the vo bhi thaa kuchh halke halke se make-up mein baal apne ham ne bhi kaale kar rakkhe the apne aap hi aayaa thaa phir marham ban kar jis ne hamaare dil mein chhaale kar rakkhe the 'haidar' apni taasirein le aae aakhir hijr mein ham ne jitne naale kar rakkhe the"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"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"