sahraa pe nuur utar rahaa thaa — Dua Ali

"mohabbatein jab hisaab maangeingi nafraton kaa javaaz hogaa vo jis safar mein saubatein hon vo aabgina-navaaz hogaa kuchh aisi mushkil si aa paDi hai ki chehra aaina ban gayaa hai mujhe ye dhaDkaa hai dil mein rakkhaa ayaan vo muddat kaa raaz hogaa tilism kahiye ki yaa tamanna ragon mein paara lahu banaa hai lahu jo Tapkegaa ashk ban kar nazar se ulfat kaa saaz hogaa ye manzaron mein jo aa gae hain kisi ilaaqe ke sabz taair ye hijraton kaa hasin mausam farogh-e-gulshan ba-naaz hogaa akele-pan ki 'duaa' ye shiddat hi maar Daale kahin na mujh ko vo aaegaa to ye meraa honaa bhi us ke sarf-e-niyaaz hogaa"

"kabhi jo aap ko dekhun to dil mein phuul khilte hain kahun main aap se kaise mujhe aap achchhe lagte hain mire dil ki ye khvaahish hai banun main aap ki dulhan ki dil mein aap rahte hain mire honTon pe sajte hain adhure khvaab jivan ke mire ho jaaeinge puure miri aankhon mein teri chaah ke ilhaam palte hain yahaan fursat kise hai dil ki jo basti kare aabaad yahaan suraj ki hamraahi mein saare log chalte hain kinaare nilgun dariyaa ke jaise ham bhi hain goyaa 'duaa' jo paani ke phailaav ki duuri pe rahte hain"

"suntaa nahin hai dil to us bevafaa ki baatein kal par uThaa ke rakkho us bevafaa ki baatein dil hai udaas ab to is tazkire ko badlo kyon ho musir ki sun lo us bevafaa ki baatein aaj us ne hai rulaayaa ham ko bahut sataayaa ham se na karnaa ab to us bevafaa ki baatein TuuTe hain khvaab mere ab dafn in ko kar do dohraa bhi kyon rahe ho us bevafaa ki baatein ham ko sameTnaa hain ab dil ki kirchiyaan bhi toDaa hai dil ko dekho us bevafaa ki baatein us ki judaai kaise ab ham 'duaa' saheinge kuchh der phir se kar lo us bevafaa ki baatein"

"garche nisbat bhi us ko gham se hai vo miri zindagi qasam se hai us ko sajda bhi kar nahin sakti dair se vo nahin haram se hai kuchh nahin lenaa mujh ko duniyaa se mujh ko matlab tire karam se hai zindagi ki udaas raahon mein lutf un abruon ke kham se hai laaj rakhti huun main jo lafzon ki rabt qirtaas aur qalam se hai us se kyaa ruThnaa 'duaa' meraa dil dhaDaktaa usi ke dam se hai"

"kuchh ziyaada na kam hui labrez had-e-qaul-o-qasam hui labrez teri yaadon ne dil ko taDpaayaa dard se chashm-e-nam hui labrez mujhe kirdaar kaaTne paDe phir jab kahaani qalam hui labrez itni mushkil zamin mein nazm 'duaa' aankh kar ke raqam hui labrez"

"jis kaa hotaa nahin vo log usi kaa samjhe kyaa buraai hai bure ko ki na achchhaa samjhe itnaa kaafir ho ki puchhe nahin ahvaal talak aise kaafir ko bhalaa kaun masihaa samjhe jiit to lungi main haari hui baazi lekin piit ke khel mein kaafir mujhe apnaa samjhe ek kaafir se faqat itni guzaarish hai miri dil ke bikhre hue aaine ko yakjaa samjhe us pe bahte hue ashkon kaa asar honaa nahin vo to patthar ki tarah hai use ham kyaa samjhe vo to but thaa kisi kaafir kaa taraashaa huaa but ham 'duaa' jis ko duaaon kaa karishma samjhe"

"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"