nikhat-e-gul hain yaa sabaa hain ham — Shah Naseer

"khaandaan-e-qais kaa main to sadaa se piir huun silsila-jumbaan-e-shor-e-khaana-e-zanjir huun khaaksaari ke abhi to darpai tadbir huun kushta ho kar khaak jab hon tab kabhi iksir huun zoaf ne go kar diyaa hai juun kamaan gosha-nashin ab bhi chalne ko jo puchho to saraasar tiir huun rishta-e-ulfat ne baandhe hain par-e-parvaaz aah daam-e-hairat mein ba-rang-e-bulbul-e-tasvir huun tujh se ye uqda khulegaa ai nasim-e-subh-dam ghunche ki maanind is gulshan mein kyuun dil-gir huun muntazir chashm-e-rikaab ai said-e-afgan hai hanuz bosa-e-fitraak ki khvaahish hai vo nakhchir huun faqr ki daulat ke aage saltanat kyaa maal hai bistare par apne ai ruba-mizaajo sher huun sach hai apne dam se qaaem hai ye buniyaad-e-jahaan raunaq-afzaa-e-chaman aaraaish-e-taamir huun jaisi chaahe vaisi le mujh se qasam qaatil na Dar hashr ko bhi gar kabhi teraa main daaman-gir huun ahl-e-jauhar hi mire mazmun ko samjhe hai 'nasir' main bhi iqlim-e-sukhan mein saahib-e-shamshir huun"

"khaal-e-mashshaata banaa kaajal kaa chashm-e-yaar par zaagh ko bahr-e-tasadduq rakh sar-e-bimaar par mujh ko rahm aataa hai dast-e-naazuk-e-dildaar par main hi rakh dungaa galaa ai hamdamo talvaar par be-suvaidaa haath dil mat Daal zulf-e-yaar par maash pahle paDh ke mantar pheink ru-e-yaar par gar hifaazat rukh ki hai manzur to miTvaa na khat baaghbaan rakhtaa hai kaanTe baagh ki divaar par kaun kahtaa hai ki sabza aag par ugtaa nahin khat hai paidaa yaar ke dekho rukh-e-gulnaar par dekh mizhgaan par miri tughyaani-e-sail-e-sarishk nuuh kaa tufaan na dekhaa hove jis ne khaar par jis ko dekhaa hi nahin us ke vatan mein qadr-e-khaak baagh se ho kar judaa pahunche hai gul dastaar par haq agar puchho to ejaaz-e-sar-e-mansur thaa varna lagnaa thaa taajjub phal kaa nakhl-e-daar par"

