raat kartaa thaa vo ik murgh-e-giraftaar se bahs — Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

"narmi-e-baalish-e-par ham ko nahin bhaati hai dam-e-shamshir pe sar rakkhein to niind aati hai kyaa buri khu hai miri bhi ki ba-in daava-e-aql main bhi jaataa huun vahaan jaan jahaan jaati hai naa-qubul itnaa huun murde ko mire baad-az-marg gor mein rakkhein to miTTi bhi nahin khaati hai husn dekhaa hai magar hind ki tasvirein kaa lailaa baazaar mein shakl apni jo badlaati hai na bachegaa koi hargiz jo hai rukh ki ye safaa na jiyegaa koi mutlaq jo ye khush gaati hai khair-sallaa se nasim-e-sahari ghar jaave kar ke zikr-e-rukh-e-gul kyuun mujhe piTvaati hai sitam-baad-e-khizaan se jo koi gul ki kali shaakh par khushk ho rah jaati hai murjhaati hai be-kasi apni kaa aalam mujhe aa jaae hai yaad ki garebaan mein miraa sar yunhi jhukvaati hai 'mushafi' ki koi ummid to bar laa yaa-rab! muddaton se ye tire dar kaa munaajaati hai"

"munh mein jis ke tu shab-e-vasl zabaan detaa hai subh tak maare maze hi ke vo jaan detaa hai bosa dene ko to kahtaa hai vo mujh se lekin main jo chaahun ki abhi de so kahaan detaa hai naaqa-gar gum na kare raah to khud reg-e-ravaan ustukhvaan reza-e-majnun kaa nishaan detaa hai subh-khezon ko bhi maut aa gai kyaa hijr ki shab murgh bole hai na mullaa hi azaan detaa hai kuchh to jagah hai miri dil mein bhi us ke varna ghairon ko yuun koi pahlu mein makaan detaa hai dil o jaan mujh se vo maange hai bahaa-e-bosa hai to saudaa bahut achchhaa pe giraan detaa hai ye dam-e-sard hai kis kaa ki har ik nakhl-ba-baagh yaad-e-be-bargi-e-ayyaam-e-khizaan detaa hai phuul jhaDte hain munh us ke se hazaaron mujh ko gaaliyaan gar kabhi vo ghuncha-dahaan detaa hai jaan darvaaze par us ke hi main jaa kar dungaa iztiraab-e-dil agar mujh ko amaan detaa hai 'mushafi' main hadaf-e-naaz huun aur vaan ghamza dam-ba-dam dast-e-taghaaful mein kamaan detaa hai"

"jaane de Tuk chaman mein mujhe ai sabaa sarak kyuun chheDti hai tu mujhe naa-aashnaa sarak jaise andheri raat mein bijli chamak gai us rukh se shab gai jo vo zulf-e-dotaa sarak aasaar-e-marg mujh mein huvaidaa hue magar jab paas se gae mire sab aashnaa sarak kahtaa hai vaqt-e-nazaa mariz us kaa us se yuun lagne de meri aankh tu is dam zaraa sarak mayyat se meri guzre hai jis dam vo baad-e-qatl laasha kahe hai khuun se daaman bachaa sarak poron pe Dore baandhe hain us par shuur ne taa us ke funduqon ki na jaave hinaa sarak shab ikhtilaat se vo mire kyaa khafaa huaa had se gai ziyaada jo angusht-e-paa sarak dhaDke hai be-tarah se ye pahlu mein raat din Dartaa huun zakhm-e-dil ki na jaave davaa sarak karne de mere khuun ko aaraam khaak mein ai shor-e-hashr us ko abhi mat jagaa sarak ye kyaa ghazab huaa ki na khanjar lagaa na tiir pahlu se aaphi aap miraa dil gayaa sarak khvaab-e-adam se main abhi chaunkaa huun duur ho ai subh-e-gham na apnaa mujhe munh dikhaa sarak pichhe mire paDaa hai tu kyuun ghar ki raah le rusvaa kare gaa kyaa mujhe bahr-e-khudaa sarak kyaa be-hayaa hai jo nahin Taltaa tu 'mushafi' sau baar main ne tujh ko divaane kahaa sarak"

"ne zakhm-e-khun-chakaan huun na halq-e-burida huun aashiq huun main kisi kaa aur aafat-rasida huun hasti se apni mujh ko nahin mutlaq aagahi umr-e-guzishta yaa ki ghazaal-e-ramida huun nikle hai meri vaza se ik shorish-e-junun dariyaa nahin main sail-e-girebaan-darida huun murghaan-e-baagh mein mire naale kaa shor hai har-chand main abhi nafs-e-naa-kashida huun pahunche sazaa ko apni jo munh par mire chaDhe main dast-e-rozgaar mein tegh-e-kashida huun jaataa hai jald qaafila-e-umr kis qadar mohlat nahin hai itni ki Tuk aarmida huun kaun uTh gayaa hai paas se mere jo 'mushafi' rotaa huun zaar zaar paDaa aab-dida huun"

"kyaa khinche hai khud ko duur allaah allaah-re tiraa ghurur allaah husn aisaa kahaan hai mahr-o-mah mein kuchh aur hi hai ye nuur allaah ham ne to ba-chashm-e-khvesh dekhaa har shai mein tiraa zuhur allaah ham hain tire bande mere saahib go shaikh ko deve huur allaah pahlu se mire nikal gayaa but kyaa mujh se huaa qusur allaah jis dam mein karun huun naala dil se uThtaa hai kitnaa shor allaah ai 'mushafi' haq nahin samajhtaa kitnaa huun main be-shuur allaah"

"dil siine mein betaab hai dildaar kidhar hai koi mujh ko bataa do vo miraa yaar kidhar hai ham kab ke chaman-zaar mein behosh paDe hain maa'lum nahin gul kidhar aur khaar kidhar hai us gul kaa pataa gar nahin dete ho to yaaro itnaa to bataa do dar-e-gulzaar kidhar hai dil chinne vaale koi ghar baiTh rahein hain puchhein hain yahi rasta-e-baazaar kidhar hai dekhaa mujhe kal us ne to ghairon se ye bolaa laao bhi shitaabi miri talvaar kidhar hai yaan ho rahaa hai siina miraa aagu hi chhalni DhunDe hai kahaan tiir ko sofaar kidhar hai ahvaal nipaT tang hai bimaar kaa tere is vaqt tu ai aaina-rukhsaar kidhar hai shirin-sukhanaan sab hi shakar bechein hain lekin insaaf karo josh-e-kharidaar kidhar hai barson na mile us se to us shokh ne ham ko puchhaa na kabhi 'mushafi'-e-zaar kidhar hai"

"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"