milaa to de ke judaai chalaa gayaa aakhir — Munir Anwar

"gali gali hain bheDiye muhaafizon ke ruup mein kasaafaton kaa raaj hai nafaasaton ke ruup mein ham ahl-e-shauq zakhm chaaTte ravaan-davaan rahe saDak pe khaar the saje hue gulon ke ruup mein huzur vaqt mil sake to ek baar dekh lein ye saailon ke masale hain faailon ke ruup mein kahaa gayaa thaa manzil-e-muraad paaeinge magar hamein jo raahzan mile hain rahbaron ke ruup mein ab apne khuun par bhi e'timaad kuchh muhaal hai safediyaan chhipi hui hain surkhiyon ke ruup mein baDe qalam-farosh log the jinhon ne aakhirash hamein tabaah kar diyaa hai 'aalamon ke ruup mein abhi se kyon gumaan-e-tark-e-'aashiqi huaa tumhein abhi to naachtaa hai khuun dhaDkanon ke ruup mein"

"apne andar dhyaan lagaae baiThaa huun aavaazon par kaan lagaae baiThaa huun aaine mein apnaa 'aks hai main jis par kitne surkh nishaan lagaae baiThaa huun dekh mire dushman kuchh bhi ho saktaa hai is baazi par jaan lagaae baiThaa huun lafz bhi kaarobaar hain ek havaale se main bhi ek dukaan lagaae baiThaa huun duniyaa khel tamaashaa hai aur main 'anvar' daao par imaan lagaae baiThaa huun"

"us ne jab baat ki udaasi ki gard jhaDne lagi udaasi ki ab to yaaron ki anjuman mein huun ab kahaan rut rahi udaasi ki teri aankhon kaa zikr bhi aayaa guftugu jab chali udaasi ki shahr bhar mein kahaaniyaan phailin teri bhedon bhari udaasi ki tum se fursat mein guftugu hogi 'izzat-e-nafs ki udaasi ki ai miraa haal puchhne vaale sun sadaa gunjti udaasi ki uTh mire saath raqs kar 'anvar' aisi taisi tiri udaasi ki"

"ghazal kahun ki tujhe haasil-e-ghazal likhun main lafz likhun magar phir badal badal likhun tumhaare saath jo lamhe nasib mein aae unhein main umr kahun aur ek pal likhun abad qaraar duun chaahat ki har nishaani ko main tere pyaar ko sarmaaya-e-azal likhun tiri nazar ke badalte hue ishaaron ko main teraa aaj kahun aur apnaa kal likhun likhun to likhtaa chalaa jaaun ishq ki zid hai hai maslahat kaa taqaazaa sambhal sambhal likhun vo meri ruuh mein shaamil hai is tarah 'anvar' bin us ke ziist faqat saans kaa amal likhun"

"chaahaton kaa samar mil gayaa tujh saa ahl-e-nazar mil gayaa tu mujhe raah mein kyaa milaa ik javaaz-e-safar mil gayaa ik shuur-e-mohabbat hamein tere zer-e-asar mil gayaa tere me'yaar kaa to nahin haan magar chaaraagar mil gayaa meri takmil hone lagi vo saraapaa hunar mil gayaa tum sanbhaalo ye divaar-e-zar aadmiyyat kaa dar mil gayaa dil mein jaagi thi us ki lagan taa-ba hadd-e-nazar mil gayaa tu milaa to thakan jaag uThi yuun lagaa jaise ghar mil gayaa"

"tire khayaal mein had se guzar gayaa koi gham-e-hayaat ko hairaan kar gayaa koi havaaein jin ke ishaaron pe raqs karti hain charaagh vo mire raste pe dhar gayaa koi mujhe pata bhi nahin chal sakaa magar mujh mein tamaam rang mohabbat ke bhar gayaa koi main she'r kahtaa rahaa jis ki yaad mein ab tak kal us ke jaisaa ghazal mein utar gayaa koi labon tak aayaa huaa qahqaha na rok sakaa phir us ki guunj suni aur Dar gayaa koi main khvaab buntaa rahaa zindagi ke aur kahin fareb-e-zist se ghabraa ke mar gayaa koi main sochtaa huun ki us kaa likhaa dikhaaun use kahe sune se to yaksar mukar gayaa koi bas ik zaraa si tavajjoh ki baat thi 'anvar' nazar nazar se mili aur sanvar gayaa koi"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"dushmani chalti rahi yaaron ke biich phuul bhi khilte rahe khaaron ke biich ho agar imaan-e-kaamil aaj bhi raqs ho saktaa hai angaaron ke biich dosti ki chhat banaanaa chaahiye ham ko bhi rahnaa hai divaaron ke biich aap ko to chaand kahte the sabhi aap kyon dhundlaa gae taaron ke biich khud-farebi ne sahaaraa de diyaa mil gayaa iqraar inkaaron ke biich khuub hai 'muztar' kaa rang-e-shaairi khuun ki surkhi hai ghazal-paaron ke biich"

"miri jaanib nigaah-e-naaz kar aahista aahista mire dil ke jazire mein utar aahista aahista mohabbat donon jaanib hai tafaavut sirf itnaa hai idhar hai tez-rau lekin udhar aahista aahista tiri beTi kaa qad tere baraabar ho gayaa shaayad tu apni khud-kushi par ghaur kar aahista aahista sahar aai na aae vo sitaaro jaao so jaao ki ab chalte hain ham bhi apne ghar aahista aahista jo kal tak meri barbaadi ki qasmein khaate phirte the vahi ab ho rahe hain dar-ba-dar aahista aahista na jaane rah-ravaan-e-raah kaa ab hashr kyaa hogaa bhaTakte jaa rahe hain raahbar aahista aahista khudaa ke vaaste samjhaa-bujhaa kar rok le koi vo dekho jaa rahe hain ruuTh kar aahista aahista adaavat dil mein rakhnaa muskuraa kar guftugu karnaa sabhi ko aa gayaa hai ye hunar aahista aahista nimaT luun doston ki dosti se pahle ai 'hamza' to lungaa dushmanon ki bhi khabar aahista aahista"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"ek dariyaa saa musalsal hai ravaan jaante hain ham zamaane se zamaane ko yahaan jaante hain raah-e-haq par hamein rakhnaa hain akele hi qadam saath degaa na hamaaraa ye jahaan jaante hain ham ne jo baat kahi vo bhi na samjhi tum ne dost to dost ki khaamosh zabaan jaante hain laakh aaraaishein mil jaaein magar un ke baghair ghar na ho paaegaa ham se ye makaan jaante hain daa'vaa karte hain khudaa ko bhi samajhne kaa magar ham yahaan Thiik se khud ko bhi kahaan jaante hain jism ke zakhm to sab bhar gae kab ke lekin ruuh par ab bhi jo hain ham vo nishaan jaante hain 'aarzu' kyon ho hamein ‘umr-daraazi ki jab zindagi ham tire sab sud-o-ziyaan jaante hain"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"