phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa — Mukhtar Siddiqui

"is ki shikaayat kaun karegaa dil ki vo haalat gar na rahi baare tere talavvun se yaksaani-e-shaam-o-sahar na rahi apni tarah is vahshat-gaah mein har unvaan se rusvaa hai jab se fughaan-e-nim-shabi mamnun-e-baab-e-asar na rahi unchi shaakh kaa phuul bhi kyaa aur qurbat ki makhmuri kyaa dur-o-qarib ki koi yaad bhi raahat-e-dil ban kar na rahi jiite rahe to Thaani hai ye naumidaana ziist karein aur koi tadbir na thi jo ab tak pesh-e-nazar na rahi kis birte par baatein banaaein yaani sher shiaar karein rang-e-zamaana dekh ke ham ko himmat-e-arz-e-hunar na rahi"

"tire jalve tere hijaab ko meri hairaton se numu mili ki thaa shab se din kabhi tira-tar kabhi shab hi aaina-ru mili tiri qurbaton se bhi kyaa huaa tiri duriyon kaa to kyaa gila vo maqaam main hi na paa sakaa mujhe jis maqaam pe tu mili vo havaaon hi se baras paDe vo tiri nigah se chhalak uThe koi be-khudi na hamein mili ki jo be-niyaaz-e-subu mili vo ho fasl-e-gul ki fazaa-e-dil jo milaa kahin to junun milaa magar ik khirad hi na mil saki jo mili to sarf-e-rafu mili"

"thi to sahi par aaj se pahle aisi haqir faqir na thi dil ki sharaafat zehn ki jaudat itni baDi taqsir na thi sach kahte ho ham aise kahaan aur soz-o-gudaaz-e-ishq kahaan sach hai mire aaina-e-dil mein koi kabhi tasvir na thi ab jo uchaaT hui hai tabiat shaayad ab ham rukhsat hain bin-kaaran be-baat vagarna aisi kabhi dil-gir na thi ahl-e-junun ko fasl-e-khizaan se ab ke bhi go na rabt rahaa ab ke bahaar vo aai ki jis ki bu-e-gul bhi safir na thi aakhir ghairat ne samjhaayaa nau-midaanaa ziist karein baaqi har tadbir to ki jo apne khilaaf-e-zamir na thi"

"dhyaan ki mauj ko phir aaina-simaa kar lein kuchh tajalli ki huzuri kaa bhi yaaraa kar lein aaj kaa din bhi yunhi biit gayaa shaam hui aur ik raat kaa kaTnaa bhi gavaaraa kar lein jin khayaalon ke ulaT pher mein uljhin saansein un mein kuchh aur bhi saanson kaa izaafa kar lein jin malaalon se lahu dil kaa banaa hai aansu un ke aankhon se barasne kaa nazaaraa kar lein ehtiyaaton ki guzargaahein hui hain sunsaan ab chhupaayaa huaa har ghaav huvaidaa kar lein"

"shokh the rang har ik daur mein afsaanon ke dil dhaDakte hi rahe aas mein insaanon ke ilm ne khair na chaahi kabhi insaanon ki zarre barbaad yunhi to nahin viraanon ke raahein shahron se guzarti rahin viraanon ki naqsh milte rahe kaabe mein sanam-khaanon ke zindagi vaalaa-o-shaidaa rahi farzaanon ki naam raushan hue har daur mein divaanon ke maryami morid-e-tohmat rahi armaanon ki TukDe ik daftar-e-ilzaam hain daamaanon ke fikr sab ko hai rafu ke liye saamaanon ki puchhtaa koi nahin haal girebaanon ke qadr kuchh kam to nahin ab bhi tan-aasaanon ki roz o shab aaj bhi bhaari hain giraan-jaanon ke"

"raat ke baad vo subh kahaan hai din ke baad vo shaam kahaan jo aashufta-sari hai muqaddar us mein qaid-e-maqaam kahaan bhigi raat hai suuni ghaDiyaan ab vo jalva-e-aam tamaam bandhan toD ke jaaun lekin ai dil ai naakaam kahaan ab vo hasrat-e-rusvaa ban kar juzv-e-hayaat hai barson se jis se vahshat karte the tum ab vo khayaal-e-khaam kahaan ziist ki rah mein ab ham be-his tanhaa sar-ba-girebaan hain kuchh aalaam kaa saath huaa thaa vo bhi naafarjaam kahaan karni karte raahein takte ham ne umr ganvaai hai khubi-e-qismat DhunD ke haari ham aise naakaam kahaan apne haal ko jaan ke ham ne faqr kaa daaman thaamaa hai jin daamon ye duniyaa milti utne hamaare daam kahaan"

"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"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"