koi rishta na ho phir bhi rishte bahut — Abdullah Javed

"yaad yuun hosh ganvaa baiThi hai jism se jaan judaa baiThi hai raah taknaa hai abas so jaao dhuup divaar pe aa baiThi hai aashiyaane kaa khudaa hi haafiz ghaat mein tez havaa baiThi hai dast-e-gul-chin se muravvat kaisi shaakh phulon ko ganvaa baiThi hai kaise aae kisi gulshan mein bahaar dasht mein aabla-paa baiThi hai shahr aaseb-zada lagtaa hai kuche kuche mein balaa baiThi hai chaar kamron ke makaan mein apne ik pachhal-paai bhi aa baiThi hai shaairi peT ki khaatir 'jaaved' biich baazaar ke aa baiThi hai"

"duniyaa ne jab Daraayaa to Darne mein lag gayaa dil phir bhi pyaar aap se karne mein lag gayaa shaayad kahin se aap ki khushbu pahunch gai maahaul jaan o dil kaa sanvarne mein lag gayaa ik naqsh mauj-e-aab se barham huaa to kyaa ik naqsh zer-e-aab ubharne mein lag gayaa 'jaaved' nazd-e-aab-e-ravaan kah gayaa faqir dariyaa mein jo gayaa vo guzarne mein lag gayaa"

"har lamha marg-o-zist mein paikaar dekhnaa khinchi hui hai vaqt ne talvaar dekhnaa is dopahar ki dhuup mein saaya kahaan mile din Dhal chale to phir kahin divaar dekhnaa ab to safar ke sakht maraahil hain aur ham jab paas aae manzil-e-dildaar dekhnaa be-taabiyaan hon laakh magar us ke ru-ba-ru chhoDein na haath daaman-e-pindaar dekhnaa ai maslahat ki past zaminon ke baasiyo kitni bulandiyaan hain sar-e-daar dekhnaa zarra bhi aaftaab se kamtar nahin yahaan yaaro magar ba-dida-e-bedaar dekhnaa 'jaaved' ham hain aur hai ehsaas kaa khulus yaaron ke paas jhuuT ke tumaar dekhnaa"

"ik sail-e-be-panaah ki surat ravaan hai vaqt tinke samajh rahe hain ki vahm-o-gumaan hai vaqt parkho to jaise tegh-e-do-dam hai khinchi hui Taalo to ek uDtaa huaa saa dhuaan hai vaqt jo dil hadaf huaa ho vo shaayad bataa sake naavak bhi aap aap hi chaDhti kamaan hai vaqt ham us ke saath hain ki vo hai apne saath saath kis ko khabar ki ham hain ravaan yaa ravaan hai vaqt taarikh kyaa hai vaqt ke qadmon ki gard hai qaumon ke auj-o-past ki ik daastaan hai vaqt agle sukhan-varon ne jise aasmaan kahaa sach puchhiye to aaj vahi aasmaan hai vaqt hamdam nahin rafiq nahin ham-navaa nahin lekin hamaaraa sab se baDaa raazdaan hai vaqt kal kaaenaat apne jilau mein liye hue 'jaaved' hast-o-bud kaa ik kaarvaan hai vaqt"

"phuul ke laaeq fazaa rakhni hi thi Dar havaa se thaa havaa rakhni hi thi go mizaajan ham judaa the khalq se saath mein khalq-e-khudaa rakhni hi thi yuun to dil thaa ghar faqat allaah kaa but jo paale the to jaa rakhni hi thi tark karni thi har ik rasm-e-jahaan haan magar rasm-e-vafaa rakhni hi thi sirf kaabe par na thi hujjat tamaam baad-e-kaaba karbalaa rakhni hi thi"

"jaanib-e-dar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin raah shab bhar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin aashiqi ki sochnaa to Thiik hai aashiqi kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin izn-e-jalva hai jhalak bhar ke liye aankh bhar kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin ik tilismi shahr hai ye zindagi pichhe muD kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin apne baahar dekh kar hans bol lein apne andar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin phir nai hijrat koi darpesh hai khvaab mein ghar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin sar badan par dekhiye 'jaaved' ji haath mein sar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"