jab kabhi un ki tavajjoh mein kami paai gai — Sahir Ludhianvi

"fan jo naadaar tak nahin pahunchaa abhi meayaar tak nahin pahunchaa us ne bar-vaqt be-rukhi barti shauq aazaar tak nahin pahunchaa aks-e-mai ho ki jalva-e-gul ho rang-e-rukHsaar tak nahin pahunchaa harf-e-inkaar sar buland rahaa zoaf-e-iqraar tak nahin pahunchaa hukm-e-sarkaar ki pahunch mat puchh ahl-e-sarkaar tak nahin pahunchaa adl-gaahein to duur ki shai hain qatl akhbaar tak nahin pahunchaa inqilaabaat-e-dahr ki buniyaad haq jo haqdaar tak nahin pahunchaa vo masihaa-nafas nahin jis kaa silsila-daar tak nahin pahunchaa"

"paanv chhu lene do phulon ko ‘inaayat hogi varna ham ko nahin un ko bhi shikaayat hogi aap jo phuul bichhaaein unhein ham Thukraaein ham ko Dar hai ki ye tauhin-e-mohabbat hogi dil ki bechain umangon pe karam farmaao itnaa ruk ruk ke chalogi to qayaamat hogi sharm roke hai udhar shauq idhar khinche hai kyaa khabar thi kabhi is dil ki ye haalat hogi sharm ghairon se huaa karti hai apno se nahin sharm ham se bhi karoge to musibat hogi"

"jurm-e-ulfat pe hamein log sazaa dete hain kaise naadaan hain shoalon ko havaa dete hain ham se divaane kahin tark-e-vafaa karte hain jaan jaae ki rahe baat nibhaa dete hain aap daulat ke taraazu mein dilon ko taulein ham mohabbat se mohabbat kaa sila dete hain takht kyaa chiiz hai aur laal-o-javaahar kyaa hain ishq vaale to khudaai bhi luTaa dete hain ham ne dil de bhi diyaa ahd-e-vafaa le bhi liyaa aap ab shauq se de lein jo sazaa dete hain"

"apnaa dil pesh karun apni vafaa pesh karun kuchh samajh mein nahin aataa tujhe kyaa pesh karun tere milne ki khushi mein koi naghma chheDun yaa tire dard-e-judaai kaa gilaa pesh karun mere khvaabon mein bhi tu mere khayaalon mein bhi tu kaun si chiiz tujhe tujh se judaa pesh karun jo tire dil ko lubhaae vo adaa mujh mein nahin kyuun na tujh ko koi teri hi adaa pesh karun"

"mohabbat tark ki main ne garebaan si liyaa main ne zamaane ab to khush ho zahr ye bhi pi liyaa main ne abhi zinda huun lekin sochtaa rahtaa huun khalvat mein ki ab tak kis tamannaa ke sahaare ji liyaa main ne unhein apnaa nahin saktaa magar itnaa bhi kyaa kam hai ki kuchh muddat hasin khvaabon mein kho kar ji liyaa main ne bas ab to daaman-e-dil chhoD do bekaar ummido bahut dukh sah liye main ne bahut din ji liyaa main ne"

"aqaaed vahm hain mazhab khayaal-e-khaam hai saaqi azal se zehn-e-insaan basta-e-auhaam hai saaqi haqiqat-aashnaai asl mein gum-karda raahi hai urus-e-aagahi parvurda-e-ibhaam hai saaqi mubaarak ho zaifi ko khirad ki falsafa-raani javaani be-niyaaz-e-ibrat-e-anjaam hai saaqi havas hogi asir-e-halqa-e-nek-o-bad-e-aalam mohabbat maavaraa-e-fikr-e-nang-o-naam hai saaqi abhi tak raaste ke pech-o-kham se dil dhaDaktaa hai miraa zauq-e-talab shaayad abhi tak khaam hai saaqi vahaan bhejaa gayaa huun chaak karne parda-e-shab ko jahaan har subh ke daaman pe aks-e-shaam hai saaqi mire saaghar mein mai hai aur tire haathon mein barbat hai vatan ki sar-zamin mein bhuuk se kohraam hai saaqi zamaana barsar-e-paikaar hai pur-haul shoalon se tire lab par abhi tak naghma-e-khayyaam hai saaqi"

"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"