baazu hain tere halqa-e-radd-e-balaa mujhe — Noman Badr

"puraane ahd ke sikke kahaan chalaa rahe ho vafaa khulus mohabbat ye kyaa sunaa rahe ho bhalaa tum itne aziyyat-pasand kab se hue jo baat baat pe yuun qahqahe lagaa rahe ho safar hi khaana-ba-doshon ko zeb detaa hai saraae kaafi hai ghar-baar kyon banaa rahe ho kiran kiran ko taraste hain mere gaanv ke log aur ek tum ki nadi mein diye bahaa rahe ho tumhaari aankh mein ik be-kanaar hasrat hai tum is se pahle kahin aur mubtalaa rahe ho koi to ho jo gale se lagaa ke puchhe mujhe bataao 'badr' miri jaan kyaa chhupaa rahe ho"

"ham tire hone se logon pe ayaan hote hain phuul khushbu ke tavassut se bayaan hote hain in charaaghon se andheraa hi baDhaa hai ghar kaa tere tohfe bhi aziyyat kaa dhuaan hote hain aise afsurda tabiat hain ki hanste hue ham kitni sadiyon ki udaasi kaa nishaan hote hain ishq mein zillat-o-rusvaai bhi hoti hai magar pahle is dasht mein khvaabon ke jahaan hote hain ham jinhein ishq ne tanhaai kaa tohfa diyaa ho un ke ghar-baar nahin hote makaan hote hain ahd-e-kam-zarf mein tu khvaab liye phirtaa hai peD aise mein samar-baar kahaan hote hain"

"apni aavaaz ki zanjir se aazaad na kar qatl kar de magar aise mujhe barbaad na kar mujh se ghussa ho mujhe DaanT garebaan pakaD bas judaai ki koi baat sitam-zaad na kar jitnaa mumkin ho mohabbat-zada logon mein na baiTh zakhm-aalud rifaaqat ko kabhi yaad na kar is ko ujDaa huaa daanista banaayaa gayaa hai ajnabi tu dil-e-naashaad ko aabaad na kar ham hain pahle hi tire makhmalin lahje ke asiir ab tu is chashm-e-ghazal-zaad ko sayyaad na kar"

"dil ne kyaa kyaa tire jaane pe duhaai nahin di shor itnaa thaa ki aavaaz sunaai nahin di tujh se bichhDe the ki phir sainkaDon dil toD diye bad-havaasi mein koi raah sujhaai nahin di tu ne us shakhs se milnaa thaa to mujh se kahtaa phuul dekhaa hai faqat khushbu dikhaai nahin di lamha lamha vo duaa ban ke mire saath rahaa jaane vaale ne kabhi mujh ko judaai nahin di aakhiri vaar mohabbat pe kiyaa thaa us ne aakhiri baar use main ne safaai nahin di vo kisi aur kaa ho ke bhi mujhe miltaa rahaa us ne darvaaza khulaa chhoDaa rihaai nahin di"

"bahut hansaa thaa bahut udaasi se bhar gayaa huun main yaar khilne ke mausamon mein bikhar gayaa huun tumhaare jaane se zaahiran kuchh nahin huaa hai main jaantaa huun magar main andar se mar gayaa huun tu apne kaamon mein kitnaa masruf ho gayaa hai main is judaai pe sabr aane se Dar gayaa huun kisi pe tohmat nahin lagaai kisi ki khaatir yahi vajah hai bahut dilon se utar gayaa huun mujhe mohabbat kaa vaasta de ke mat pukaaro main is taalluq ki sarhadon se guzar gayaa huun"

"dast-e-qaatil ko mohabbat kaa sabab karte hain ham diye hain jo havaaon kaa adab karte hain kis aziyyat se guzarte hain kabhi soch ke dekh log jo niind nahin maut talab karte hain khvaab mahbub dharam naam sabhi kuchh kho kar khud-kushi gar nahin karte to ghazab karte hain yuun to vahshat hai yaa ghussa hai hamaari pahchaan haan magar pyaar bahut karte hain jab karte hain aah ko qahqaha karne kaa hunar jaante hain maatami rang ko ham rang-e-tarab karte hain ham se logon ko hi majzub kahaa jaataa hai yaar ke naam ko jo naam-o-nasab karte hain"

"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"