har qadam par nit-nae saanche mein Dhal jaate hain log — Himayat Ali Shayar

"ye shahr-e-rafiqaan hai dil-e-zaar sambhal ke milte hain yahaan log bahut ruup badal ke aariz hain ki murjhaae hue phuul kanval ke aankhein hain ki jhulse hue khvaabon ke mahal ke chehra hai ki hai aaina-e-gardish-e-dauraan shahkaar hain kyaa kyaa mire naqqaash-e-azal ke farhaad sar-e-daar hai shirin sar-e-baazaar badle nahin ab tak magar andaaz ghazal ke aae hain gham-e-ishq mein aise bhi maqaamaat dil khuun huaa aankh se aansu bhi na Dhalke duniyaa bhi ik aamaaj-gah-e-husn hai 'shaair' dekho to zaraa hajla-e-jaanaan se nikal ke"

"is dasht-e-sukhan mein koi kyaa phuul khilaae chamki jo zaraa dhuup to jalne lage saae suraj ke ujaale mein charaaghaan nahin mumkin suraj ko bujhaa do ki zamin jashn manaae mahtaab kaa partav bhi sitaaron pe giraan hai baiThe hain shab-e-taar se ummid lagaae har mauj-e-havaa shama ke dar pai hai azal se dil se kaho lau apni zaraa aur baDhaae kis kucha-e-tiflaan mein chale aae ho 'shaair' aavaaza kase hai to koi sang uThaae"

"meraa shuur mujh ko ye aazaar de gayaa suraj ki tarah dida-e-bedaar de gayaa har phuul ik sharar hai to har shaakh ek barq jannat kaa khvaab dozakh-e-gulzaar de gayaa lab-bastagi mein hasrat-e-guftaar jaag uThi khauf-e-sukut jurat-e-izhaar de gayaa jaltaa huun apni aag mein khurshid ki tarah kaisi sazaa ye shoala-e-pindaar de gayaa mahv-e-sukhan thaa main ki miraa aks hans paDaa aaine se nikal ke ye ashaar de gayaa"

"pindaar-e-zohd ho ki ghurur-e-barhamani is dair-e-but-shikan mein hai har but shikastni sarsar chale ki tund bagulon kaa raqs ho mauj-e-numu ravaan hai to har gul shaguftani gul-chin-o-gul-farosh ki khaatir hai fasl-e-gul aur qismat-e-junun hai faqat chaak-daamani divaar-e-abr khinchiye kirnon ki raah mein zarron mein qaid kijiye suraj ki raushni mauj-e-nafas se larze hai taar-e-rag-e-hayaat phaili hai shahr-e-dil mein vo pur-haul sansani"

"aae the tere shahr mein kitni lagan se ham mansub ho sake na tiri anjuman se ham bezaar aa na jaaein gham-e-jaan-o-tan se ham apne vatan mein rah ke bhi hain be-vatan se ham yuun be-rukhi se pesh na aa ahl-e-dil ke saath uTh kar chale na jaaein tiri anjuman se ham ye sar-kashi junun nahin pindaar-e-ishq hai guzre hain daar se bhi usi baankpan se ham mehr-o-mah-o-nujum ki maanind roz-o-shab har jaur-e-aasmaan pe rahe khanda-zan se ham milte hain roz dast-e-sabaa se payaam-e-gul zindaan mein bhi qarib hain ahl-e-chaman se ham 'shaair' adab ke mohtasibon ko khabar nahin kyaa kaam le rahe hain taghazzul ke fan se ham"

"kyaa kyaa na zindagi ke fasaane raqam hue lekin jo haasil-e-gham-e-dil the vo kam hue ai tishnagi-e-dard koi gham koi karam muddat guzar gai hai in aankhon ko nam hue milne ko ek izn-e-tabassum to mil gayaa kuchh dil hi jaantaa hai jo dil par sitam hue daaman kaa chaak chaak-e-jigar se na mil sakaa kitni hi baar dast-o-garebaan baham hue kis ko hai ye khabar ki ba-unvaan-e-zindagi kis husn-e-ehtimaam se maslub ham hue arbaab-e-ishq-o-ahl-e-havas mein hai farq kyaa sab hi tiri nigaah mein jab mohtaram hue 'shaair' tumhin pe tang nahin arsa-e-hayaat har ahl-e-fan pe dahr mein aise karam hue"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"dushmani chalti rahi yaaron ke biich phuul bhi khilte rahe khaaron ke biich ho agar imaan-e-kaamil aaj bhi raqs ho saktaa hai angaaron ke biich dosti ki chhat banaanaa chaahiye ham ko bhi rahnaa hai divaaron ke biich aap ko to chaand kahte the sabhi aap kyon dhundlaa gae taaron ke biich khud-farebi ne sahaaraa de diyaa mil gayaa iqraar inkaaron ke biich khuub hai 'muztar' kaa rang-e-shaairi khuun ki surkhi hai ghazal-paaron ke biich"

"miri jaanib nigaah-e-naaz kar aahista aahista mire dil ke jazire mein utar aahista aahista mohabbat donon jaanib hai tafaavut sirf itnaa hai idhar hai tez-rau lekin udhar aahista aahista tiri beTi kaa qad tere baraabar ho gayaa shaayad tu apni khud-kushi par ghaur kar aahista aahista sahar aai na aae vo sitaaro jaao so jaao ki ab chalte hain ham bhi apne ghar aahista aahista jo kal tak meri barbaadi ki qasmein khaate phirte the vahi ab ho rahe hain dar-ba-dar aahista aahista na jaane rah-ravaan-e-raah kaa ab hashr kyaa hogaa bhaTakte jaa rahe hain raahbar aahista aahista khudaa ke vaaste samjhaa-bujhaa kar rok le koi vo dekho jaa rahe hain ruuTh kar aahista aahista adaavat dil mein rakhnaa muskuraa kar guftugu karnaa sabhi ko aa gayaa hai ye hunar aahista aahista nimaT luun doston ki dosti se pahle ai 'hamza' to lungaa dushmanon ki bhi khabar aahista aahista"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"ek dariyaa saa musalsal hai ravaan jaante hain ham zamaane se zamaane ko yahaan jaante hain raah-e-haq par hamein rakhnaa hain akele hi qadam saath degaa na hamaaraa ye jahaan jaante hain ham ne jo baat kahi vo bhi na samjhi tum ne dost to dost ki khaamosh zabaan jaante hain laakh aaraaishein mil jaaein magar un ke baghair ghar na ho paaegaa ham se ye makaan jaante hain daa'vaa karte hain khudaa ko bhi samajhne kaa magar ham yahaan Thiik se khud ko bhi kahaan jaante hain jism ke zakhm to sab bhar gae kab ke lekin ruuh par ab bhi jo hain ham vo nishaan jaante hain 'aarzu' kyon ho hamein ‘umr-daraazi ki jab zindagi ham tire sab sud-o-ziyaan jaante hain"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"