lage hai aasmaan jaisaa nahin hai — 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"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"