takhta-e-mashq-e-sitam mujh ko banaane vaalaa — Barqi Azmi

"sarak rahi hai us ki chilman maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah shaayad ab vo degaa darshan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah garaj rahaa hai baadal ghan-ghan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah bajti hai us ki paael jhan-jhan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah baras rahaa hai pyaar kaa saavan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah Dol rahaa hai jis se tan-man maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah chaltaa phirtaa hai mai-khaana jis ki ye chashm-e-masataana us ki suraahi-daar hai gardan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah apne hi husn pe jaise ho shaidaa dekh rahaa hai jalva-e-zebaa saamne rakh kar apne darpan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah mor kaa raqs use nahin bhaataa apni chaal pe hai itraataa naach na jaane TeDhaa aangan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah ghuncha-o-gul ki hai ye zabaan par sab hi fidaa us sarv-e-ravaan par zikr hai us kaa gulshan gulshan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah 'barqi' hai jis kaa divaana ho ke fidaa misl-e-parvaana maar na Daale us ki chitvan maashaa-allaah maashaa-allaah"

"insaaniyat na jis mein ho vo aadmi nahin jis mein huzur qalb na ho bandagi nahin jis mein junun-e-shauq na ho aashiqi nahin dil kaa moaamla hai koi dil-lagi nahin rahtaa hai mere darpai-e-aazaar phir bhi vo us se agarche meri koi dushmani nahin raaton ki niind din kaa sukun ho gayaa haraam puchhaa jo kab miloge to bolaa kabhi nahin khvaabida hasraton kaa na ho jis mein inikaas hai kaargah-e-shishagari shaairi nahin us ki sharaab-e-naab se baDh kar hai chashm-e-mast jis ke baghair lutf-e-mai-o-mai-kashi nahin naqd-e-sukhan jo kartaa hai vo ho sukhan-shanaas jauhar-shanaas ho na agar jauhari nahin 'barqi' jo khud-shanaas hai vo hai khudaa-shanaas gum-gashtagi-e-hosh-o-khirad be-khudi nahin"

"lauT kar jaise daur-e-shabaab aa gayaa aap kyaa aa gae inqalaab aa gayaa is tarah dil ke armaan puure hue naama-bar le ke khat kaa javaab aa gayaa dekhne ko tarasti thiin aankhein jise saamne vo mire be-hijaab aa gayaa gulshan-e-dil pe ik taazgi chhaa gai ban ke vo ik mujassam gulaab aa gayaa aalam-e-khvaab mein jis ko paDhtaa thaa main ru-e-zebaa ki le kar kitaab aa gayaa jis ke jaane se taarik thi zindagi khaana-e-dil mein baa-aab-o-taab aa gayaa zehn maauf thaa ginte ginte jise aaj 'barqi' vo roz-e-hisaab aa gayaa"

"kar ke asir-e-ghamza-o-naaz-o-adaa mujhe ai dil-navaaz tu ne ye kyaa de diyaa mujhe jaanaa thaa itni jald to aayaa thaa kis liye ek ek pal hai hijr kaa sabr-aazmaa mujhe bujhne lagi hai sham-e-shabistaan-e-aarzu ab sujhtaa nahin hai koi raastaa mujhe aankhein thiin farsh-e-raah tumhaare liye sadaa tum aas paas ho yahin aisaa lagaa mujhe ye dard-e-dil hai mere liye ab vabaal-e-jaan miltaa nahin kahin koi dard-aashnaa mujhe kashti-e-dil kaa saunp diyaa jis ko nazm-o-nasq detaa rahaa fareb vahi naakhudaa mujhe rahzan se baDh ke us kaa ravayya thaa mere saath pahli nigaah mein jo lagaa rahnumaa mujhe ab main huun aur khvaab-e-pareshaan hai mere saath kitnaa paDegaa aur abhi jaagnaa mujhe kyaa ye junun-e-shauq gunaah-e-azim hai kis jurm ki mili hai ye aakhir sazaa mujhe 'barqi' na ho udaas sar-e-rahguzar hai vo paighaam de gai hai ye baad-e-sabaa mujhe"

"hasb-e-vaada mujh se milne vo kabhi aayaa nahin is se baDh kar aur kuchh bhi hausla-farsaa nahin hijr thaa is kaa bahut sabr-aazmaa mere liye gham se patthar ho gayaa lekin kabhi royaa nahin daavat-e-nazzaara de kar aisaa vo ghaaeb huaa meri aankhon ne dobaara phir use dekhaa nahin kaaTne ko dauDte hain mujh ko ye divaar-o-dar jaise main tanhaa huun vaise koi bhi tanhaa nahin murtaish rahtaa hai ab har dam miraa taar-e-vajud kyaa guzarti hai mire dil par kabhi kahtaa nahin kar rahaa huun apni ye tarhi ghazal nazr-e-'munir' aisaa shaair aaj tak main ne kabhi dekhaa nahin kar ke is ke vaada-e-fardaa pe 'barqi' e'tibaar main kai din tak musalsal raat-bhar soyaa nahin"

"sukun-e-qalb kisi ko nahin mayassar aaj shikast-e-khvaab hai har shakhs kaa muqaddar aaj hai vaz-e-haal miri kyuun ye bad se bad-tar aaj amir-e-shahr ke badle hue hain tevar aaj har ek shakhs hai apne hisaar mein mahsur hai sab ke darpai aazaar vo sitamgar aaj kiyaa hai gardish-e-dauraan ne dar-ba-dar sab ko jo sar mein pahle thaa vo paanv mein hai chakkar aaj samajh rahaa thaa jise khair-khvaah main apnaa vahi hai dushman-e-jaan meraa sab se baDh kar aaj fasil-e-shahr ke andar the kitne ahl-e-hunar nahin hai jin se shanaasaa koi bhi baahar aaj vo dars lete nahin jang-e-karbalaa se koi jo saf-shikan the vo hain dushmanon se shashdar aaj vo qaum kaise taraqqi karegi duniyaa mein nahin hai jis kaa kahin koi ek rahbar aaj bikhar ke rah gayaa khud jin kaa apnaa shiraaza samajh rahe hain ki hain vaqt ke sikandar aaj agar muhaasba apnaa karein to paaeinge nahin hai ham se jahaan mein koi bhi bad-tar aaj jo apne haath se kashti jalaate the apni nahin mileinge kahin aise vo qalandar aaj dikhaa rahaa hai mujhe sabz-baagh jo 'barqi' vo le ke phirtaa hai kyuun aastin mein khanjar aaj"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"