phir mujhe har sitam gavaaraa hai — Prem Lal Shifa Dehlvi

"zakhm-haa-e-dil ko un ki khaak-e-paa yaad aa gai ishq ke aazaar ki aakhir davaa yaad aa gai vaqt-e-rukhsat kyaa bataaein jaan par kyunkar bani us ne munh moDaa hi thaa ham ko qazaa yaad aa gai aaj jab barham huaa mujh se zamaane kaa mizaaj barhami-e-husn ki dilkash adaa yaad aa gai un kaa kyaa shikva taghayyur hai yahaan har chiiz ko naaz thaa jin par kabhi un ki vafaa yaad aa gai dil hi dil mein rah gayaa meraa duaa kaa ishtiyaaq be-asar nikli thi pahle vo duaa yaad aa gai main bhulaanaa chaahtaa thaa zehn se majbur thaa hijr mein ik ek kar ke har balaa yaad aa gai sote sote hans rahe the khvaab mein aaya thaa kaun baiThe baiThe ro diye kis ki 'shifaa' yaad aa gai"

"khvaab hi ke saath mere khvaab ki taabir thi shab ko zulfein haath mein thiin subh ko zanjir thi kashmakash mein is tarah guzri hai saari zindagi umr bhar tadbir se uljhi hui taqdir thi kyaa jhukaa saktaa koi meri jabin-e-shauq ko is pe jab kanda tumhaare haath ki tahrir thi aaj tak barham hain mujh se aaj tak ruThe hue kah diyaa thaa haal-e-dil itni miri taqsir thi haadsaat-e-zindagi ne hi sanvaari zindagi ye inaayat aap ki thi yaa miri taqdir thi be-qaraari khinch laai un ki bazm-e-naaz se varna un ke multafit hone mein kyaa taakhir thi thiin tasavvur mein mire kaun-o-makaan ki vusatein markaz-e-zauq-e-nazar lekin tiri tasvir thi daastaan-e-gham zabaan-e-haal se kar di bayaan kyaa huaa ham par agar paabandi-e-taqrir thi ham to paaband-e-mohabbat hain 'shifaa' ab kyaa karein varna jo chaahaa huaa ye aah mein taasir thi"

"furqat mein koi ziist kaa saamaan nahin hotaa mar jaaein to marnaa koi aasaan nahin hotaa chup huun ki taDapne kaa bhi maqdur nahin hai darmaan ise samjhe ho ye darmaan nahin hotaa ausaan bhulaa dete hain maujon ke thapeDe milnaa dur-e-maqsud kaa aasaan nahin hotaa tum haal to puchho kabhi divaana-e-gham kaa bekaar koi chaak-garebaan nahin hotaa us vaqt unhein fikr hui chaaragari ki jab maut se baDh kar koi darmaan nahin hotaa har Thes pe pahle se sivaa aate hain aansu haasil unhein ab dost kaa daamaan nahin hotaa kyaa in dinon maatam hai kisi ahl-e-vafaa kaa kyon aap ki mahfil mein charaaghaan nahin hotaa mujh ko to karimi pe tiri naaz hai har dam main kab tiraa minnat-kash-e-ehsaan nahin hotaa jab un kaa karam thaa 'shifaa' har ik kaa karam thaa ab mujh pe koi maail-e-ehsaan nahin hotaa"

"mohabbat din-ba-din maail-ba-vahdat hoti jaati hai har ik surat mein paidaa un ki surat hoti jaati hai jhukaa karte hain sar jis par gadaaon aur shaahon ke usi dar ki gadaai apni qismat hoti jaati hai du'aa bhi maangne par ab to dil raazi nahin hotaa tabi'at hai ki paaband-e-mashiyyat hoti jaati hai mire maa'bud jitne aa rahe ho paas tum mere mujhe duniyaa ke hangaamon se fursat hoti jaati hai tumhaari zaat mein gum ho rahi hai ab miri hasti jo chaahat thi kabhi ab vo 'ibaadat hoti jaati hai nuqush-e-maa-sivaa ab zindagi se miTte jaate hain hayaat-e-mukhtasar tum se 'ibaarat hoti jaati hai saliqa aa gayaa hai jab se jiine aur marne kaa do-chand is zindagi ki qadr-o-qimat hoti jaati hai iraada kar liyaa hai jab se ham ne tark-e-duniyaa kaa jo duniyaa bad-numaa thi khub-surat hoti jaati hai 'shifaa' jab se bharosa kar liyaa hai un ki hikmat par na kuchh milne pe bhi takmil-e-hasrat hoti jaati hai"

"samajh mein un ke aa jaaegi gham ki daastaan ik din mohabbat aap ho jaaegi apni tarjumaan ik din unhein kho kar nazar taskin kaa saamaan aur DhunDegi yaqinan phir dil-e-naakaam hogaa kaamraan ik din jinhein gul khaar samjhe hain vo ik din yaad aaeinge mataa-e-husn ko hogi talaash-e-paasbaan ik din yahaan phir mujh saa rind-e-laa-ubaali kaun aaegaa kami mahsus hogi tujh ko ai pir-e-mughaan ik din unhein apne paraae ki abhi pahchaan mushkil hai abhi rahne do ho jaaegaa sab kaa imtihaan ik din ravaan hai kaarvaan manzil pe ahl-e-azm pahuncheinge jo kam-himmat hain ban jaaeinge gard-e-kaarvaan ik din vo jaan-e-aarzu mil jaaegaa jis ki tamanna hai 'shifaa' ye bazm-e-dil ban jaaegi rashk-e-jinaan ik din"

"sar mein raah-e-ishq par chalne kaa hai saudaa abhi kaun si manzil hai meri ye nahin sochaa abhi fart-e-gham mein muskuraanaa to bahut dushvaar hai mujh ko rone kaa saliqa bhi nahin aaya abhi haal-e-dil ho jaaegaa khud ek din un par ayaan maslahat is mein bhi hai qaaem rahe parda abhi main to dil par choT khaa kar zabt se khaamosh thaa ashk-aaluda magar thaa kyon rukh-e-zebaa abhi vo nahin samjhegaa kyaa hain talkhiyon mein lazzatein jis ne apne dost se dhokaa nahin khaayaa abhi jurm kuchh bakhsheinge vo kuchh ki sazaa mil jaaegi tu mujhe kyon khaae jaataa hai gham-e-fardaa abhi tifl-e-maktab huun 'shifaa' mai-khaana-e-‘makhmur’ mein zeb dete hain mujhe kab saaghar-o-minaa abhi"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"