mujh ko masnad pe qalamdaan bakhshaa — Meer Kallu Arsh

"sun ke furqat chup huaa aisaa ki murdaa ho gayaa puchhtaa hai yaar ro ro kar tujhe kyaa ho gayaa dekh kar chashm-e-siyaah-e-maah-ru vahshat hui chaandni mein us hiran kaa rang kaalaa ho gayaa kar diyaa abru ne do TukDe ba-rang-e-zulfiqaar ek hi talvaar mein saari kaa aadhaa ho gayaa kyaa diyaa bosa lab-e-shirin kaa ho kar tursh-ru munh huaa miThaa to kyaa dil apnaa khaTTaa ho gayaa munh jo us yusuf ne pheraa ho gae be-kaar sab dida-e-yaaqub chaah-e-aaina andhaa ho gayaa dil jo taDpaa daagh se raushan jahaan-e-dil huaa barq jab chamki andhere mein ujaalaa ho gayaa 'arsh' us ki sard-mehri taa-dam-e-aakhir rahi dil huaa ThanDaa na saaraa jism ThanDaa ho gayaa"

"kaun aaegaa jo tu be-sar-o-saamaan hogaa varna hogaa tu na andesha-e-darbaan hogaa qatl ke baad bhi ik aish kaa saamaan hogaa mai-e-gul-rang lahu zakhm namak-daan hogaa baankpan bas ki hai manzur mire qaatil ko gul-e-dastaar bhi ab ghuncha-e-paikaan hogaa ik nazar dekh sakegaa na tiri chashm-e-siyaah sabza-e-khat bhi charaagaah-e-ghazaalaan hogaa tu vahaan bhi jo na ho yaar to phir hai andher roz-e-mahshar pe gumaan-e-shab-e-hijraan hogaa dilbaro dil ke na le jaane mein israar karo tum ko kyaa faaeda hogaa miraa nuqsaan hogaa jaate hain sabr o qaraar o khirad o hosh o havaas jaras-e-qaafila apnaa dil-e-naalaan hogaa mere iisaa se mire dard kaa darmaan hogaa sharbat-e-vasl ilaaj-e-tap-e-hijraan hogaa vaaiz ham ko tu na hangaama-e-mahshar se Daraa apne nazdik vo ik majma-e-yaaraan hogaa aaina dida-e-hairaan tujhe dikhlaaegaa shaana-e-zulf miraa haal-e-pareshaan hogaa dil-e-be-ishq se kaunain mein tu hogaa kharaab barhaman dair mein kaabe mein musalmaan hogaa gar ye hain dast-e-junun aur vo hain khaar-e-junun na to daaman hi rahegaa na garebaan hogaa shaakh-e-gul hai qalam-e-fikr to ashaar hain gul 'arsh' divaan miraa rashk-e-gulistaan hogaa"

"kaan mein naala-e-hazaar aaya muzhda-e-mausam-e-bahaar aaya kyaa khayaal-e-sharaab-khvaar aaya barq saa abr be-qaraar aaya baagh-e-aalam mein thaa main nakhl-e-shama jal gayaa gul na barg-o-baar aaya dekh shatranj-e-dahr ki raftaar ki piyaada gayaa savaar aaya mar gae par bhi shauq-e-vasl rahaa khvaab mein bhi khayaal-e-yaar aaya shisha-e-saaat ik ghaDi mein banaa dil mein jis dam zaraa ghubaar aaya yaar jab ghair ke gale se milaa yaad kyaa sadma-e-fishaar aaya paak-tinat vo thaa ki parvaana shama ban kar sar-e-mazaar aaya shab ko ai gul jo ghair se tu hansaa mujh ko ronaa hazaar baar aaya bakhsh de ab to ai khudaa-e-karim dil-e-maayus umid-vaar aaya ik nazar 'arsh' sair-e-hasti kar kaun jaa kar adam se yaar aaya"

"vufur-e-zof se dil yaar par nahin aataa gham-e-firaaq mein jiinaa nazar nahin aataa nigaah-e-dida-e-dil se nazar nahin aataa khayaal-e-yaar bhi do do pahar nahin aataa visaal-e-dost bhi baad-e-visaal hai shaayad ki jo udhar ko gayaa phir idhar nahin aataa ghubaar-e-chashm bhi hai justuju mein sargardaan havaa mein khaak bhi vo raahbar nahin aataa chaDhaae gor-e-gharibaan pe kaun chaadar-e-gul charaagh le ke koi qabr par nahin aataa ye roz shaam se hai subh tak khud-aaraai ki shab ko aaina bhi apne ghar nahin aataa na shama-ru pe bhi duun jaan misl-e-parvaana ki naam-e-ishq ko badnaam kar nahin aataa main shab ko laa ke use 'arsh' khaak huun ham-khvaab vo shokh khaana-kharaab apne ghar nahin aataa"

"ham se kartaa hai abas guftaar kaj raast-baazon se na ho ai yaar kaj ishq-e-abru se tiri ai kaj-kulaah baandhtaa hai maah-e-nau dastaar kaj hai tavaazo bhi buzurgi kaa nishaan kyuun na ho piiri mein jism-e-zaar kaj kaj-ravi is zulf kaa hai khaassa jis tarah hai maar ki raftaar kaj haat yuun qaatil-jabinon kaa lagaa jis tarah pahne sanam zunnaar kaj raasti ik baat mein us ki nahin kaj ravaa kaj-maj zabaan guftaar kaj qasr-e-tan piiri mein jhuk kar kyaa ruke gir paDe kohna jo ho divaar kaj jaa-e-nazzaara hai phirte hain hasin Topiyaan rakh kar sar-e-baazaar kaj kaj-numaa aaina-e-aalam hai 'arsh' be-sabab TeDhe abas hain yaar kaj"

"na gul na sarv miyaan-e-bahaar hotaa hai hamaari khaak se paidaa chinaar hotaa hai kabhi jo jalva-e-rukhsaar-e-yaar hotaa hai charaagh-e-tur charaagh-e-mazaar hotaa hai uThaa janaaza jo meraa qazaa lagi kahne ki jo piyaada hai aakhir savaar hotaa hai milaa ke khaak mein tan ko gai bahisht mein ruuh kisi kaa kaun zamaane mein yaar hotaa hai bajaa hai takht-e-sulaimaan pe bhi jo maari laat har ek murgh yahaan taajdaar hotaa hai na apne ghar mein mujhe ghair se milaa ai huur bahisht mein ye azaab-e-fishaar hotaa hai 'uruj 'arsh' jo manzur hai jalaa dil ko ki aag lagti hai jab sard anaar hotaa 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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"