'ajib Dhab kaa musaafir hai ghar na aaegaa — Anis Dehlavi

"main us ke sitam sah ke duhaai nahin detaa duniyaa ko miraa dard dikhaai nahin detaa aazaadiyaan paaoge qafas toD ke varna sayyaad parindon ko rihaai nahin detaa kam-zarf ko ehsaan kaa ehsaas nahin hai varna mujhe is taur buraai nahin detaa buDhe hue ye soch ke tum ghar mein na baiTho maan baap ko ab beTaa kamaai nahin detaa daulat se chukaa detaa hai insaaf ki qimat munsif ko gunahgaar safaai nahin detaa paai hain jo saansein bhi ghanimat inhein jaano ye naghma bahut der sunaai nahin detaa paDh letaa hai chehron se 'anis' aap ke jazbaat kyaa gham hai jo kaanon se sunaai nahin detaa"

"saanson mein shahr-bhar ki utar jaanaa chaahiye khushbu ho tum to tum ko bikhar jaanaa chaahiye karnaa hai aap ko jo nae raaston ki khoj sab jis taraf na jaaein udhar jaanaa chaahiye us bevafaa pe marne ko aamaada dil nahin lekin vafaa ki zid hai ki mar jaanaa chaahiye divaar ban ke vaqt agar raasta na de jhonkaa havaa kaa ban ke guzar jaanaa chaahiye un ke sivaae jin pe tabaahi guzar gai har shakhs kah rahaa hai ki har jaanaa chaahiye yuun aah bhar ki us kaa taghaaful laraz uThe tu khaak ho gayaa ye khabar jaanaa chaahiye agli safon mein ham hi rahein kyuun sadaa 'anis' ab maarke mein us kaa bhi sar jaanaa chaahiye"

"hamaare zarf ghaTte jaa rahe hain samundar ab simaTte jaa rahe hain ye tughyaani to rukti hi nahin hai kinaare hain ki kaTte jaa rahe hain haqiqat un ki vaazeh ho rahi hai dhundalke ab simaTte jaa rahe hain main jin ki yaad se bhi huun gurezaan mire dil se lipaTte jaa rahe hain samajh mein aa rahi hain us ki baatein nazar se parde haTte jaa rahe hain vo khote jaa rahe hain taaqat apni qabilon mein jo banTte jaa rahe hain 'anis' ab 'umr ki shaam aa chali hai varaq hasti ke phaTte jaa rahe hain"

"ek ujli du'aa kaa saaya hai masjid-e-jaan mein kaun aaya hai aane vaale dinon ki soch zaraa ye jo teraa hai sab paraayaa hai zakhm detaa hai sirf apnon ko us ne bhi kyaa mizaaj paayaa hai vaqt ab kyaa mutaalbe hain tire ham ne har qarz to chukaayaa hai haar kar tum se dil mohabbat mein aansuon kaa kharaaj laayaa hai ham andhere parakhne vaalon ne raushni se fareb khaayaa hai dosti pyaar e'tibaar 'anis' 'umr bhar bas ye dhan kamaayaa hai"

"jaan tak kar di fidaa lekin sila kuchh bhi nahin aap ki nazron mein kyaa meri vafaa kuchh bhi nahin chhin liin khushiyaan miri aankhon se meri niind bhi zindagi tu ne mujhe ab tak diyaa kuchh bhi nahin sainkaDon mujh par sitam kartaa rahaa vo umr-bhar phir bhi main ne aaj tak us se kahaa kuchh bhi nahin de rahe hain gaaliyaan yaa phir duaaein mujh ko aap kyaa kahun ab aap se main ne sunaa kuchh bhi nahin aap ki baaton mein aa kar kho diyaa dil kaa sukun zindagi mein dekhiye meri bachaa kuchh bhi nahin"

"ye sadi ranj-o-masaaib ki sadi lagti hai zindagi bhi mujhe zakhmon ki gali lagti hai jhuuT sunne kaa har ik shakhs huaa hai 'aadi ho jo miThi bhi to sachchaai buri lagti hai ye zaruri nahin insaan ko mil hi jaae aisi har chiiz jo aankhon ko bhali lagti hai khat mein tahrir mujhe milte hain us ke aansu lafz chhutaa huun to aankhon mein nami lagti hai mere purkhon ki bhi miTTi hai isi miTTi mein is liye khaak-e-vatan mujh ko bhali lagti hai ghusl karte hue mahbub saa lagtaa hai ye chaand chaandni raat sitaaron ki nadi lagti hai ham ne dekhe hain fasaadon mein vo manzar bhi 'anis' apne hi khuun mein har chiiz sani lagti 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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"