chaand taare jise har shab dekhein — Anwar Anjum

"qarib aa ki khazaana huun laal-o-gauhar kaa hazaar ret sahi ret huun samundar kaa khilaa hai phuul bahut roz mein muqaddar kaa bas ab na band ho darvaaza tere mandar kaa ye raahe-gaahe kaa milnaa bhi koi milnaa hai jo ho sake to pata dijiye kabhi ghar kaa tamaam-shahr hai hangaama-e-nashaat mein gum magar ye karb ye sannaaTaa mere andar kaa sadaa kisi ki ho aataa hai apne-aap se khauf main vo gharib ki ghar kaa rahaa na baahar kaa kabhi na khul ke hansaa huun na royaa ji-bhar ke rakhaa hai main ne hamesha qadam baraabar kaa kabhi kabhi kaa ho qissa to koi dukh bhi sune uThaae bojh bhalaa kaun zindagi-bhar kaa gurez hai use meri gali se yuun jaise yahaan jo aayaa to ho jaaegaa vo patthar kaa asir-e-daam fareb-e-zabaan huaa aakhir na e'tibaar jise aayaa dida-e-tar kaa gham-e-zamaana hai vo tegh-e-tishna-kaam 'anjum' uDe hain paanv agar vaar bach gayaa sar kaa"

"shikaayaton mein bhi us ko ajab mazaa aayaa ki bad-gumaan thaa magar duur tak chalaa aayaa qadam qadam pe fasilein harif thiin lekin main sakht-jaan thaa un ko phalaangtaa aayaa idhar-udhar nai galiyon mein jaa nikaltaa thaa bahut dinon mein mujhe ghar kaa raasta aayaa sambhaal rakkhi thi main ne huzur barson se mataa-e-dil thi so yaaron mein baanTtaa aayaa"

"tu chaand hai to chaand-nagar mujh se chhin le main kyaa karungaa khaak-basar mujh se chhin le ab teri be-rukhi kaa bhi aataa hai yuun khayaal jaise koi mataa-e-digar mujh se chhin le tu khud hi apni tarz-e-sitam par nigaah rakh main kyaa kahun ye dard-e-jigar mujh se chhin le Daste raheinge zehn ko kab tak mushaahidaat yaarab ye imtiyaaz-e-nazar mujh se chhin le pahchaanti nahin hai use jab kisi ki aankh be-kaar hai nishaan-e-hunar mujh se chhin le ru-e-sahar tu khair mujhe kyaa dikhaaegaa tu aarzu-e-did-e-sahar mujh se chhin le"

"kyaa ravish rakkhi hai phir aap ne auron ke liye gar yahi tarz-e-mulaaqaat hai apnon ke liye rasm-e-ulfat bhi agar aap ke aadaab mein hai to uThaa rakkhi hai vo kaun se vaqton ke liye jaan kaa rog banaa li jo mohabbat ham ne ab vo sunte hain ki tafrih hai logon ke liye teri baatein ye tiraa harf-e-tasalli jaise saamne rakh de khilaune koi bachchon ke liye kabhi aalam thaa ki har khat thaa tiraa dida-e-tar rah gae ab to ye auraaq havaalon ke liye mere chehre pe ho kyuun rang-e-shikaayat 'anjum' mere daaman kaa har ik taar hai yaaron ke liye"

"jahaan-bhar se na yuun meraa tazkira kiije main dil kaa raaz huun dil se miraa gila kiije ye kyaa yaqin ki samajh legaa har ishaara vo labon kaa farz nigaahon se kyuun adaa kiije nasib mein jo kabhi subh kaa ujaalaa ho to mil hi jaaegaa har raat kyaa duaa kiije khulus ko bhi yahaan maslahat kaheinge log bhalaa yahi hai kisi se na jo bhalaa kiije dar-e-havas pe hai har-lahza ik nai dastak jo khud se chhupte na phirye to aur kyaa kiije ye ji mein hai ki tiraa but taraash kar barson tire huzur khaDe arz-e-muddaaa kiije tumhaare haal se ham be-khabar nahin 'anjum' par ab bataao ki kyaa ranj ke sivaa kiije"

"meri har soch mein poshida kahaani us ki sach bataaun to huun khud main bhi nishaani us ki us ko israar ki nazdik na aauun us ke mujh pe kuchh aisaa fusun ek na maani us ki mujh se miltaa hai to yuun jaise na ho munh mein zabaan aur mahfil mein koi dekhe ravaani us ki ghar tiraa laakh puraanaa sahi lekin 'anjum' dekh tasvir na ho jaae puraani us ki"

"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"