ki shab-e-hashr miri shaam-e-javaani tum ne — Mukhtar Siddiqui

"is ki shikaayat kaun karegaa dil ki vo haalat gar na rahi baare tere talavvun se yaksaani-e-shaam-o-sahar na rahi apni tarah is vahshat-gaah mein har unvaan se rusvaa hai jab se fughaan-e-nim-shabi mamnun-e-baab-e-asar na rahi unchi shaakh kaa phuul bhi kyaa aur qurbat ki makhmuri kyaa dur-o-qarib ki koi yaad bhi raahat-e-dil ban kar na rahi jiite rahe to Thaani hai ye naumidaana ziist karein aur koi tadbir na thi jo ab tak pesh-e-nazar na rahi kis birte par baatein banaaein yaani sher shiaar karein rang-e-zamaana dekh ke ham ko himmat-e-arz-e-hunar na rahi"

"tire jalve tere hijaab ko meri hairaton se numu mili ki thaa shab se din kabhi tira-tar kabhi shab hi aaina-ru mili tiri qurbaton se bhi kyaa huaa tiri duriyon kaa to kyaa gila vo maqaam main hi na paa sakaa mujhe jis maqaam pe tu mili vo havaaon hi se baras paDe vo tiri nigah se chhalak uThe koi be-khudi na hamein mili ki jo be-niyaaz-e-subu mili vo ho fasl-e-gul ki fazaa-e-dil jo milaa kahin to junun milaa magar ik khirad hi na mil saki jo mili to sarf-e-rafu mili"

"thi to sahi par aaj se pahle aisi haqir faqir na thi dil ki sharaafat zehn ki jaudat itni baDi taqsir na thi sach kahte ho ham aise kahaan aur soz-o-gudaaz-e-ishq kahaan sach hai mire aaina-e-dil mein koi kabhi tasvir na thi ab jo uchaaT hui hai tabiat shaayad ab ham rukhsat hain bin-kaaran be-baat vagarna aisi kabhi dil-gir na thi ahl-e-junun ko fasl-e-khizaan se ab ke bhi go na rabt rahaa ab ke bahaar vo aai ki jis ki bu-e-gul bhi safir na thi aakhir ghairat ne samjhaayaa nau-midaanaa ziist karein baaqi har tadbir to ki jo apne khilaaf-e-zamir na thi"

"dhyaan ki mauj ko phir aaina-simaa kar lein kuchh tajalli ki huzuri kaa bhi yaaraa kar lein aaj kaa din bhi yunhi biit gayaa shaam hui aur ik raat kaa kaTnaa bhi gavaaraa kar lein jin khayaalon ke ulaT pher mein uljhin saansein un mein kuchh aur bhi saanson kaa izaafa kar lein jin malaalon se lahu dil kaa banaa hai aansu un ke aankhon se barasne kaa nazaaraa kar lein ehtiyaaton ki guzargaahein hui hain sunsaan ab chhupaayaa huaa har ghaav huvaidaa kar lein"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"

"shokh the rang har ik daur mein afsaanon ke dil dhaDakte hi rahe aas mein insaanon ke ilm ne khair na chaahi kabhi insaanon ki zarre barbaad yunhi to nahin viraanon ke raahein shahron se guzarti rahin viraanon ki naqsh milte rahe kaabe mein sanam-khaanon ke zindagi vaalaa-o-shaidaa rahi farzaanon ki naam raushan hue har daur mein divaanon ke maryami morid-e-tohmat rahi armaanon ki TukDe ik daftar-e-ilzaam hain daamaanon ke fikr sab ko hai rafu ke liye saamaanon ki puchhtaa koi nahin haal girebaanon ke qadr kuchh kam to nahin ab bhi tan-aasaanon ki roz o shab aaj bhi bhaari hain giraan-jaanon ke"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"