ulfat-e-aariz-e-lailaa mein pareshaan niklaa — Mirza Altaf Husain Alim Lucknowi

"main shama-e-bazm-e-aalam-e-imkaan kiyaa gayaa insaaniyat ko dekh ke insaan kiyaa gayaa ab mere imtihaan kaa saamaan kiyaa gayaa yaani supurd-e-aalam-e-imkaan kiyaa gayaa mahfuz main ne rakkhe junun ke tabarrukaat daaman agar phaTaa to garebaan kiyaa gayaa tai kar ke irtiqaa ke manaazil ko shauq se pahunchaa jab apne had pe to insaan kiyaa gayaa sach puchhiye to kyaa thaa faqat ek khaar-zaar mere liye jahaan ko gulistaan kiyaa gayaa dariyaa to aur bhi the zamaane mein be-shumaar aab-e-hayaat chashma-e-haivaan kiyaa gayaa kuchh aur raushni kaa baDhaa husn yaa nahin faanus mein jo shoale ko pinhaan kiyaa gayaa"

"sar-o-gardan ki judaai dekho tegh-e-qaatil ki safaai dekho tegh lachkaa ke uThaai dekho na muDak jaae kalaai dekho mujh se kahtaa hai lahu mal ke miraa ye mire dast-e-hinaai dekho mahfil-e-yaar talak pahunchaayaa meri qismat ki rasaai dekho TuuT jaae na hamaari tauba phir ghaTaa charkh pe chhaai dekho main kahaan aur kahaan rifat-e-arsh magar aahon ki rasaai dekho kyuun bigaDte ho kisi se 'aalim' apni qismat ki buraai dekho"

"myaan se teraa agar khanjar nikal kar rah gayaa mere bhi dil mein baDaa armaan sitamgar rah gayaa kyaa faqat kuche mein tere meraa bistar rah gayaa balki mujh se chhuT kar dil hi kahin par rah gayaa mai-kashon ke daur mein baiThe the ham bhi baa-nasib ab to khaali haath mein saaqi ke saaghar rah gayaa mere kis armaan ne mere qatl se rokaa tujhe jo kamar se tere yuun khanjar nikal kar rah gayaa dar tak us ke main pahunch jaaungaa ye kahtaa huaa tere kuche mein miraa bhule se bistar rah gayaa maut aai hai mujhe lene ko ye kah de koi rahne vaalaa mar gayaa ujDaa huaa ghar rah gayaa vaae-naakaami ki uDne bhi na paayaa thaa abhi baandhte hi naama baazu-e-kabutar rah gayaa dil ki maayusi na puchho jab vo pahlu se uThe kar hi kyaa saktaa thaa taDpaa aur taDap kar rah gayaa sab ko lauh-e-qabr meraa bhi yuun hi degi nishaan aaine se jis tarah naam-e-sikandar rah gayaa ishq us ke gesuon kaa kyaa huaa 'aalim' mujhe saare aalam kaa jo saudaa thaa mire sar rah gayaa"

"jaur-e-zamin na thaa sitam-e-aasmaan na thaa vo bhi thaa vaqt jab ki gham-e-do-jahaan na thaa koi bhi lutf-e-zist tah-e-aasmaan na thaa duniyaa miri kharaab thi tu mehrbaan na thaa suntaa ye kaun zabt pe qaabu nahin hai ab achchhaa huaa jo koi miraa raaz-daan na thaa divaangi ne baat banaa di ki us se main zid kar rahaa huun ab ki ye meraa bayaan na thaa badnaam khud hue ho zabaan se nikaal kar meraa sivaa tumhaare koi raaz-daan na thaa sajdon ki daad mil gai baab-e-qubul se maanaa nazar ke saamne vo aastaan na thaa maayusi-e-nazar ke manaazir hain khaufnaak phir aap hi kaheinge mujhe ye gumaan na thaa vo mere saamne the main thaa un ke saamne jab tak ki meraa raaz kisi par ayaan na thaa lillaah ham se qissa-e-'aalim' na puchhiye sunte hain laash par koi bhi nauha-khvaan na thaa"

"ghir ke ghabraate na the hijr ke aazaaron mein jab ki taaqat thi kabhi aap ke bimaaron mein le ke ham dil gae kahte ye jafaa-kaaron mein kaun letaa hai ise itne kharidaaron mein di rihaai mujhe sayyaad ne ai vaae nasib dakhl jab fasl-e-khizaan kaa huaa gulzaaron mein mere marne kaa huaa ranj har ik qaidi ko ki hai kohraam bapaa tere giraftaaron mein dast-e-naazuk se mujhe jaam diyaa saaqi ne aabru baDh gai aur aaj se mai-khvaaron mein aatish-e-hijr se kyaa Dar jo tiri marzi se raat kar deinge basar loT ke angaaron mein pheink denaa na kahin bhuul ke hangaam-e-sahar dil bhi lipTaa hai inhin sukhe hue haaron mein naala-e-bulbul-e-shaidaa na jise phaand sake ye bulandi to nahin baagh ki divaaron mein niklaa vo tir-e-nigah bhi to ye kah kar niklaa meraa daaman na ulajh jaae kahin khaaron mein yuun sunaai gai hai us ko khabar 'aalim' ki mar gayaa koi tire taaza giraftaaron mein"

"daad milti nazar-e-ahl-e-nazar se pahle maut aati jo kahin dil ko jigar se pahle tasfiya karte na hangaam-e-sahar se pahle puchh lete kisi maayus nazar se pahle meraa marnaa tumhein ho jaaegaa khud hi maalum dil taDap uTThegaa siine mein khabar se pahle tum to kahte the ki main dard kaa qaail hi nahin kaun chikhaa mire naalon ke asar se pahle naam jis chiiz kaa hai maut jahaan mein mashhur vaaqia ye to huaa dard-e-jigar se pahle aaj ki raat to kuchh aur khabar deti hai ho munaasib to chale aanaa sahar se pahle ek bijli si miri aankhon ke andar kaundi aur iraada jo huaa azm-e-safar se pahle roi majburiyon par chaaragaron ki qismat mar gayaa aap kaa bimaar sahar se pahle main bhi samjhaa huun tire naqsh-e-qadam kaa matlab main bhi guzraa thaa isi raahguzar se pahle"

"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"

"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"

"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"