ham hain jinhon ne naam-e-chaman bu nahin kiyaa — Qayem Chaandpuri

"maalum kuchh huaa hi na dil kaa asar kahin aisaa gayaa ki pher na paai khabar kahin aalam mein hain asiir mohabbat ke har kahin lekin sitam kisu pe nahin is qadar kahin kholi thi chashm-did ko teri pa juun hubaab apne taiin main aap na aayaa nazar kahin juun ghuncha fikr jama na kar Tuk tu gul ko dekh qismat ki kho sake hai pareshaani zar kahin rahne do meri naash ko ho jaae taa-ghubaar le jaaegi uDaa ke nasim-e-sahar kahin masraf hai sab ye baalish-e-sayyaad kaa tire bismil na bhariyo khuun se tu baal-o-par kahin roti hai kyaa gulon ko tu shabnam idhar to dekh TukDe hai is tarah se kisi kaa jigar kahin kartaa thaa kal gali mein vo apni khiraam-e-naaz is mein jo aa ke paDti hai mujh par nazar kahin kahne lagaa ye dekh ke ahvaal ko mire bad-naam tu kisi ke taiin yaan na kar kahin kyaa hattiyaa tujhe yahin deni hai ai aziiz itnaa paDaa hai mulk-e-khudaa jaa ke mar kahin 'qaaem' ye faiz-e-sohbat-e-'saudaa' hai varna main tarhi ghazal se 'mir' ki aataa thaa bar kahin"

"dil paa ke us ki zulf mein aaraam rah gayaa darvesh jis jagah ki hui shaam rah gayaa jhagDe mein ham mabaadi ke yaan tak phanse ki aah maqsud thaa jo apne taiin kaam rah gayaa naa-pokhtagi kaa apni sabab us samar se puchh jaldi se baaghbaan ki vo jo khaam rah gayaa sayyaad tu to jaa, hai par us ki bhi kuchh khabar jo murgh-e-naa-tavaan ki tah-e-daam rah gayaa qismat to dekh TuuTi hai jaa kar kahaan kamand kuchh duur apne haath se jab baam rah gayaa maarein hain ham nagin-e-sulaimaan ko pusht-e-dast jab miT gayaa nishaan to go naam rah gayaa ne tujh pe vo bahaar rahi aur na yaan vo dil kahne ko nek-o-bad ke ik ilzaam rah gayaa mauquf kuchh kamaal pe yaan kaam-e-dil nahin mujh ko hi dekh lenaa ki naakaam rah gayaa 'qaaem' gae sab us ki zabaan se jo the rafiq ik be-hayaa main khaane ko dushnaam rah gayaa"

"chhoD maavaa-e-zaqan zulf-e-pareshaan mein phansaa misl-e-yusuf main nikal chaah se zindaan mein phansaa sail-e-ashk aaj ruki aankh se girte hi magar phir kai lakht-e-jigar dida-e-giryaan mein phansaa kuchh bhi vaqfa ho to gulshan se le aaein sayyaad rah gayaa hai dil-e-gham-kash gul o raihaan mein phansaa khinch daaman rakhein ham yaar ko kis tarah ki haath ek to dil pe hai aur ek garebaan mein phansaa ai ki chaahe hai tu divaan ko 'qaaem' ke to dekh kahin hogaa kisi khummaar ki dukkaan mein phansaa"

"taa-chand sukhan-saazi-e-nairang-e-kharaabaat yaan qasd-e-kharaabi hai na aahang-e-kharaabaat aa dil mein ki is dar pe jo baiThaa hai phir un ne farsakh gine kaaba ke na farsang-e-kharaabaat dekhein to tiri dhuum Tuk ai shorish-e-masti phir aaj sar o siina hai aur sang-e-kharaabaat tashbih main jis dil ko na di kaaba se so dil ab ishq-e-mai-o-mugh se hai ham-rang-e-kharaabaat ai ghuncha-dahan bas lab-e-mai-gun ko tanik muund dil tang kahaan tak ho dil-e-tang-e-kharaabaat sau sar kaa jo ho aae to maqbul nahin yaan khaai nahin jis rind ne sarchang-e-kharaabaat kis naam se 'qaaem' main tujhe kah tu pukaarun ai aar-e-dar-e-masjid o ai nang-e-kharaabaat"

"juun ibrat-e-kor jalva-gar huun albatta kuchh huun main par kidhar huun juun shisha bharaa huun mai se lekin masti se main apni be-khabar huun jo kahiye so yaan se hai farautar kyaa jaane main kis maqaam par huun ai sabr tanik tu rah ki tujh se do-chaar qadam main peshtar huun chal daaman o aastin tujhe kyaa lab-khushk huun yaa main chashm-tar huun ai bakht-e-said teri daulat ik yumn-e-qadam se huun jidhar huun parvaane ki shab ki shaam huun main yaa roz ki shama ki sahar huun ji maange hai khush-dili ko 'qaaem' tu baiTh ke ro main nauhagar huun"

"yunhi ranjish ho aur gilaa bhi yunhi ho je har baat par khafaa bhi yunhi kuchh na ham ko hi bhaa gayaa ye taur vaaqai ye ki hai mazaa bhi yunhi said-e-kanjashk se na haath uThaa aa ke phans jaae hai humaa bhi yunhi juun ujaaDaa tu ghar miraa ai ishq khaana viraan ho tiraa bhi yunhi kyuun na rouun main dekh khanda-e-gul ki hanse thaa vo bevafaa bhi yunhi ab talak meri ziist ne ki vafaa bas main dekhi tiri jafaa bhi yunhi mas-e-dil ko diyaa kar apne gudaaz haath chaDh jaa hai kimiyaa bhi yunhi ye kahaan aur vo gul kidhar 'qaaem' ik havaa baandhe hai sabaa bhi yunhi"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"saanvli dhuup surmai mausam phir vahi ham hain phir vahi mausam khair ho saaebaan-e-gum-gashta jhelne paD gae kai mausam daastaan-e-tazaad hai goyaa shahr-e-khubaan samundari mausam ham ne apni bayaaz mein likkhe dil pe biite hue sabhi mausam ik ta'alluq hai 'aarzi yaa'ni mausam-e-gul hai 'aarzi mausam dil-figaaron ko kaun samjhaae lauTte kab hain makhmali mausam"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"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"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"