ruuh ko qaalib ke andar jaannaa mushkil huaa — Abdullah Javed

"yaad yuun hosh ganvaa baiThi hai jism se jaan judaa baiThi hai raah taknaa hai abas so jaao dhuup divaar pe aa baiThi hai aashiyaane kaa khudaa hi haafiz ghaat mein tez havaa baiThi hai dast-e-gul-chin se muravvat kaisi shaakh phulon ko ganvaa baiThi hai kaise aae kisi gulshan mein bahaar dasht mein aabla-paa baiThi hai shahr aaseb-zada lagtaa hai kuche kuche mein balaa baiThi hai chaar kamron ke makaan mein apne ik pachhal-paai bhi aa baiThi hai shaairi peT ki khaatir 'jaaved' biich baazaar ke aa baiThi hai"

"duniyaa ne jab Daraayaa to Darne mein lag gayaa dil phir bhi pyaar aap se karne mein lag gayaa shaayad kahin se aap ki khushbu pahunch gai maahaul jaan o dil kaa sanvarne mein lag gayaa ik naqsh mauj-e-aab se barham huaa to kyaa ik naqsh zer-e-aab ubharne mein lag gayaa 'jaaved' nazd-e-aab-e-ravaan kah gayaa faqir dariyaa mein jo gayaa vo guzarne mein lag gayaa"

"har lamha marg-o-zist mein paikaar dekhnaa khinchi hui hai vaqt ne talvaar dekhnaa is dopahar ki dhuup mein saaya kahaan mile din Dhal chale to phir kahin divaar dekhnaa ab to safar ke sakht maraahil hain aur ham jab paas aae manzil-e-dildaar dekhnaa be-taabiyaan hon laakh magar us ke ru-ba-ru chhoDein na haath daaman-e-pindaar dekhnaa ai maslahat ki past zaminon ke baasiyo kitni bulandiyaan hain sar-e-daar dekhnaa zarra bhi aaftaab se kamtar nahin yahaan yaaro magar ba-dida-e-bedaar dekhnaa 'jaaved' ham hain aur hai ehsaas kaa khulus yaaron ke paas jhuuT ke tumaar dekhnaa"

"ik sail-e-be-panaah ki surat ravaan hai vaqt tinke samajh rahe hain ki vahm-o-gumaan hai vaqt parkho to jaise tegh-e-do-dam hai khinchi hui Taalo to ek uDtaa huaa saa dhuaan hai vaqt jo dil hadaf huaa ho vo shaayad bataa sake naavak bhi aap aap hi chaDhti kamaan hai vaqt ham us ke saath hain ki vo hai apne saath saath kis ko khabar ki ham hain ravaan yaa ravaan hai vaqt taarikh kyaa hai vaqt ke qadmon ki gard hai qaumon ke auj-o-past ki ik daastaan hai vaqt agle sukhan-varon ne jise aasmaan kahaa sach puchhiye to aaj vahi aasmaan hai vaqt hamdam nahin rafiq nahin ham-navaa nahin lekin hamaaraa sab se baDaa raazdaan hai vaqt kal kaaenaat apne jilau mein liye hue 'jaaved' hast-o-bud kaa ik kaarvaan hai vaqt"

"phuul ke laaeq fazaa rakhni hi thi Dar havaa se thaa havaa rakhni hi thi go mizaajan ham judaa the khalq se saath mein khalq-e-khudaa rakhni hi thi yuun to dil thaa ghar faqat allaah kaa but jo paale the to jaa rakhni hi thi tark karni thi har ik rasm-e-jahaan haan magar rasm-e-vafaa rakhni hi thi sirf kaabe par na thi hujjat tamaam baad-e-kaaba karbalaa rakhni hi thi"

"jaanib-e-dar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin raah shab bhar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin aashiqi ki sochnaa to Thiik hai aashiqi kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin izn-e-jalva hai jhalak bhar ke liye aankh bhar kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin ik tilismi shahr hai ye zindagi pichhe muD kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin apne baahar dekh kar hans bol lein apne andar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin phir nai hijrat koi darpesh hai khvaab mein ghar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin sar badan par dekhiye 'jaaved' ji haath mein sar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"