andhe gunge bahre log — Malikzada Javed

"viraan maqbaron se chalo mashvara karein naam-o-nasab kaa daur huaa khatm kyaa karein uDti hai khaak kamron mein aaseb ki tarah divaar-o-dar ko ghaur se kab tak takaa karein haathon mein le ke camera bhaTkein tamaam umr maazi ki bikhri yaadon ko yakjaa kiyaa karein ham sin-rasida logon ki sohbat mein baiTh kar raushan zamir vaalon ke qisse sunaa karein aaya hai mere shahr mein lekin milaa nahin vo kis jagah asiir hai chal kar pataa karein 'jaaved' teri ghazlon kaa lahja hai mukhtalif dil ko tire mizaaj se kyon aashnaa karein"

"vo hai mere kahne mein namak milaa hai rishte mein gham aur khushiyaan rahti hain chhoTe se ik kamre mein khoyaa huaa meraa eazaaz mil saktaa hai malbe mein vo hai miThi miThi dhun shor bahut hai naghme mein nafrat mein jo lazzat hai baat kahaan samjhaute mein mausam jab tak Thiik na ho vo rahtaa hai sajde mein chhuTnaa mushkil hai 'jaaved' daagh bahut hain kapDe mein"

"gae vaqton se kuchh yaari bhi hogi hamaari naaz-bardaari bhi hogi zaraa si barf pighli hai abhi to mohabbat ki nadi jaari bhi hogi sulagte din baDe chaalaak honge magar bachchon mein hushyaari bhi hogi vo meri zaat se munkir na hogaa namak mein kuchh vafaadaari bhi hogi kaho 'jaaved' is maahaul mein kyaa usulon ki taraf-daari bhi hogi"

"phalon ne kho diyaa jis din se zaaiqa apnaa kisi ne peD se rakkhaa na raabta apnaa sulagti dhuup miraa imtihaan kyaa legi janaab-e-'mir' se miltaa hai silsila apnaa hamaare lafzon ne bakhshi kitaab ko azmat varaq to saare tumhaare the haashiya apnaa na jaane kaun si aafat idhar se guzregi parind chhoD ke jaate hain ghonsla apnaa na baiThne kaa saliqa na guftugu kaa shuur ajiib logon se paDtaa hai saabiqa apnaa miraa makaan khanDar ho gayaa hai ai 'jaaved' na jaane kab vo sunaaegaa faisla apnaa"

"is shajar par ek bhi pattaa nahin hijr kaa mausam abhi guzraa nahin likh diyaa hai dhuup ne sab kuchh magar vo mire chehre ko kyon paDhtaa nahin meri ghazlon se bhi phuTi hai kiran main sitaara ban ke kyon chamkaa nahin mere ghar tak aa gai pakki saDak dhuul se kapDon ko ab khatra nahin vaise interview to de aaya huun main kaamyaabi ke liye paisaa nahin"

"aisaa naghma mire sitaar mein hai jis ko dekho vahi hisaar mein hai aaine par hai dhuul maazi ki meraa chehra abhi ghubaar mein hai ik laraztaa badan thakaa haaraa aakhiri bus ke intizaar mein hai Dhal gaiin nafratein fazaaon ki dil mohabbat ke aabshaar mein hai peD taalaab aur hare manzar kitni maasumiyat dayaar mein hai"