sar-e-shorida paa-e-dasht-e-paimaa shaam-e-hijraan thaa — Bayan Meeruthi

"subh qayaamat aaegi koi na kah sakaa ki yuun aae vo dar se naa-gahaan khole hue qabaa ki yuun gauhar-e-naab-suda ko zulf mein mat dikhaa ki yuun meri kamand-e-shauq mein raat ke vaqt aa ki yuun kyuun ki jhuke nasim se soche thi nargis-e-chaman dekh ke chashm-e-naaz ko aane lagi hayaa ki yuun chaahte the shuhud mein ghaib kaa rang dekhnaa meri zi-khvesh-e-raftagi ban gai rahnumaa ki yuun sahv thi vaz-e-khaastan bistar-e-aish-e-vasl se dekh ke un ki shokhiyaan fitna huaa bapaa ki yuun dida-e-ahl-e-ishq hai nur-e-nigaah se tahi aae vo farsh-e-naaz par chhoD ke kafsh-e-paa ki yuun main ne kahaa kanaar-e-naaz chaahiye is ghamin se pur sun ke raqib-e-zisht ko paas biThaa liyaa ki yuun shoala-e-rashk-e-ghair se jal ke uThaanaa jaae thaa duur charaagh-e-bazm ne uTh ke bataa diyaa ki yuun khun-e-shahid-e-ishq vo kahte the faash kaise ho rang-e-gul-ezaar se surkh hui havaa ki yuun us kaf-e-paa ke bose ki kab mujhe raah yaad thi badraqa-e-talab hui jurat-e-sang-e-paa ki yuun rizq nahin hai bin talaash kahti thi tangi-e-maaash gardish-e-sang-e-aasiyaa dene lagi sadaa ki yuun us ke khiraam-e-shauq se pis gai khalq kis ravish miT gai baad-e-tund se surat-e-naqsh-e-paa ki yuun sai-e-tariq-e-shauq se fitne ko aagahi nahin us ki jilau mein dauDe se saaya barahna-paa ki yuun shab ko numu-e-rang se khanda-e-gul kaa zikr thaa nashv-o-numaa-e-husn se TukDe hui qabaa ki yuun nargis-e-mahvishaan se puchh gardish-e-aasmaan se puchh surma hue vafaa-sarisht kyaa kahein ai khudaa ki yuun saan-e-gulshan-e-iram main ne kahaa ki haae haae dar pe us anjuman se duur qatl mujhe kiyaa ki yuun main ne kahaa nasim se chaTke hai ghuncha kis tarah kunj-e-dahaan-e-tang se bose ne di sadaa ki yuun rekhta rashk-e-faarsi us se na ho sakaa bayaan mahfil-e-urs-e-'mir' mein she'r mire sunaa ki yuun"

"charaagh-e-husn hai raushan kisi kaa hamaaraa khuun hai roghan kisi kaa abhi naadaan hain mahshar ke fitne rahein thaame hue daaman kisi kaa dil aayaa hai qayaamat hai miraa dil uThe taazim de jauban kisi kaa ye mahshar aur ye mahshar ke fitne kisi ki shokhiyaan bachpan kisi kaa adaaein taa-abad bikhri paDi hain azal mein phaT paDaa jauban kisi kaa kiyaa talvaar ne ghunghaT mire baad na munh dekhegi ye dulhan kisi kaa hamaari khaak mahshar tak uDi hai na haath aayaa magar daaman kisi kaa bajaae gul miri turbat pe hon khaar ki uljhe gosha-e-daaman kisi kaa 'bayaan' barq-e-balaa chitvan kisi ki dil-e-pur-aarzu khirman kisi kaa"

"khuun bahaane ke hain hazaar tariq rang laane ke hain hazaar tariq kaaba-o-dair par nahin mauquf us yagaane ke hain hazaar tariq koi mazhab nahin zamaane kaa is puraane ke hain hazaar tariq uzr-e-masti o mai-parasti kyaa bhuul jaane ke hain hazaar tariq dil-sitaani ke saikDon andaaz dil sataane ke hain hazaar tariq yaad mein khvaab mein tasavvur mein aa ki aane ke hain hazaar tariq dil-lagi dil-dahi dil-aaraami dil lubhaane ke hain hazaar tariq dil mushabbak huaa to farmaayaa aane jaane ke hain hazaar tariq kis tariqe se ho nibaah 'bayaan' ki zamaane ke hain hazaar tariq"

