vajd-o-varaagh jazb-o-fanaa rang-haa-e-'ishq — Amar Ruhani

"gahe sho'la gahe shabnam nami-daanam nami-daanam mizaaj-e-kaakul-e-barham nami-daanam nami-daanam nikhartaa hai barun jis se sanvartaa hai darun jis se subu hai yaa koi zamzam nami-daanam nami-daanam bulaati hai koi paael ki hai zanjir kaa naala ye jo aavaaz hai chham-chham nami-daanam nami-daanam ye siina ho gayaa hai is qadar makhmur tiron se kahaan ghaav kahaan marham nami-daanam nami-daanam mujhe laDnaa hai khud se aakhiri saanson ki mohlat tak rahegaa kab talak dam-kham nami-daanam nami-daanam khudi kaa raaz paa kar ho gayaa huun khud se naa-vaaqif che man hastam che man budam nami-daanam nami-daanam 'amar' ham tum zamin-o-aasmaan dariyaa ke do saahil mileinge hashr mein baaham nami-daanam nami-daanam"

"partav-e-'akkaas thaa vo main na thaa aainon ko raas thaa vo main na thaa meri parchhaain jise samjhe the log koi mere paas thaa vo main na thaa jo supurd-e-khaak kar aae ho tum haDDiyaan thiin maas thaa vo main na thaa kahkashaan par jis ke naqsh-e-paa mile vo miraa ehsaas thaa vo main na thaa kho gayaa huun apne qisse mein kahin zinat-e-qirtaas thaa vo main na thaa paa-barahna zindagi ki rah pe huun saahib-e-afraas thaa vo main na thaa"

"zabt ki Dor se bandhi hain faqat vo patangein hi kyon kaTi hain faqat 'ishq vo naar-e-jaavedaan jis mein jism ki lakDiyaan jali hain faqat zindagi ke muhib zindaan mein maut ki khiDkiyaan khuli hain faqat mubtalaa hain 'azaab mein aankhein tirgi mein hi dekhti hain faqat koi tajhiz hi nahin mumkin itni saansein hamein mili hain faqat jism-o-jaan ke nahif malbe mein chand yaadein tiri bachi hain faqat kyaa hai shaam-o-sahar kaa afsaana raushni tirgi mili hain faqat kaise taa'mir khaal-o-khad ho 'amar' chaak par gardishein dhari hain faqat"

"ahl-e-paimaan-o-qasam kaun hai ham jaante hain tere kaa'be kaa sanam kaun hai ham jaante hain ye khudaaon ki nahin jang hai insaanon ki maalik-e-dair-o-haram kaun hai ham jaante hain taaq mein rakkhe buton ne bhi ye sargoshi ki khaaliq-e-bud-o-adam kaun hai ham jaante hain ye mukaafaat-e-'amal hiila vasila bar-haq raaqim-e-lauh-o-qalam kaun hai ham jaante hain khud hi khul jaate hain alfaaz ke maa'ni jis par khugar-e-nutq-e-'ajam kaun hai ham jaante hain saaqiyaa kuchh bhi nahin rang bhare paani mein baada-khaane kaa bharam kaun hai ham jaante hain lazzat-e-tan hai giraan dil ki lataafat pe 'amar' chaara-e-dard-o-alam kaun hai ham jaante hain"

"naskh-o-nisyaan ban ke phail gai khaak insaan ban ke phail gai hasrat-e-shauq-e-did manzil par chashm-e-hairaan ban ke phail gai meri khaamoshi bazm-e-yaaraan mein ek e'laan ban ke phail gai khvaahishon ki kasak na jaane kab mujh mein sartaan ban ke phail gai ek zanjir chand harfon ki jaise zindaan ban ke phail gai had se guzri to tang-dasti miri saaz-o-saamaan ban ke phail gai shahr-e-hasti mein khu-e-gumnaami meri pahchaan ban ke phail gai har talab un ke aastaan pe 'amar' husn-e-imkaan ban ke phail gai"

"lahu se naqsh 'ibaarat na mere kaam aai in aansuon ki sifaarat na mere kaam aai miri lahad pe 'abas bojh kis ne Daal diyaa ye pattharon ki 'imaarat na mere kaam aai rahaa najis kaa najis hi ki mail thaa dil mein mire badan ki tahaarat na mere kaam aai vahaan pe chashm-e-basirat ne meraa saath diyaa jahaan pe chashm-e-basaarat na mere kaam aai main tishna-lab rahaa saaqi rahaa ki rind rahaa vo mai-kadon ki sadaarat na mere kaam aai ye hukm-e-yaar thaa fariyaad ho sar-e-mahfil so khaamushi ki jasaarat na mere kaam aai uThaa diyaa gayaa marne ke baa'd phir mujh ko sukut-e-dil ki sharaarat na mere kaam aai vo mutribaan-e-hayaat aise khush-gulu the 'amar' ajal ki koi bashaarat na mere kaam aai"

"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"