chehra hai aaina hai — Malikzada Javed

"viraan maqbaron se chalo mashvara karein naam-o-nasab kaa daur huaa khatm kyaa karein uDti hai khaak kamron mein aaseb ki tarah divaar-o-dar ko ghaur se kab tak takaa karein haathon mein le ke camera bhaTkein tamaam umr maazi ki bikhri yaadon ko yakjaa kiyaa karein ham sin-rasida logon ki sohbat mein baiTh kar raushan zamir vaalon ke qisse sunaa karein aaya hai mere shahr mein lekin milaa nahin vo kis jagah asiir hai chal kar pataa karein 'jaaved' teri ghazlon kaa lahja hai mukhtalif dil ko tire mizaaj se kyon aashnaa karein"

"vo hai mere kahne mein namak milaa hai rishte mein gham aur khushiyaan rahti hain chhoTe se ik kamre mein khoyaa huaa meraa eazaaz mil saktaa hai malbe mein vo hai miThi miThi dhun shor bahut hai naghme mein nafrat mein jo lazzat hai baat kahaan samjhaute mein mausam jab tak Thiik na ho vo rahtaa hai sajde mein chhuTnaa mushkil hai 'jaaved' daagh bahut hain kapDe mein"

"gae vaqton se kuchh yaari bhi hogi hamaari naaz-bardaari bhi hogi zaraa si barf pighli hai abhi to mohabbat ki nadi jaari bhi hogi sulagte din baDe chaalaak honge magar bachchon mein hushyaari bhi hogi vo meri zaat se munkir na hogaa namak mein kuchh vafaadaari bhi hogi kaho 'jaaved' is maahaul mein kyaa usulon ki taraf-daari bhi hogi"

"phalon ne kho diyaa jis din se zaaiqa apnaa kisi ne peD se rakkhaa na raabta apnaa sulagti dhuup miraa imtihaan kyaa legi janaab-e-'mir' se miltaa hai silsila apnaa hamaare lafzon ne bakhshi kitaab ko azmat varaq to saare tumhaare the haashiya apnaa na jaane kaun si aafat idhar se guzregi parind chhoD ke jaate hain ghonsla apnaa na baiThne kaa saliqa na guftugu kaa shuur ajiib logon se paDtaa hai saabiqa apnaa miraa makaan khanDar ho gayaa hai ai 'jaaved' na jaane kab vo sunaaegaa faisla apnaa"

"andhe gunge bahre log ujle kapDe maile log kam-umri mein sunet hain mar jaate hain achchhe log bhaag rahe hain duniyaa mein paanv ko sar pe rakkhe log raste mein mil jaate hain titli ke par jaise log aainon ko le kar saath phirte hain be-chehre log mahnge ghar mein rahte hain barf ke jaise ThanDe log daur-e-haazir mein 'jaaved' kapDon mein hain nange log"

"aisaa naghma mire sitaar mein hai jis ko dekho vahi hisaar mein hai aaine par hai dhuul maazi ki meraa chehra abhi ghubaar mein hai ik laraztaa badan thakaa haaraa aakhiri bus ke intizaar mein hai Dhal gaiin nafratein fazaaon ki dil mohabbat ke aabshaar mein hai peD taalaab aur hare manzar kitni maasumiyat dayaar mein hai"

"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 dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"