saaqi phir aaya saaghar-e-sahbaa liye hue — Abdul Mannan Bedil Azimabadi

"maail us but kaa jidhar tir-e-nazar hotaa hai surat-e-qibla-numaa dil bhi udhar hotaa hai dard siine mein kahaan aur kidhar hotaa hai ye to ham kah nahin sakte hain magar hotaa hai mutmain aap rahein khauf ki kuchh baat nahin kahin aashiq ke bhi naalon mein asar hotaa hai dil huaa jaataa hai jaulaan-gah-e-yaas-o-hirmaan dekh kis tarah se viraan tiraa ghar hotaa hai meri tadbir pe hans deti hai taqdir miri naala jis vaqt ki juyaa-e-asar hotaa hai tujh ko Dar kyaa hai miraa qissa-e-gham sun to sahi kahin aashiq ke bayaan mein bhi asar hotaa hai jaaguzin hotaa hai ik dil mein koi parda-nashin yaani ab rashk-e-do-sad kaaba ye ghar hotaa hai rahm kyon aae unhein sun ke hamaaraa naama kab siyah-bakhton ke rone mein asar hotaa hai vaaizo kaaba ki taarif se saabit ye huaa ki sanam-khaana hi allaah kaa ghar hotaa hai barg-haa-e-gul-e-tar kaise bikhar jaate hain girya-e-bulbul-e-naalaan mein asar hotaa hai zaahid-e-gosha-nashin kab use pahchaan sakaa vahi aarif hai jise zauq-e-nazar hotaa hai shab ko sab logon se poshida janaab-e-'bedil' aap kaa jaanaa ye har roz kidhar hotaa hai"

"meraa lab-e-khamosh agar iltijaa kare shaayad tiri nigaah-e-karam e'tinaa kare allaah zor-e-be-asari kaa bhalaa kare yaksaan hai koi naala kare yaa duaa kare dil e'timaad-e-vaada-e-sabr-aazmaa kare kaam apnaa teri shokhi-e-taaqat-rubaa kare us kaa shabaab josh pe aae khudaa kare dil zindagi se haath uThaa kar duaa kare gar ho sake to itnaa shahid-e-jafaa kare tegh-e-nigaah-e-yaar ke haq mein duaa kare parvaana daur-e-gard-e-bisaat-e-umid ho dar-parda shama-e-bazm-e-mohabbat jalaa kare izaa-kushi kaa daur bahaar-e-hayaat hai dil apnaa gul-faroshi-e-daagh-e-jafaa kare kuchh ikhtiyaar bhi hai jo majburiyaan hain kuchh is kashmakash mein kahiye to insaan kyaa kare pahunche ye arsh par bhi to parvaa na ho unhein kahiye to naala meraa rasaa ho ke kyaa kare aah-e-falak-rasaa se to kuchh bhi na ho sakaa shaayad ki kuchh bulandi-e-dast-e-duaa kare majburi-e-atam mein hai zor ikhtiyaar kaa jo kaam mujh se ho na sake vo khudaa kare quraan mein likhaa hai jo laa-taqnatu sarih zauq-e-nigaah kahiye to kyunkar khataa kare kyon chheDein shokhiyaan dil-e-shorish-pasand ko kyon baiThe baiThe koi qayaamat bapaa kare phir daam mein phansungaa ki main said-e-shauq huun sayyaad mashq ke liye mujh ko rihaa kare lab aashnaa-e-aarzu-e-dil kabhi na ho aur maajraa-e-ishq kaa qissa huaa kare 'bedil' jo mast ho khabar-e-fasl-e-gul se vo daavaa-e-paarsaai-e-be-sarfa kyaa kare"

"kyon kahaa paas tire aaina-e-dil na rahe kyaa ye khvaahish hai koi teraa muqaabil na rahe taalib-e-dard ko matlub hai saamaan-e-tapish nashtar-e-gham rahe pahlu mein agar dil na rahe un ki ye zid hai niraali ki mire siine mein dil-e-vaarafta rahe aarzu-e-dil na rahe haath bismil ne baDhaayaa hai lipaT jaane ko ki kafan ban ke rahe daaman-e-qaatil na rahe rahrav-e-raah-e-mohabbat ko hidaayat ye hai jaada-paimaai rahe hasrat-e-manzil na rahe khaana-e-dil mein utarne kaa ye matlab Thahraa mehmaan ban ke rahe khanjar-e-qaatil na rahe qatl-e-ushshaaq se qaatil kaa ye matlab to nahin ghaayat-e-ishq-o-vafaa uqda-e-mushkil na rahe de ke jaan is liye letaa huun sukun-e-khaatir daaimi ban ke rahe daulat-e-aajil na rahe kyon khafaa hote ho divaanon ki khvaahish ye hai naghma-e-ishq bane shor-e-salaasil na rahe nazr-e-gham is liye ki jaan-e-hazin 'bedil' ne us ki gardan pe kahin minnat-e-qaatil na rahe"

