rah-ravi hai na rahnumaai hai — Anand Narayan Mulla

"ab apne dida-o-dil kaa bhi e'tibaar nahin usi ko pyaar kiyaa jis ke dil mein pyaar nahin nahin ki mujh ko tabi'at pe ikhtiyaar nahin har ek jaam se pi luun vo baada-khvaar nahin har ek gaam pe kaanTon ki hain kamin-gaahein shabaab aah shagufon ki rahguzaar nahin bhari hui hai vo kaam-o-dahan mein talkhi-e-zist ki lab pe jaam-e-mohabbat bhi khush-gavaar nahin na mere ashkon se daaman pe tere aaegi aanch ye shoala-ru hain magar fitrat-e-sharaar nahin kahin chhupaae se chhupti bhi hai haqiqat-e-gham vo gham hi kyaa jo masarrat se aashkaar nahin main teri yaad se bahkaa chukaa huun yuun dil ko ki ab mujhe tiri furqat bhi naagavaar nahin mire sukun ke liye kyuun ye koshish-e-paiham qaraar chhinne vaale tujhe qaraar nahin jahaan-e-aql ke nafrat-kadon mein baT jaataa hazaar shukr mohabbat pe ikhtiyaar nahin kisi ki luuT ke raahat khushi nahin milti khizaan ke haath mein sarmaaya-e-bahaar nahin nigaah-e-dost ko is ki bhi hai khabar lekin vo raaz jis kaa abhi dil bhi raazdaar nahin tavajja-e-nigah-e-yaar kaa sabab maa'lum dil-e-girafta-e-'mullaa' abhi shikaar nahin"

"jaan-e-afsaana yahi kuchh bhi ho afsaane kaa naam zindagi hai dil ki dhaDkan tez ho jaane kaa naam qatra qatra zindagi ke zahr kaa piinaa hai gham aur khushi hai do ghaDi pi kar bahak jaane kaa naam aaj tu kal koi aur hogaa sadr-e-bazm-e-mai saaqiyaa tujh se nahin ham se hai mai-khaane kaa naam intizaar-e-fasl-e-gul mein kho chuke aankhon kaa nuur aur bahaar-e-baagh leti hi nahin aane kaa naam taab-e-naakaami nahin to aarzu kartaa hai kyaa saaqiyaa tujh se nahin ham se hai mai-khaane kaa naam vaaqif-e-'mullaa' na thi bazm-e-khirad ye tai huaa ho na ho ye hai kisi mashhur divaane kaa naam"

"hijr ki shab ghaDi ghaDi dil se yahi savaal hai jis ke khayaal mein huun gum us ko bhi kuchh khayaal hai haae-ri bebasi shauq-e-dil kaa ajiib haal hai us kaa javaab sun chukaa phir bhi vahi savaal hai khvaab-o-fusun nahin to kyaa dil ye junun nahin to kyaa khalvat-e-dost aur tu teraa kahaan khayaal hai main tire dar ko chhoD duun shart-e-vafaa ko toD duun sonch khud apne dil mein tu kyaa ye miri majaal hai sharm si nazar dil ki hai uThti nahin nigaah-e-shauq ishq ki manzilon mein ik manzil-e-infiaal hai chaaheinge gar to dil ki baat aap hi jaan leinge vo munh se kahun to kyaa kahun shakl miri savaal hai baat unhin ki maan li jaise main hi khataa pe thaa un ko kahin ye shak na ho dil mein mire malaal hai ab tiri justuju hui himmat-e-dil ke hasb-e-zauq tu ne ye jab se kah diyaa ye talab muhaal hai sath-e-mazaaq-e-bazm par 'mullaa' utar ke aanaa to auron kaa jo kamaal hai tere liye zavaal hai"

"miri baat kaa jo yaqin nahin mujhe aazmaa ke bhi dekh le tujhe dil to kab kaa main de chukaa use gham banaa ke bhi dekh le ye to Thiik hai ki tiri jafaa bhi ik 'ataa mire vaaste miri hasraton ki qasam tujhe kabhi muskuraa ke bhi dekh le miraa dil alag hai bujhaa saa kuchh tire husn par bhi chamak nahin kabhi ek markaz-e-zist par unhein saath laa ke bhi dekh le mire shauq ki hain vahi zidein abhi lab pe hai vahi iltijaa kabhi is jale hue tuur par mujhe phir bulaa ke bhi dekh le na miTegaa naqsh-e-vafaa kabhi na miTegaa haan na miTegaa ye kisi aur ki to majaal kyaa use khud miTaa ke bhi dekh le kisi gul-fasurda-e-baagh huun mire lab hansi ko bhulaa chuke tujhe ai sabaa jo na ho yaqin mujhe gudgudaa ke bhi dekh le mire dil mein tu hi hai jalva-gar tiraa aaina huun main sar-basar yunhi duur hi se nazar na kar kabhi paas aa ke bhi dekh le mire zarf-e-ishq pe shak na kar mire harf-e-shauq ko bhuul jaa jo yahi hijaab hai darmiyaan ye hijaab uThaa ke bhi dekh le ye jahaan hai ise kyaa paDi hai jo ye sune tiri daastaan tujhe phir bhi 'mullaa' agar hai zid gham-e-dil sunaa ke bhi dekh le"

"zindagi go kushta-e-aalaam hai phir bhi raahat ki umid-e-khaam hai haan abhi teri mohabbat khaam hai tere dil mein kaavish-e-anjaam hai ishq hai main huun dil-e-naakaam hai is ke aage bas khudaa kaa naam hai aa kahaan hai tu fareb-e-aarzu aaj naakaami se lenaa kaam hai main vahi huun dil vahi armaan vahi ek dhokaa gardish-e-ayyaam hai apne ji mein ye ki duniyaa chhoD dein aur duniyaa ko hamin se kaam hai jal chuke chashm-e-aizzaa mein charaagh so bhi jaa 'mullaa' ki vaqt-e-shaam hai"

"nazar khamosh hui arz-e-naa-tamaam ke baa'd kuchh aur kah na sake ashk-e-be-kalaam ke baa'd ye mughbache tire saaqi abhi hain khira bahut har ek jaam-e-tahi aur salaa-e-aam ke baa'd bas itni baat ke kyaa kyaa hain bazm mein charche vo muskuraa se diye the mire salaam ke baa'd namaaz-e-jaam paDhi shaikh ne nahin lekin 'ajab saa nuur hai rukh par tulu-e-shaam ke baa'd har ik nazaaa kaa hal intiqaam hi hai abhi magar savaal to ye hai ki intiqaam ke baa'd ye lag rahaa hai ki jaise bichhaD rahi hai hayaat palaT palaT ke nigaahein hain gaam gaam ke baa'd kisi mahal kisi vaadi kisi chaman mein nahin vo gul jo dil mein mahaktaa hai nek kaam ke baa'd ghurur-e-tishna-saaqi bhi hai koi shai saaqi taqaazaa ham nahin karne ke jaam jaam ke baa'd ye sach nahin ki mire dil mein aur naam nahin magar ye sach hai ki ye sab hain tere naam ke baa'd hai ziist ziist usi ki ki jis ke baazu ko urush-e-subh bhi DhunDe nigaar-e-shaam ke baa'd badalti qadron mein kuchh huun ki kuchh nahin 'mullaa' savaaliya saa nishaan huun khud apne naam ke baa'd"

"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"