na musht-e-gul na kaf-e-nastaran mein Thahre hain — Ali Minai

"uThaa na parda-e-hairat rukh-e-nihaan se abhi mire yaqin ko fursat nahin gumaan se abhi na khol mujh pe pur-asraar zulmaton ke tilism bahal rahi hai nazar maah-o-kahkashaan se abhi sunaa na zamzama-e-ruh-e-kaaenaat mujhe ki aa rahi hai sadaa mere saaz-e-jaan se abhi abhi se de na mujhe manzil-e-adam kaa suraagh guzar rahaa huun main hasti ke imtihaan se abhi dikhaa na khvaab kisi aalam-e-digar ke mujhe ki meraa dil nahin faarigh isi jahaan se abhi na kar haqiqat-e-hasti se aashnaa mujh ko ki rabt hai mujhe is vahm-e-raaegaan se abhi banaa rahaa huun zamin par sanam-kade apne sadaaein de na mujhe baam-e-aasmaan se abhi maqaam-e-hosh bhi meri nazar mein hai lekin subu hai pur miraa sahbaa-e-arghavaan se abhi bhaDak rahaa hai abhi shoala-e-nafas meraa lapak rahe hain sharaare miri zabaan se abhi hai zarra zarra tapaan dasht-e-aarzu kaa mire uTheinge aur bagule bahut yahaan se abhi fanaa qubul ho kyunkar mujhe ki rishta-e-dil bandhaa huaa hai tamannaa-e-jaavidaan se abhi"

"harf huun apne maaani DhunDhtaa huun mein haqiqat mein kahaani DhunDhtaa huun tang aa kar tangi-e-kaun-o-makaan se apne andar be-karaani DhunDhtaa huun chhaantaa huun khaak sahraa-e-adam mein apne hone ki nishaani DhunDhtaa huun meri har jaanib nae chehre saje hain ab koi surat puraani DhunDhtaa huun maangtaa huun tarz-e-nau rasm-e-kuhan se khushk dariyaa mein ravaani DhunDhtaa huun aarzu ke biich muTThi mein dabaae ziist ke sahraa mein paani DhunDhtaa huun harf ki hiddat se lab jalne lage hain ab zabaan-e-be-zabaani DhunDhtaa huun jo sikhaa de aashti ahl-e-zamin ko vo kitaab-e-aasmaani DhunDhtaa huun"

"pal mein samundar pal mein kinaaraa ban jaataa hai ishq ko jaisaa samjho vaisaa ban jaataa hai ahl-e-tamannaa chup rahne mein khair na jaanein khaamoshi se bhi afsaana ban jaataa hai paas aao to aaDi tirchhi chand lakirein duur se dekho to ik chehraa ban jaataa hai duniyaa ke mele mein aa nikle ho pyaare dekh ke chalnaa varna tamaashaa ban jaataa hai chain aaya to teri surat dhyaan mein utri Thahraa huaa paani aaina ban jaataa hai subh ko teri yaad jagaane aa jaati hai raat ko teraa dhyaan bichhaunaa ban jaataa hai vo kis kaa hai ye duniyaa ko khabar nahin hai jo us se miltaa hai usi kaa ban jaataa hai main apne alfaaz ke pichhe chhup jaataa huun meraa sukhan hi meraa chehraa ban jaataa hai"

"zer-e-zamin utar gae yaa sar-e-aasmaan gae pesh-ravaan-e-raah-e-zist kaun kahe kahaan gae koi rahaa na aas paas ai dil-e-dost-naa-shanaas chhoD ke tujh ko mahv-e-yaas sab tire mehrbaan gae arsa-e-aarzu mein thiin yuun to hazaar vusatein tere qarib hi rahe ahl-e-vafaa jahaan gae hosh ke marhalon mein ik marhala-e-junun bhi thaa vaadi-e-vahm se sabhi fikr ke kaarvaan gae jab bhi havaa-e-dasht ne ahl-e-junun ko di sadaa mauj-e-shamim-e-gul ke saath ham bhi kashaan kashaan gae kaise vo log the jinhein be-khabari qubul thi ham to junun-e-aagahi le ke gae jahaan gae ahd-e-junun ke mashghale vaqt ne sab badal diye shauq ki laghzishein gaiin zabt ke imtihaan gae aakhir-e-kaar khaamushi hi se khule dilon ke raaz harf-e-sukhan zabaan pe jo aae the raaegaan gae hosh ki juratein tamaam hadd-e-yaqin pe ruk gaiin khalvat-e-naaz tak tiri sirf mire gumaan gae zehn ki chob-e-khushk ko phunk gai sukhan ki aanch dud-e-navaa ke daaere jaane kahaan kahaan gae"

"bazm-e-rang-o-nur mein saahib-nazar koi nahin dekhne vaale bahut hain dida-var koi nahin ham ko virse mein milaa hai vo makaan ajdaad se jis mein divaarein hi divaarein hain dar koi nahin har gali kuche mein ab shams-o-qamar bikne lage ab kharidaar-e-charaagh-e-chashm-e-tar koi nahin yuun takhayyul mein haqaaeq ki milaavaT ho gai ab fasaanon mein bhi harf-e-mo'tabar koi nahin main nai manzil ko niklaa huun puraani raah par mere hamraahi bahut hain ham-safar koi nahin ahl-e-dil to khair sab sud-o-ziyaan mein paD gae kyaa khirad-mandon mein bhi aashufta-sar koi nahin"

"khayaal-o-khvaab ke paikar badalte rahte hain dil aaina ho to manzar badalte rahte hain hamaare haal se mat kar qayaas-e-naakaami ki sar-phiron ke muqaddar badalte rahte hain ulajh na jaae kahin baam-o-dar mein rishta-e-zist is ehtimaal se ham ghar badalte rahte hain har iltifaat hai taaza jaraahaton ki navid ki chaaraagar mire nashtar badalte rahte hain bhalaa yaqin ko mayassar hai kab gumaan se najaat ki saahilon ko samundar badalte rahte hain asaas-e-mehr-o-mohabbat nahin badalti kabhi agarche log baraabar badalte rahte hain vahi hai aaj jo kal thi sazaa-e-haq-goi sutun-e-daar pe haan sar badalte rahte hain mire vatan ki bahut mukhtasar si hai taarikh sitam vahi hai sitamgar badalte rahte hain vahi hai jalva-e-jaanaana dair ho ki haram sharaab ek hai saaghar badalte rahte hain"

"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"

"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"

"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"