nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai — Mukhtar Siddiqui

"is ki shikaayat kaun karegaa dil ki vo haalat gar na rahi baare tere talavvun se yaksaani-e-shaam-o-sahar na rahi apni tarah is vahshat-gaah mein har unvaan se rusvaa hai jab se fughaan-e-nim-shabi mamnun-e-baab-e-asar na rahi unchi shaakh kaa phuul bhi kyaa aur qurbat ki makhmuri kyaa dur-o-qarib ki koi yaad bhi raahat-e-dil ban kar na rahi jiite rahe to Thaani hai ye naumidaana ziist karein aur koi tadbir na thi jo ab tak pesh-e-nazar na rahi kis birte par baatein banaaein yaani sher shiaar karein rang-e-zamaana dekh ke ham ko himmat-e-arz-e-hunar na rahi"

"tire jalve tere hijaab ko meri hairaton se numu mili ki thaa shab se din kabhi tira-tar kabhi shab hi aaina-ru mili tiri qurbaton se bhi kyaa huaa tiri duriyon kaa to kyaa gila vo maqaam main hi na paa sakaa mujhe jis maqaam pe tu mili vo havaaon hi se baras paDe vo tiri nigah se chhalak uThe koi be-khudi na hamein mili ki jo be-niyaaz-e-subu mili vo ho fasl-e-gul ki fazaa-e-dil jo milaa kahin to junun milaa magar ik khirad hi na mil saki jo mili to sarf-e-rafu mili"

"thi to sahi par aaj se pahle aisi haqir faqir na thi dil ki sharaafat zehn ki jaudat itni baDi taqsir na thi sach kahte ho ham aise kahaan aur soz-o-gudaaz-e-ishq kahaan sach hai mire aaina-e-dil mein koi kabhi tasvir na thi ab jo uchaaT hui hai tabiat shaayad ab ham rukhsat hain bin-kaaran be-baat vagarna aisi kabhi dil-gir na thi ahl-e-junun ko fasl-e-khizaan se ab ke bhi go na rabt rahaa ab ke bahaar vo aai ki jis ki bu-e-gul bhi safir na thi aakhir ghairat ne samjhaayaa nau-midaanaa ziist karein baaqi har tadbir to ki jo apne khilaaf-e-zamir na thi"

"dhyaan ki mauj ko phir aaina-simaa kar lein kuchh tajalli ki huzuri kaa bhi yaaraa kar lein aaj kaa din bhi yunhi biit gayaa shaam hui aur ik raat kaa kaTnaa bhi gavaaraa kar lein jin khayaalon ke ulaT pher mein uljhin saansein un mein kuchh aur bhi saanson kaa izaafa kar lein jin malaalon se lahu dil kaa banaa hai aansu un ke aankhon se barasne kaa nazaaraa kar lein ehtiyaaton ki guzargaahein hui hain sunsaan ab chhupaayaa huaa har ghaav huvaidaa kar lein"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"

"shokh the rang har ik daur mein afsaanon ke dil dhaDakte hi rahe aas mein insaanon ke ilm ne khair na chaahi kabhi insaanon ki zarre barbaad yunhi to nahin viraanon ke raahein shahron se guzarti rahin viraanon ki naqsh milte rahe kaabe mein sanam-khaanon ke zindagi vaalaa-o-shaidaa rahi farzaanon ki naam raushan hue har daur mein divaanon ke maryami morid-e-tohmat rahi armaanon ki TukDe ik daftar-e-ilzaam hain daamaanon ke fikr sab ko hai rafu ke liye saamaanon ki puchhtaa koi nahin haal girebaanon ke qadr kuchh kam to nahin ab bhi tan-aasaanon ki roz o shab aaj bhi bhaari hain giraan-jaanon ke"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"