milaa jo kaam gham-e-mo'tabar banaane kaa — Saleem Ahmed

"nayaa mazmun kitaab-e-zist kaa huun nihaayat ghaur se sochaa gayaa huun sunein mujh ko to main dhaDkan huun dil ki nahin sunte to sahraa ki sadaa huun miri jaanib koi aae to puchhun nishaan-e-raah huun manzil huun kyaa huun kisi ko kyaa bataaun kaun huun main ki apni daastaan bhulaa huaa huun khud apni diid se andhi hain aankhein khud apni guunj se bahraa huaa huun miri sairaabiyon mein tishnagi hai ki main dariyaa huun lekin ret kaa huun vo ran mujh mein paDaa hai khair o shar kaa ki apni zaat mein ik karbalaa huun miraa siina hai chhalni nai ki surat inhin zakhmon se main naghma-saraa huun mujhe shabnam kaa aaina milaa hai isi mein gul ki surat dekhtaa huun miri maujudgi se bandagi hai ki jab se gum huaa huun main khudaa huun"

"ye khvaab aur bhi dekheinge raat baaqi hai abhi to ai dil-e-zinda hayaat baaqi hai mire lahu mein abhi tark-e-ishq ke baa-vasf vo garmi-e-nigah-e-iltifaat baaqi hai abhi to zauq-e-talab mein kami nahin aai abhi miraa safar-e-be-jihaat baaqi hai jo ho sake to shahaadat-gah-e-nazar mein aa ye dekh ishq mein kitnaa sabaat baaqi hai ye kaaenaat abhi ek intizaar mein hai ki hone vaali koi vaardaat baaqi hai khud apni raakh se tu ji uThe sharar ki tarah ye moajiza abhi ai kaaenaat baaqi hai shab-e-visaal mein din bhi milaa na lein ai dost ki raat khatm hui aur baat baaqi hai hui hai shaakh-e-hunar mein nai numu ab ke 'salim' barg-e-khizaan se najaat baaqi hai"

"tire saanche mein Dhaltaa jaa rahaa huun tujhe bhi kuchh badaltaa jaa rahaa huun na jaane tujh ko bhulaa huun ki khud ko bahar-surat sanbhaltaa jaa rahaa huun tabi'at hai abhi tiflaana meri khilaunon se bahaltaa jaa rahaa huun haqiqat ko mukammal dekhnaa hai nazar ke rukh badaltaa jaa rahaa huun chalaa hai mujh se aage meraa saaya so main bhi saath chaltaa jaa rahaa huun ye chaahaa thaa ki patthar ban ke ji luun so andar se pighaltaa jaa rahaa huun bahut naazaan huun mahrumi pe apni isi par haath miltaa jaa rahaa huun kisi kaa vaa'da-e-fardaa nahin main tu kyuun fardaa pe Taltaa jaa rahaa huun"

"jo baat dil mein thi vo kab zabaan par aai sunaa rahaa hai fasaane fareb-e-goyaai nae charaagh sar-e-rahguzar jalaa aai havaa-e-nikhat-e-gul thi ki meri binaai tu garm raat mein ThanDi havaa kaa jhonkaa thaa zaraa qarib se guzraa to niind si aai jo baat tujh mein hai vo dusron mein kyaa milti jo baat mujh mein hai tu ne bhi vo kahaan paai vo yaad aae to dil aur ho gayaa viraan vo mil gae to baDhaa aur dard-e-tanhaai bahut dinon se miraa dil udaas bhi to nahin bahut dinon se tiri yaad bhi nahin aai 'salim' qurb se bhi tishnagi nahin jaati ye baat saahil-o-dariyaa ne mujh ko samjhaai"

"manzil-e-be-jahat ki khair sai-e-safar hai raaegaan ahl-e-vafaa ke qaafile phir bhi to hain ravaan davaan zahr hai mere jaam mein honTon pe aa gai hai jaan phir bhi mujhe hayaat par tere karam kaa hai gumaan dahr pe main khulaa nahin mujh ko khudaa milaa nahin aap hi apnaa raaz huun aap hi apnaa raaz-daan husn ko chhu ke dekhnaa aag thaa mom ke liye ruuh pighal ke rah gai aql hui dhuaan dhuaan vo bhi to hain ki zindagi jin ke liye hai angbin zaaiqa-e-hayaat se ainTh gai miri zabaan gosh-e-gul-bahaar mein kis ne kahaa hai harf-e-shauq kaun hai meraa tarjumaan kis ko mili miri zabaan"

"koi sitaara-e-girdaab aashnaa thaa main ki mauj mauj andheron mein Dubtaa thaa main us ek chehre mein aabaad the kai chehre us ek shakhs mein kis kis ko dekhtaa thaa main nae sitaare miri raushni mein chalte the charaagh thaa ki sar-e-raah jal rahaa thaa main safar mein 'ishq ke ik aisaa marhala aayaa vo DhunDtaa thaa mujhe aur kho gayaa thaa main tamaam 'umr kaa haasil saraab o tishna-labi miraa qusur yahi thaa ki sochtaa thaa main bigaD rahaa thaa main duniyaa ke zaaviye se magar ik aur zaaviya thaa jis se ban rahaa thaa main nahin rahaa main tire raaste kaa patthar bhi vo din bhi the tire ehsaas mein khudaa thaa main mujhe gila na kisi sang kaa na aahan kaa usi ne toD diyaa jis kaa aaina thaa main"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"