"dekh tu yaar-e-baada-kash! main ne bhi kaam kyaa kiyaa de ke kabaab-e-dil tujhe haqq-e-namak adaa kiyaa kyuun sag-e-yaar se khajil mujh ko pas-az-fanaa kyaa khaa gayaa ustukhaan mire tu ne ye kyaa humaa kiyaa zakhm-e-jigar se dam-ba-dam kab nahin khun-bahaa kiyaa to bhi na qaatil apne se daavaa-e-khun-bahaa kiyaa us but-e-rashk-e-gul ne jab band-e-qabaa ko vaa kiyaa apni nazar ye ghuncha do haath se phir malaa kiyaa kaun se din na yaar ne chashm ko surma-saa kiyaa kab na dil-e-siyaah-bakht khaak mein tu milaa kiyaa dilbar-e-shoala-khu ne jab zulf ko rukh pe vaa kiyaa dil pe main sura-e-dukhaan karne ko dam paDhaa kiyaa baada-kashi ko saaqiyaa kis ki mujhe bataa hubaab zor-e-bhanvar ke chaak par saaghar-e-mai banaa kiyaa vasl ki raat ham-nashin kyunki kaTi na puchh kuchh barsar-e-sulh mein rahaa tis pe bhi vo laDaa kiyaa paae-nigaar se lipaT chor bani to aap ko hi haath na kyuun tire bandhin kaam ye kyaa hinaa kiyaa dil ki judaai kaa kahun kis se main maajraa-e-gham sail-e-sarishk-e-chashm-e-tar shaam-o-sahar bahaa kiyaa shakl-e-asaa-e-musavi thaa to vo gesu-e-daraaz par use dast-e-shaana ne de ke kham aur dutaa kiyaa zeb-e-sar-e-shahaan kabhi tu ne na dekhaa tira-bakht baal-e-magas ne kab dilaa kaar-e-par-e-humaa kiyaa taar-e-nafas ulajh gayaa mere gulu mein aa ke jab naakhun-e-tegh-e-yaar ko main ne girah-kushaa kiyaa bosa-e-lab se ek din us ke huaa na kaamyaab dilbar-e-bad-zabaan ki main gaaliyaan hi sunaa kiyaa aa ke salaasil ai junun kyuun na qadam le baad-e-qais is kaa bhi ham ne silsila az-sar-e-nau bapaa kiyaa munh to na thaa ye ghair kaa us ko khilaae barg-e-paan par na miraa jo bas chalaa khun-e-jigar piyaa kiyaa us ki shikastagi kaa gham kyuun na ho mujh ko saaqiyaa meri baghal mein aah yaan shisha-e-dil rahaa kiyaa taar-e-nafas judaa kiyaa barbat-e-tan se mere aah kaudak-e-mutrib aur kyaa tujh ko kahun bajaa kiyaa koh ko khinchtaa jo tu kaah-rubaa to jaante ik par-e-kaah ko uThaa naaz kiyaa to kyaa kiyaa kyuun ho khizr-e-rah-ravaan khaak-nashini pe miri jis ne ba-shakl-e-naqsh-e-paa mujh ko hai rahnumaa kiyaa shola-rukhon ke ishq ne kunj-e-mazaar mein bhi aah sone diyaa na chain se main to sadaa jalaa kiyaa mujh ko hai hijr-o-vasl ek is ki khushi na us kaa gham kaisi musibaton ke din baar-e-khudaa bharaa kiyaa vasl huaa to ye huaa maar-e-siyaah jaan kar raat bhar apni zulf ke saae se vo Daraa kiyaa aur main muddaaa-talab aish se naa-umid ho shola-e-shama ki tarah sar ko paDaa dhunaa kiyaa mudrika-e-bashar hai kyaa paae jo us ki kunah ko chaahaa jo us ne so kiyaa kaun kahe ki kyaa kiyaa yaani banaa ke chashm ko surat-e-shisha-e-hubaab saahib-e-zarf thaa jo dil jaam-e-jahaan-numaa kiyaa apni sharaaraton se vo baaz na aayaa ai 'nasir' mujh ko rulaa ke abr saan barq-e-namat hansaa kiyaa"

"yaaro nahin itnaa mujhe qaatil ne sataayaa jitnaa ki mare dushman-e-jaan dil ne sataayaa kuchh sarzanish-e-kaar kaa shaaki vo nahin hai majnun ko to hai saahib-e-mahmil ne sataayaa ghuncha kahun yaa durj-e-guhar tere dahan ko khulnaa nahin is uqda-e-mushkil ne sataayaa aaraam se soyaa na kamar kaa tiri kushta marqad mein bhi muraan-e-tah-e-gil ne sataayaa us kaa mujhe shab yaad dilaayaa rukh-e-pur-nur shakl apni dikhaa kar mah-e-kaamil ne sataayaa meraa dil-e-saudaa-zada kartaa na kabhi ghul is kaakul-e-pechaan ke salaasil ne sataayaa afyun ki kisi roz main khaa jaaungaa goli be-vajah rukh-e-yaar ke gar til ne sataayaa jab bosa main maangun huun to kyaa kahte ho munh pher aisaa to kisi bhi nahin saail ne sataayaa har jaa mutajalli hai vo be-parda va-lekin ghaflat ke mujhe parda-e-haail ne sataayaa thaa ek to sayyaad giraftaar qafas mein aur dusre aavaaz-e-anaadil ne sataayaa ai ham-safaraan pesh-ravi ki nahin taaqat kyaa kiije hamein duri-e-manzil ne sataayaa pahlu mein 'nasir' aah nahin hai dil-e-muztar is sher-e-gham-aaluda-e-be-dil ne sataayaa"

