kaanch ke shahr mein patthar na uThaao yaaro — Faiz Ul Hasan Khayal

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo jitne duur hain utne hi mere paas bhi hain ye aur baat hai khush hain magar udaas bhi hain ye dekhnaa hai hamein kis kaa zauq kaisaa hai yahaan sharaab bhi hai zahr ke gilaas bhi hain unhi pe tohmat-e-divaangi lagaate ho jo ittifaaq se mahfil mein ru-shanaas bhi hain jo raushni ke libaade ko oDh kar aae shab-e-siyaah ke vo maatami libaas bhi hain tum apne shahr mein amn-o-amaan ki baat karo jahaan sukun hai vahaan log bad-havaas bhi hain ghazal ke saaz hain faiz-ul-hasan-'khayaal' jahaan vahaan pe aah ba-lab bhi hain mahv-e-yaas bhi hain"

"subh-e-nau laati hai har shaam tumhein kyaa maalum zakhm khushiyon ke hain paighaam tumhein kyaa maalum bhuul kar bhi jo kisi bazm mein aayaa na gayaa sainkaDon us pe hain ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum log gulshan mein to chalte hain sar-afraazi se un mein kitne hain tah-e-daam tumhein kyaa maalum kuchh andhere bhi khataavaar-e-tabaahi hain magar raushni par bhi hai ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum jis ko tum DhunDte ho sham-e-rukh-e-naaz liye vo to arse se hai gumnaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo rukh-e-zist pe thaa harf-e-ghalat ki maanind mil rahaa hai use inaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo kafan baandh ke chalte hain vafaa ki rah mein zindagi kar chuke nilaam tumhein kyaa maalum surkh-ru kaun huaa kucha-e-jaanaan mein kabhi naamvar bhi hue badnaam tumhein kyaa maalum do qadam bhi na chale raah-e-vafaa mein ham log hai abhi zauq-e-talab khaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo jalaa raat ki tanhaai mein us par bhi 'khayaal' bevafaai kaa hai ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"ham ne sahraa ko sajaayaa thaa gulistaan ki tarah tum ne gulshan ko banaayaa hai bayaabaan ki tarah raat kaa zahr piye khvaab kaa aanchal oDhe kaun hai saath mire gardish-e-dauraan ki tarah DhunDhtaa phirtaa huun ab tak bhi hain sahraa sahraa usi lamhe ko jo thaa fasl-e-bahaaraan ki tarah maslahat-kosh zamaane kaa bharosa kyaa hai jo bhi miltaa hai yahaan gardish-e-dauraan ki tarah aaj vo lamhe mujhe Daste hain tanhaa paa kar kabhi mahbub the jo mujh ko dil-o-jaan ki tarah jaane kyaa baat hai kyuun jashn-e-masarrat mein nadim yaad aati hai tiri shaam-e-gharibaan ki tarah kab talak shahr ki galiyon mein phiroge yaaro aasmaanon pe uDo takht-e-sulaimaan ki tarah ye to parvaanon ke dil hain jo pighal jaate hain kaun jaltaa hai yahaan sham-e-shabistaan ki tarah kaun khvaabon ke jazire se chalaa aayaa 'khayaal' dil mein ik raushni hai subh-e-darakhshaan ki tarah"

"ai dil achchhaa nahin masruf-e-fughaan ho jaanaa gham ki tauhin hai ashkon kaa ravaan ho jaanaa dil ki aavaaz bhi majruh jahaan hoti hai aise haalaat mein khaamosh vahaan ho jaanaa mere aansu jo girein Taank lo tum juuDe mein dekh le koi to phulon kaa gumaan ho jaanaa ahl-e-saahil ko bhi andaaza-e-tufaan ho jaae qatra-e-ashk zaraa sail-e-ravaan ho jaanaa rukhsat-e-mausam-e-gul ke bhi uThaao sadme itnaa aasaan nahin ehsaas-e-khizaan ho jaanaa qaid-e-mausam nahin naghmaat-e-anaa dil ke liye koi mausam ho gul-e-tar ki zabaan ho jaanaa mere jiine kaa sahaaraa thiin jo nazrein kal tak kyaa sitam hai unhein nazron kaa garaan ho jaanaa shauq-afzaa hai ye andaaz-e-hijaab-e-khubaan dil mein rahte hue aankhon se nihaan ho jaanaa vo gulistaan mein jo aa jaaein to mumkin hai 'khayaal' muskuraati hui kaliyon kaa javaan ho jaanaa"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"