apni hasti ko yahaan be-muddaaa samjhaa thaa main — Amjad Najmi

"dekh kar ham ko asir-e-aarzu aur bhi vo ho gae begaana-khu phaaD Daalaa dast-e-vahshat ne jise phir karein kyaa is garebaan kaa rafu phir sajaao mahfil-e-daar-o-rasan muztarib hai phir zabaan-e-guftugu gar ziyaada se ziyaada hon gunah kam nahin hai aayat-e-laa-taqnatu mujh ko Dar lagtaa hai apne shahr mein hain bahut unche yahaan ke kaakh-o-ku jab bhi rut aati hai patjhaD ki yahaan chuus leti hai bahaaron kaa lahu rah ke 'najmi' ne pas-e-parda yahaan kar diyaa hai sab ko mahv-e-justuju"

"bulbul-e-rangin-navaa khaamosh hai baagh ki saari fazaa khaamosh hai gul khilaae us ne kyaa kyaa baagh mein phir bhi kis darja sabaa khaamosh hai aarzu jin ki thi mujh ko mil gae ab zabaan-e-iltijaa khaamosh hai be-kasi ye kis ne li teri panaah gor kaa kis ki diyaa khaamosh hai shorish-e-dil shorish-e-mahshar nahin zindagi apni bhi kyaa khaamosh hai sochti hai jaa ke ye barse kahaan mere ashkon ki ghaTaa khaamosh hai kis ko jiine ki tamannaa hai yahaan kyuun lab-e-mojiz-numaa khaamosh hai husn-e-dilkash kaa bhi kyaa andaaz hai naaz goyaa hai adaa khaamosh hai hai yahaan 'najmi' usi kaa shor-o-ghul go ba-zaahir vo sadaa khaamosh hai"

"taraana-e-gham-e-pinhaan hai har khushi apni ki ek dard-e-musalsal hai zindagi apni bahal na jaae kahin ye dil-e-khizaan-maanus bahaar aa ke dikhaati hai dilkashi apni kisi ke chehra-e-zebaa se us ko kyaa nisbat yunhi bikheraa kare chaand chaandni apni shuur-e-chaak-e-garebaan kidhar hai daaman-e-yaar junun ki had se mili jaa ke aashiqi apni bataa ki ye bhi koi shaan-e-be-niyaazi hai suni na haae koi tu ne guftani apni"

"soz hai dil ke daagh mein ab tak raushni hai charaagh mein ab tak zulf-e-mushkin thi mehrbaan kis ki bu basi hai dimaagh mein ab tak tishna-kaamon ko is se kyaa haasil mai dhari hai ayaagh mein ab tak haae aavaargi-e-baad-e-sabaa hai ye kis ke suraagh mein ab tak go khizaan kaa bhi daur-daura hai phuul khilte hain baagh mein ab tak roz-o-shab maare maare phirte hain ham talaash-e-faraagh mein ab tak ye bhi bujh jaaegi kabhi 'najmi' raushni hai charaagh mein ab tak"

"mujhe ye Dar hai har har uzv meraa dil na ban jaae mohabbat kaa ye uqda uqda-e-mushkil na ban jaae ye soz-e-shama-e-raushan aur ye saaz-e-khun-e-parvaana kisi kaa jalva phir rangini-e-mahfil na bin jaae talaash-e-kaaba-e-maqsud mein ye garm-raftaari miraa har har qadam sang-e-rah-e-manzil na ban jaae ajab kyaa hai ki roz-e-hashr ye tar-daamani 'najmi' hamaari mazra'-e-ummid kaa haasil na ban jaae"

"sarguzisht-e-gham ko mohtaaj-e-bayaan paataa huun main kyon zabaan-e-shauq ko ab be-zabaan paataa huun main hai vahi kaifiyyat-e-be-taabi-e-mauj-e-nazar husn ke jalvon ko bahr-e-bekaraan paataa huun main daastaan-e-ishq meri zinat-e-kaun-o-makaan jis ke kuchh TukDe yahaan aur kuchh vahaan paataa huun main ishq ban kar kholtaa huun husn ke sar-basta raaz fitrat-e-aalam kaa khud ko tarjumaan paataa huun main apni hasti kaa mujhe ehsaas jab se ho chalaa sar ko apne dosh par baar-e-garaan paataa huun main har shikast-e-aarzu hai taaza-tar tamhid-e-shauq aur kuchh ab apni himmat ko javaan paataa huun main khizr-e-rah bantaa chalaa har sang-e-zer-e-paa miraa Thokarein khaa khaa ke manzil kaa nishaan paataa huun main maavaraa-e-qaid-e-rang-o-bu hai imkaan-e-nigaah daaman-e-sahraa mein husn-e-gulsitaan paataa huun main kis qadar unchi hai 'najmi' meri parvaaz-e-khayaal har zamin-e-sher ko ab aasmaan paataa huun main"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"