koi bagula raqsaan mere andar hai — Mirza Athar Zia

"rok rakkhaa thaa jo in aankhon mein khaaraa paani meri divaaron mein dar aayaa vo saaraa paani ek dariyaa ko dikhaai thi kabhi pyaas apni phir nahin maangaa kabhi main ne dobaaraa paani apni aankhon se nichoDungaa kisi roz use kartaa rahtaa hai bahut mujh se kinaaraa paani ab ke baarish pe koi haq nahin insaanon kaa ab ke chiDiyon ke liye rab ne utaaraa paani main samundar se lagi shor-zamin jaisaa huun maartaa rahtaa hai mujh ko miraa khaaraa paani main ne in aankhon se kuchh moti chune the 'athar' mere honTon mein abhi jazb hai khaaraa paani"

"DhunDhtaa hai koi rastaa mire aaine mein qaid jo shakhs hai mujh saa mire aaine mein khinch le tujh ko na aaine ke andar kaa tilism ghaur se dekh na itnaa mire aaine mein us ke jaisaa huun main aaine ke baahar koi rah rahaa hai vo jo mujh saa mire aaine mein main hi aaina-e-duniyaa mein chalaa aayaa huun yaa chali aai hai duniyaa mire aaine mein aks kuchh aur nazar aataa hai meraa sab ko kis ne ab tak mujhe dekhaa mire aaine mein ru-ba-ru hotaa hai ik shakhs bhi mujh saa 'athar' main akelaa nahin hotaa mire aaine mein"

"tamaam galiyon mein maatam bapaa thaa jangal kaa yahaan zarur koi silsila thaa jangal kaa likhi thiin vahshatein sahraa ki meri aankhon mein kitaab-e-dil mein varaq khul rahaa thaa jangal kaa hamaare shahron mein ab roz hotaa rahtaa hai vo vaaqia jo kabhi vaaqia thaa jangal kaa vo is taraf ki pahaaDi pe miThe jharne the pa darmiyaan mein rasta ghanaa thaa jangal kaa mujh ek shahr mein aisaa bhi thaa udaas koi hamesha mujh se pata puchhtaa thaa jangal kaa kisi ke saath ne insaan banaa diyaa hai ise vagarna dil ye kabhi bheDiyaa thaa jangal kaa jahaan pe khatm thi insaaniyat ki had 'athar' vahaan pe dekhaa to ik raasta thaa jangal kaa"

"main apne jism ki divaar mein chunun khud ko phir apne-aap se baatein karun sunun khud ko tamaam shahr mein bikhraa paDaa hai meraa vajud koi bataae bhalaa kis tarah chunun khud ko nikal paDaa huun main ham-zaad DhunDne apnaa lagaa ke baiThaa huaa huun ajab junun khud ko mire vajud ke sab taane-baane uljhe hain kidhar kidhar se main suljhaaun aur banun khud ko vo chiiz kyaa hai ki jis ki talaash mein 'athar' udheD udheD ke apnaa badan dhunon khud ko"

"tu bhi ho jaaegaa paani paani pyaas hai meri puraani paani rah ke sahraa mein haraa ho gayaa main mujh mein bahne lagaa dhaani paani kahti jaati hai kahaani koi teri har aan ravaani paani tu to rahtaa hai miri aankhon mein tujh se kyaa baat chhupaani paani pyaas roke hue main baiThaa thaa aur phir chikh uThaa paani paani main ne khinchaa thaa havaa par koi lafz likhtaa hai jis ke maaani paani meri aankhon se bhi ik baar nikal dekhun main teri ravaani paani halq se zahr utaarun 'athar' laa mire dushman-e-jaani paani"

"har ghaDi barse hai baadal mujh mein kaun hai pyaas se paagal mujh mein tum ne ro-dho ke tasalli kar li phailtaa hai abhi kaajal mujh mein main adhuraa saa huun us ke andar aur vo shakhs mukammal mujh mein chup ki divaaron se sar phoDe hai jo ik aavaaz hai paagal mujh mein main tujhe sahl bahut lagtaa huun tu kabhi chaar qadam chal mujh mein muzhda aankhon ko ki phir se phuTi ik nae khvaab ki konpal mujh mein kaaTne hain kai ban-baas yahin ug rahaa hai jo ye jangal mujh mein aag mein jaltaa huun jab jab 'athar' aur aa jaataa hai kuchh bal mujh mein"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"