"aaeinge gar unhein ghairat hogi vo na aae to qayaamat hogi hashr mein kaun sunegaa fariyaad sadd-e-rah hadd-e-samaaat hogi nang-e-nazzaara hai ham chashma-e-aam ham na dekheinge jo ruyat hogi yak taraf ho ke raheinge yak-rang ham ko aaraaf se nafrat hogi shikva hai din-e-vafaa mein ehdaas mujh se kaahe ko ye bidat hogi hain qayaamat mein taammul kyaa kyaa vasl ki kaun si saaat hogi reg huun chaahiye dariyaa-e-sharaab mai-kade par na qanaaat hogi hai shab-e-vasl-e-do-aalam gesu vo jabin subh-e-shahaadat hogi bahr-e-rahmat hai do-aalam ko muhit mere mashrab ki si vusat hogi mai se aaluda huaa daaman-e-husn muttahim khuun ki tohmat hogi khinchtaa thaa koi un kaa daaman khaak mein vasl ki hasrat hogi raas hai chaara-e-bil-misl mujhe qaid se aur bhi vahshat hogi shoala-ru paDhte hain kalima teraa shama angusht-e-shahaadat hogi ghair ki aag mein jalne na diyaa husn ki si kise ghairat hogi vaashuda ghuncha-e-khaatir mat maang muntashir bu-e-mohabbat hogi zahr lagti hai unhein meri hayaat kyuun ki manzur-e-shahaadat hogi khaa gae nargis-e-shahlaa kaa fareb ki un aankhon mein muravvat hogi teri zulfon ne chaDhaae chille dil ki is kuche mein turbat hogi ban gae saat jahannum tah-e-khaak kis ke pahlu mein ye hiddat hogi kahin sar phoD ke mar rahiye 'bayaan' ik jahaan se to faraaghat hogi"

"ye main kahungaa falak pe jaa kar zamin se aayaa huun tang aa kar jo ai masihaa tu hai masihaa to kuchh mire dard ki davaa kar tumhaare jalve ghazab ke dekhe tumhaare chhinTe balaa ke paae lagaa lagaa di bujhaa bujhaa kar bujhaa bujhaa di lagaa lagaa kar zidein mohabbat se aisi aaiin khayaal rakkhaa na apne ghar kaa buton ne kaabe ko muft Dhaayaa kisi ke dil ko dukhaa dukhaa kar vo shokh be-e'tibaar kaafir rahaa na tanhaa gayaa na tanhaa jo dard uTThaa uThaa uThaa kar to dil ko baiThaa biThaa biThaa kar ye zor hirmaan-o-yaas kaa hai asar kahaan kaa miri fughaan ko paTak paTak khaak par diyaa hai falak se unchaa uThaa uThaa kar gudaaz karte hain mere dil ko vo yuun biThaate hain apnaa sikka jali kaTi ho rahi hai kyaa kyaa adu se mujh ko sunaa sunaa kar suni kisi ne sadaa-e-tuti na haalat-e-andalib dekhi jo kor thi is chaman mein nargis to gul bhi ai ham-safir thaa kar kahin na zulfon se khul paDaa ho mujhe hai andesha apne dil kaa ki purze purze uDaa rahaa thaa adu koi shai dikhaa dikhaa kar vo but ki dein us ko to na gar de to laakh tufaan uThaa ke dhar de zabaan phir saaf qata kar de jo munh se nikle khudaa khudaa kar ilaahi hangaam-e-aamad-aamad ye kis qayaamat-khiraam kaa hai khisak chale sehn-e-bostaan se tadrau-o-taaus dum dabaa kar falak huaa mehrbaan phire din shab-e-visaal aa gai to is ne bahaar-e-lutf-o-karam dikhaa kar naqaab-e-sharm-o-hayaa uThaa kar kabhi hansaayaa kabhi rulaayaa kabhi rulaayaa kabhi hansaayaa jhijak jhijak kar simaT simaT kar lipaT lipaT kar dabaa dabaa kar 'bayaan' hai vo baadshaah-e-asraa ki jis ki dargaah-e-khusravi mein diyaa zamin-e-adab ko bosa falak ne gardan jhukaa jhukaa kar"

"ai junun haath ke chalte hi machal jaaungaa main garebaan se pahle hi nikal jaaungaa vo haTe aankh ke aage se to bas surat-e-aks main bhi us aaina-khaane se nikal jaaungaa mehr tum sokhta main shisha-e-aatish hai raqib us pe Daaloge tajalli to main jal jaaungaa mujh se kahtaa hai miraa dud-e-jigar surat-e-shama dil mein rokoge to main sar se nikal jaaungaa shama-saan barsar-e-mahfil na jalaa dekh mujhe phail jaaungaa sitamgar jo pighal jaaungaa Thahar ai mehr zaraa subh-e-shab-e-vasl hai aaj baam par dhuup chaDhegi to main Dhal jaaungaa roktaa huun kabhi shokhi se to har tifl-e-sarishk ro ke kahtaa hai abhi ghar se nikal jaaungaa kaar-e-imroz ba-fardaa ma-guzaar ai vaaiz aaj is kuche mein huun khuld mein kal jaaungaa kaun uThaaegaa ilaahi shab-e-gham ki uftaad munh ko aataa hai kaleja ki nikal jaaungaa le ke aankhon mein tiraa jalva kahaan jaaegaa ghair ko dekh ke main aankh badal jaaungaa har tarah haath mein hon gosha-e-daaman ki tarah vo sambhaaleinge jo mujh ko to sambhal jaaungaa"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"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"