saaghar-e-sarshaar ki baatein karein — Altaf Mashhadi

"nigaah-e-mast mein kyaa rang-e-vaalihaana thaa surur-o-kaif mein Duubaa huaa zamaana thaa kisi ki uThti javaani kaa jab zamaana thaa miri nigaah kaa har feal shaairaana thaa sitam-nasib ki allaah re sokhta bakhti hai bijliyon kaa nasheman jo aashiyaana thaa azal se qaid-e-anaasir ataa hui mujh ko mire nasib mein zindaan kaa aab-o-daana thaa vufur-e-dard se jab hichkiyaan si aane lagin har ek zakhm ke lab par miraa fasaana thaa shuru-e-ishq mein kyaa meri shaairi thi na puchh falak pe murgh-e-takhayyul kaa aashiyaana thaa vatan mein hazrat-e-'altaaf' zindagi apni bahaar khuld-e-mohabbat kaa ik fasaana thaa"

"dil-o-jigar ko mire daagh-daar rahne de kisi ki siine mein hai yaadgaar rahne de labon pe mauj-e-tabassum ho aankh mein aansu khizaan mein partav-e-rang-e-bahaar rahne de shikast-e-lazzat-e-girya hai karb-e-ruhaani main ashk-baar bhalaa ashk-baar rahne de nahin nahin mujhe raahat ki aarzu hi nahin isi tarah se mujhe be-qaraar rahne de na mauj-e-ashk hasinaan pe bhuul ai 'altaaf' na DhunD in mein dur-e-shaahvaar rahne de"

"kaun utraa nazar ke ziine se mahfil-e-dil saji qarine se shaikh-saahib mujhe aqidat hai gungunaate hue mahine se mai ko gul-rang kar diyaa kis ne khuun le kar kali ke siine se koi saahil na naakhudaa apnaa ham to maanus hain safine se kis kaa eajaaz hai ki rindon ko chain miltaa hai aag piine se pi ke jiite hain ji ke piite hain ham ko raghbat hai aise jiine se mai ki taqdis kaa javaab kahaan daagh dhulte hain dil ke piine se haae 'altaaf' vo urus-e-bahaar jhaankti hai jo aabgine se"

"leTaa huaa huun saaya-e-ghurbat mein ghar se duur dil se qarin hain ahl-e-vatan aur nazar se duur jab tak hai dil rahin-e-maaal-o-asir-e-aql rahnaa hai tujh se aur tiri rahguzar se duur ai kaif un ki mast nigaahon mein chhup ke aa ai dard-e-dam zadan mein ho mere jigar se duur ik din ulaTne vaali hai zaahid bisaat-e-zohd kab tak rahegaa dil nigah-e-fitna-gar se duur vo koi zindagi hai javaani hai vo koi ai dost jo hai tere jamaal-e-nazar se duur kyaa aai tere ji mein ki taqdir yuun mujhe pheinkaa hai laa ke vaadi-e-ghurbat mein ghar se duur ai husn-e-be-panaah bataae koi mujhe duniyaa ki kaun chiiz hai tere asar se duur allaah re nasib ki paai hai vo fughaan jo umr bhar rahi hai fareb-e-asar se duur 'altaaf' naaz apni gadaai pe hai mujhe daaman hai us kaa saaya-e-laal-o-gohar se duur"

"ye aankhon hi aankhon mein kyaa ho gae ham abhi jaagte the abhi so gae ham maqaam-e-tajassus ik aisaa bhi aayaa ki paayaa tujhe aur khud kho gae ham tire gham ko khud se bhi ham ne chhupaayaa magar phir bhi rusvaa-e-gham ho gae ham jo ab tak the zeb-e-qabaa-e-mohabbat kuchh aise bhi moti kabhi ro gae ham anaasir ne liin hichkiyaan saans ukhDi kahaa ishq ne jaavedaan ho gae ham ye mearaaj-e-dard-e-mohabbat hai shaayad ki teri nazar mein bhi gham bo gae ham taDapne mein 'altaaf' vo lazzatein thiin ki taDpe na ji bhar ke aur so gae ham"

"ho gai ishq mein badnaam javaani apni ban gai markaz-e-aalaam javaani apni maazi-o-haal hain mahrum-e-sharaab-o-naghma haae afsurda-o-naakaam javaani apni aah vo subh jo thi subh-e-bahaar-e-hasti hai usi subh ki ab shaam javaani apni ek taarik fazaa ek ghaTaa saa maahaul kisi muflis kaa hai anjaam javaani apni unhin raahon mein unhin mast-o-javaan galiyon mein laDkhaDaai hai bahar-gaam javaani apni ek vo din thaa ki mai-khaanon pe ham bhaari the aaj hai daur-e-tah-e-jaam javaani apni iktifaa kar ke khanakte hue roz-o-shab par ban gai ziist par ilzaam javaani apni din huaa dhuup chaDhi Dhal gae saae 'altaaf' ab hai ik bujhti hui shaam javaani apni"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"