na raas aai ham ko javaani hamaari — Riyaz Khairabadi

"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"

"ku-e-dushman se use chhup ke nikalte dekhaa ham ne naqsh-e-qadam-e-yaar ko chalte dekhaa haae kyaa haal dam-e-vasl hamaaraa hogaa bosa lene mein tumhein rang badalte dekhaa abr ban kar jo baras paDne ko aayaa vaaiz be-tarah ham ne khum-e-mai ko ubalte dekhaa ye bhi piinaa hai koi chaal hai ye bhi koi har-qadam par unhein sau baar sambhalte dekhaa yahi aankhein hain ki jin mein nahin ab naam ko ashk inhin aankhon se kabhi khuun ubalte dekhaa hashr ke roz na taab abr-e-karam ko aai mujh gunahgaar ko jab dhuup mein jalte dekhaa gesu-e-hur kaho sabza-e-turbat kaisaa qabr-e-dushman se dhuaan ham ne nikalte dekhaa kucha-e-ishq mein allaah re paa-mardi-e-dil Thokarein khaa ke use ham ne sambhalte dekhaa ghair ke ghar se jhijakte hue tum nikle the rukte dekhaa tumhein phir chhup ke nikalte dekhaa dil mein kyaa jaan thi kyaa qatra-e-khun ki thi bisaat malte dekhaa use haathon se masalte dekhaa phuul laale kaa khilaa thaa ki shafaq shaam ki thi vasl ki raat ko bhi rang badalte dekhaa kabhi kuchh raat gae yaa kabhi kuchh raat rahe ham ne in parda-nashinon ko nikalte dekhaa khun-e-dil par hai abas rashk tiri mehndi ko apni hi aag mein ham ne use jalte dekhaa dil-e-betaab thaa yaa aag ki chingaari thi kis qadar jild unhein paa-posh se malte dekhaa vaah kyaa rang hai kyaa khuub tabiat hai 'riyaaz' ho zamin koi tumhein phulte-phalte dekhaa"

"zarur paanv mein apne hinaa vo mal ke chale na pahunche aaj bhi ghar tak mire vo kal ke chale ye dosti hai ki hai saath aag paani kaa jo nikli aah to saath ashk bhi nikal ke chale lahad se laai qayaamat hai paanv paD paD kar Thahar Thahar ke chale ham machal machal ke chale hazaaron Thokarein har ik qadam par us mein hain ye raah-e-ishq hai kyuun kar koi sambhal ke chale ye mujh ko vasl ki shab haae maut kyuun aai hinaa lagaa ke jo aae the haath mal ke chale tumhaari raah mein chalne ki hai khushi aisi ki saath naqsh-e-qadam bhi uchhal uchhal ke chale mazaa to aae jo lein rind baDh ke haathon-haath mazaa to aae kahin se jo mai ubal ke chale adaa se naaz se chalnaa qayaamat un kaa thaa jo mal ke dil ko kaleje masal masal ke chale chale vo shama jalaane mazaar par kis ke ki saath saath adu aag ho ke jal ke chale tumhaare gesu-e-pur-pech ne liyaa ham ko ki munh mein saanp ke yaa munh mein ham ajal ke chale uThaa janaaza to boli ye khaana-bardaari nayaa makaan hai kapDe nae badal ke chale hazaaron daagh hain dil mein jigar mein laakhon zakhm 'riyaaz' mahfil-e-khubaan se phul-phal ke chale"

"baalaa-e-baam ghair hai mein aastaan par chaahein jise chaDhaaein huzur aasmaan par kyuun naa-muraad aah gai aasmaan par TuuTe na aasmaan kahin meri jaan par rusvaaiyaan hain saath vo chhup kar hazaar jaan sau sau ke sar jhuke hain qadam ke nishaan par aanaa use zarur go hon laakh ehtimaam aashiq hai un ki niind miri daastaan par thaa raaz-daar-e-husn vo kaafir jo kah gayaa maashuq dil ki baat na laaein zabaan par un ki gali mein raat mein is vaza se gayaa ghabraa ke paasbaan gire paasbaan par naazuk si tegh-e-yaar hai kyaa zahr ki bujhi khaae hue hai zahr mire imtihaan par bante hain shokhiyon se vo suraj bhi chaand bhi naqsh-e-qadam bhi aap ke hain aasmaan par khalvat mein bhi chali hain kahin sina-zoriyaan is tarah aap tan ke uThe kis gumaan par zikr-e-mai-e-tahur ne taDpaa diyaa 'riyaaz' jaanaa paDaa hamein kisi unchi dukaan par"

