yaa-rab shab-e-visaal ye kaisaa gajar bajaa — Ameer Minai

"firaaq-e-yaar ne bechain mujh ko raat bhar rakkhaa kabhi takiya idhar rakkhaa kabhi takiya idhar rakkhaa shikast-e-dil kaa baaqi ham ne ghurbat mein asar rakhaa likhaa ahl-e-vatan ko khat to ik gosha katar rakkhaa baraabar aaine ke bhi na samjhe qadr vo dil ki ise zer-e-qadam rakkhaa use pesh-e-nazar rakkhaa miTaae dida-o-dil donon mere ashk-e-khunin ne 'ajab ye tifl abtar thaa na ghar rakkhaa na dar rakkhaa tumhaare sang-e-dar kaa ek TukDaa bhi jo haath aayaa aziiz aisaa kiyaa mar kar use chhaati pe dhar rakkhaa jinaan mein saath apne kyuun na le jaaungaa naaseh ko suluk aisaa hi mere saath hai hazrat ne kar rakkhaa na ki kis ne sifaarish meri vaqt-e-qatl qaatil se kamaan ne haath joDe tegh ne qadmon pe sar rakkhaa ghazab barse vo mere aate hi maa'lum hotaa hai jagah khaali jo paai yaar ko ghairon ne bhar rakkhaa baDaa ehsaan hai mere sar pe us ki laghzish-e-paa kaa ki is ne be-tahaashaa haath mere dosh par rakkhaa zamin mein daana-e-gandum sadaf mein ham hue gauhar hamaare ijz ne har maarka mein ham ko dar rakkhaa tire har naqsh-e-paa ko rahguzar mein sajda-gah samjhe jahaan tu ne qadam rakkhaa vahaan main ne bhi sar rakkhaa amiir achchhaa shagun-e-mai kiyaa saaqi ki furqat mein jo barsaa abr-e-rahmat jaa-e-mai shishon mein bhar rakkhaa"

"ham loTte hain vo so rahe hain kyaa naaz-o-niyaaz ho rahe hain kyaa rang jahaan mein ho rahe hain do hanste hain chaar ro rahe hain duniyaa se alag jo ho rahe hain takiyon mein maze se so rahe hain pahunchi hai hamaari ab ye haalat jo hanste the vo bhi ro rahe hain tanhaa tah-e-khaak bhi nahin ham hasrat ke saath so rahe hain sote hain lahad mein sone vaale jo jaagte hain vo ro rahe hain arbaab-e-kamaal chal base sab sau mein kahin ek do rahe hain palkon ki jhapak dikhaa ke ye but dil mein nashtar chubho rahe hain mujh daagh-nasib ki lahad par laale kaa vo biij bo rahe hain piiri mein bhi ham hazaar afsos bachpan ki niind sau rahe hain daaman se ham apne daagh-e-hasti aab-e-khanjar se do rahe hain mein jaag rahaa huun a shab-e-gham par mere nasib sau rahe hain roeinge hamein rulaane vaale Dubeinge vo jo Dubo rahe hain ai hashr madine mein na kar shor chup chup sarkaar sau rahe hain aaine pe bhi kaDi nigaahein kis par ye itaab ho rahe hain bhaari hai jo motiyon kaa maalaa aaTh aaTh aansu vo ro rahe hain dil chhin ke ho gae hain ghaafil fitne vo jagaa ke sau rahe hain hai ghair ke ghar jo in ki daavat ham jaan se haath dho rahe hain sad shukr khayaal hai usi kaa ham jis se lipaT ke sau rahe hain ho jaaein na khushk daagh ke phuul aansu un ko bhigo rahe hain aaegi na phir ke umr-e-rafta ham muft mein jaan kho rahe hain kyaa girya-e-be-asar se haasil is rone pe ham to ro rahe hain fariyaad ki naakhudaa-e-kashti kashti ko miri Dubo rahe hain kyon karte hain gham-gusaar taklif aansu mire munh ko dho rahe hain mahfil barkhaast hai patange rukhsat shamon se ho rahe hain hai kuuch kaa vaqt aasmaan par taare kahin naam ko rahe hain un ki bhi numud hai koi dam vo bhi na raheinge jo rahe hain duniyaa kaa ye rang aur ham ko kuchh hosh nahin hai so rahe hain Thahro dam-e-nazaa do ghaDi aur do chaar nafas hi to rahe hain phuul un ko pinhaa pinhaa ke aghyaar kaanTe mire haq mein bo rahe hain zaanu pe 'amir' sar ko rakkhe pahron guzre ki ro rahe hain"