"doston ko yuun sataanaa chhoD de dushmanon kaa dil baDhaanaa chhoD de tum hi duniyaa bhi miri ho diin bhi kyaa hai gar saaraa zamaana chhoD de haal-e-dil kahnaa jo chaahaa ye kahaa be-sar-o-paa ye fasaana chhoD de bazm-e-dushman mein vo jaa kar luT gae rahzan aur aisaa khazaanaa chhoD de sharm kar ai dil taghaaful us kaa dekh ab bhi haal-e-dil sunaanaa chhoD de taab-e-nazzaara se khud mahrum hain aashiqon se munh chhupaanaa chhoD de us ko main parda-nashin samjhun agar meri nazron mein samaanaa chhoD de tund mai aur saaqiyaa vo shoala-khu aag paani mein lagaanaa chhoD de daagh-e-dil bulbul ko hai rashk-e-bahaar kyon khizaan mein chahchahaanaa chhoD de kyon jiye kyunkar jiye 'bedil' agar mahvashon se dil lagaanaa chhoD de"

"majruh-e-aarzu kabhi meraa jigar na ho minnat-shanaas tir-e-nazar dil agar na ho mumkin hai ye ki zabt karun aankh tar na ho Dar hai kahin taraavish-e-lakht-e-jigar na ho tikhi nigah se dekh lein khanjar agar na ho mumkin nahin ki tir-e-nazar kaargar na ho daaman ko kyon bachaae hue jaa rahe hain vo paamaal gham ki khaak sar-e-rahguzar na ho anjaan tum bane raho ye aur baat hai aisaa to kyaa hai tum ko hamaari khabar na ho bimaar-e-gham hai soz-e-alam kaa phunkaa huaa har qatra ashk-e-surkh kaa Dar hai sharar na ho hain sarfarosh lazzat-e-raahat se aashnaa sardaar kaun hai vo jise dard-e-sar na ho aisaa nishaana chaahiye naavak-fagan mire dil par lage jo tiir jigar ko khabar na ho sarmaaya-daar-e-aib-e-vafaa huun azal se main kuchh gham nahin mujhe jo mata-e-hunar na ho 'bedil' ke dil se zulf kaa jaataa nahin khayaal ye khaana-e-khudaa kisi kaafir kaa ghar na ho"

"dekhne vaale ye bole chashm-haa-e-yaar ke ye to mastaane hain shaayad khaana-e-khammaar ke dil miraa shaayad hai shaidaaon mein tir-e-yaar ke zakhm-haa-e-dil mushaabah hain lab-e-sofaar ke paar utaaraa bahr-e-naa-paidaa-kanaar-e-ishq se sadqe jaaun kyon na teri tegh-e-langar-daar ke uTh sakaa hargiz kisi surat na teraa naa-tavaan dab gayaa jo niche tere saaya-e-divaar ke kyaa khabar us ko ki kab raat aai aur kab din gayaa roz-o-shab yaksaan hain aage chashm-e-shab-bedaar ke jaan-fazaai gham-rubaai dilkashi farhat-dahi hain khavaas-e-khaas ye khaak-e-dar-e-dildaar ke jo dikhaa de jalva ru-e-shaahid-e-maqsud kaa sadqe saaqi is sharaab-e-aaina-kirdaar ke ishq mein us but ke rahbaan-o-shuyukh-o-barhaman hain ye sab ke sab muqayyad rishta-e-zunnaar ke bole behtar hai husul-e-aarzu se aarzu vaah sadqe jaaiye is pahlu-e-inkaar ke gham uThaanaa zulm sahnaa sabr karnaa yaa ki shukr kaun hai husn-e-amal laaeq tiri sarkaar ke kyon na main samjhun ki mujh ko mil gai daad-e-sukhan vo bahut shaaeq hain ai 'bedil' mire ashaar ke"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"