un ki aaraaish se mere kaam ban jaaeinge kyaa — Saqib Lakhnavi

"hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage aaiye haal-e-dil-e-majruh suniye dekhiye kyaa kahaa zakhmon ne kyuun Taanke sadaa dene lage kis nazar se aap ne dekhaa dil-e-majruh ko zakhm jo kuchh bhar chale the phir havaa dene lage sunne vaale ro diye sun kar mariz-e-gham kaa haal dekhne vaale taras khaa kar duaa dene lage juz zamin-e-ku-e-jaanaan kuchh nahin pesh-e-nigaah jis kaa darvaaza nazar aayaa sadaa dene lage baaghbaan ne aag di jab aashiyaane ko mire jin pe takiya thaa vahi patte havaa dene lage muTThiyon mein khaak le kar dost aae vaqt-e-dafn zindagi bhar ki mohabbat kaa silaa dene lage aaina ho jaae meraa ishq un ke husn kaa kyaa maza ho dard agar khud hi davaa dene lage sina-e-sozaan mein 'saaqib' ghuT rahaa hai vo dhuaan uf karun to aag duniyaa ki havaa dene lage"

"dil ke hote bhi kahin dard judaa hotaa hai ik faqat maut ke aa jaane se kyaa hotaa hai zulm se zikr-e-vafaa aur sivaa hotaa hai un ki har ek buraai mein bhalaa hotaa hai shohdaa nemat-e-duniyaa ki talab bhuul gae khuun ke ghunT mein aisaa hi mazaa hotaa hai khud-faraamoshi-e-ulfat hai ilaaj-e-gham-e-dahr be-khabar hosh mein aanaa hi buraa hotaa hai imtihaan-gaah tiri mahfil-e-dilkash hai magar main bhi dekhun ki koi dil ke sivaa hotaa hai tum se kahtaa huun miraa khuun mire dil pe sahi rasm-e-duniyaa hai ki apnon se gilaa hotaa hai bazm se uTh to chalaa main ki mahal thaa lekin rone vaalon se bhalaa koi khafaa hotaa hai dekh hi lete hain sab naaz-o-adaa ki surat aaina aap kaa naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa hotaa hai naala-e-dil ke asar kaa na karo mujh se gila mujh ko kyaa ilm ki kis tarah rasaa hotaa hai tauba tauba hai yahi ishq ki baatil nazari sang but-khaane mein aate hi khudaa hotaa hai kyaa sabab kuchh tujhe maalum hai ai abr-e-bahaar dil ke murjhaane se kyuun zakhm haraa hotaa hai vo kahein yaa na kahein main huun asar se vaaqif bol uThtaa hai vo naala jo rasaa hotaa hai raushni din ki abhi hai ki hain khoe hue hosh dekhnaa hai shab-e-taarik mein kyaa hotaa hai hijr ke dard ko baDhne de ki hai muzhda-e-vasl vahi ghaTtaa hai jahaan mein jo sivaa hotaa hai bad-nasibi ho to har khuub ki khubi hai fuzul subh kaa vaqt sitaaron ko buraa hotaa hai dil to dil sar bhi kabhi hotaa hai mamnun-e-firaaq jis mein hai ishq ye saudaa vo judaa hotaa hai mire raazi ba-razaa hone se sab raazi hain varna jo hai vo shikaayat se khafaa hotaa hai avvalin marhala-e-ishq hai jab hasrat-o-maut koi batlaae ki phir baad mein kyaa hotaa hai bim-o-ummid se kis tarah nikal jaaun ki dil na Thahartaa hai jahaan mein na fanaa hotaa hai muntazir nazaa mein chup hai to use chup na samajh dam kaa ruk ruk ke nikalnaa bhi gilaa hotaa hai shab-e-taarik mein niklaa to hai dekhun 'saaqib' naa-rasaa rahtaa hai naala ki rasaa hotaa hai"

