nahin hai koi chaman qalb-e-daagh-daar ke baad — Khizr Nagpuri

"dil-nashin hai naqsh teri shokhi-e-tahrir kaa miTnaa to anjaam hai har paikar-e-tasvir kaa zor-e-vahshat ho gayaa rusvaa sar-e-sahraa-e-shauq hans rahaa hai mujh pe har halqa miri zanjir kaa dekh kar mujh ko muqaabil dekh kar apnaa harif dekh le vo uD gayaa paani tiri shamshir kaa har shikan bistar ki hai aaina-daar-e-kaifiyat raat bhar jhagDaa rahaa taqdir se tadbir kaa apni barbaadi pe khush hone kaa kuchh saamaan kar koi pahlu DhunD le takhrib mein taamir kaa yaad aayegaa khudaa us ko mire marne ke baad main to imaan le ke Dubungaa but-e-be-pir kaa shaaeri tarz-e-sukhan mein 'khizr' kuchh aasaan nahin sher kah lenaa bhi to laanaa hai ju-e-shir kaa"

"sinon mein anal-haq ki chubhan dekh rahaa huun ik silsila-e-daar-o-rasan dekh rahaa huun phir aai na ho shaamat-e-aamaal kisi ki phir vaqt ke maathe pe shikan dekh rahaa huun thoDi si bhi duniyaa mein sharaafat nahin baaqi muddat se zamaane kaa chalan dekh rahaa huun rahne do ye sab jhuTi mohabbat ke tamaashe kis ko hai yahaan kis ki lagan dekh rahaa huun pardaa nahin duniyaa mein kisi ko bhi kisi ki har shakhs ko apne hi magan dekh rahaa huun ik aag lagaa di miri rangini-e-dil ne main daagh-e-mohabbat ki jalan dekh rahaa huun taqrir ke andaaz tumhein 'khizr' mubaarak kis samt ko hai ru-e-sukhan dekh rahaa huun"

"ishrat ki haqiqat kyaa hasti ki musibat kyaa mere liye duniyaa mein ab ranj kyaa raahat kyaa uf vusat-e-sahraa-e-hasti ki ye kotaahi sab qaidi-e-zindaan hain main kyaa miri vahshat kyaa rouun to sukun paae taDpun to mazaa aae paai hai muqaddar se zaalim ne tabiat kyaa kis haal mein honaa thaa kis haal ko jaa pahunchi hai jins-e-vafaa teri baazaar mein qimat kyaa jab khud ko miTaa Daalaa ghar-baar luTaa Daalaa jab jaa ke ye jaanaa hai hoti hai muravvat kyaa aankhon se Tapak jaae yaa khaak mein mil jaae dil kyon rahe siine mein ab is ki zarurat kyaa ai 'khizr' dhaDaktaa hai dil kyon miraa rah rah kar hairaan huun bataaun bhi is baat ki baabat kyaa"

"dil jo baiThaa to iztiraab uThaa bazm-e-jaanaan ab inqalaab uThaa aaj vaaiz se baat karni hai saaqiyaa chal zaraa sharaab uThaa qaabiliyyat kaa roab Daalne ko koi moTi si ik kitaab uThaa raah chalte paDe bhi milte hain khuli aankhon se koi khvaab uThaa ranj uThaane ki un se Thahri thi ye kahaan se dil-e-kharaab uThaa kyaa charaaghon ko le ke baiThaa hai aa mire saath aaftaab uThaa ‘khizr’-e-mai-nosh mai-kada mein jhuuT chal qasam khaa uThaa sharaab uThaa"

"shab-e-hijraan ko bhagaane ki duaa kaunsi hai nahin Talti kisi surat ye balaa kaunsi hai zahr dene mein jhijak kyon hai tujhe chaaraagar dusri aur mire dukh ki davaa kaunsi hai dil hi dil mein jo hansaa karte ho chupke chupke baat main bhi to sunun aisi bhalaa kaunsi hai meri aankhon mein hai saaqi ki javaani kaa nasha mujh se puchho ki mai-e-hosh-rubaa kaunsi hai main sazaa-vaar-e-mohabbat huun miTaa de mujh ko kuchh khataa teri bhi nikle to sazaa kaunsi hai aaj-kal mujh se khafaa rahte hain ghairon se khush mere baare mein khudaa jaane havaa kaunsi hai 'khizr' ne raah bataa di mujhe but-khaane ki puchhaa thaa manzil-e-irfaan-e-khudaa kaunsi hai"

"raahat-e-qalb-o-jigar garmi-e-baazaar se hai aaj-kal ghar kaa tasavvur dar-o-divaar se hai zindagi hi ne nahin jhaTkaa hai daaman apnaa chaaraagar maut bhi ruThi hui bimaar se hai jaama-e-unsur-e-hasti ko kahin pheink aauun zindagaani ki musibat to inhi chaar se hai marham-e-talkhi-e-guftaar kahaan se laaun zakhm gahraa tire alfaaz kaa talvaar se hai kaar-e-vahshat ko sar-anjaam yahi to degaa kaam abhi ham ko bahut kuchh dil-e-be-kaar se hai chhoD detaa hai jahaan saans bhi insaan kaa saath ab safar ziist kaa us manzil-e-dushvaar se hai teraa andaaz-e-sukhan 'khizr' judaa hai sab se teri pahchaan hi zaalim tire ashaar se hai"

"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"

"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"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"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"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"