pahle dukh dard kai dil mein sambhaale main ne — Naz Butt

"haris-e-khvaahish-e-laal-o-guhar nahin hui main mohabbaton mein talabgaar-e-zar nahin hui main tiraa khayaal rahaa dil ki dhaDkanon ke qarin so tere gham se kabhi be-khabar nahin hui main sajaayaa khud ko vafaa ke singhaar se main ne isi sabab se kabhi be-hunar nahin hui main kisi ko kaise bataati main manzilon kaa pata jab apne saath sharik-e-safar nahin hui main khudaa-e-husn-azal ne mujhe navaazaa hai khumaar-e-ishq se sarf-e-nazar nahin hui main hai us kaa daavaa ki main us ki zindagi huun 'naaz' vo kyaa karegaa kisi din agar nahin hui main"

"main us mein aks-e-talab apnaa DhunDhti hi rahi magar vo chashm-e-mohabbat ki ajnabi hi rahi vo ik charaagh jo us lams ne jalaayaa thaa mire badan mein sadaa us ki raushni hi rahi qaraar paayaa nahin tere qurb mein bhi magar tujhe ganvaa ke bhi is dil mein be-kali hi rahi go mukhtasar the bahut tere vasl ke lamhe tamaam umr tire gham se dosti hi rahi khudaa nahin to magar umr bhar mohabbat mein tire huzur jabin-e-vafaa jhuki hi rahi"

"chaman saa dasht taa-hadd-e-nazar kitnaa hasin hai tu meraa ham-qadam hai to safar kitnaa hasin hai miri jaanib lapakti manzilon se puchh lenaa kisi ke saath chalne kaa hunar kitnaa hasin hai vo mere saamne baiThaa huaa hai meraa ho kar duaa-e-nim-shab kaa ye asar kitnaa hasin hai zahe qismat ki saaye daar bhi hai baa samar bhi mire sar par mohabbat kaa shajar kitnaa hasin hai ajab khvaab aashnaa aankhein hui hain vasl ki shab khuli hai aankh to rang-e-sahar kitnaa hasin hai main hansti khelti huun jis ke khvaab naa-rasaa mein miraa ehsaas hasrat hai magar kitnaa hasin hai nahin hai 'naaz' kam jannat se meraa aashiyaana mohabbat se muzayyan meraa ghar kitnaa hasin hai"

"dil-o-nigaah ki hairat main rah gae hain ham khumaar-e-khvaab ki lazzat mein rah gae hain ham churaa ke le gai duniyaa-e-pur-fareb us ko aur apni saada tabiat mein rah gae hain ham hamein to khinch rahaa thaa safar tiri jaanib bas is jahaan ki rivaayat mein rah gae hain ham vo dekhtaa hai ki jaise na ham ko dekhaa ho is aaine ki sharaarat mein rah gae hain ham hamein talaash rahaa thaa visaal kaa lamha kisi ke hijr ki saaat mein rah gae hain ham havaa ke saath kahaan tak gulaab jaa sakte bikhar ke raah-e-mohabbat mein rah gae hain ham vo apne khvaab ke hamraah jaa chukaa hai naaz akele apni haqiqat mein rah gae hain ham"

"kuchh is adaa se hamein gham-gusaar milte hain hazaar zakhm pas-e-e'tibaar milte hain shab-e-firaaq ki vahshat na puchhiye ham se ham apne hijr se divaana-vaar milte hain ye shahr-e-zakhm-faroshaan hai haae kyaa kiije ki paa-e-gul bhi yahaan khaar khaar milte hain vo jin ki kokh mein shauq-e-khirad panaptaa hai vo valvale bhi junun kaa shikaar milte hain sajaa ke rakhte hain jin ko chamak ki khvaahish mein vo aaine bhi hamein daagh-daar milte hain hamein unhi se tavaqqo hai 'naaz' manzil ki jo raaste hamein ban kar ghubaar milte hain"

"kisi bhi samt koi dil-kushaa manzar nahin miltaa vafaa ke shahr mein ehsaas kaa paikar nahin miltaa ye kaisaa aks hai jo aaine ke saath rah kar bhi kabhi baahar nahin rahtaa kabhi andar nahin miltaa hujum-e-gham-gusaaraan yuun to hai har gaam par lekin jise ham DhunDte hain 'naaz' vo aksar nahin miltaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"