aazaar mire dil kaa dil-aazaar na ho jaae — Anjum Khayali

"kuchh tasaavir bol paDti hain sab ki sab be-zabaan nahin hotin apni muTThi na bhinch kar rakkho titliyaan sakht-jaan nahin hotin laDkiyon mein bas ek khaami hai ye dobaara javaan nahin hotin"

"hansi mein Taal to detaa huun aksar magar main khush nahin barbaad ho kar koi martaa nahin zabt-e-fughaan se zaraa saa daagh paD jaataa hai dil par likhi hai reg-e-saahil par jo main ne vo chiTThi paDh nahin saktaa samundar jahaan ham hain vahaan sab daaere hain kisi kaa koi markaz hai na mehvar mujhe jaanaa hai vaapas baadalon mein nahin honaa mujhe qatre se gauhar mujhe kuchh der ruknaa chaahiye thaa vo shaayad dekh hi letaa palaT kar"

"koi tohmat ho mire naam chali aati hai jaise baazaar mein har ghar se gali aati hai tiri yaad aati hai ab koi kahaani ban kar yaa kisi nazm ke saanche mein Dhali aati hai ab bhi pahle ki tarah pesh-rav-e-rang-o-sadaa ek munh-band si be-rang kali aati hai chal ke dekhein to sahi kaun hai ye dukhtar-e-raz roz-e-avval se jo bad-naam chali aati hai ye mire karb kaa aalam rahe yaarab aabaad is zamin se bu-e-aulaad-e-'ali' aati hai"

"mire mazaar pe aa kar diye jalaaegaa vo mere baad miri zindagi mein aaegaa yahaan ki baat alag hai jahaan-e-digar se main kaise aaungaa mujh ko agar bulaaegaa mujhe hansi bhi mire haal par nahin aati vo khud bhi roegaa auron ko bhi rulaaegaa bichhaD ke is ko gae aaj tisraa din hai agar vo aaj na aayaa to phir na aaegaa faqih-e-shahr ke baare meri raae thi gunaahgaar hai patthar nahin uThaaegaa isi tarah dar-o-divaar tang hote rahe to koi apne liye ghar nahin baanegaa hamaare baad ye daar-o-rasan nahin honge hamaare baad koi sar nahin uThaaegaa"

"ai shab-e-gham jo ham bhi ghar jaaein shahr kis ke supurd kar jaaein kitni atraaf kitne raste hain ham akele kidhar kidhar jaaein ek hi ghar mein qaid hai sultaan ham bhikaari nagar nagar jaaein aankh jhapkin to itne arse mein jaane kitne baras guzar jaaein surat aisi bigaaD li apni vo hamein dekh lein to Dar jaaein"

"aa hijr kaa Dar nikaalte hain raste se safar nikaalte hain ab aankhein nahin nikaali jaatin aankhon se nazar nikaalte hain peDon mein rah ke bhi parinde patte nahin par nikaalte hain afsos ke ghota-zan hamaare ujrat pe guhar nikaalte hain pattharon mein kahin to hai vo surat jo ahl-e-hunar nikaalte hain"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"