ba-faiz-e-aagahi ye kyaa azaab dekh liyaa — Anjum Khaleeq

"khaak kaa rizq yahaan har kas-o-naa-kas niklaa ye badan sinchne vaalaa baDaa bebas niklaa vo jo kartaa thaa sadaa khirqa-e-darvesh ki baat vo bhi darbaar mein vaarafta-e-atlas niklaa zarfishaan hai miri zarkhez zaminon kaa badan zarra zarra mire punjab kaa paaras niklaa meri hairat ko bhi taarikh mein mahfuz karo mere ahbaab mein har shakhs buroTas niklaa titliyaan pyaar ki thak-haar ke lauT aai hain ghuncha-e-chashm hi us shakhs kaa be-ras niklaa ye qalam mujrim-e-tausif-e-ghazaalaan 'anjum' vaqt paDne pe to ye fiil kaa aankas niklaa"

"mire junun ko havas mein shumaar kar legaa vo mere tiir se mujh ko shikaar kar legaa mujhe gumaan bhi nahin thaa ki Dubtaa huaa dil muhit jism ko ik roz paar kar legaa main us ki raah chalun bhi to faaeda kyaa hai vo koi aur ravish ikhtiyaar kar legaa fasil-e-shahr mein rukne ki hi nahin ye khabar jo kaam ham se na hogaa ghubaar kar legaa vo gul-badan kabhi niklaa jo sair-e-sahraa ko to apne saath havaa-e-bahaar kar legaa jahaan pe baat faqat naqd-e-jaan se banti ho vo khush-kalaam vahaan bhi udhaar kar legaa ham aise log bahut khush-gumaan hote hain ye dil zarur tiraa e'tibaar kar legaa khulegaa is pe hi 'anjum'-khaliq baab-e-qubul jo apnaa haqq-e-talab ustuvaar kar legaa"

"kuchh 'uzr pas-e-vaada-khilaafi nahin rakhte ho kaise masihaa dam-e-shaafi nahin rakhte aise to na the zakhm ki jo bhar hi na paate ahbaab magar zarf-e-talaafi nahin rakhte is chain se jiine mein koi bhed nahin hai bas ye ki tamannaaein izaafi nahin rakhte is daur mein insaaf panap hi nahin saktaa ikhlaas-e-qalam jis mein sahaafi nahin rakhte hain aur bhi duniyaa mein sukhanvar bahut achchhe ham jaisaa magar zauq-e-qavaafi nahin rakhte ye mo'jiza mohtaaj hai pindaar-e-vafaa kaa sab teshe dam-e-koh-shigaafi nahin rakhte har baat mein kam-maaya nazar aate hain 'anjum' raahat to kujaa dard bhi kaafi nahin rakhte"

"biite hue lamhaat ko pahchaan mein rakhnaa murjhaae hue phuul bhi gul-daan mein rakhnaa kyaa jaanein safar khair se guzre ki na guzre tum ghar kaa pata bhi mire saamaan mein rakhnaa kyaa din the mujhe shauq se mehmaan bulaanaa aur khud ko magar khidmat-e-mehmaan mein rakhnaa kyaa vaqt thaa kyaa vaqt hai is soch se haasil chhoDo jo huaa kyaa use mizaan mein rakhnaa insaan ki niyyat kaa bharosa nahin koi milte ho to is baat ko imkaan mein rakhnaa pursish hai bahut sakht vahaan fard-e-amal ki kuchh naat ke ashaar bhi divaan mein rakhnaa mukhlis ho raho Tokaa hai kis ne tumhein 'anjum' raftaar-e-zamaana bhi magar dhyaan mein rakhnaa"

"jab tak fasil-e-jism kaa dar khul na jaaegaa is dil ki yurishon kaa tasalsul na jaaegaa khemon se taa-furaat jo dariyaa-e-khun hai ye us par se maslahat kaa koi pul na jaaegaa us ko gumaan nahin thaa ki ahd-e-khizaan mein bhi ye zauq-e-naghma-rezi-e-bulbul na jaaegaa ye abr-e-aagahi jo barastaa rahaa yunhi miTTi kaa ye vajud miraa ghul na jaaegaa girtaa rahegaa yunhi balaaon kaa aabshaar jab tak ghubaar-e-qalb-o-nazar dhul na jaaegaa vo shakhs to khudaai ke daave pe tul gayaa is had pe ham samajhte the bilkul na jaaegaa bas ai nigaar-e-zist yaqin aa gayaa hamein ye teri be-rukhi ye taammul na jaaegaa 'anjum' nigaar-e-zist ko phir chaahiye vahi ik sar jo khvaahishon ke evaz tul na jaaegaa"

"badal chuke hain sab agli rivaayaton ke nisaab jo the savaab-o-gunah ho gae gunaah-o-savaab numu ke baab mein vo bebasi kaa aalam hai bahaar maang rahi hai khizaan ruton se gulaab badal ke jaam bhi ham to rahe khasaare mein hamaare paas lahu thaa tumhaare paas sharaab mire kahe ko amaanat samajhnaa mauj-e-havaa main aane vaale zamaanon se kar rahaa huun khitaab so meri pyaas kaa donon taraf ilaaj nahin udhar hai ek samundar idhar hai ek saraab khud aagahi kaa saliqa sikhaa gayaa 'anjum' mire khilaaf mire doston kaa istisvaab"

"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"