paanv jab mere aasmaan mein the — Abu Leveeza Ali

"kisi kaa khat hai yaa ye ghazal hai ye kaisaa parcha paDaa huaa hai gulaal se lab bane hain is mein kitaab chehra banaa huaa hai nigaah us ki hai jhiil jaisi kamaan jaisi bhavon ke niche to surkh honTon ke ek jaanib bhi til kaa pahra lagaa huaa hai haan sabz qindil jal rahi hai balaa ki surkhi ubal rahi hai adaa se palkein jhuki huiin hain hayaa kaa aanchal paDaa huaa hai lo ab hamaari saqil aankhein qadim raston pe chal paDi hain vafaa ke khanDar se kuchh pare hi hamaaraa malba paDaa huaa hai safed baalon ke pichhe apni javaan umri ke pal nahin hain hai ahd-e-tifli kaa ek buDhaa jo laDkhaDaataa khaDaa huaa hai bahut hasin hai ye sachchaa moti jo rang se is ke munsalik hai magar use ye khabar nahin hai hamaaraa aansu juDaa huaa hai hai chaap us ki hamaari dhaDkan jo dil mein dhak dhak lagi hui hai firaaq us kaa visaal hi hai vo ban ke dhaDkaa lagaa huaa hai bahut sanvaaraa musavviron ne bahut se Daale hain rang is mein magar ye surat hai meri surat so rang is kaa uDaa huaa hai"

"palaT jaanaa koi mushkil nahin thaa miraa hi vaapsi kaa dil nahin thaa mataa-e-zist laa-haasil nahin thaa vale paane ke main qaabil nahin thaa vo chhuriyaan dhaar jis par ho rahin thiin miraa hi dil thaa koi sil nahin thaa khulaa baab-e-junun jab mujh pe yaaro miraa tab koi mustaqbil nahin thaa mariz-e-ishq hone tak sunaa hai adhuri zaat thaa kaamil nahin thaa mujhe gharqaab thaa az had zaruri vagarna ziist ke qaabil nahin thaa main pyaasaa thaa magar honTon se mahrum samundar thaa magar saahil nahin thaa na do ilzaam bhaunre ko 'ali' tum vo hargiz phuul kaa qaatil nahin thaa"

"aql thi aagahi ne maar diyaa diid ko raushni ne maar diyaa ek bekas thaa jis ke khvaabon ko us ki be-chaargi ne maar diyaa ham ne chaahaa ki baat ban jaae ziist ki be-rukhi ne maar diyaa dekh kar paani mar gayaa pyaasaa us ko sachchi khushi ne maar diyaa thaa jo apnaa banaa vo an-jaanaa phir usi ajnabi ne maar diyaa kyaa taajjub ki koi baat nahin aadmi aadmi ne maar diyaa"

"shikast-e-khurdgi ke baad hausla nahin huaa jo chukaa pahlaa vaar hi to dusraa nahin huaa kahaa huaa sunaa huaa likhaa huaa nahin huaa hamaare haq mein to koi bhi faisla nahin huaa qadam saqil ho gae tavil raah ho gai malaal thaa kamaal par visaal thaa nahin huaa sukut-e-lab kaa vo sabab hain siskiyaan vo hichkiyaan nigaah-e-ishq se faro vo haadisa nahin huaa tamaam dil ke paarche bikhar chuke zamin par hisaab rakhne vaale kaa muhaasba nahin huaa palaT gae tamaash-bin gai vo shoabada-gari thi gung vo zabaan jab kahaa huaa nahin huaa hui buland ik sadaa ki ab karo vo faisla nigaah-e-naaz-yaafta vo dusraa nahin huaa tumhaare naqsh-e-paa pe main jo chal rahaa huun der se main khatm ho rahaa to huun pa raasta nahin huaa"

"pahle kulfat uThaai daftar ki phir uThe khaak chhaani dar-dar ki tum ko DhunDaa na dil ke khaanon mein ham ne kunDi bajaai har ghar ki ham to sahraa-navard hain bhaai baat kar yuun na ham se tu ghar ki dard se phaT rahaa ho jin kaa sar un ko haajat nahin hai patthar ki teri yaadon se siina chiir liyaa aur baaton ne jaa li khanjar ki dard ko dil kaa de diyaa rasta aur phir ham ne li khabar sar ki maare maare phire tiri khaatir sahraa-surat banaa li hai ghar ki ham ko ik laash to giraani hai kaun silvaT sameTe bistar ki"

"aankh kaa ishaara hai ham pe aashkaaraa hai tir-e-nim-kash hai kab ye nazar to aaraa hai hai jo ishq kaa chakkar sar-ba-sar khasaara hai dard ki hukumat hai aur dukh sahaaraa hai ai miri mataa-e-jaan ham mein kyaa hamaaraa hai dil ko gham hain duniyaa ke aur dil tumhaaraa hai hijr do ghaDi kaa hi aag hai sharaara hai mujh mein ek dariyaa hai aur ik kinaara hai"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"