koi to hai jo aahon mein asar aane nahin detaa — Imran

"mausam-e-gul hai tire surkh dahan ki had tak yaa mire zakhmon se aaraasta tan ki had tak vaqt har zakhm ko bhar detaa hai kuchh bhi kiije yaad rah jaati hai halki si chubhan ki had tak na kisi gul se taalluq na kisi khaar se bair rabt gulzaar se hai bu-e-saman ki had tak vo mujhe bhuul nahin paayaa abhi tak yaani main use yaad huun maathe ki shikan ki had tak baat ik aur pas-e-parda-e-alfaaz bhi thi us ne khat meraa paDhaa lutf-e-sukhan ki had tak mahr-o-mahtaab ki khvaahish se mujhe kyaa lenaa mutmain dil hai jab ik sim-badan ki had tak ye jo kahnaa hai ki har husn jafaa-pesha hai ek tohmat hai mire rashk-e-adn ki had tak"

"apne hisse mein hi aane the khasaare saare dost hi dost the basti mein hamaare saare zer-e-lab aah nami aankh mein chup chup tanhaa aise hi hote hain ye dard ke maare saare khvaab, ummid, tamannaaein, taalluq, rishte jaan le lete hain aakhir ye sahaare saare tujh ko ik lafz bhi kahne ki zarurat kyaa hai ham samajhte hain miri jaan ishaare saare ishq kyaa itnaa baDaa jurm hai? jis par yaavar! dushman-e-jaan hue jaan se pyaare saare aae jab tere muqaabil to khulaa kuchh bhi nahin gul-badan maah-jabin nuur ke dhaare saare haar hi jiit hai aain-e-vafaa ki ru se ye vo baazi hai jahaan jiit ke haare saare husn khud qaane huaa laal-o-guhar par varna ham to aflaak se le aate sitaare saare kaun kaafir hai ye jab puchhaa gayaa vaaiz se auj-e-mimbar se sadaa aai ki saare saare Dubnaa likkhaa ho taqdir mein 'imrran' agar aap ban jaate hain gardaab kinaare saare"

"payaam le ke havaa duur tak nahin jaati navaa-e-khalq-e-khudaa duur tak nahin jaati yahin kahin pe bhaTakti hain zer-e-charkh-e-kuhan hamaari koi duaa duur tak nahin jaati gale mein halqa-e-zarrin halaq mein luqma-e-tar tabhi to apni sadaa duur tak nahin jaati kisi ke chehre ke pichhe kaa haal kyaa maalum shikast-e-dil ki sadaa duur tak nahin jaati mire diye ko bas ik zid si hai andhere se agarche us ki ziyaa duur tak nahin jaati ajiib khauf kaa mausam hai in dinon 'imrran' sugandh le ke havaa duur tak nahin jaati"

"apne lahu mein zahr bhi khud gholtaa huun main soz-e-darun kisi pe nahin kholtaa huun main aflaak meri durd-e-tah-e-jaam mein hain gum tasbih-e-mahr-o-anjum-o-mah roltaa huun main kuchh na samajh ke uTh chale sab mere gham-gusaar jaane vahi ki jis ki zabaan boltaa huun main kyaa jaane shaakh-e-vaqt se kis vaqt gir paDun maanind-e-barg-e-zard abhi Doltaa huun main baazaar-e-dil mein dard kaa gaahak nahin koi mizaan-e-aarzu mein ziyaan taultaa huun main 'imrran' bu-e-gul se hain naakhun mahak uThe ye kis hasin ke band-e-qabaa kholtaa huun mein"

"ye jo aabaad hone jaa rahe hain bahut naashaad hone jaa rahe hain judaai ki ghaDi sar par khaDi hai ham us ki yaad hone jaa rahe hain tiri chashm-e-tamaashaa ki havas mein faqat barbaad hone jaa rahe hain giraftaaraan-e-daam-e-zulf-e-pechaan bahut aazaad hone jaa rahe hain sabhi kuchh bhultaa jaataa hai aur ham isi mein shaad hone jaa rahe hain sabhi aaina-ru o aaina-haa ghizaa-e-baad hone jaa rahe hain"

"ham na duniyaa ke hain na diin ke hain ham to ik zulf-e-ambarin ke hain shisha-o-mai se be-niyaaz hain ham mast us chashm-e-surmagin ke hain rang ho raushni ho yaa khushbu sab mein partav usi hasin ke hain chashm-e-be-khvaab daaman-e-gulgun sab karishme usi zahin ke hain hain makin qarya-e-mohabbat ke aasmaan ke na ham zamin ke hain aae the shahr-e-husn mein ik din aur ik umr se yahin ke hain aayatein hain hamaari qismat ki ye jo chitvan tiri jabin ke hain zulmat-e-shaam-e-hijr se 'imrran' tazkire ek mah-jabin ke hain"

"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"