sabaa gul-e-rez jaan-parvar fazaa hai — Bashir Farooq

"firaaq-e-dost ke qaabil nahin hai vo dil jo khugar-e-mushkil nahin hai koi ye naa-khudaaon ko bataa de mohabbat mauj hai saahil nahin hai garebaan chaak hai apnaa na daaman abhi shaayad junun kaamil nahin hai hai manzil aur bhi manzil se aage ye manzil aakhiri manzil nahin hai bhalaa vo zindagi kyaa hai ki jis mein tiraa lutf-o-karam shaamil nahin hai khirad uljhi hui hai pech-o-kham mein junun shaaista-e-mahfil nahin hai mujhe Dar ham-navaaon se hai 'faaruq' mujhe andesha-e-baatil nahin hai"

"zabaan majbur hai lab par fughaan hai saraapaa dard meri daastaan hai nigaah-e-yaar bhi hai bad-gumaan si ghurur-e-husn bhi daaman-kashaan hai firaaq-e-dost kaa kyaa zikr aakhir visaal-e-yaar bhi dil par garaan hai yahaan par baat karnaa hai qayaamat vahaan fariyaad ki jurat kahaan hai miraa gham hai miraa sarmaaya-e-zist miraa har ashk meraa tarjumaan hai khumaar-aalud nazron mein hai jo kaif vo saaqi tere saaghar mein kahaan hai agar mai husn hai to ishq 'faaruq' khumaar-e-baada-e-shola-fishaan hai"

"takhliq-e-kaaenaat digar kar sake to kar paidaa khud apne shaam-o-sahar kar sake to kar phulon mein shab guzaarnaa mushkil nahin koi kaanTon pe koi raat basar kar sake to kar achchhaa nahin kisi ki tamannaa se khelnaa achchhaa yahi hai is se hazar kar sake to kar har ashk-e-khun hai makhzan-e-sarmaaya-e-hayaat har ashk-e-khun ko laal-o-gohar kar sake to kar taare maraahil-e-safar-e-shauq hi sahi taaron ko bhi sharik-e-safar kar sake to kar aql-o-khirad ke marhale tai kar liye to kyaa vahm-o-gumaan ke maarke sar kar sake to kar 'faaruq' ye bahaar-e-chaman phir na aaegi yaaraan-e-mai-kada ko khabar kar sake to kar"

"vo sitam-parvar ba-chashm ashk-baar aa hi gayaa chaak-daamaani pe meri us ko pyaar aa hi gayaa miTte miTte miT gai jaan-e-vafaa ki aarzu aate aate be-qaraari ko qaraar aa hi gayaa chupke chupke mujh pe meri khaamushi hansti rahi rote rote jazb-e-dil par ikhtiyaar aa hi gayaa koi vaada jis kaa maani-aashnaa hotaa nahin phir usi vaada-shikan par e'tibaar aa hi gayaa yaa ilaahi jazba-e-hosh-o-khirad ki khair ho muntazir jis kaa junun thaa vo dayaar aa hi gayaa"

"gham-e-bahaar mein raah-e-khizaan se guzre hain dilon ke qaafile har imtihaan se guzre hain junun ki raushni le kar nigaahbaan-e-hayaat hudud-e-zulmat-e-vahm-o-gumaan se guzre hain charaagh ban ke jale hain rah-e-tamannaa mein bahaar ban ke tire gulsitaan se guzre hain vahaan nigaah-e-talaatum pahunch nahin sakti sitam-kashon ke safine jahaan se guzre hain musaafiraan-e-haram ko khabar nahin ab tak balaa-kashaan-e-mohabbat kahaan se guzre hain tiri talaash mein dair-o-haram kaa zikr hi kyaa tiri talaash mein har aastaan se guzre hain hamein to un ke sitam bhi garaan nahin 'faaruq' mizaaj-e-naaz pe shikve garaan se guzre hain"

"dil kaa maqsum thaa mahv-e-gham-e-jaanaan honaa usi aaine se sikhe koi hairaan honaa apni hi anjuman-e-shauq mein ho naghma-saraa tang hai ghair ki mahfil mein ghazal-khvaan honaa zindagi kyaa hai tiri yaad tiraa zikr-e-jamil bandagi kyaa hai tire naam pe qurbaan honaa dil ye kahtaa hai pashemaan-e-mohabbat ho jaa dard kahtaa hai na minnat-kash-e-darmaan honaa un se itnaa na huaa pursish-e-gham hi karte ham se dekhaa na gayaa jin kaa pareshaan honaa mujh ko khush aa na sakaa ghairat-e-dini se faraar un ko raas aa gayaa ghaarat-gar-e-imaan honaa aashiqi zabt hai aur zabt hai raanaai-e-zist ishq ki shaan nahin chaak-garebaan honaa mujh ko un shokh nigaahon ne banaayaa kaafir jin ko manzur na thaa meraa musalmaan honaa haae us ashk-e-jigar-soz ki qismat 'faaruq' jis ki qismat na ho palkon pe farozaan honaa"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"