zabt-e-alam ne dard ko darmaan banaa diyaa — Kokab Muradabadi

"jhijak kaisi hai tum bedaad par bedaad kar lenaa sitam-ijaad ho taaza sitam ijaad kar lenaa tumhein mashq-e-jafaa manzur agar hai dil bhi haazir hai abhi barbaad kar do phir ise aabaad kar lenaa rihaai ho ki paabandi asiir un ke unhin ke hain abhi paaband kar denaa abhi aazaad kar lenaa ba-juz is ke karun to kyaa karun ai bebasi meri kabhi khaamosh rah jaanaa kabhi fariyaad kar lenaa ye zaahir hai ki ham majbur hain kuchh kar nahin sakte sitam tujh se jahaan tak ho sake sayyaad kar lenaa agar shohrat tumhein manzur hai ahl-e-mohabbat mein sabaq mehr-o-vafaa kaa dil lagaa kar yaad kar lenaa khudaa naa-karda tum kyon paas aao naa-muraadon ke jo mumkin ho to un bhule huon ko yaad kar lenaa jafaaon par bhi shaadaan huun vafaaon par bhi qurbaan huun mujhe tum aazmaa kar apne dil ko shaad kar lenaa karo 'kaukab' vatan ki qadr kyaa baiThe ho tum ghaafil kabhi to khidmat-e-ahl-e-muraadaabaad kar lenaa"

"le liyaa dil ye dil-lagi kyaa hai tum rulaate ho ye hansi kyaa hai ishq baad-e-fanaa bhi miT na sakaa maut kyaa shai hai zindagi kyaa hai roz-o-shab hain itaab-o-jaur-o-sitam un ke altaaf mein kami kyaa hai ai buto ye ghurur surat par tum khudaa ban gae khudi kyaa hai dil-e-be-maaya hai khazina-e-gham muflisi mein mujhe kami kyaa hai khaak ko aasmaan se kyaa nisbat meri aur un ki dosti kyaa hai nashsha-e-did mein jo ho be-khud phir use lutf-e-mai-kashi kyaa hai chaaraagar vaqf-e-chaarasaazi hain ik musibat hai dosti kyaa hai nur-e-ulfat ki hai ye jalvagari varna 'kaukab' mein raushni kyaa hai"

"ai khudaa ishq mein mehnat miri barbaad na ho dil giraftaar-e-vafaa hai kahin aazaad na ho vaada-e-vasl unhein yaad dilaaun to kahein baat tum aisi kaho kyon jo mujhe yaad na ho dil-e-aafat-zada ab dekh chukaa aish ke din ye vo viraana hai jo phir kabhi aabaad na ho dar qafas kaa hai khulaa kuchh sar-e-parvaaz nahin is qadar bhi asar-e-ulfat-e-sayyaad na ho jis ko tu lutf samajhtaa hai sitam niklegaa ai dil aaghaaz-e-mohabbat hai abhi shaad na ho vasl ke zikr se kyaa kaam samajh jaaungaa ik ishaaraa hi sahi munh se kuchh irshaad na ho zulm-e-be-jaa se to khud baaz nahin aate hain aur mujh par hai ye taakid ki fariyaad na ho tere qaamat ne uThaai hai qayaamat kaisi mujh ko Dar hai ye koi misra-e-ustaad na ho aaj kyon naghma-e-lai mein hai fughaan kaa andaaz teri mahfil mein kahin 'kaukab'-e-naashaad na ho"

"zabt-e-fughaan bajaa sahi gham ke asar ko kyaa karun naala-e-shab ko kyaa karun aah-e-sahar ko kyaa karun subh-e-shab-e-firaaq bhi shaam-e-alam se kam nahin jis mein na koi nuur ho aisi sahar ko kyaa karun fitrat-e-ishq ne mujhe daulat-e-dard bakhsh di taaat-e-shab se kaam kyaa zikr-e-sahar ko kyaa karun subh-e-azal ki raushni meri nazar mein hai abhi nur-e-sahar to aap hain nur-e-sahar ko kyaa karun shaam-e-alam ki zulmatein kaafi hain mere vaaste main to balaa-nasib huun le ke sahar ko kyaa karun subh mein ab kahaan vo husn shaam mein ab kahaan vo kaif aalam-e-intizaar ke shaam-o-sahar ko kyaa karun aish mein bhi khayaal-e-gham maane-e-zauq-o-shauq hai ai shab-e-vasl-e-dil-navaaz vahm-e-sahar ko kyaa karun mere nasib mein nahin jalva-e-subh-e-aarzu 'kaukab'-e-shaam-e-gham huun main najm-e-sahar ko kyaa karun"

"ishq-e-saadiq un ko bhi kar de na divaana kahin shama jalte jalte ban jaae na parvaana kahin kah na de rind-e-subu-kash raaz-e-mai-khaana kahin mohtasib bhi sun ke ho jaae na mastaana kahin mastiyaan chhaai hui hain mai-kada mein chaar-su jalva-e-saaqi kahin hai daur-e-paimaana kahin josh-e-vahshat baDhte baDhte ho na jaae parda-dar khalq mein mashhur ho meraa na afsaana kahin chashm-e-mast-e-saaqi-e-makhmur hai mai-kash-navaaz bhar na jaae umr-e-do-roza kaa paimaana kahin mai-parasti kaa mazaa aae nasha baDhtaa rahe aaj saaqi de jo paimaane pe paimaana kahin kaan us aavaaz-e-dilkash se hon kyunkar aashnaa gham-kada meraa kahin un kaa tarab-khaana kahin sun ke mere jazba-e-vahshat ko vo kahne lage nazr-e-shauq-e-did ho jaae na divaana kahin zabt laazim hai tumhein 'kaukab' farogh-e-ishq mein har-kas-o-naa-kas se kah denaa na afsaana kahin"

"us pe kuchh bhi asar nahin hotaa be-khabar baa-khabar nahin hotaa dil mein kab jalva-gar nahin hotaa kab vo pesh-e-nazar nahin hotaa tujh se dil be-khabar nahin hotaa nahin hotaa magar nahin hotaa kyaa kaThin manzil-e-mohabbat hai khizr bhi ham-safar nahin hotaa haal-e-mahjur puchhte kyaa ho hosh do-do pahar nahin hotaa kyaa kahun bad-gumaaniyaan dil ki etibaar-e-nazar nahin hotaa us pe rahmat ko naaz hotaa hai jis duaa mein asar nahin hotaa phir dobaara nazar nahin uThti ishq baar-e-digar nahin hotaa nur-e-'kaukab' ne vo ziyaa paai ki muqaabil qamar nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"