hasin khvaab dikhaayaa dikhaa ke chhoD diyaa — Aalam Nizami

"dhuup mein qatra-e-shabnam ko taras jaaoge shahr mein gaanv ke mausam ko taras jaaoge zakhm itne tumhein aavaara-mizaaji degi gardish-e-vaqt ke marham ko taras jaaoge din mein jugnu ki tabaahi pe manaa lo khushiyaan shab mein chamkegaa to maatam ko taras jaaoge zindagi se kabhi aaraam talab mat karnaa dosto mehnat-e-paiham ko taras jaaoge aadamiyyat ke libaade mein raho tum varna ek din nisbat-e-aadam ko taras jaaoge aaj aasaani se miltaa huun to mil lo varna dekhne ke liye 'aalam' ko taras jaaoge"

"vo tohmatein na lagaataa to aur kyaa kartaa mire hunar na chhupaataa to aur kyaa kartaa khaDi thiin har-su mazaalim ki aandhiyaan phir main charaagh-e-haq na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa gharibi saath miraa de rahi thi bachpan se na us kaa saath nibhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa main chhaale maan ki hatheli pe dekhtaa kaise kamaane shahr na aataa to aur kyaa kartaa tamaam basti pareshaan thi raushni ke liye main apnaa ghar na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa samajh rahaa thaa farishta vo khud ko ai 'aalam' main aaina na dikhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa"

"kisi maqaam se guzre nahin phisaltaa hai jo haq-paraston ke naqsh-e-qadam pe chaltaa hai sunaa hai karne lagaa hai vo raushni taqsim mire charaagh se jis kaa charaagh jaltaa hai fazaa-e-zist pe chhaai hui hai taariki bahut dinon se ye manzar nahin badaltaa hai bisaat itni kahaan hai jo chheDein suraj ko in aandhiyon kaa diyon par hi zor chaltaa hai tumhaare zulm pe chup huun ye zarf hai meraa ubalne ko to miraa bhi lahu ubaltaa hai hamein na kijiye majbur hijraton ke liye darakht apnaa Thikaana nahin badaltaa hai khudaa hi haami-o-naasir hai us kaa ai 'aalam' jo khaa ke baarhaa Thokar nahin sanbhaltaa hai"

"chaahtaa jo bhi hai vo kah ke guzar jaataa hai dil-e-hassaas is ehsaas se mar jaataa hai zehn mein baat buzurgon ki tabhi baiThti hai jab javaani kaa nasha sar se utar jaataa hai jab anaa meri zarurat kaa galaa ghonTti hai rang khud-daari ke chehre kaa nikhar jaataa hai Dasne lagti hai miri khaana-badoshi mujh ko jab koi panchhi kabhi shaam ko ghar jaataa hai jhuTi taarif se hoti hai masarrat us ko aaina koi dikhaa de to biphar jaataa hai jurm kartaa hai koi aur yahaan par 'aalam' aur ilzaam kisi aur ke sar jaataa hai"

"kaise kah duun kahin e'laan nahin kartaa hai vo bhi khaamoshi se ehsaan nahin kartaa hai dil ko tahrik-e-taraqqi to bahut milti hai hausla phir bhi ye naadaan nahin kartaa hai aap ke naam se mansub hue hain jab se ab hamein koi pareshaan nahin kartaa hai kaam kartaa hai bahut ghair-zaruri lekin jo zaruri hai vo insaan nahin kartaa hai hai ye mumkin ho vahi shakhs munaafiq 'aalam' jo bazaahir koi nuqsaan nahin kartaa hai"

"apni khudi ko tum sar-e-baazaar bech kar zinda ho kaise daulat-e-kirdaar bech kar yaarab ye kyaa 'azaab hai nasl-e-jadid par karti hai aish purkhon ki dastaar bech kar haasil ki us ke beTe ne kursi mudir ki itnaa paDhaayaa baap ne akhbaar bech kar us bad-nasib baap ki majburiyaan na puchh khushiyaan kharidtaa hai jo ghar-baar bech kar mahngi bahut paDi mujhe suraj ki dosti pachhtaa rahaa huun saaya-e-divaar bech kar jin ko shu’ur-e-bandagi kartaa hai rab 'ataa jangal kharid lete hain ghar-baar bech kar 'aalam' isi tarah se jo ham muntashir rahe khaa jaaeinge vatan ko ye ghaddaar bech kar"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"