jis ko ham samajhte the umr bhar kaa rishta hai — Abbas Rizvi

"guzar gayaa vo zamaana vo zakhm bhar bhi gae safar tamaam huaa aur ham-safar bhi gae usi nazar ke liye be-qaraar rahte the usi nigaah ki be-taabiyon se Dar bhi gae hamaari raah mein saaya kahin nahin thaa magar kisi shajar ne pukaaraa to ham Thahar bhi gae ye sail-e-ashk hai barbaad kar ke chhoDegaa ye ghar na paaoge dariyaa agar utar bhi gae sahar hui to ye uqda bhi taaeron pe khulaa ki aashiyaan hi nahin ab ke baal-o-par bhi gae bahut aziiz thi ye zindagi magar ham log kabhi kabhi to kisi aarzu mein mar bhi gae shajar ke saath koi barg-e-zard bhi na rahaa havaa chali to bahaaron ke nauhagar bhi gae"

"dhuaan saa phail gayaa dil mein shaam Dhalte hi badal gae mire mausam tire badalte hi simaTte phailte saae kalaam karne lage lahu mein khauf kaa pahlaa charaagh jalte hi koi malul si khushbu fazaa mein tair gai kisi khayaal ke harf-o-sadaa mein Dhalte hi vo dost thaa ki adu main ne sirf ye jaanaa ki vo zamin pe aayaa mire sambhalte hi badan ki aag ne lafzon ko phir se zinda kiyaa huruf sabz hue barf ke pighalte hi vo habs thaa ki tarasti thi saans lene ko so ruuh taaza hui jism se nikalte hi"

"main us se duur rahaa us ki dastaras mein rahaa vo ek shoale ki surat mire nafas mein rahaa nazar asiir isi chashm-e-mai-fashaan ki rahi miraa badan bhi miri ruuh ke qafas mein rahaa chaman se TuuT gayaa barg-e-zard kaa rishta na aab o gil mein samaayaa na khaar-o-khas mein rahaa tamaam umr ki be-taabiyon kaa haasil thaa vo ek lamha jo sadiyon ke pesh-o-pas mein rahaa vo ek shaaer-e-aashufta-sar ki mujh mein thaa havaa kaa saath na de kar havaa ke bas mein rahaa kisi khayaal ke nashshe mein din guzarte rahe main apni umr ke unnisvein baras mein rahaa"

"ham tire husn-e-jahaan-taab se Dar jaate hain aise muflis hain ki asbaab se Dar jaate hain khauf aisaa hai ki duniyaa ke sataae hue log kabhi mimbar kabhi mehraab se Dar jaate hain raat ke pichhle pahar niind mein chalte hue log khuun hote hue mahtaab se Dar jaate hain shaad rahte hain isi jaama-e-uryaani mein haan magar atlas-o-kamkhvaab se Dar jaate hain kabhi karte hain mubaaraz-e-talabi duniyaa se aur kabhi khvaahish-e-betaab se Dar jaate hain ji to kahtaa hai ki chaliye usi kuche ki taraf ham tiri bazm ke aadaab se Dar jaate hain ham to vo hain ki jinhein raas nahin koi nagar kabhi saahil kabhi girdaab se Dar jaate hain"

"taabir ko tarse hue khvaabon ki zabaan hain tasvir ke honTon pe jo boson ke nishaan hain aankhon mein tar-o-taaza hain jis ahd ke manzar ham log usi ahd-e-guzishta mein javaan hain nilaam hamaaraa bhi isi shart pe hogaa ham raunaq-e-baazaar hain jaise hain jahaan hain dil thaa ki kisi saaat-e-pur-khun mein huaa sard aankhein hain ki ab tak tiri jaanib nigaraan hain divaar pe likkhaa hai ki ab subh na hogi aur saaya-e-divaar mein ham raqs-kunaan hain"

"har taraf shor-e-fughaan hai koi suntaa hi nahin qaafila hai ki ravaan hai koi suntaa hi nahin ik sadaa puchhti rahti hai koi zinda hai main kahe jaataa huun haan hai koi suntaa hi nahin main jo chup thaa hama-tan-gosh thi basti saari ab mire munh mein zabaan hai koi suntaa hi nahin dekhne vaale to is shahr mein yuun bhi kam the ab samaaat bhi giraan hai koi suntaa hi nahin ek hangaama ki is dil mein bapaa rahtaa thaa ab karaan-taa-ba-karaan hai koi suntaa hi nahin kyaa sitam hai ki mire shahr mein meri aavaaz jaise aavaaz-e-sagaan hai koi suntaa hi nahin"

"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"