rukh apnaa aaina mujh ko banaa ke dekh liyaa — 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"

"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"