"tamaam-umr ki ghaflat ke baad khvaab aayaa uThaa jo parda-e-hasti mujhe hijaab aayaa ajal-nasib thaa shaam-e-visaal khvaab aayaa vo be-hijaab hue to mujhe hijaab aayaa balaa hai ahd-e-javaani se khush na ho ai dil sambhal ki umr ki duniyaa mein inqalaab aayaa baDhaae hausle dariyaa-dili ne saaqi ki zaraa se jaam mein sau baar aaftaab aayaa koi sadaa nahin aati ki kaun hai kyaa hai kahaan bhaTak ke dil-e-khaanumaan-kharaab aayaa ummid-o-bim mein rakkhaa tamaam raat mujhe kabhi naqaab uThaai kabhi hijaab aayaa zamaane vaalon ko pahchaanne diyaa na kabhi badal badal ke libaas apne inqalaab aayaa sivaae yaas na kuchh gumbad-e-falak se milaa sadaa bhi di to palaT kar vahi javaab aayaa uDaa ke hosh huaa ho gai tajalli-e-tur sabhon se aankh churaataa huaa hijaab aayaa harif-e-mai nahin samjhaa to kyuun miri jaanib lahu ke ghunT piye saaghar-e-sharaab aayaa haTe na apni tabiat se husn-o-ishq kabhi hazaar baar zamaane mein inqalaab aayaa sunaain kyaa tumhein nairang-e-ishq kaa qissa tamaam-umr na aankhein khulin na khvaab aayaa khaTak vo dil mein hi paidaa jo aaj tak na hui samajh rahaa huun ki tifli gai shabaab aayaa kafan pinhaa diyaa 'saaqib' sanam-parasti ne khudaa ke saamne jaate hue hijaab aayaa"

"main vo huun jis kaa zamaane ne sabaq yaad kiyaa gham ne shaagird kiyaa phir mujhe ustaad kiyaa husn-e-jaan-soz ne vahdat mein mujhe yaad kiyaa main ye samjhaa ki mujhe ishq ne barbaad kiyaa nahin maalum vo main huun ki koi aur asiir sun rahaa huun ki giraftaar ko aazaad kiyaa jis jagah khaai thi Thokar vahin turbat thi miri bhulne vaale ne mushkil se mujhe yaad kiyaa meri aahon ki havaaon mein na aa jaanaa tum ye vahi hain ki jinhon ne mujhe barbaad kiyaa khaana-e-qabr ajab chiiz hai lekin main ne itne TukDe ko bhi ik umr mein aabaad kiyaa yaas-o-ummid ke maabain hui khatm hayaat ek ne shaad kiyaa ek ne naashaad kiyaa tujh ko sab dete hain aavaaz vo apne hon ki ghair is taraf main ne moazzin ne udhar yaad kiyaa main thaa ik khaak ki chuTki to uDaa jaataa huun khaak kaa vo bhi hai zarra jise sayyaad kiyaa kis se luun daad-e-vafaa kis ko dikhaaun ye jafaa vo to parde mein hai jis ne mujhe ijaad kiyaa ishq mein apne hi haathon se huaa do TukDe dil-e-naakaam ne kaar-e-sar-e-farhaad kiyaa naa-tavaani mein gire the jo lahu ke qatre main to bhulaa huaa thaa dil ne bahut yaad kiyaa ashk aankhon se gire khuun ragon mein jo na thaa main ne aakhir adab-e-nashtar-e-fassaad kiyaa zarre zarre se miri khaak ye deti hai sadaa rahe aabaad vo jis ne mujhe barbaad kiyaa ek sannaaTaa saa aalam mein thaa lekin main ne fath baab-e-asar-e-naala-o-faryaad kiyaa jitne shikve hain tujhi se hain ki is aalam mein mujh ko bulbul kiyaa sayyaad ko sayyaad kiyaa raasta chalne ke qaabil na rahaa ai hamdam main ne manzil pe nayaa marhala ijaad kiyaa main to chyunTi ke kuchalne se hazar rakhtaa thaa phir mujhe kis ne tah-e-zaanu-e-jallaad kiyaa itnaa zinda rahe ham jis se khulin maani-e-maut subh-e-ijaad mein qasd-e-adam aabaad kiyaa bu nikalne lagi ghunchon se to phir Dar kis kaa ye khabar sach hai to sayyaad ne aazaad kiyaa qabl-az-vaqt phansaa daam mein aur phanste hi jo tamannaa yahaan laai thi use yaad kiyaa aalam-e-husn hai vo naqsh-e-maaani 'saaqib' jo miri tab-e-khudaa-daad ne ijaad kiyaa"

