divaar jaane dijiye dar jaane dijiye — Anwar Shuoor

"yaad aa gayaa vo shakhs to yaad aae jaaegaa rulvaae jaaegaa hamein taDpaae jaaegaa taa'bir se kabhi to navaazegaa aasmaan kab tak hamaare khvaab-mahal Dhaae jaaegaa sar 'ishq ki muhim nahin hoti dimaagh se jo sochtaa rahegaa vo ghabraae jaaegaa itnaa bhi sabr-o-shukr kaa qaail nahin ki dil har kaifiyat mein aap ke gun gaae jaaegaa aataa hai rahm naaseh-e-mushfiq ke haal par be-chaara 'umr-bhar hamein samjhaae jaaegaa nazrein haTaa haTaa ke na kyon guftugu karein ham dekhe jaaeinge to vo sharmaae jaaegaa thoDi 'sha'ur' aur chaDhaa le to har taraf saaghar nachaae jaaegaa chhalkaae jaaegaa"

"rahi raat un se mulaaqaat kam mudaaraat khaasi hui baat kam tiri yaad itnaa baDaa kaam hai ki maalum hote hain din raat kam kahin dil bahaltaa nahin shahr mein na baazaar kam hain na baaghaat kam mohabbat mein hoti hain insaan ko shikastein ziyaada futuhaat kam sambhaale hue hai ye shoba bhi dil ab aankhon se hoti hai barsaat kam dimaaghon ki parvaaz maalum hai savaalaat vaafir javaabaat kam bahut son se achchhaa huun phir bhi 'shuur' digar-gun nahin mere haalaat kam"

"mere siine mein kuchh zer-o-zabar hai chaman mein ghaaliban vaqt-e-sahar hai chalaa jaataa huun aksar shahr vaalo bayaabaan mein bhi meraa ek ghar hai jo chehre par nazar aati hai mere meri rangat nahin gard-e-safar hai koi Tiktaa nahin dil mein ziyaada ye goyaa ghar nahin hai rahguzar hai nazar aate hain bas aamaal sab ko mere ahvaal par kis ki nazar hai agar 'anvar-shu'ur' aisaa kare to nazar-andaaz kar denaa bashar hai"

"aise dekhaa hai ki dekhaa hi na ho jaise mujh ko tiri parvaa hi na ho baaz ghar shahr mein aise dekhe jaise un mein koi rahtaa hi na ho mujh se katraa ke bhalaa kyuun jaataa shaayad us ne mujhe dekhaa hi na ho ye samajhtaa hai har aane vaalaa main na aauun to tamaashaa hi na ho yuun bhaTakne pe huun qaane jaise raaston mein koi dariyaa hi na ho raat har chaap pe aataa thaa khayaal uTh ke dekhun koi aayaa hi na ho kaise chhoDun dar-o-divaar apne kyaa khabar lauT ke aanaa hi na ho hain sabhi ghair to apnaa maskan shahr kyuun ho koi sahraa hi na ho yuun to kahne ko bahut kuchh hai 'shuur' kyaa kahun jab koi suntaa hi na ho"

"ittifaaq apni jagah khush-qismati apni jagah khud banaataa hai jahaan mein aadmi apni jagah kah to saktaa huun magar majbur kar saktaa nahin ikhtiyaar apni jagah hai bebasi apni jagah kuchh na kuchh sachchaai hoti hai nihaan har baat mein kahne vaale Thiik kahte hain sabhi apni jagah sirf us ke honT kaaghaz par banaa detaa huun main khud banaa leti hai honTon par hansi apni jagah dost kahtaa huun tumhein shaaer nahin kahtaa 'shuur' dosti apni jagah hai shaaeri apni jagah"

"tum guzre the kis jaldi se dekh rahaa thaa main khiDki se main imaan nahin bechungaa roTi khaa lungaa chaTni se sil ko bhi dil kar detaa hai gham achchhaa hotaa hai khushi se jis jis ne vo aankhein dekhin tauba kar li mai-noshi se nafsaa-nafsi kaa 'aalam hai rakh na 'sha'ur' ummid kisi se"

"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"