main use tujh se milaa detaa magar dil mere — Saleem Kausar

"ye log jis se ab inkaar karnaa chaahte hain vo guftugu dar-o-divaar karnaa chaahte hain hamein khabar hai ki guzregaa ek sail-e-fanaa so ham tumhein bhi khabar-daar karnaa chaahte hain aur is se pahle ki saabit ho jurm-e-khaamoshi ham apni raae kaa izhaar karnaa chaahte hain yahaan tak aa to gae aap ki mohabbat mein ab aur kitnaa gunahgaar karnaa chaahte hain gul-e-umid farozaan rahe tiri khushbu ki log use bhi giraftaar karnaa chaahte hain uThaae phirte hain kab se azaab-e-dar-badri ab is ko vaqf-e-rah-e-yaar karnaa chaahte hain jahaan kahaani mein qaatil bari huaa hai vahaan ham ik gavaah kaa kirdaar karnaa chaahte hain vo ham hain jo tiri aavaaz sun ke tere hue vo aur hain ki jo didaar karnaa chaahte hain"

"achchhaa hai isi surat-e-haalaat mein rahnaa din shahr mein aur raat mazaafaat mein rahnaa har raat sitaaron ko zamin par liye phirnaa har subh kahin hamd-o-munaajaat mein rahnaa is bhiiD mein gard-e-dar-o-divaar hai itni mumkin hi nahin haath kisi haat mein rahnaa us shakhs ki chaahat bhi ajab hai ki hamesha khaatir mein na laanaa to mudaaraat mein rahnaa ye shahr samundar ke kinaare pa hai aabaad is shahr mein rahnaa bhi to auqaat mein rahnaa ham ahl-e-tariqat ki yahi rasm rahi hai zindaan mein yaa halqa-e-saadaat mein rahnaa dikhnaa to 'salim' apne ravayye hi pe dikhnaa khush rahnaa to apni hi kisi baat mein rahnaa"

"tujh se baDh kar koi pyaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa par tiraa saath gavaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa paanv rakhte hain phisal saktaa hai miTTi ho ki ret har kinaaraa to kinaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa us tak aavaaz pahunchni bhi baDi mushkil hai aur na dekhe to ishaara bhi nahin ho saktaa tere bandon ki maishat kaa ajab haal huaa aish kaisaa ki guzaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa apnaa dushman bhi dikhaai nahin detaa ho jise aisaa lashkar to saf-aaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa husn aisaa ki chakaa-chaund hui hain aankhein hairat aisi ki nazaaraa bhi nahin hain aankhein vaise vo shakhs hamaaraa to kabhi thaa hi nahin dukh to ye hai ki tumhaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa duniyaa achchhi bhi nahin lagti ham aison ko 'salim' aur duniyaa se kinaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa"

"junun tabdili-e-mausam kaa taqriron ki had tak hai yahaan jo kuchh nazar aataa hai tasviron ki had tak hai ghubaar aasaar karti hai musaafir ko subuk-gaami tilism-e-manzil-e-hasti to rahgiron ki had tak hai zamaane tu ne gham ko bhi numaaish kar diyaa aakhir nashaat-e-girya-o-maatam bhi zanjiron ki had tak hai"

"aab o havaa hai barsar-e-paikaar kaun hai mere sivaa ye mujh mein giraftaar kaun hai ik raushni si raah dikhaati hai har taraf dosh-e-havaa pe saahib-e-raftaar kaun hai ek ek kar ke khud se bichhaDne lage hain ham dekho to jaa ke qaafila-saalaar kaun hai bosidgi ke khauf se sab uTh ke chal diye phir bhi ye zer-e-saaya-e-divaar kaun hai qadmon mein saae ki tarah raunde gae hain ham ham se ziyaada teraa talabgaar kaun hai phailaa rahaa hai daaman-e-shab ki hikaayatein suraj nahin to ye pas-e-kohsaar kaun hai kyaa shai hai jis ke vaaste TuuTe paDe hain log ye bhiiD kyuun hai raunaq-e-baazaar kaun hai ai dil ab apni lau ko bachaa le ki shahr mein tu jal-bujhaa to teraa 'azaa-daar kaun hai ab tak isi khayaal se soe nahin 'salim' ham so gae to phir yahaan bedaar kaun hai"

"tu suraj hai teri taraf dekhaa nahin jaa saktaa lekin dekhne vaalon ko rokaa nahin jaa saktaa ab jo lahar hai pal bhar baad nahin hogi yaani ik dariyaa mein dusri baar utraa nahin jaa saktaa ab bhi vaqt hai apni ravish tabdil karo varna jo kuchh hone vaalaa hai sochaa nahin jaa saktaa us ki gali mein jaane se use milne se khud ko rokaa jaa saktaa hai par rokaa nahin jaa saktaa kisi ko chaahat aur kisi ko nafrat maarti hai koi bhi ho use marte to dekhaa nahin jaa saktaa ek taraf tire husn ki hairat ek taraf duniyaa aur duniyaa mein der talak Thahraa nahin jaa saktaa"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"