rukh se fitrat ke hijaabaat uThaa detaa hai — Gauhar Usmani

"ab salibein shaah-raahon par sajaa di jaaeingi aks rah jaaeinge tasvirein haTaa di jaaeingi baat karne ko taras jaaeinge arbaab-e-vafaa bandishein itni zabaanon par lagaa di jaaeingi jin kitaabon mein vafaa kaa zikr aaegaa nazar sabr kiije vo kitaabein bhi jalaa di jaaeingi aap aur tum kaa tasavvur bhi fanaa ho jaaegaa jitni qadrein hain adab ki sab miTaa di jaaeingi muntazir rahiye mohabbat kaa payambar aaegaa jitni shamein bujh chuki hain sab jalaa di jaaeingi pi rahe hain jin mein 'gauhar' log insaan kaa lahu aisi taamiron ki buniyaadein hilaa di jaaeingi"

"dil mein rahnaa kabhi khvaabon ke nagar mein rahnaa tum jahaan rahnaa mohabbat ke safar mein rahnaa khair-maqdam ke liye aaungaa main bhi ik din tum abhi silsila-e-shaam-o-sahar mein rahnaa vaqt samton ke taayyun ko badal saktaa hai tum mire saath mohabbat ke safar mein rahnaa moajiza ye bhi hai is daur ke fankaaron kaa aag se khelnaa aur mom ke ghar mein rahnaa fikr-e-shaair ke darichon se guzar kar dekho kitnaa dushvaar hai logon ki nazar mein rahnaa gharq hone se bache kitne safine 'gauhar' kaam aayaa miri kashti kaa bhanvar mein rahnaa"

"kabhi shaadmaan kabhi pur-alam tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho vo karam ke ruup mein ik sitam tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho vahi ahd-e-rasm-o-rah-e-vafaa vo dil-o-nazar kaa moaamla mujhe yaad hai mire mohtaram tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho vahi ghuncha ghuncha-o-gul-ba-gul vahi rukh-ba-rukh vahi dil-ba-dil kabhi the chaman ki bahaar ham tumhein yaad ho ho ki na yaad ho vo fusun-taraaz si ik nazar kabhi muntazir kabhi muntazir vo fasaana-saaz shab-e-alam tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho kabhi vo tabassum-e-zer-e-lab kabhi khaamushi si vo be-sabab kabhi sarkhushi kabhi aankh nam tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho"

"teri tasvir ko dhundlaa nahin hone deinge zindagi ham tujhe rusvaa nahin hone deinge sar pe har lamha raheinge tire aanchal ki tarah tu ghazal hai tujhe tanhaa nahin hone deinge jin makaanon se hai mansub khudaa ki azmat un makaanon mein andheraa nahin hone deinge jaan jaati hai chali jaae balaa se lekin ham mohabbat ko tamaashaa nahin hone deinge jin ko saae mein gunaahon ko panaahein mil jaaein un fasilon ko ab unchaa nahin hone deinge paar kar le jo qanaaat ki hadon ko 'gauhar' itnaa daaman ko kushaada nahin hone deinge"

"mizaaj-e-mustaqil denaa shuur-e-moatabar denaa jhukaa paae na jis ko vaqt kaa tufaan vo sar denaa mujhe umr-e-khizar denaa ki umr-e-mukhtasar denaa mire afkaar lekin zinda-e-jaaved kar denaa jo uTThe samt-e-maazi vo nazar meraa nahin haasil pas-e-divaar-e-mustaqbil jo dekhe vo nazar denaa mujaahid jang ke maidaan ko jaae jis tarah ghar se ye manzar zehn mein rakh kar mujhe izn-e-safar denaa agar is razm-gaah-e-dahr mein jiinaa hi hai mujh ko to phir in yurishon mein zinda rahne kaa hunar denaa sivaa ho jaae jis se azmat-e-dida-vari 'gauhar' nazar denaa to yaarab phir mujhe aisi nazar denaa"

"kabhi shu'ur kabhi dil kabhi sukhan mahke kaho vo she'r ki duniya-e-fikr-o-fan mahke 'ataa hamein bhi jo ho jaae 'mir' kaa andaaz to lafz lafz se maa'ni kaa pairahan mahke rahun khamosh to phulon ko niind aa jaae paDhun jo she'r to lafzon kaa baankpan mahke larazte honTon ki vo guftugu to yaad nahin bas itnaa yaad hai barson lab-o-dahan mahke dabi hui hai jo sadiyon se gham ki chingaari bhaDak uThe to khayaalon ki anjuman mahke kabhi to aisaa zamaana bhi aae ai 'gauhar' mohabbaton ki fazaa se miraa vatan mahke"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"