apni khudi ko tum sar-e-baazaar bech kar — Aalam Nizami

"dhuup mein qatra-e-shabnam ko taras jaaoge shahr mein gaanv ke mausam ko taras jaaoge zakhm itne tumhein aavaara-mizaaji degi gardish-e-vaqt ke marham ko taras jaaoge din mein jugnu ki tabaahi pe manaa lo khushiyaan shab mein chamkegaa to maatam ko taras jaaoge zindagi se kabhi aaraam talab mat karnaa dosto mehnat-e-paiham ko taras jaaoge aadamiyyat ke libaade mein raho tum varna ek din nisbat-e-aadam ko taras jaaoge aaj aasaani se miltaa huun to mil lo varna dekhne ke liye 'aalam' ko taras jaaoge"

"vo tohmatein na lagaataa to aur kyaa kartaa mire hunar na chhupaataa to aur kyaa kartaa khaDi thiin har-su mazaalim ki aandhiyaan phir main charaagh-e-haq na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa gharibi saath miraa de rahi thi bachpan se na us kaa saath nibhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa main chhaale maan ki hatheli pe dekhtaa kaise kamaane shahr na aataa to aur kyaa kartaa tamaam basti pareshaan thi raushni ke liye main apnaa ghar na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa samajh rahaa thaa farishta vo khud ko ai 'aalam' main aaina na dikhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa"

"kisi maqaam se guzre nahin phisaltaa hai jo haq-paraston ke naqsh-e-qadam pe chaltaa hai sunaa hai karne lagaa hai vo raushni taqsim mire charaagh se jis kaa charaagh jaltaa hai fazaa-e-zist pe chhaai hui hai taariki bahut dinon se ye manzar nahin badaltaa hai bisaat itni kahaan hai jo chheDein suraj ko in aandhiyon kaa diyon par hi zor chaltaa hai tumhaare zulm pe chup huun ye zarf hai meraa ubalne ko to miraa bhi lahu ubaltaa hai hamein na kijiye majbur hijraton ke liye darakht apnaa Thikaana nahin badaltaa hai khudaa hi haami-o-naasir hai us kaa ai 'aalam' jo khaa ke baarhaa Thokar nahin sanbhaltaa hai"

"chaahtaa jo bhi hai vo kah ke guzar jaataa hai dil-e-hassaas is ehsaas se mar jaataa hai zehn mein baat buzurgon ki tabhi baiThti hai jab javaani kaa nasha sar se utar jaataa hai jab anaa meri zarurat kaa galaa ghonTti hai rang khud-daari ke chehre kaa nikhar jaataa hai Dasne lagti hai miri khaana-badoshi mujh ko jab koi panchhi kabhi shaam ko ghar jaataa hai jhuTi taarif se hoti hai masarrat us ko aaina koi dikhaa de to biphar jaataa hai jurm kartaa hai koi aur yahaan par 'aalam' aur ilzaam kisi aur ke sar jaataa hai"

"kaise kah duun kahin e'laan nahin kartaa hai vo bhi khaamoshi se ehsaan nahin kartaa hai dil ko tahrik-e-taraqqi to bahut milti hai hausla phir bhi ye naadaan nahin kartaa hai aap ke naam se mansub hue hain jab se ab hamein koi pareshaan nahin kartaa hai kaam kartaa hai bahut ghair-zaruri lekin jo zaruri hai vo insaan nahin kartaa hai hai ye mumkin ho vahi shakhs munaafiq 'aalam' jo bazaahir koi nuqsaan nahin kartaa hai"

"hasin khvaab dikhaayaa dikhaa ke chhoD diyaa kisi ne apnaa banaayaa banaa ke chhoD diyaa jo us ki yaadon kaa dipak kabhi huaa raushan to aansuon se bujhaayaa bujhaa ke chhoD diyaa kiyaa na us ne mire dard ko kabhi mahsus hamesha dil ko dukhaayaa dukhaa ke chhoD diyaa bataataa kaise main hassaas ke ma'aani use so aaine ko uThaayaa uThaa ke chhoD diyaa main hausla na juTaa paayaa us ko chhune kaa naqaab rukh se haTaayaa haTaa ke chhoD diyaa kahin na us ki buraai mein ham hue shaamil nazar se jis ko giraayaa giraa ke chhoD diyaa bahut saliqe se us ne kiyaa nazar-andaaz qarib apne biThaayaa biThaa ke chhoD diyaa na un se rakkhi kabhi raushni ki ummidein diyon ko ham ne jalaayaa jalaa ke chhoD diyaa"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"dushmani chalti rahi yaaron ke biich phuul bhi khilte rahe khaaron ke biich ho agar imaan-e-kaamil aaj bhi raqs ho saktaa hai angaaron ke biich dosti ki chhat banaanaa chaahiye ham ko bhi rahnaa hai divaaron ke biich aap ko to chaand kahte the sabhi aap kyon dhundlaa gae taaron ke biich khud-farebi ne sahaaraa de diyaa mil gayaa iqraar inkaaron ke biich khuub hai 'muztar' kaa rang-e-shaairi khuun ki surkhi hai ghazal-paaron ke biich"

"miri jaanib nigaah-e-naaz kar aahista aahista mire dil ke jazire mein utar aahista aahista mohabbat donon jaanib hai tafaavut sirf itnaa hai idhar hai tez-rau lekin udhar aahista aahista tiri beTi kaa qad tere baraabar ho gayaa shaayad tu apni khud-kushi par ghaur kar aahista aahista sahar aai na aae vo sitaaro jaao so jaao ki ab chalte hain ham bhi apne ghar aahista aahista jo kal tak meri barbaadi ki qasmein khaate phirte the vahi ab ho rahe hain dar-ba-dar aahista aahista na jaane rah-ravaan-e-raah kaa ab hashr kyaa hogaa bhaTakte jaa rahe hain raahbar aahista aahista khudaa ke vaaste samjhaa-bujhaa kar rok le koi vo dekho jaa rahe hain ruuTh kar aahista aahista adaavat dil mein rakhnaa muskuraa kar guftugu karnaa sabhi ko aa gayaa hai ye hunar aahista aahista nimaT luun doston ki dosti se pahle ai 'hamza' to lungaa dushmanon ki bhi khabar aahista aahista"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"ek dariyaa saa musalsal hai ravaan jaante hain ham zamaane se zamaane ko yahaan jaante hain raah-e-haq par hamein rakhnaa hain akele hi qadam saath degaa na hamaaraa ye jahaan jaante hain ham ne jo baat kahi vo bhi na samjhi tum ne dost to dost ki khaamosh zabaan jaante hain laakh aaraaishein mil jaaein magar un ke baghair ghar na ho paaegaa ham se ye makaan jaante hain daa'vaa karte hain khudaa ko bhi samajhne kaa magar ham yahaan Thiik se khud ko bhi kahaan jaante hain jism ke zakhm to sab bhar gae kab ke lekin ruuh par ab bhi jo hain ham vo nishaan jaante hain 'aarzu' kyon ho hamein ‘umr-daraazi ki jab zindagi ham tire sab sud-o-ziyaan jaante hain"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"