zindagi kaa lutf bhi aa jaaegaa — Hafeez Jalandhari

"maston pe ungliyaan na uThaao bahaar mein dekho to hosh hai bhi kisi hoshyaar mein kuchh mohtasib kaa khauf hai kuchh shaikh kaa lihaaz piitaa huun chhup ke daaman-e-abr-e-bahaar mein vo saamne dhari hai suraahi bhari hui donon jahaan hain aaj mire ikhtiyaar mein allaah baat kyaa hai ki divaangi miri divaangi nahin nazar-e-hoshiyaar mein jhuTi tasalliyon se na bahlaao jaao jaao jaao ki tum nahin ho mire ikhtiyaar mein huun vaadi-e-hayaat mein is tarah sust-e-gaam jaise ho paa-shikasta koi khaar-zaar mein ab vo sukun-e-yaas na vo iztiraab-e-shauq siine mein dil hai yaa koi laasha mazaar mein ab khaak uDaaiye na hamaare mazaar ki ab khaak bhi nahin hai hamaare mazaar mein tanhaai-e-firaaq mein ummid baar-haa gum ho gai sukut ke hangaama-zaar mein vo andalib-e-gulshan-e-maani huun main 'hafiz' soz-e-sukhan se aag lagaa duun bahaar mein"

"o dil toD ke jaane vaale dil ki baat bataataa jaa ab main dil ko kyaa samjhaaun mujh ko bhi samjhaataa jaa haan mere majruh tabassum khushk labon tak aataa jaa phuul ki hast-o-bud yahi hai khiltaa jaa murjhaataa jaa meri chup rahne ki aadat jis kaaran bad-naam hui ab vo hikaayat aam hui hai suntaa jaa sharmaataa jaa ye dukh-dard ki barkhaa bande den hai tere daataa ki shukr-e-neamat bhi kartaa jaa daaman bhi phailaataa jaa jiine kaa armaan karun yaa marne kaa saamaan karun ishq mein kyaa hotaa hai naaseh aql ki baat sujhaataa jaa tujh ko abr-aalud dinon se kaam na chaandni raaton se bahlaataa hai baaton se bahlaataa jaa bahlaataa jaa donon sang-e-raah-e-talab hain raah-numaa bhi manzil bhi zauq-e-talab har ek qadam par donon ko Thukraataa jaa naghme se jab phuul khileinge chunne vaale chun leinge sunne vaale sun leinge tu apni dhun mein gaataa jaa aakhir tujh ko bhi maut aai khair 'hafiz' khudaa-haafiz lekin marte marte pyaare vajh-e-marg bataataa jaa"

"ye kyaa maqaam hai vo nazaare kahaan gae vo phuul kyaa hue vo sitaare kahaan gae yaaraan-e-bazm jurat-e-rindaana kyaa hui un mast ankhDiyon ke ishaare kahaan gae ek aur daur kaa vo taqaazaa kidhar gayaa umDe hue vo hosh ke dhaare kahaan gae uftaad kyuun hai laghzish-e-mastaana kyuun nahin vo uzr-e-mai-kashi ke sahaare kahaan gae dauraan-e-zalzala jo panaah-e-nigaah the leTe hue the paanv pasaare kahaan gae baandhaa thaa kyaa havaa pe vo ummid kaa tilism rangini-e-nazar ke ghubaare kahaan gae uTh uTh ke baiTh baiTh chuki gard raah ki yaaro vo qaafile thake haare kahaan gae har mir-e-kaarvaan se mujhe puchhnaa paDaa saathi tire kidhar ko sidhaare kahaan gae farmaa gae the raah mein baiTh intizaar kar aae nahin palaT ke vo pyaare kahaan gae tum se bhi jin kaa ahd-e-vafaa ustuvaar thaa ai dushmanon vo dost hamaare kahaan gae kashti nai bani ki uThaa le gayaa koi takhte jo lag gae the kinaare kahaan gae ab Dubton se puchhtaa phirtaa hai naakhudaa jin ko lagaa chukaa huun kinaare kahaan gae betaab tere dard se the chaaraagar 'hafiz' kyaa jaaniye vo dard ke maare kahaan gae"

"koi davaa na de sake mashvara-e-duaa diyaa chaaragaron ne aur bhi dil kaa dard baDhaa diyaa donon ko de ke suratein saath hi aaina diyaa 'ishq bisorne lagaa husn ne muskuraa diyaa zauq-e-nigaah ke sivaa shauq-e-gunaah ke sivaa mujh ko buton se kyaa milaa mujh ko khudaa ne kyaa diyaa thi na khizaan ki rok-thaam daaman-e-ikhtiyaar mein ham ne bhari bahaar mein apnaa chaman luTaa diyaa husn-e-nazar ki aabru sanat-e-barhaman se hai jis ko sanam banaa liyaa us ko khudaa banaa diyaa daagh hai mujh pe 'ishq kaa meraa gunaah bhi to dekh us ki nigaah bhi to dekh jis ne ye gul khilaa diyaa 'ishq ki mamlikat mein hai shorish-e-aql-e-naa-muraad ubhraa kahin jo ye fasaad dil ne vahin dabaa diyaa naqsh-e-vafaa to main hi thaa ab mujhe DhunDte ho kyaa harf-e-ghalat nazar paDaa tum ne mujhe miTaa diyaa khubs-e-darun dikhaa diyaa har dahan-e-ghaliz ne kuchh na kahaa 'hafiz' ne hans diyaa muskuraa diyaa"

"un ko jigar ki justuju un ki nazar ko kyaa karun mujh ko nazar ki aarzu apne jigar ko kyaa karun raat hi raat mein tamaam tai hue umr ke maqaam ho gai zindagi ki shaam ab main sahar ko kyaa karun vahshat-e-dil fuzun to hai haal miraa zubun to hai ishq nahin junun to hai us ke asar ko kyaa karun farsh se mutmain nahin past hai naa-pasand hai arsh bahut buland hai zauq-e-nazar ko kyaa karun haae koi davaa karo haae koi duaa karo haae jigar mein dard hai haae jigar ko kyaa karun ahl-e-nazar koi nahin is liye khud-pasand huun aap hi dekhtaa huun main apne hunar ko kyaa karun tark-e-taalluqaat par gir gai barq-e-iltifaat raahguzar mein mil gae raahguzar ko kyaa karun"

"kyuun hijr ke shikve kartaa hai kyuun dard ke rone rotaa hai ab ishq kiyaa to sabr bhi kar is mein to yahi kuchh hotaa hai aaghaaz-e-musibat hotaa hai apne hi dil ki shaamat se aankhon mein phuul khilaataa hai talvon mein kaanTe botaa hai ahbaab kaa shikva kyaa kijiye khud zaahir o baatin ek nahin lab uupar uupar hanste hain dil andar andar rotaa hai mallaahon ko ilzaam na do tum saahil vaale kyaa jaano ye tufaan kaun uThaataa hai ye kashti kaun Dubotaa hai kyaa jaaniye ye kyaa khoegaa kyaa jaaniye ye kyaa paaegaa mandir kaa pujaari jaagtaa hai masjid kaa namaazi sotaa hai khairaat ki jannat Thukraa de hai shaan yahi khuddaari ki jannat se nikaalaa thaa jis ko tu us aadam kaa potaa hai"

"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"