sharaab-e-naab kaa qatra jo saaghar se nikal jaae — Rasheed Lakhnavi

"dam-e-raftaar-e-jaanaan ye sadaa-e-naaz aati hai sambhaalein sab dilon ko paanv ki aavaaz aati hai sabaa jo pur miraa ai baaghbaan laati hai gulshan mein qafas se saath yaan tak hasrat parvaaz aati hai abhi jaao na yaaraan qafas-e-gulzaar ki jaanib zaraa ham muntazir hain taaqat-e-parvaaz aati hai asar ye hai ki bulbul jab qafas mein karti hai naala shikast-e-rang-e-gul ki baagh se aavaaz aati hai nazar duzdida teri kab nazar aati hai aashiq ko uDaa jaataa hai dil aur tiir ki aavaaz aati hai shikva-e-husn ye hai jab kabhi tum jaa nikalte ho to but-khaane se yaa-allaah ki aavaaz aati hai sadaa di main ne jab aane lagi subh shab-e-vaslat samajh kar aa kidhar o tafarqe parvaaz aati hai tire baais se jis ne kal hamein di thi bahut iizaa vahi shab aaj phir ai taala-e-naa-saaz aati hai hui muddat tire zulfon ke divaane ki sehat ko bigaD jaataa hai shab zanjir ki aavaaz aati hai zaraa kah de koi un se qarib aayaa dam-e-aakhir ki ulTi saans ab to ai mire dam-saaz aati hai javaani ke nishaan andaam se hone lage zaahir mubaarak ho bahaar ai sard baagh naaz aati hai jhukaae sar na kyuun khaamosh baiThun hijr-e-jaanaan mein ki dil ke TuTne ki kaan mein aavaaz aati hai bhalaa aaj zinda aah-e-dil aashiq kare paidaa ki khud vo kah rahe hain dard ki aavaaz aati hai 'rashid' ashaar mohmal paDh rahe ho jama hain shaair khajil hote nahin tum dil ki ye aavaaz aati hai"

"dilaa maashuq jo hotaa hai vo saffaak hotaa hai baDaa be-rahm hotaa hai baDaa bebaak hotaa hai khushi hogi halaak apnaa dil-e-sad-chaak hotaa hai kahaan ab aarzu ghar hasraton kaa khaak hotaa hai tumhaari tegh mujh se chupke chupke kahti jaati hai mubaarak ho ki ye sar zinat-e-fitraak hotaa hai tujhe allaah ne bakhshaa hai kaisaa rutba-e-aali ki teraa naqsh-e-paa taaj-e-sar-e-aflaak hotaa hai qarib aayaa hai vaqt ai jaan-e-jaan ab dam nikalne kaa tire kuche se ham uThte hain jhagDaa paak hotaa hai jo piite hain sharaab un ki mohabbat mein nahin aasi ye tar-daaman vahi hain jin kaa daaman paak hotaa hai khayaal aataa hai badnaami kaa aashiq qatl hote hain ki maashuqon ko naam-e-aashiqi se paak hotaa hai asar se meri vahshat ke koi jaama nahin saabit main suntaa huun garebaan har kafan kaa chaak hotaa hai main kah detaa huun ho aa kar zulf ke kuche mein dam-bhar ko kisi din jab bahut muztar dil-e-ghamnaak hotaa hai pahunch jaae haqiqat tak tiri ye ghair-mumkin hai bahut go tujh se vaaqif saahab-e-idraak hotaa hai 'rashid'-e-zaar kyuun khush khush na jaae qabr ki jaanib mayassar aaj didaar-e-shah-e-laulaak hotaa hai"

"na chhoDaa dil-e-khasta-jaan chalte chalte ghazab kar chale mehrbaan chalte chalte kaheinge kuchh ai baaghbaan chalte chalte agar degi yaaraa zabaan chalte chalte gire ham pas-e-kaarvaan chalte chalte thake paanv apne kahaan chalte chalte tiri chaal baad-e-khizaan ne uDaai ujaaDaa miraa aashiyaan chalte chalte karo aankhein jhapkaa ke tirchhi nigaahein sinaanein chalin barchhiyaan chalte chalte bharein sard aahein jo garm aah bhar ke nasim aai baad-e-khizaan chalte chalte na ghabraa zaraa daaman-e-roz-e-mahshar karungaa tiri dhajjiyaan chalte chalte adam ko chale qaid zulf-e-sanam mein rahein paanv mein beDiyaan chalte chalte dam-e-naza sar par gire koh-e-ulfat uThaain baDi sakhtiyaan chalte chalte miri laash ko paanv se khuub raundaa thame surat-e-aasmaan chalte chalte bas ab to adam mein mulaaqaat hogi ye kahte gae raftagaan chalte chalte na qaatil ne tegh-e-nigah tak lagaai na kartaa gayaa imtihaan chalte chalte jahaan se gae hashr tak khuub soe liyaa saath khvaab-e-giraan chalte chalte rahe umr-bhar teri vahdat ke qaail na liin ham ne do hichkiyaan chalte chalte 'rashid'-e-hazin laakh rokaa kiye ham vo lete gae naqd-e-jaan chalte chalte"

