ye pyaar ye khulus ye isaar dekh kar — Gulshan Barelvi

"tire karam ko tiri be-rukhi ko dekhaa hai mili hai maut kabhi zindagi ko dekhaa hai vo jis mein duub ke rah jaae chaDhtaa suraj bhi rah-e-hayaat mein us tirgi ko dekhaa hai sivaae ruuh ki ik tishnagi ke kuchh na milaa bahut qarib se jab zindagi ko dekhaa hai na jaane kitne diye bujh gae hain tab jaa kar nai sahar ko nai raushni ko dekhaa hai kabhi kisi ki vafaaon pe shak nahin kartaa vo shakhs jis ne miri bebasi ko dekhaa hai ye dair hai vo haram is se kyaa gharaz mujh ko har ek ruup mein main ne usi ko dekhaa hai kabhi kisi ki bhi bechaargi pe mat hansiye ye vo maqaam hai jis par sabhi ko dekhaa hai ham aashnaa hain nazaakat se vaqt ki 'gulshan' ki ham ne chaDhti utarti nadi ko dekhaa hai"

"zindagi jitne tire chaahne vaale honge ik na ik din vo kisi gham ke havaale honge shart ye hai ki koi sham’-e-tamannaa na jale raah-e-masti mein har ik samt ujaale honge jis par ai dost tiri chashm-e-'inaayat hogi us ke andaaz hi duniyaa se niraale honge ham ne sochaa bhi nahin thaa ki bichhaD kar un se raahat-e-jaan to alag jaan ke laale honge us ki nazrein hi bataa sakti hain sachchi qimat jis ne moti tah-e-dariyaa se nikaale honge ham ko maa'lum na thi rasm-e-mohabbat ai dost joDne vaale hi dil toDne vaale honge jin maqaamaat pe ham un se mile the 'gulshan' ik na ik din vahaan taa'mir shivaale honge"

"sukhon mein chaahe dukhon mein miri hayaat rahe hai aarzu mire haathon mein teraa haath rahe tumhaaraa pyaar jo meraa charaagh-e-raah bane to koi fikr nahin din rahe ki raat rahe anaa ki baat agar hai to koi hal DhunDo tumhaari zid bhi ho puuri miri bhi baat rahe nadi ke jaise kinaare kabhi nahin milte yunhi kuchh apne muqaddar ke kaaghzaat rahe rah-e-hayaat mein kyunkar na pesh pesh mile vo shakhs jis pe tiri chashm-e-iltifaat rahe main un se tark-e-ta'alluq bhalaa karun kaise jo log ranj-o-musibat mein mere saath rahe tiri talaash mein tujh ko to paa sake na magar tamaam 'umr asir-e-tahayyuraat rahe diyaa ik aisaa jalaao ujaale mein jis ke na qaid-e-mazhab-o-millat na zaat-paat rahe khushi na gham se alag hai na gham khushi se alag miri hayaat ke 'gulshan' ye tajrabaat rahe"

"ik sahraa thaa bas paani kahin thaa na havaa thi bin tere hayaat apni baDi sakht sazaa thi ye sham'-e-mohabbat to kabhi bujhti nahin hai main soch rahaa huun ki kahaan meri khataa thi aisaa nahin duniyaa thi hamesha hi se aisi vo daur bhi thaa jis mein mohabbat thi vafaa thi di vaqt ne dastak to mire dar pe kai baar dar jis ne na kholaa vo miri apni anaa thi aasaan na thaa yuun rah-e-hasti se guzarnaa kyaa jaaniye kis kis ki mire saath du'aa thi ham jis ko samajh baiThe the ai dost taghaaful sunte hain ki us shokh ki vo khaas adaa thi yunhi nahin allaah pe laae hain yaqin log insaan ke haathon mein fanaa thi na baqaa thi varna to ye mumkin hi nahin thaa kabhi 'gulshan' lagtaa hai tabaahi mein miri un ki razaa thi"

"hadd-e-nigaah dhuup si bikhri hui lagi tere baghair ek sazaa zindagi lagi sochaa thaa main ne hans ke guzar jaaungaa magar chalne pe raah ziist ki kaanTon bhari lagi duniyaa hasin hai is ki har ik shai hasin magar dil ko bhali lagi to tiri saadgi lagi us kaa vujud ho gayaa mahsus jis ghaDi ghar ki har ek chiiz mahakti hui lagi vo talkhi-e-qazaa ho ki rangini-e-hayaat sab mein tiri nigaah ki jaadugari lagi kahte hain log bevafaa us ko magar mujhe kuchh apne pyaar apni vafaa mein kami lagi jaise ki shab ke saath juDi rahti hai sahar ranj-o-khushi mein bhi yunhi vaabastagi lagi tu yuun basaa huaa hai dil-o-zehn mein mire jis bazm mein gayaa mujhe mahfil tiri lagi nazrein churaa ke jaate use aaj dekh kar qadmon tale zamin sarakti hui lagi aisi hai kyaa ki jaan hi paayaa na main use hasti bas ek khvaab to kyaa khvaab si lagi 'gulshan' vo jis ghaDi se mire ham-safar hue har raah zindagi ki chamakti hui lagi"

"ye zamin achchhi lagi ye aasmaan achchhaa lagaa saath jab tak tum rahe saaraa jahaan achchhaa lagaa thi havaaon mein mahak us ke badan ki har taraf fasl-e-gul achchhi lagi daur-e-khizaan achchhaa lagaa us se milne ki lalak mein ji rahaa huun aaj tak varna be-maqsad safar tanhaa kahaan achchhaa lagaa jo kahaa us ne saraasar jhuuT thaa sach hai magar mutmain main thaa ki andaaz-e-bayaan achchhaa lagaa mukhtalif mulkon se qaumein aaiin aa kar bas gaiin kuchh to hai hi jo unhein hindostaan achchhaa lagaa shaikh masjid mein barahman dair mein main mai-kade subh tak sab the vahaan jis ko jahaan achchhaa lagaa dosto sach sach bataanaa khaak to main ho gayaa kyaa tumhein ghar se mire uThtaa dhuaan achchhaa lagaa dushman-e-jaan us ko kahtaa hai to koi bevafaa jaane kyon 'gulshan' mujhe vo jaan-e-jaan achchhaa lagaa"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"