tiri nigaah-e-talattuf ne faiz aam kiyaa — Siraj Aurangabadi

"kiyaa gham ne saraayat be-nihaayat karun kis siin shikaayat be-nihaayat hamaare qatl par mufti ne gham ke nikaalaa hai rivaayat be-nihaayat tu apne ghamza-e-khunin ki zaalim abas mat kar himaayat be-nihaayat tire rukh par hujum-e-khaal-o-khat naiin ki hain mushaf mein aayat be-nihaayat kiyaa hai ishq ke haadi ne mujh kuun mohabbat ki hidaayat be-nihaayat shakar-lab ne nigaah-e-dilbari siin kiyaa mujh par inaayat be-nihaayat 'siraaj' ab daastaan-e-shauq bas kar ki bejaa hai hikaayat be-nihaayat"

"kyuun tire gesu kuun gesu bolnaan dil mein aataa hai ki shabbu bolnaan pech khaa kar dil miraa chakrat mein hai zulf kuun teri chakaabu bolnaan bhuul gai aahu kuun apni chaukDi tujh nigah kuun daam-e-aahu bolnaan yaa falak ki aarsi mein hai hilaal yaa kisi kaa aks-e-abru bolnaan siikh gai gulshan mein tere qad sati sarv par qumri ne ku ku bolnaan kaan mein hai tere moti aab-daar yaa kisi aashiq kaa aansu bolnaan saamne us chehra-e-gulfaam ke har gul-e-khushbu kuun khud-rav bolnaan husn ke lashkar ke raavat hain do-chashm zulf-o-lab shab-khun kaa qaabu bolnaan ab charaagh-e-aql gul karni 'siraaj' soz-e-dil sein ek yaahu bolnaan"

"ham hain mushtaaq-e-javaab aur tum ho ulfat siin baiid naqd-e-dil gar tum kuun pahunchaa hai to bhijvaa dev rasid baagh mein ham mar gae mahrum-e-vasl-e-gul-badan hain hamaare aaj phuul aur bulbulon ke haq mein iid lashkar-e-qalb-e-saf-e-ushshaaq mein hai ghalghala yakka-taaz-e-aah kuun kis ne kiyaa hai naa-rasid husn kuun hai naqd-e-naaz aur ishq kuun jins-e-niyaaz phir abas shikva hai ye saudaa huaa hai khush-kharid baagh siin gulchin chalaa tab bulbulon ne ghul kiyaa hazrat-e-gul kuun kiyaa jaataa hai ye kaafir shahid rah-navardaan-e-junun kuun fatahyaab-e-faiz hai aablon ke qufl ko khaar-e-bayaabaan hai kalid but-paraston kuun hai imaan-e-haqiqi vasl-e-but barg-e-gul hai bulbulon kuun jild-e-quraan-majid nur-e-jaan faanus-e-jismi siin judaa kab hai 'siraaj' shoala taar-e-shama siin kahtaa hai min-hablil-varid"

"gham ne baandhaa hai mire ji pe khalaa haae khalaa phir nae sir seti aai hai balaa haae balaa ai gul-e-gulshan-e-jaan kar mujhe yak-baar nihaal khaar hasrat kaa kaleje mein salaa haae salaa dekh saktaa nahin main gul kuun har yak khaar ke saath apne ham-raah raqibon kuun na laa haae na laa zabh karne mein mire rahm na laayaa us ne balki itnaa bhi kahaa nein ki galaa haae galaa jis ne khaayaa hai tire abru-e-khun-rez kaa zakhm murgh-e-bismil saa lahu biich ralaa haae ralaa jaan-e-jaanaan kuun mire paas shitaabi laao niin to yak pal mein miraa jaan chalaa haae chalaa be-tarah ab to birah aag dahakti hai 'siraaj' dil miraa kyuun na pukaare ki jalaa haae jalaa"

"ushshaaq kaa dil daagh kaa andaaza huaa mahz peshaani-e-dilbar pe ajab ghaaza huaa mahz ai nur-e-nazar muntazir-e-vasl huun aa jaa do paaT palak ke nahin darvaaza huaa mahz makhmur huun tujh chashm-e-gulaabi kaa pilaa jaam nargis ke pyaale sati khamyaaza huaa mahz likhtaa hai 'siraaj' us gul-e-be-e-khaar ki taarif divaan kuun rag-e-gul sati shiraaza huaa mahz"

"kyaa balaa sehr hain sajan ke nayan hai khajil jis ange hiran ke nayan mujh pe karte hain yaar kaa jaadu us sitamgaar-e-sehr-e-fan ke nayan gardish-e-mai suun aaj faarigh hai jin ne dekhe hain khush-nayan ke nayan aarzu mein tiri ai nur-e-nazar muntazir huun khule hain man ke nayan shor Daale hain saare aalam mein dilbar-e-shakkarin-sukhan ke nayan gul-e-nargis agar nahin dekhaa dekh yakbaar gul-badan ke nayan kyuun na hue hijr be-khabar suun 'siraaj' hosh khote hain man hiran ke nain"

"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"