"haTaao aaina ummid-vaar ham bhi hain tumhaare dekhne vaalon mein yaar ham bhi hain taDap ke ruuh ye kahti hai hijr-e-jaanaan mein ki tere saath dil-e-be-qaraar ham bhi hain rahe dimaagh agar aasmaan pe duur nahin ki tere kuche mein mast-e-ghubaar ham bhi hain kaho ki nakhl-e-chaman ham se sar-kashi na karein unhin ki tarah se baagh-o-bahaar ham bhi hain hamaare aage zaraa ho samajh ke zamzama-sanj ki ek naghma-saraa ai hazaar ham bhi hain kahaan tak aaine mein dekh-bhaal idhar dekho ki ik nigaah ke ummid-vaar ham bhi hain sharaab munh se lagaate nahin hain ai zaahid firaaq-e-yaar mein parhez-gaar ham bhi hain hamaaraa naam bhi likh lo jo hai qalam jaari qadim aap ke khidmat-guzaar ham bhi hain humaa hain gird miri haDDiyon ke aaTh pahr sag aa ke kahte hain ummid-vaar ham bhi hain jo laDkhaDaa ke gire tu qadam pe saaqi ke 'amir' mast nahin hoshyaar ham bhi hain"

"hai khamoshi zulm-charkh-e-dev-paikar kaa javaab aadmi hotaa to ham dete baraabar kaa javaab jo bagulaa dasht-e-ghurbat mein uThaa samjhaa ye main karti hai taa'mir divaani mire ghar kaa javaab saath khanjar ke chalegi vaqt-e-zabh apni zabaan jaan dene vaale dete hain baraabar kaa javaab sajda kartaa huun jo main Thokar lagaataa hai vo but paanv us kaa baDh ke detaa hai mire sar kaa javaab abr ke TukDe na uljhein meri mauj-e-ashk se khushk maghzon se hai mushkil misra-e-tar kaa javaab vo khinchaa thaa main bhi khinch rahtaa to banti kis tarah sar jhukaa detaa thaa qaatil tere khanjar kaa javaab jite-ji mumkin nahin us shokh kaa khat dekhnaa baa'd mere aaegaa mere muqaddar kaa javaab shaikh kahtaa hai brahman ko brahman us ko sakht kaa'ba o but-khaana mein patthar hai patthar kaa javaab roz dikhlaataa hai gardun kaisi kaisi suratein but-taraashi mein hai ye kaafir bhi aazar kaa javaab har jagah qabr-e-gadaa takiye mein har jaa gor-e-shaah ek ghar is shahr mein hai dusre ghar kaa javaab jalva-gar hai nur-e-haq hone se yaktaai 'amir' saaya bhi hotaa agar hotaa payambar kaa javaab"

"gale mein haath the shab us pari se raahein thiin sahar hui to vo aankhein na vo nigaahein thiin nikal ke chehre pe maidaan saaf khat ne kiyaa kabhi ye shahr thaa aisaa ki band raahein thiin firaaq mein tire aashiq ko jaa ke kal dekhaa ki vo to hech thaa kuchh ashk the kuchh aahein thiin bagule ab hain ki ghurbat hai gor-e-shaahan par saron pe chatr jilau mein kabhi sipaahein thiin hazaaron loT gae kal uThi jo vo chilman khadang mu-e-mizha barchhiyaan nigaahein thiin kiyaa ye shauq ne andhaa mujhe na sujhaa kuchh vagarna rabt ki us se hazaar raahein thiin ye zoaf hai ki nikalti nahin hain ab dil se kabhi falak se bhi unchi hamaari aahein thiin jigar mein hijr ki kal chubh rahi thiin kuchh faansein magar jo ghaur se dekhaa tiri nigaahein thiin pahunch gae sar-e-manzil chale jo chaal nai unhin mein pher thaa dekhi hui jo raahein thiin falak ke daur se duniyaa badal gai varna jahaan bane hain ye mai-khaane khaan-qaahein thiin ye zoaf ab hai ki hilnaa giraan hai qadmon ko subuk-ravi mein kabhi in ko dastgaahein thiin mushaaere se hasin kyuun na chhin le jaate rubaaiyaan miri chaugoshiya kulaahein thiin hasin zar ke hain taalib ki ab hain gird-e-'amir' gharib ham the to ye pyaar thaa na chaahein thiin"

"jab se bulbul tu ne do tinke liye TuTti hain bijliyaan in ke liye hai javaani khud javaani kaa singaar saadgi gahna hai is sin ke liye kaun viraane mein dekhegaa bahaar phuul jangal mein khile kin ke liye saari duniyaa ke hain vo mere sivaa main ne duniyaa chhoD di jin ke liye baaghbaan kaliyaan hon halke rang ki bhejni hai ek kam-sin ke liye sab hasin hain zaahidon ko naa-pasand ab koi huur aaegi in ke liye vasl kaa din aur itnaa mukhtasar din gine jaate the is din ke liye subh kaa sonaa jo haath aataa 'amir' bhejte tohfa moazzin ke liye"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"