naamus-e-qalam fikr-e-guhar-baar na becho — Azeez Baghravi

"'azaab-e-dil se kabhi karb-e-jaan se guzregaa jo sach kahegaa gham-e-bekaraan se guzregaa abhi na band karo maqtalon ke darvaaze abhi ik aur masihaa yahaan se guzregaa chaman chaman mein khaDe hain khizaan ke pahre-daar julus-e-fasl-e-bahaaraan kahaan se guzregaa ye inqalaab kaa pahlu bhi kis ne sochaa thaa khizaan ke baa'd gulistaan khizaan se guzregaa koi bhi fitna ho yaaro kahin bhi barpaa ho hamaare shahr hamaare makaan se guzregaa maqaam-e-sud-o-ziyaan ho ki arz-e-daar-o-rasan guzarne vaalaa har ik imtihaan se guzregaa ravish ravish pe sajaa do gulon ki qindilein ki aaj jaan-e-chaman gulsitaan se guzregaa jabin-e-vaqt ke tevar bataa rahe hain 'aziz' ki fard-fard abhi imtihaan se guzregaa"

"khaar hai khaar na gul hai gul-e-tar ki surat andalibaan-e-chaman kyaa hai ye ghar ki surat nuur ke saamne jaltaa nahin zulmat kaa charaagh ‘arsa-e-shab mein tum aao to sahar ki surat faiz kyaa ham se uThaaegaa musaafir koi ham na divaar ki surat na shajar ki surat baaryaab-e-nigah-e-naaz koi hotaa hai ashk sab hote nahin laa'l-o-guhar ki surat hosh daaman kaa unhein hai na garebaan kaa khayaal kyaa se kyaa ho gai arbaab-e-nazar ki surat raaste band har ik moD pe rahzan hi sahi hausla ho to nikalti hai safar ki surat kal mire naqsh the is bazm-e-jahaan ki zinat aaj paDhte hain mujhe log khabar ki surat muztarib kyon hain andheron ke parastaar 'aziz' kyaa nazar aa gai qindil-e-sahar ki surat"

"hisaar-e-zaat mein koi simaT gayaa to kyaa huaa tamaam kaaenaat se vo kaT gayaa to kyaa huaa bahut se tishna-kaam-e-shauq surkh-ru to ho gae hamaaraa khuun doston mein baT gayaa to kyaa huaa abhi to moD moD par pahaaD hi pahaaD hain vo ek sang raaste se haT gayaa to kyaa huaa dilon mein ikhtilaaf ki khalij aur baDh gai ba-zor-e-tegh masala nipaT gayaa to kyaa huaa ghubaar nafraton kaa to dilon mein hai bharaa huaa fazaa se abr-e-kusht-o-khun chhaT gayaa to kyaa huaa zabaan kaa paas laazmi khudaa-parast ke liye zabaan se bul-havas koi palaT gayaa to kyaa huaa nazar-navaaz khil'atein to zindagi ko mil gaiin libaas-e-gard-gard ek phaT gayaa to kyaa huaa hazaaron sarfarosh hain kafan-badosh to abhi sar-e-'aziz-baghravi’ jo kaT gayaa to kyaa huaa"

"nihaan the phuul nazar se sharaar saamne thaa bahaar thi ki 'azaab-e-bahaar saamne thaa khaDe the ahl-e-nazar gardanein jhukaae hue tiraa taraashaa huaa shaahkaar saamne thaa khizaan ba-zid thi kaho mausam-e-bahaar use libaas-e-ghuncha-o-gul taar-taar saamne thaa gharon mein ahl-e-nazar apne baiThte kyunkar hayaat-e-nau kaa dahaktaa chinaar saamne thaa uThaa ke saaghar-e-zahraab pi gae mai-kash hazaar shauq kaa anjaam-e-kaar saamne thaa havaa kuchh aisi chali gulsitaan mein ab ke baras lahu gulon ke ba-naam-e-bahaar saamne thaa milaa khulus na jab anjuman se uTh aae ki ahl-e-fikr-o-nazar kaa shi'aar saamne thaa nazar na aataa thaa chehra koi bhi saaf 'aziz' 'ajib vaqt kaa gard-o-ghubaar saamne thaa"

"dil-o-nazar ke liye baais-e-qaraar jo thaa 'azaab-e-jaan hai vahi jaan-e-e'tibaar jo thaa kisi se ho na saki zakhm-e-dil ki bakhiya-gari har ek chaaraagar-e-dard khaam-kaar jo thaa fanaa ke baa'd bhi baaqi rahaa vujud miraa mire khulus mein rang-e-sadaabahaar jo thaa qabaa-darida the ghunche lahuluhaan the gul chaman mein ab ke baras mausam-e-bahaar jo thaa havaa-e-vaqt uDaa le gai kahaan us ko vo nakhvaton kaa falak-bos kohsaar jo thaa tabassumon ki naqaabon mein kaise chhup jaataa dilon kaa dard jabinon se aashkaar jo thaa sukun miltaa kahaan se dil-e-tabaah tujhe hamaaraa dushman-e-jaan apnaa gham-gusaar jo thaa zamaana gard-e-rifaaqat bhi us ki paa na sakaa libaas-e-faqr mein vo ek taajdaar jo thaa sar-e-'aziz' jhukaa bhi to sarfaraaz huaa ki tere 'ishq ki 'azmat kaa paasdaar jo thaa"

"sho’la-e-dard liye dida-e-tar mein aae chaaraagar aag lagaane mire ghar mein aae chand tinke hi sahi apne nasheman ki bisaat kuchh to hain jo nigah-e-barq-o-sharar mein aae ab jo phirte hain sukun DhunDte maqtal maqtal tujh se bhaage to tire daam-e-asar mein aae koi darvaaza na rauzan na daricha koi raushni aae to kis raah se ghar mein aae un ko manzil hi nahin 'azmat-e-manzil bhi mili le ke jo tosha-e-jaan raahguzar mein aae zakhm-e-dil mahke to un ko na mili daad koi phuul mahke to zamaane ki nazar mein aae ho tire fan mein 'aziz' us ke sukhan ki khushbu rang us kaa tire andaaz-e-hunar mein aae"

"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"

"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"

"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"