qufl-e-zindaan aaj kholaa jaaegaa — Mohammad Baqar Shams

"ghar ko bhi kar diyaa viraane mein shaamil main ne zauq-e-vahshat ko mire vo bhi to kaafi na huaa na huaa us pe bhi vo shokh vafaa kaa qaail zulm hans hans ke sahe aur kabhi shaaki na huaa duun kis ummid pe ab jaan ki vo zulm-shi'aar kuche mein apne mire dafn pe raazi na huaa jis ne un mast-nigaahon se milaain aankhein phir vo minnat-kash-e-paimaana-e-saaqi na huaa baada gar khuld mein hai sab ke liye amr-e-mubaah jis ne masjid mein piyaa vo bhi to aasi na huaa dil mein jab hook uThi zabt-e-fughaan kar na sakaa raaz is ghar kaa jo thaa mujh se vo makhfi na huaa 'umr jis dasht mein majnun ne guzaari apni vo mire zauq-e-junun ke liye kaafi na huaa"

"kis tarh vo 'aalam ko na divaana banaa de ye husn ye andaaz-o-adaa jis ko khudaa de dekhi nahin jaati hai kisi se miri haalat ab vo bhi ye kahte hain khudaa us ko shifaa de phir hosh ke 'aalam mein bhalaa aauun main kyunkar ghash mein mujhe daaman se jo vo apne havaa de jaan-baazi-e-parvaana pe kiije na ta'ajjub qismat hai jise himmat-e-mardaana khudaa de vo dekh ke kahte hain miri naz' mein uljhan yuun maut javaani mein kisi ko na khudaa de kyaa jaane vo kyaa lutf hai aashufta-sari mein jab tak na kisi ko dil-e-divaana khudaa de muusaa talab-e-did pe israar na kiije kyaa ho jo naqaab-e-rukh-e-raushan vo uThaa de khilqat ki zabaan kaa hai ye adnaa saa karishma thoDi si ho baat aur vo afsaana banaa de aae hain 'ayaadat ko sirhaane dam-e-aakhir allaah miri naz' ke lamhaat baDhaa de kyon sajde mein us ke na jhukein sab ki jabinein ik khaak ke putle ko jo insaan banaa de"

"kitne hi paa-e-sanam par kiye sajde main ne kabhi puuraa na huaa shauq jabin-saai kaa muskuraahaT lab-e-naazuk pe nigaahein nichi kis se sikhaa hai ye andaaz dil-aaraai kaa aa gayaa un kaa shabaab un ki nigaahein badlin baDh gayaa shauq unhein kuchh sitam-aaraai kaa jalve khud husn-e-jahaan-taab ke phaile har su jab huaa shauq unhein anjuman-aaraai kaa dafn kar ke mujhe rukhsat hue yaar-o-ahbaab tuul ab hashr talak hai shab-e-tanhaai kaa"

"havaa ne ye kiyaa ehsaan ki jaa kar un ke aivaan mein miraa rang-e-parida bhar diyaa tasvir-e-jaanaan mein bagule hain na sahraa hai na saaein saaein aavaazein lagegaa ji hamaaraa kis tarah se baagh-e-rizvaan mein unhin ki yaad jannat mein bhi taDpaane lagi dil ko na dekhi jab adaaein un ke aisi hur-o-ghilmaan mein bagule hain faqat ik munis-e-tanhaai sahraa mein inhin ke saath mein har samt phirtaa huun bayaabaan mein nazar lagne kaa un ke vaaste ganDaa banaane ko bachaa rakkhe hain main ne taar kuchh apne garebaan mein junun-e-'ishq thaa makhsus mujh se baa'd majnun ke na aayaa baa'd mere koi divaana bayaabaan mein mah-o-maa'shuq ho abr-e-bahaaraan ho gulistaan ho isi kaa naam jannat hai nigaah-e-hosh-mandaan mein nasihat ke bahaane se janaab-e-shaikh aae hain nazaara kar rahe hain baiTh kar bazm-e-hasinaan mein"

"bachpanaa guzraa aayaa 'ahd-e-shabaab uD gai niind dekhne lagaa khvaab chaandni phaili hai mire ghar mein jaagtaa huun ki dekhtaa huun khvaab talab-e-did par giri bijli chaahne vaale kaa yahi thaa javaab kyon na phir ghash pe ghash mujhe aae un ko aaghosh mein liye hai shabaab zulfein bikhri hain ru-e-anvar par jaan-e-‘aashiq pe hai do-guna 'azaab bhejaa masjid se mai-kade ki taraf shaikh ko bhi dikhaa di raah-e-savaab hasratein saari mar gaiin dil ki kaisaa aabaad ghar huaa hai kharaab mausam-e-gul ho saaghar-e-mul ho but-e-raa'naa ho aur 'ahd-e-shabaab na rahe phir namaaz ki haajat shaikh gar pi lein ek jaam-e-sharaab aasmaan par jo maah-e-kaamil hai ham ne dekhaa zamin pe us kaa javaab kis ne rukh se naqaab ulTi hai maah-e-kaamil ko aa rahaa hai hijaab"

"mujh se puchho vo dilrubaa kyaa hai aur qayaamat kaa saamnaa kyaa hai husn ki ik adaa taghaaful hai vo nahin jaantaa jafaa kyaa hai husn-e-sho'la-fashaan se khvaahish-e-did ai hakim aap ko huaa kyaa hai miri haalat ko dekh kar samjho husn kyaa chiiz hai adaa kyaa hai dil mein rah rah ke Tiis uThti hai yaa-ilaahi ye maajraa kyaa hai 'ishq aur mah-vashaan-e-ghamza-o-naaz tujh ko ai 'shams' ye huaa kyaa hai"

"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"