"zamin mai-kada-e-arsh-e-barin maalum hoti hai ye khisht-e-khum farishte ki jabin maalum hoti hai pari uDne mein zulf-e-ambarin maalum hoti hai ye kaali shakl bhi kitni hasin maalum hoti hai miri hasrat tabassum-aafrin maalum hoti hai chhupi tere tabassum mein nahin maalum hoti hai shafaq kah le koi chaahe shafaq-gun aasmaan kah le hamein to ku-e-qaatil ki zamin maalum hoti hai chali hai tegh to kis naaz se tham tham ke ruk ruk kar ye kuchh un se ziyaada naaznin maalum hoti hai are saaqi zaraa meri sharaab-e-talkh to laanaa mai-e-kausar to bilkul angbin maalum hoti hai chhupi hai vo nigaah-e-shokh bhi mizhgaan ke saae mein chhuri bhi aaj zer-e-aastin maalum hoti hai ubhaaro to zaraa shaayad miraa Duubaa huaa dil ho koi shai bahr-e-gham mein tah-nashin maalum hoti hai nahin ab dard-e-dil lekin abhi tak hai asar kuchh kuchh chamak rah rah ke pahlu mein kahin maalum hoti hai asar Daalaa hai hasrat ne nigaah-e-shauq par kitnaa ki vo ab bhi nigaah vaapsin maalum hoti hai ye ai sayyaad rah rah kar chamakti hai kahaan bijli jahaan meraa nasheman thaa vahin maalum hoti hai lapak us ki chamak us ki vahi dam-kham vahi aalam ye bijli koi aah-e-aatishin maalum hoti hai 'riyaaz' aisi mire dil se lagi hai jaam-e-kausar ki mai-e-angur ab achchhi nahin maalum hoti hai"

"nayaa khilaa hai shagufa koi bahaar mein kyaa gundhaa huaa hai miraa dil kisi ke haar mein kyaa uDaane phuul hasin aae hain bahaar mein kyaa lagi hai aag si ye aaj laala-zaar mein kyaa kisi se kahne ye aae hain vo sahar hote tamaam-raat kaTi mere intizaar mein kyaa tumhaare khaal kaa bosa nahin hai ginti mein zaraa si chiiz hai aaegi ye shumaar mein kyaa utaar li sar-e-baazaar jis ne rukh se naqaab hijaab aae use sau main kyaa hazaar mein kyaa ye surma chashm-e-adu ke liye uThaa rakkhein vo khaak Daalte hain chashm-e-etibaar mein kyaa banaaeinge dil-e-pur-daagh jama kar ke unhein chamakte dekhe hain zarre mire ghubaar mein kyaa ye mere dosh se hote nahin judaa dam-e-naza gaDeinge mere farishte mire mazaar mein kyaa hai intizaar ki mai-nosh khum liye pahunchein ghiri hain kal se ghaTaaein ye sabza-zaar mein kyaa jo dekhe saanp ke kaaTe ki lahr use aae bharaa hai zahr ab aisaa bhi zulf-e-yaar mein kyaa sharaab se bhi sivaa khush-gavaar hai ham ko bataaein kyaa ki mazaa paD gayaa udhaar mein kyaa kanaar-e-shauq mein aa kar hasin nikal na sake asar khudaa ne diyaa hai hamaare pyaar mein kyaa 'riyaaz' tauba karo din khizaan ke aae hain tum aae piine ko jaati hui bahaar mein kyaa"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"