soz-e-dil-o-jaan aur hai saaz-e-dil-o-jaan aur — Aziz Badayuni

"dil-e-betaab ko bahlaa chuki huun sitaare aasmaan se laa chuki huun nigaah-e-kahkashaan se puchh lenaa shuaa-e-zindagaani paa chuki huun khirad ki tang vaadi se nikal kar junun ki manzilat apnaa chuki huun andheron mein charaaghaan karne vaalo ujaalon mein andheraa paa chuki huun zamin ki pastiyon ko kyuun gila hai jinhein main aasmaan batlaa chuki huun jahaan par aql ruk jaati hai aksar tasavvur mein vahaan tak jaa chuki huun tire kirdaar mein muzmar hai azmat tujhe ai zindagi samjhaa chuki huun mohabbat sirf ruhaani kashish hai gham-e-hasti tujhe apnaa chuki huun shuur-e-zist naa-mumkin nahin hai nigaah maut ko sharmaa chuki huun azizo baa-vafaa fazl-e-khudaa se maqaam-e-bandagi apnaa chuki huun"

"baqaa sadaf ki guhar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin vafaa shuur-e-bashar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin ghalat ghalat ki mohabbat fareb-e-hasti hai ye rabt-e-khaas asar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin shuaa-e-mehr-e-munavvar main maah-e-taabaan main kisi ki pahli nazar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin abhi junun ko guzarnaa hai shaah-raahon se junun ki had tire dar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin vo shaam-e-gham jo tiri zindagi kaa haasil hai vo shaam nur-e-sahar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin yahi nizaam-e-jahaan hai yahi hai raaz-e-baqaa samar hayaat-e-shajar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin tujhe khirad se hai nisbat hamein 'aziz' junun ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin"

"qalb-e-hasti-e-figaar dekh liyaa aarzu kaa mazaar dekh liyaa hosh gum ho gae zamaane ke zindagi kaa khumaar dekh liyaa lab-kushaa yuun huaa koi ghuncha jaise ik aabshaar dekh liyaa phir koi baar baar kyuun dekhe jab tujhe ek baar dekh liyaa daaman-e-sabr taar taar huaa aap kaa intizaar dekh liyaa zindagi bhi hamein 'aziz' nahin aarzu kaa mazaar dekh liyaa"

"dil-e-muztarib tiri dhaDkanon mein ye kis kaa aks-e-khiraam hai ki isi khiraam pe munhasir miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai isi kashmakash mein na tai hue rukh-o-zulf-e-yaar ke marhale ki harif-e-dida-e-muntazir kabhi subh hai kabhi shaam hai mire haal par nigah-e-karam to bajaa magar ye karam kahin miraa iztiraab na chhin le abhi is se aur bhi kaam hai mah-o-mehr-o-anjum-o-kahkashaan nahin laakh parda-e-darmiyaan vo had-e-nigaah se duur hai to jabin se ek hi gaam hai jo 'aziz' hai miri zindagi to ye mahviyat bhi hai bandagi ki namaaz-e-ishq mein naasehaa na sujud hai na salaam hai"

"hain kashmakash mein aaj tiri daastaan se ham ai dil shuru' karein ye hikaayat kahaan se ham teraa khulus teri mohabbat tiri nazar kis tarah chhin laaein mah-o-kahkashaan se ham naazaan hai koi apne taghaaful pe marhabaa majbur ho rahe dil-e-naaz-daan se ham josh-e-junun ne thaam liyaa hai khulus hai guzre qadam qadam pe nae imtihaan se ham qaht-e-vafaa mein valvala-e-jaan fanaa huaa kyaa bad-gumaan hain aaj kisi raazdaan se ham ye to khizaan-nasib bahaaron se puchhiye vaabasta-e-khulus rahe gulsitaan se ham mahsus ho rahaa hai ki manzil qarib hai kuchh duur jaa chuke hain fazaa-e-jahaan se ham uf vusat-e-nigaah-e-takhayyul na puchhiye so aasmaan-buland hain is aasmaan se ham ye daastaan-e-gham hi mataa-e-'aziz' hai duniyaa basaa rahe hain gham-e-jaavedaan se ham"

"sunoge tum bhi miri daastaan kabhi na kabhi asar dikhaaegaa dard-e-nihaan kabhi na kabhi kabhi to aatish-e-namrud sard bhi hogi qaraar paaegaa qalb-e-tapaan kabhi na kabhi ye aaj gardish-e-shaam-o-sahar bataati hai nazar bachaaegaa khud aasmaan kabhi na kabhi kabhi to gauhar-e-naayaab haath aaegaa milegaa ruh-e-khudi kaa nishaan kabhi na kabhi jamud-e-sehr-e-tamannaa mein rah nahin saktaa farogh paaegaa azm-e-javaan kabhi na kabhi azaan bilaal ki gunji hai regzaaron mein sunegaa dil ki sadaa ye jahaan kabhi na kabhi 'aziz' teri mohabbat bhi rang laaegi tamaam hogaa gham-e-bekaraan kabhi na kabhi"

"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"