"gardish-e-chashm hai paimaane mein tum gae ho kabhi maikhaane mein ek jalva saa nazar aataa hai koi to hai mire gham-khaane mein yuun hai siine mein dil-e-pur-hasrat qabr jaise kisi viraane mein saaz-e-nairang hai meri zanjir nai aavaaz hai har daane mein dekh ai dil na mujhe chhoD ke jaa farq aa jaaegaa yaaraane mein jal ke aashiq hue maashuq sifat shama kaa soz hai parvaane mein jaan us but mein lagi rahti hai apne ko paate hain begaane mein be-khudi ne na kahin kaa rakkhaa ham hain basti mein na viraane mein sang-e-dar tak tire jab sar pahunchaa laakh sajde kiye shukraane mein nahin maalum gayaa kis jaanib dil lagaa hai tire divaane mein qissa-e-hazrat-e-yusuf na suno turfa ibrat hai is afsaane mein haal-pursi nahin kartaa koi bekasi hai mire gham-khaane mein is tarah dil mein hai aahon kaa dhuaan jaise khaak uDti hai viraane mein barakat kis ke qadam ki hai 'rashid' ki azaan hoti hai but-khaane mein"

"josh-e-vahshat mere talvon ko ye iizaa bhi sahi hain jahaan sau aable kuchh khaar-e-sahraa bhi sahi dil mein sau baatein hain ik teri tamannaa bhi sahi sar pe hain laakh aafatein ik daagh-e-saudaa bhi sahi munh pe aanchal lijiye mujh se jo aataa hai hijaab gar yahi manzur hai thoDaa saa parda bhi sahi dil mein vaqt-e-zabh hai hasrat ki tum ko dekh lein marte marte khair jiine ki tamannaa bhi sahi ham adam se yaan na aate the to samjhaataa thaa dil ik nazar gulzaar-e-hasti kaa tamaashaa bhi sahi meraa haal-e-sakht-jaani sun ke farmaane lage tegh ke saath ek abru kaa ishaaraa bhi sahi garm aahein kar chukaa ab khinchtaa huun sard aah lijiye ThanDi havaa kaa ek jhonkaa bhi sahi kyuun bigaDiye husn-o-rifat mein kise inkaar hai aap yusuf bhi sahi rashk-e-masihaa bhi sahi apne dil ko gar pasand aae to jaanein khuub hai ham ne maanaa yaar tum se koi achchhaa bhi sahi tira-bakhton ke mazaaron par na hogi raushni aazmaa dekho charaagh-e-dast-e-musaa bhi sahi chaarasaazon ki khushi hai zakhm par hon yaa na hon marham-e-zangaar kaa ek-aadh phaahaa bhi sahi tere sar se paanv tak barson mein jaati hai nazar har jagah par kahti hai yaan kaa tamaashaa bhi sahi dil jigar mein kuchh nahin siine mein hain par aas hai bazm ki zinat ko khaali jaam-o-minaa bhi sahi ye to zaahir ho gayaa tum martabe mein ho buland ab masihaa se masihaai kaa daavaa bhi sahi us ke dar par jaa ke kuchh haasil na hogaa ai 'rashid' koi bolaa bhi sahi tum ne pukaaraa bhi sahi"

"maar Daalegi hamein ye khush-bayaani aap ki maut kaa paighaam aaegaa zabaani aap ki zindagi kahte hain kis ko maut kis kaa naam hai mehrbaani aap ki naa-mehrbaani aap ki baad-e-murdan khinch laayaa jazb-e-dil siine pe haath ik anguThi mein jo pahne thaa nishaani aap ki baDh chukaa qad bhi farogh-e-husn ki had ho chuki ab to qaabil dekhne ke hai javaani aap ki aap se mil ke gale raahat se aa jaati hai niind sabza-e-khvaabida hai poshaak dhaani aap ki rang aalam kaa badalnaa aap ke sadqe mein hai jama kar rakkhi thiin poshaakein puraani aap ki aankhon par bandhvaai paTTi taa na dekhun aur ko mar gayaa main par vahi hai bad-gumaani aap ki jab vo mujh ko dekhtaa hai hans ke kahtaa hai 'rashid' kitni paaband-e-vafaa hai zindagaani aap ki"

"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"