is dasht-e-sukhan mein koi kyaa phuul khilaae — 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"

"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"

"takhaatub hai tujh se khayaal aur kaa hai ye nukta vafaa mein baDe ghaur kaa hai vo khalvat mein kuchh aur jalvat mein kuchh hai karam us kaa mujh par ajab taur kaa hai miraa chehra bhi meraa chehra nahin hai ye ehsaan mujh par mire daur kaa hai ye nafrat mohabbat kaa radd-e-amal hai ki mujh se taqaazaa tire jaur kaa hai nae daur ki ibtidaa kaa hai zaamin ki dil aaina gosha-e-saur kaa hai karachi mein bhi mo'atabar ho rahaa hai sukhan mein jo andaaz lahore kaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"