vaah fusun-e-aab-o-gil — Nihal Sevharvi

"huun kaalbud-e-khaak mein mehmaan koi din aur qismat mein hai paabandi-e-zindaan koi din aur hai daftar-e-aalam ko zarurat abhi meri karni hai mujhe khidmat-e-unvaan koi din aur aane hi ko hai mausam-e-gul khair manaa le daamaan koi din aur garebaan koi din aur ai abr yunhi qatra-fashaan rah abhi kuchh roz mai-khvaaron pe hotaa rahe ehsaan koi din aur aamaada-e-rukhsat hai miraa ahd-e-javaani khaatir kaa lahu chuus le armaan koi din aur kuchh roz Thahar aur bhi ai shama-e-shab-afroz pur-nur rahe meraa shabistaan koi din aur kyuun ru-kash-e-aalam hai nihaal-e-jigar-afgaar rahnaa thaa navaa-sanj-e-ghazal-khvaan koi din aur"

"bahaar kaa ruup bhi nigaahon mein ik fareb-e-bahaar saa hai hayaat mein dilkashi nahin hai hayaat mein intishaar saa hai zamaana kyaa dekhiye dikhaae na jaane kyaa inqalaab aae falak ke tevar mein khashmagin se zamin ke dil mein ghubaar saa hai kamaal-e-divaangi to jab hai rahe na ehsaas-e-jaib-o-daaman agar hai ehsaas-e-jaib-o-daaman to phir junun hoshiyaar saa hai kuchh aaj aisi hi ji pe guzri dabi hui thi jo choT ubhri jise sambhaale huaa thaa dil mein vo naala be-ikhtiyaar saa hai abhi umid-o-vafaa na toDo siyaasat-e-dilbari na chhoDo kabhi jo firdaus-e-rang-o-bu thaa vo ek ujDaa dayaar saa hai 'nihaal' ko be piye hai masti hai muft ilzaam-e-mai-parasti hai aam is shahr mein rivaayat ye shakhs kuchh baada-khvaar saa hai"

"dil-e-naa-mutmain andesha-e-barq-e-tapaan mein hai jo be-taabi qafas mein thi vahi ab aashiyaan mein hai miri be-taabi-e-dil ki samajh mein kuchh nahin aataa khudaa jaane tiraa harf-e-tasalli kis zabaan mein hai yahi andaaz hain to gham nahin kuchh buad-e-manzil kaa umangein jaag uThi hain zindagi si kaarvaan mein hai usi ke raag se gunjeinge kal raahein masarrat ki ye maanaa aaj insaan manzil-e-aah-o-fughaan mein hai koi nisbat nahin manzil-rasi ko rah-navardi se vo lazzat kaamyaabi mein kahaan jo imtihaan mein hai ye takhsis-e-chaman kyaa iltijaa-e-baaghbaan kaisi bahut ai himmat-e-parvaaz gunjaaish jahaan mein hai"

"zamaana kyaa dekhiye dikhaae na jaane kyaa inqilaab aae falak ke tevar hain khashm-gin se zamin ke dil mein ghubaar saa hai kamaal-e-divaangi to jab hai rahe na ehsaas-e-jaib-o-daaman agar hai ehsaas-e-jaib-o-daaman to phir junun hoshiyaar saa hai kuchh aaj aisi hi ji pe guzri dabi hui thi jo choT ubhri jise sambhaale huaa thaa dil mein vo naala be-ikhtiyaar saa hai"

"chaara-farmaai-e-dil rasm-e-butaan hai to sahi abhi kuchh mehr-o-mohabbat kaa nishaan hai to sahi naqsh-e-paa teraa hai gar tu nahin ai hashr-khiraam ik na ik baais-e-aashob-e-jahaan hai to sahi aap se aap to paidaa nahin ye laala-o-gul koi aakhir chaman-aaraa-e-jahaan hai to sahi ye bhi kahte hain ki hai arz-e-tamannaa be-sud ye bhi kahte hain tire munh mein zabaan hai to sahi jalva-e-dost ko samjhaa nahin ye baat hai aur jalva-e-dost muhit-e-dil-o-jaan hai to sahi chaahiye aur tujhe kyaa pae-hangaama-e-husn tere qurbaan ye sab kaun-o-makaan hai to sahi ham ne maanaa ki nahin 'haali' o 'majruh' 'nihaal' 'mir' o 'ghaalib' kaa ye ejaaz-e-bayaan hai to sahi"

"uDaa liye hain kuchh arbaab-e-gulistaan ne to kyaa hazaar sheva-e-nau hain miri fughaan ke liye zamin-e-kucha-e-jaanaan se aa rahi hai sadaa bulandiyaan nahin makhsus aasmaan ke liye hai khatm hausla-mandi vajud-e-aadam par satiza-e-kaar hai fath-e-gham-e-jahaan ke liye hai sakht be-adabi gar kahe fasaana-e-ishq har ek baat munaasib nahin zabaan ke liye andheri raat thaki himmatein kaDi manzil salaamti ki duaa maang kaarvaan ke liye sajaai fikr-e-darakhshaan ne meri bazm-e-nujum thi muntazir ye zamin naaz-e-aasmaan ke liye"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kaam liyaa jab lafzon hi se khud ko bas naakaam kiyaa baat asar-andaaz hui jab she'ron ko paighaam kiyaa ye kaise saari duniyaa mein aaj bahut mashhur ho tum vaise to saari duniyaa ne tum ko bahut gumnaam kiyaa yak-rangi se 'aajiz aa kar rangaa-rangi ki khaatir jo mujh ko raas aayaa thaa us nilam ko nilaam kiyaa aksar tanhaai mein mujh ko yaad aa jaataa hai vo sab haan aaghaaz se pahle hi jis ko main ne anjaam kiyaa khaamoshi pas fan hai khudaa kaa sikhaa ham ne bhi lekin har-su roz machaayaa tahalka yaa paidaa kohraam kiyaa vaqt ke saath aur aap ke haathon qadrein kitni badli hain ek ilzaam se kitnaa kam hai haasil jo in'aam kiyaa kahiye husn aur 'ishq ko de kar apne dil ke khuun kaa lams kis ne use gul-rang kiyaa phir kis ne use gulfaam kiyaa ab kaa fasaad aaraam se guzre is koshish mein us ne to qashqa khinchaa dair mein baiThaa kab kaa tark islaam kiyaa"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"