jahaan darkaar thi kashti vahaan main ne bhanvar Daalaa — Mohammad Aazam

"hone ko ab kyaa dekhiye kyaa kuchh hai aur kyaa kuchh nahin manzar abhi hai saamne vo bhi ki jab thaa kuchh nahin us ki hinaa par vaar de fil-faur dil ki saltanat pyaare kisi ke haath mein taa-der rahtaa kuchh nahin mat jaan dil ke saamne kaafi hai ik chehra tiraa aise andhere ke liye itnaa ujaalaa kuchh nahin kitne gharaunde ret ke maujein bahaa kar le gaiin har baar ik dil ke sivaa aise mein TuuTaa kuchh nahin surat ko maani ke taiin darkaar hai kuchh faasla jab tak thaa aage aankh ke main ne to dekhaa kuchh nahin"

"ye nashsha-e-aagaahi khatarnaak hai sar mein TuuTe hain mire paanv isi raahguzar mein rim-jhim ke aqab-zaar mein baaraan hai abhi aag achchhaa hai na dekhe vo mire dida-e-tar mein sarmaaya-e-jaan yuun na uThaa saare hijaabaat tu aankh ke pardon ki badaulat hai nazar mein aansu thaa vo niklaa to gayaa toD ke har band khushbu thaa ki ghar chhoD ke bhi rahtaa hai ghar mein us baargah-e-naaz se ham se fuqaraa ko khairaat to milti hai vale kaasa-e-sar mein rahti hain mire saath vo aagaah nigaahein kuchh farq na thaa varna mire aib-o-hunar mein"

"subuk mujh ko mohabbat mein ye kaj-uftaad kartaa hai jo main hargiz na kartaa vo miraa ham-zaad kartaa hai bikhar kar bhi usi ko DhunDhti hain har taraf aankhein jo mujh ko ik nigah mein ik se laa-taadaad kartaa hai hui hain shor-e-dil mein gharq taabirein sadaaon ki magar itni khabar hai koi kuchh irshaad kartaa hai qayaamat hai jo ab ye khuftagaan-e-khaak-e-dil jaagein koi is kohna viraane ko phir aabaad kartaa hai kahaa ho kuchh kabhi mujh se to ai chaaragaro jaanun main kyaa kah duun dil-e-bimaar kis ko yaad kartaa hai saraamad ishq hai paataa hai koi dil nasibon se phir apne vaaste maashuq khud ijaad kartaa hai buraa kahnaa mujhe us kaa vazifa hai to hone do vo khud ko yuun mire aaseb se aazaad kartaa hai"

"talaf karegi kab tak aarzu ki jaan aarzu taDap rahi hai har taraf lahuluhaan aarzu phiraa ke dida-e-tapaan mein mom ke mujassame kahaan kahaan karegi diid kaa ziyaan aarzu zaraa saa haath kyaa lagaa habaab saa bikhar gayaa jise samajh rahi thi ek aasmaan aarzu tu chashm hi mein rah agar pasand hai kushaadgi ki dil hai tang aur is mein yak jahaan aarzu isi ke hain sabab se sab ye hijr ki saubatein kahaan se aa gai hamaare darmiyaan aarzu tu aaftaab hai main gul duaa tire sukun ki kisi ki shaan qahr hai kisi ki shaan aarzu ilaahi khair itne sin pe aandhiyon ki dosti abhi to siikh paai bhi nahin uDaan aarzu shajar hajar zamin aasmaan sab ko zoaf hai magar ye ik javaan ki rahi javaan aarzu"

"mohabbat chaahti hai jis ko afsaana banaa denaa use kaafi nahin hotaa hai divaana banaa denaa par-e-gul se judaa ham ne na dekhaa barg-e-bulbul ko nazar mein aa gayaa surat ko be-maanaa banaa denaa huaa thaa dil jo khaali do ghaDi ko ham na samjhe the ki ho jaaegaa ye kaabe ko but-khaana banaa denaa kisi ne bhi na dekhaa iztiraab-e-tishnagi meraa agar dekhaa to bas shishe ko paimaana banaa denaa nahin ab chaahtaa ye vahshi-e-be-khaanumaan teraa ki aanaa aur khaak-e-paa se kaashaana banaa denaa kisi ik tegh-e-jauhar-daar ko faazil jilaa de kar use aasaan hai basti ko viraana banaa denaa ham apni jaan se dete tumhein sadqa mohabbat kaa magar tum ne to chaahaa is ko jurmaana banaa denaa"

"kuchh gharaz ham ko nahin hai ki kahaan le jaae chal diye bas dil-e-divaana jahaan le jaae vo gali khuld se behtar hai bas itnaa sun kar koi vaaqif ho to ham ko bhi vahaan le jaae meri aavaaz hui jaati hai us ki aavaaz ab hai kyaa duur ki us tak ye fughaan le jaae mauj-e-sarkash ko khabar-daar kiyaa thaa ham ne us ko jaanaa thaa jahaan ju-e-ravaan le jaae gul nahin deinge kabhi bulbul-e-muhtaaj ko zar khvaah sarmaaya ye sab baad-e-khizaan le jaae ishq mein us ke bas ik jaan hai baaqi ye bhi dekhiye kab ghazab-e-ham-vatanaan le jaae meri baatein hi khush aati hain use jaise koi kar ke aatish nazar-andaaz dhuaan le jaae"

"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"