sarkaar mere ishq kaa meaar dekhnaa — Bulbul Kashmiri

"hotaa rahaa firaaq mein laaghar tamaam raat haathon se uTh sakaa bhi na saaghar tamaam raat badlin shab-e-firaaq mein kuchh itni karvaTein aae hain yaad des ke machchhar tamaam raat baDhne do soz-e-ishq mein ye dil ki dhaDkanein jalte rahein ye aag ke heater tamaam raat vo baandhte rahe main use kholtaa rahaa bichh hi sakaa na Dhang se bistar tamaam raat kashmir ke havaale se khvaab-o-khayaal mein ugte rahe hain sarv-o-sanobar tamaam raat 'bulbul' kisi hasin pe yuun dil machal gayaa naachaa ho jaise sahn mein bandar tamaam raat"

"kuchh baraae saaqi-e-gulfaam pi letaa huun main kuchh ba-israar-e-lab-e-maadaam pi letaa huun main kuchh ba-naam-e-'ghaalib'-o-'josh'-o-'jigar' 'faiz'-o-'adam' kuchh bayaad-e-haafiz-o-khayyaam pi letaa huun main az-sar-e-nau sar pe baalon ko ugaane ke liye hasb-e-nuskha roghan-e-baadaam pi letaa huun main mai-kade mein jab bhi piitaa huun kabhi zaahid ke saath bil adaa kartaa hai vo be-daam pi letaa huun main vaadi-e-kashmir ki ranginiyon ki yaad mein chaae ke uble gulaabi jaam pi letaa huun main jab kabhi bulbul mujhe hotaa hai nazla aur zukaam bas zaraa do ghunT vaqt-e-shaam pi letaa huun main"

"jo is zulf-e-pechaan ko ham dekhte hain dhuaan saa ye har pech-o-kham dekhte hain nazar un ki kamzor itni hui hai ki ainak se bhi ab vo kam dekhte hain sanpolon ko rakhte the jin mein chhupaa kar ab un aastinon mein bam dekhte hain tire mai-kade ke balaa-nosh mai-kash na jin dekhte hain na ram dekhte hain vo guzre hain motor se pakki saDak par abas log naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hain bahut din rahe aap pinDi mein 'bulbul' chalo ab chalein torkham dekhte hain"

"maikhaane ke dar par jo laTkaa nazar aataa hai ye shaikh-e-haram hi kaa kurtaa nazar aataa hai powder hai ki chehre par aaTaa nazar aataa hai mahbub-e-khud-aaraa to baniyaa nazar aataa hai laDkaa nazar aati hai laDki nazar aataa hai maghrib kaa jo sidhaa hai ulTaa nazar aataa hai malmal kaa amaama to london mein nahin miltaa ai shaikh tire sar par Dhaaka nazar aataa hai ghaaeb hain namaazi bhi ghaaeb hai vo mullaa bhi masjid mein musalle par loTaa nazar aataa hai aashiq ke janaaze par duniyaa hi chali aai kaalaa nazar aataa hai goraa nazar aataa hai vaaiz ne kaTaa Daali maikhaane mein phir bole kyaa chor ki daaDhi mein tinkaa nazar aataa hai"

"mashriqi duniyaa mein biivi hai agar naukar kaa naam maghribi duniyaa mein shofar jaaniye shauhar kaa naam rasm-e-shaadi ghaT rahi hai baDh rahi hai dosti maan bataa sakti nahin bachchon ko ab father kaa naam shaadiyaan dushvaar-tar karne lagi rasm-e-jahez lab pe aasaani se aataa hi nahin dukhtar kaa naam kisht-o-khun mein kaT rahe hain is tarah logon ke sar aadmi hai aaj-kal muuli kaa yaa gaajar kaa naam gaanv ke kitne manaazir rang barsaane lage dafatan yaad aa gayaa chhoDe hue aajar kaa naam kals kaa dullar kaa daachhigaam kaa maaDar kaa naam madmati kaa traaggaa-bal kaa aur sheraasar kaa naam"

"mohabbat ko na rakkho dil ke naazuk aabginon mein ye aisaa aab-e-zam-zam hai jise rakhte hain Tinon mein samundar kaa safar kaise kareinge vo safinon mein jo buzdil Dar ke maare Duub jaate hain pasinon mein baDi tashvish phaili hai vatan ke taarkinon mein unhein milti hain sau sau dhamkiyaan do do mahinon mein ajaaib-ghar mein rakhiye ye kisi qaarun kaa sar hai milaa hai ye bhi aasaar-e-qadima ke dafinon mein dil-e-gum-gashta meraa un ke baTve se nikal aayaa abas DhunDaa kiye ham aasmaanon aur zaminon mein musallam hai janaab-e-shaikh ki paakiza-daamaani ki bin puchhe chale jaate hain vo parda-nashinon mein bigaDti hai kabhi qismat kabhi biivi kabhi motor yaqinan mushtarak hai koi si ik chiiz tinon mein khudaavandaa na jaane un tire bandon pe kyaa guzre nikal aate hain jiite jaagte chuze mashinon mein idhar Duube udhar ubhre udhar ubhre idhar Duube mohabbat bahr hai aur apnaa maskan sab-marinon mein khudaa hi laaj rakh letaa hai bimaar-e-mohabbat ki vo jab tashrif laate hain to rozon ke mahinon mein jinhein iqbaal ne sinchaa thaa apne khuun se 'bulbul' ham apne hal chalaane lag gae hain un zaminon mein"

"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"