bulbul-e-rangin-navaa khaamosh hai — 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"

"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"

"subh-dam aayaa to kyaa hangaam-e-shaam aayaa to kyaa tu miri naakaamiyon ke baad kaam aayaa to kyaa iltifaat-e-avvalin ki baat hi kuchh aur hai mujh tak un ki bazm mein ab daur-e-jaam aayaa to kyaa taaqat-e-nazzaara jab minnat-pazir-e-hosh ho bahr-jalva phir koi baalaa-e-baam aayaa to kyaa shorish-e-hangaama-e-mansur ki tajdid hai qatl ko mere vo baain ehtimaam aayaa to kyaa ab kahaan vo fasl-e-gul aur ab kahaan josh-e-bahaar bahr-e-gul-gasht-e-chaman vo khush-khiraam aayaa to kyaa ai hujum-e-naa-muraadi ai vufur-e-yaas-o-gham ishq mein kuchh lutf-e-sai-e-naa-tamaam aayaa to kyaa jab garebaan mein hamaare taar tak baaqi nahin phir agar subh-e-bahaaraan kaa payaam aayaa to kyaa aarzu-e-dil abhi tak tishna-e-tafsir hai tujh ko 'najmi' shiva-e-husn-e-kalaam aayaa to kyaa"

"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"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"