"jab talak charb na juun sham-e-zabaan kijiyegaa sarguzisht apni kaa kyaa khaak bayaan kijiyegaa barq saan hans ke jo vaa aap dahaan kijiyegaa maani-e-makhzan-e-asraar ayaan kijiyegaa dil ko jab maail-e-chashmaan-e-butaan kijiyegaa turfat-ul-ain mein sair-e-do-jahaan kijiyegaa dil-e-sad-paara miraa shisha-e-ba-shikasta hai is ko paamaal zaraa dekh ke haan kijiyegaa dil-e-pur-aabla laayaa huun dikhaane tum ko band ai shisha-garo! apni dukaan kijiyegaa kyuun lagaate ho mire sina-e-sad-chaak ko haath chashm-e-sozan se nazar bakhiya-garaan kijiyegaa tum ko apnaa dil-e-pur-daagh dikhaate jo kabhi sair-e-gulshan na phir ai laala-rukhaan kijiyegaa haath se mohtasib-e-dahr ke ik din barpaa sar pe shishe ke kharaabi na yahaan kijiyegaa aabru madd-e-nazar ham ko hai teri yaan tak ashk ko rokiyegaa zabt-e-fughaan kijiyegaa kyunki nargis tiri aankhon se kare ham-chashmi jab tak us kaa na ilaaj-e-yaraqaan kijiyegaa ru-kashi dekh na kar gosha-nashinon se falak har tarah se tiri khaatir pae-shaan kijiyegaa naavak-e-aah lagaaeinge piyaape tujh par qadd-e-kham-gashta ko jab apne kamaan kijiyegaa abr-e-naisaan ki bhi jhaD jaaegi pal mein shekhi dida-e-tar ko agar ashk-fishaan kijiyegaa dil mein kuchh ye na samajhnaa ki hamaaraa hai daur jaamadaari mein shak ai baada-kashaan kijiyegaa dil mein rakhte ho khayaal us ki kamar kaa jo 'nasir' laa-makaan mein kahin kyaa jaa ke makaan kijiyegaa"

"ik qaafila hai bin tire ham-raah safar mein ashk aankh mein hai dil mein hai daagh aah jigar mein aaraam mujhe bin tire ik pal nahin ghar mein juun mardumak-e-dida huun din raat safar mein phirtaa hai vo gul-posh mire dida-e-tar mein hai shoala-e-javvaala ki tasvir bhanvar mein suraakh yahaan surat-e-favvaara hain sar mein dikhlaaun tamaashaa jo mujhe chhoD de ghar mein rashk aae na kyuun mujh ko ki tu dekh zar-o-sim rakhtaa hai qadam palla-e-khurshid-o-qamar mein main in dur-e-shahvaar ke ashkon se idhar aa taulungaa biThaa kar tujhe hairaan nazar mein aa dekh na hans hans ke rulaa mujh ko sitamgar ik nuuh kaa tufaan hai mire dida-e-tar mein aks-e-lab-e-paan-khurda se dandaan hain tire surkh yaa aatish-e-yaaqut hai ye aab-e-guhar mein baaz aao shikaar-afgani se haath uThaao bhaale ko miyaan kis liye rakhte ho kamar mein rahti hai baham zulf banaa gosh se tere kuchh farq nahin hai sar-e-mu shaam-o-sahar mein hai is mein raqam haal-e-siyah-bakhti-e-aashiq ye naama koi baandh do ab zaagh ke par mein ye bhi koi insaaf hai ai khaana-kharaab aah auron ko to le jaae hai tu din diye ghar mein aur ham jo hain so dekhne ko bhi tire tarsein divaar mein rakhna hai na suraakh hai dar mein kis vajh 'nasir' us lab-e-shirin pe na ho khaal hotaa vatan-e-mor to hai tang shakar mein"

"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"