ab shahr mein aqdaar-kushi ek hunar hai — Anjum Khaleeq

"khaak kaa rizq yahaan har kas-o-naa-kas niklaa ye badan sinchne vaalaa baDaa bebas niklaa vo jo kartaa thaa sadaa khirqa-e-darvesh ki baat vo bhi darbaar mein vaarafta-e-atlas niklaa zarfishaan hai miri zarkhez zaminon kaa badan zarra zarra mire punjab kaa paaras niklaa meri hairat ko bhi taarikh mein mahfuz karo mere ahbaab mein har shakhs buroTas niklaa titliyaan pyaar ki thak-haar ke lauT aai hain ghuncha-e-chashm hi us shakhs kaa be-ras niklaa ye qalam mujrim-e-tausif-e-ghazaalaan 'anjum' vaqt paDne pe to ye fiil kaa aankas niklaa"

"mire junun ko havas mein shumaar kar legaa vo mere tiir se mujh ko shikaar kar legaa mujhe gumaan bhi nahin thaa ki Dubtaa huaa dil muhit jism ko ik roz paar kar legaa main us ki raah chalun bhi to faaeda kyaa hai vo koi aur ravish ikhtiyaar kar legaa fasil-e-shahr mein rukne ki hi nahin ye khabar jo kaam ham se na hogaa ghubaar kar legaa vo gul-badan kabhi niklaa jo sair-e-sahraa ko to apne saath havaa-e-bahaar kar legaa jahaan pe baat faqat naqd-e-jaan se banti ho vo khush-kalaam vahaan bhi udhaar kar legaa ham aise log bahut khush-gumaan hote hain ye dil zarur tiraa e'tibaar kar legaa khulegaa is pe hi 'anjum'-khaliq baab-e-qubul jo apnaa haqq-e-talab ustuvaar kar legaa"

"kuchh 'uzr pas-e-vaada-khilaafi nahin rakhte ho kaise masihaa dam-e-shaafi nahin rakhte aise to na the zakhm ki jo bhar hi na paate ahbaab magar zarf-e-talaafi nahin rakhte is chain se jiine mein koi bhed nahin hai bas ye ki tamannaaein izaafi nahin rakhte is daur mein insaaf panap hi nahin saktaa ikhlaas-e-qalam jis mein sahaafi nahin rakhte hain aur bhi duniyaa mein sukhanvar bahut achchhe ham jaisaa magar zauq-e-qavaafi nahin rakhte ye mo'jiza mohtaaj hai pindaar-e-vafaa kaa sab teshe dam-e-koh-shigaafi nahin rakhte har baat mein kam-maaya nazar aate hain 'anjum' raahat to kujaa dard bhi kaafi nahin rakhte"

"biite hue lamhaat ko pahchaan mein rakhnaa murjhaae hue phuul bhi gul-daan mein rakhnaa kyaa jaanein safar khair se guzre ki na guzre tum ghar kaa pata bhi mire saamaan mein rakhnaa kyaa din the mujhe shauq se mehmaan bulaanaa aur khud ko magar khidmat-e-mehmaan mein rakhnaa kyaa vaqt thaa kyaa vaqt hai is soch se haasil chhoDo jo huaa kyaa use mizaan mein rakhnaa insaan ki niyyat kaa bharosa nahin koi milte ho to is baat ko imkaan mein rakhnaa pursish hai bahut sakht vahaan fard-e-amal ki kuchh naat ke ashaar bhi divaan mein rakhnaa mukhlis ho raho Tokaa hai kis ne tumhein 'anjum' raftaar-e-zamaana bhi magar dhyaan mein rakhnaa"

"jab tak fasil-e-jism kaa dar khul na jaaegaa is dil ki yurishon kaa tasalsul na jaaegaa khemon se taa-furaat jo dariyaa-e-khun hai ye us par se maslahat kaa koi pul na jaaegaa us ko gumaan nahin thaa ki ahd-e-khizaan mein bhi ye zauq-e-naghma-rezi-e-bulbul na jaaegaa ye abr-e-aagahi jo barastaa rahaa yunhi miTTi kaa ye vajud miraa ghul na jaaegaa girtaa rahegaa yunhi balaaon kaa aabshaar jab tak ghubaar-e-qalb-o-nazar dhul na jaaegaa vo shakhs to khudaai ke daave pe tul gayaa is had pe ham samajhte the bilkul na jaaegaa bas ai nigaar-e-zist yaqin aa gayaa hamein ye teri be-rukhi ye taammul na jaaegaa 'anjum' nigaar-e-zist ko phir chaahiye vahi ik sar jo khvaahishon ke evaz tul na jaaegaa"

"badal chuke hain sab agli rivaayaton ke nisaab jo the savaab-o-gunah ho gae gunaah-o-savaab numu ke baab mein vo bebasi kaa aalam hai bahaar maang rahi hai khizaan ruton se gulaab badal ke jaam bhi ham to rahe khasaare mein hamaare paas lahu thaa tumhaare paas sharaab mire kahe ko amaanat samajhnaa mauj-e-havaa main aane vaale zamaanon se kar rahaa huun khitaab so meri pyaas kaa donon taraf ilaaj nahin udhar hai ek samundar idhar hai ek saraab khud aagahi kaa saliqa sikhaa gayaa 'anjum' mire khilaaf mire doston kaa istisvaab"