"main ro rahaa huun jo dil ko to bekasi ke liye vagar na maut to duniyaa mein hai sabhi ke liye shab-e-firaaq ki rozaana aafatein tauba ye imtihaan to hotaa kabhi kabhi ke liye bahut si umr miTaa kar jise banaayaa thaa makaan vo jal gayaa thoDi si raushni ke liye vasia bazm-e-jahaan hai to ho mujhe kyaa kaam jagah mili na miri hasrat-dili ke liye ye aur daaman-e-qaatil hai chhuT jaaegaa lahu mein josh to barson se thaa isi ke liye na aankh band karun main to kyaa karun yaarab vo aa rahe hain tamaashaa-e-jaan-kani ke liye bulaa ke mujh ko nikaalaa hai apni mahfil se vo nekiyaan nahin achchhi hain jo ho badi ke liye qafas mein aaj tamaashaa-e-gham hai qaabil-e-did taDap rahaa huun main sayyaad ki khushi ke liye tamaam ho gae ham ik nigaah-e-qaatil se ragein gale ki taDapti rahin chhuri ke liye farogh-e-husn baDhaa dil ki be-navaai se faqir ho gayaa shaan-e-tavangari ke liye qafas mein chup na hon to kyaa karun ki ye qaidi na dosti ke liye hai na dushmani ke liye tamaam bazm mein chhaayaa huaa hai sannaaTaa chhuDaa thaa qissa-e-dil un ki dil-lagi ke liye shikaayat-e-chaman-e-dahr kyaa karun 'saaqib' havaa khilaaf hai lekin kisi kisi ke liye"

"ek ek ghaDi us ki qayaamat ki ghaDi hai jo hijr mein taDpaae vahi raat baDi hai ye zoaf kaa aalam hai ki taqdir kaa likhaa bistar pe huun main yaa koi tasvir paDi hai betaabi-e-dil kaa hai vo dilchasp tamaashaa jab dekho shab-e-hijr mire dar pe khaDi hai dekhaa to zamaana gila-e-hijr se kam thaa samjhaa thaa ki furqat se shab-e-vasl baDi hai rone se hayaa shama ki zaahir ho to kyuun kar uryaan hai magar beach mein mahfil ke khaDi hai ab tak mujhe kuchh aur dikhaai nahin detaa kyaa jaaniye kis aankh se ye aankh laDi hai mar jaaun jo main vaadi-e-ulfat mein ajab kyaa maqsad hai miraa sakht to manzil bhi kaDi hai kab aaoge vaqt aa gayaa duniyaa se safar kaa vaqfa hai koi dam kaa na saaat na ghaDi hai kad hai vo mujhe kuuch mein aane nahin dete apnaa hai khayaal un ko mujhe dil ki paDi hai himmat ko nazar paa nahin sakti kisi surat dil koi baDaa hai jo koi aankh baDi hai ai hashr numaainda-e-raftaar Thahar jaa us zulf ke sadqe jo tiri paanv paDi hai taDpaa diyaa dil gundh ke gesu shab-e-vaslat main jaantaa thaa piiTh pe phulon ki chhaDi hai baalaa-e-jabin khuun jab aayaa to araq kyaa ai jalva-gah-e-husn tiri dhuup kaDi hai aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai aaraaish-e-gesu ko hasin maang rahe hain 'saaqib' ki ghazal kyaa koi moti ki laDi 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"

"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"