ghar se nikle the aarzu kar ke — Neena Sahar

"koi moajiza huaa hai miri be-khudi se aage teraa gham nikal gayaa hai miri har khushi se aage miri pyaas kaa taraana yuun samajh na aa sakegaa mujhe aaj sun ke dekho miri khaamoshi se aage main huun saans saans tanhaa main huun zarra zarra ghaayal mujhe paas aa ke dekho miri dilkashi se aage vahin kal bhi phir mileinge jahaan aaj mil rahe hain teri raushni ke pichhe miri tirgi se aage isi Dar se paDh na paai main tiraa payaam jaanaan kahin dil ko chhu na jaae miri bebasi se aage"

"jaane ab kho gayaa kidhar paani thaa kabhi aankh kaa guhar paani maaro patthar bhi to nahin hiltaa jam chukaa hai ab is qadar paani aane vaale hain kuchh hasin manzar tu abhi aankh mein na bhar paani tab ghazal ki gali pahunchtaa hai aankh se bah ke raat bhar paani na sameTaa gayaa na kaam aayaa main bhi huun jaise ret par paani meri hasti 'sahar' hai bas itni jaise sahraa mein buund bhar paani"

"nain to baar baar bhar jaaein kaise naghme bahaar ke gaaein teraa ehsaas kho gayaa ham se ab tujhe DhunDne kahaan jaaein haath apne lahuluhaan hue ranjishein aur kitni sahlaaein reshmi taar se bandhi thiin magar TuTti hi nahin hain aashaaein aap ke khuun kaa rang dekh liyaa ab adaa-kaariyaan na dikhlaaein ham mohabbat ke ho liye saahab aap apni dukaan par jaaein"

"kyaa karishma thaa khudaayaa der tak khud ko kho kar khud ko paayaa der tak chhu ke lauTaa jab tujhe meraa khayaal hosh mein vaapas na aayaa der tak kal koi jhonkaa havaa kaa chhu gayaa aur phir tu yaad aayaa der tak ham tiri aaghosh mein the raat bhar ''maah-e-kaamil muskuraayaa der tak'' kal tire ehsaas ki baarish tale meraa sunaa-pan nahaayaa der tak sun ke bhigi raat ki sargoshiyaan ik kunvaaraa-pan lajaayaa der tak"

"kaise hoti hai shab ki sahar dekhte kaash ham bhi kabhi jaag kar dekhte khvaab kaise utartaa hai ehsaas mein tere shaane pe rakh ke ye sar dekhte ek ummid thi muntazir umr bhar kaash tum bhi kabhi lauT kar dekhte barf ki jhini chaadar tale jhiil thi chhu ke mujh ko kabhi tum agar dekhte ungliyaan un ki letin na sannyaas to meri zulfon se bhi khel kar dekhte ek parvaaz mein gir na jaate agar tere man kaa gagan mere par dekhte band kamron ne kholi nahin saanklein varna sajde mein baiThi 'sahar' dekhte"

"mukhtalif hain miri bahaar ke rang kuchh mire apne kuchh udhaar ke rang aaj yaksar bahaar le aai mere dil ki gali mein pyaar ke rang teri aankhon se milte-julte hain meri aankhon ke aabshaar ke rang dil ki chaukhaT sajaae baiThe hain aaj bhi tere intizaar ke rang raat mil kar gale bahut roe teri yaadon se mere pyaar ke rang vaqt ki dhuup kaa qusur nahin the hi kachche vo e'tibaar ke rang thak gae par mahak na laa paae kaaghzi phuul par bahaar ke rang dhuup rukh par paDi havas ki 'sahar' uD gae ishq ke khumaar ke rang"

"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"