apnaa andaaz-e-junun sab se judaa rakhtaa huun main — Himayat Ali Shayar

"ye shahr-e-rafiqaan hai dil-e-zaar sambhal ke milte hain yahaan log bahut ruup badal ke aariz hain ki murjhaae hue phuul kanval ke aankhein hain ki jhulse hue khvaabon ke mahal ke chehra hai ki hai aaina-e-gardish-e-dauraan shahkaar hain kyaa kyaa mire naqqaash-e-azal ke farhaad sar-e-daar hai shirin sar-e-baazaar badle nahin ab tak magar andaaz ghazal ke aae hain gham-e-ishq mein aise bhi maqaamaat dil khuun huaa aankh se aansu bhi na Dhalke duniyaa bhi ik aamaaj-gah-e-husn hai 'shaair' dekho to zaraa hajla-e-jaanaan se nikal ke"

"is dasht-e-sukhan mein koi kyaa phuul khilaae chamki jo zaraa dhuup to jalne lage saae suraj ke ujaale mein charaaghaan nahin mumkin suraj ko bujhaa do ki zamin jashn manaae mahtaab kaa partav bhi sitaaron pe giraan hai baiThe hain shab-e-taar se ummid lagaae har mauj-e-havaa shama ke dar pai hai azal se dil se kaho lau apni zaraa aur baDhaae kis kucha-e-tiflaan mein chale aae ho 'shaair' aavaaza kase hai to koi sang uThaae"

"meraa shuur mujh ko ye aazaar de gayaa suraj ki tarah dida-e-bedaar de gayaa har phuul ik sharar hai to har shaakh ek barq jannat kaa khvaab dozakh-e-gulzaar de gayaa lab-bastagi mein hasrat-e-guftaar jaag uThi khauf-e-sukut jurat-e-izhaar de gayaa jaltaa huun apni aag mein khurshid ki tarah kaisi sazaa ye shoala-e-pindaar de gayaa mahv-e-sukhan thaa main ki miraa aks hans paDaa aaine se nikal ke ye ashaar de gayaa"

"pindaar-e-zohd ho ki ghurur-e-barhamani is dair-e-but-shikan mein hai har but shikastni sarsar chale ki tund bagulon kaa raqs ho mauj-e-numu ravaan hai to har gul shaguftani gul-chin-o-gul-farosh ki khaatir hai fasl-e-gul aur qismat-e-junun hai faqat chaak-daamani divaar-e-abr khinchiye kirnon ki raah mein zarron mein qaid kijiye suraj ki raushni mauj-e-nafas se larze hai taar-e-rag-e-hayaat phaili hai shahr-e-dil mein vo pur-haul sansani"

"aae the tere shahr mein kitni lagan se ham mansub ho sake na tiri anjuman se ham bezaar aa na jaaein gham-e-jaan-o-tan se ham apne vatan mein rah ke bhi hain be-vatan se ham yuun be-rukhi se pesh na aa ahl-e-dil ke saath uTh kar chale na jaaein tiri anjuman se ham ye sar-kashi junun nahin pindaar-e-ishq hai guzre hain daar se bhi usi baankpan se ham mehr-o-mah-o-nujum ki maanind roz-o-shab har jaur-e-aasmaan pe rahe khanda-zan se ham milte hain roz dast-e-sabaa se payaam-e-gul zindaan mein bhi qarib hain ahl-e-chaman se ham 'shaair' adab ke mohtasibon ko khabar nahin kyaa kaam le rahe hain taghazzul ke fan se ham"

"kyaa kyaa na zindagi ke fasaane raqam hue lekin jo haasil-e-gham-e-dil the vo kam hue ai tishnagi-e-dard koi gham koi karam muddat guzar gai hai in aankhon ko nam hue milne ko ek izn-e-tabassum to mil gayaa kuchh dil hi jaantaa hai jo dil par sitam hue daaman kaa chaak chaak-e-jigar se na mil sakaa kitni hi baar dast-o-garebaan baham hue kis ko hai ye khabar ki ba-unvaan-e-zindagi kis husn-e-ehtimaam se maslub ham hue arbaab-e-ishq-o-ahl-e-havas mein hai farq kyaa sab hi tiri nigaah mein jab mohtaram hue 'shaair' tumhin pe tang nahin arsa-e-hayaat har ahl-e-fan pe dahr mein aise karam hue"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"