saae chamak rahe the siyaasat ki baat thi — Himayat Ali Shayar

"ye shahr-e-rafiqaan hai dil-e-zaar sambhal ke milte hain yahaan log bahut ruup badal ke aariz hain ki murjhaae hue phuul kanval ke aankhein hain ki jhulse hue khvaabon ke mahal ke chehra hai ki hai aaina-e-gardish-e-dauraan shahkaar hain kyaa kyaa mire naqqaash-e-azal ke farhaad sar-e-daar hai shirin sar-e-baazaar badle nahin ab tak magar andaaz ghazal ke aae hain gham-e-ishq mein aise bhi maqaamaat dil khuun huaa aankh se aansu bhi na Dhalke duniyaa bhi ik aamaaj-gah-e-husn hai 'shaair' dekho to zaraa hajla-e-jaanaan se nikal ke"

"is dasht-e-sukhan mein koi kyaa phuul khilaae chamki jo zaraa dhuup to jalne lage saae suraj ke ujaale mein charaaghaan nahin mumkin suraj ko bujhaa do ki zamin jashn manaae mahtaab kaa partav bhi sitaaron pe giraan hai baiThe hain shab-e-taar se ummid lagaae har mauj-e-havaa shama ke dar pai hai azal se dil se kaho lau apni zaraa aur baDhaae kis kucha-e-tiflaan mein chale aae ho 'shaair' aavaaza kase hai to koi sang uThaae"

"meraa shuur mujh ko ye aazaar de gayaa suraj ki tarah dida-e-bedaar de gayaa har phuul ik sharar hai to har shaakh ek barq jannat kaa khvaab dozakh-e-gulzaar de gayaa lab-bastagi mein hasrat-e-guftaar jaag uThi khauf-e-sukut jurat-e-izhaar de gayaa jaltaa huun apni aag mein khurshid ki tarah kaisi sazaa ye shoala-e-pindaar de gayaa mahv-e-sukhan thaa main ki miraa aks hans paDaa aaine se nikal ke ye ashaar de gayaa"

"pindaar-e-zohd ho ki ghurur-e-barhamani is dair-e-but-shikan mein hai har but shikastni sarsar chale ki tund bagulon kaa raqs ho mauj-e-numu ravaan hai to har gul shaguftani gul-chin-o-gul-farosh ki khaatir hai fasl-e-gul aur qismat-e-junun hai faqat chaak-daamani divaar-e-abr khinchiye kirnon ki raah mein zarron mein qaid kijiye suraj ki raushni mauj-e-nafas se larze hai taar-e-rag-e-hayaat phaili hai shahr-e-dil mein vo pur-haul sansani"

"aae the tere shahr mein kitni lagan se ham mansub ho sake na tiri anjuman se ham bezaar aa na jaaein gham-e-jaan-o-tan se ham apne vatan mein rah ke bhi hain be-vatan se ham yuun be-rukhi se pesh na aa ahl-e-dil ke saath uTh kar chale na jaaein tiri anjuman se ham ye sar-kashi junun nahin pindaar-e-ishq hai guzre hain daar se bhi usi baankpan se ham mehr-o-mah-o-nujum ki maanind roz-o-shab har jaur-e-aasmaan pe rahe khanda-zan se ham milte hain roz dast-e-sabaa se payaam-e-gul zindaan mein bhi qarib hain ahl-e-chaman se ham 'shaair' adab ke mohtasibon ko khabar nahin kyaa kaam le rahe hain taghazzul ke fan se ham"

"kyaa kyaa na zindagi ke fasaane raqam hue lekin jo haasil-e-gham-e-dil the vo kam hue ai tishnagi-e-dard koi gham koi karam muddat guzar gai hai in aankhon ko nam hue milne ko ek izn-e-tabassum to mil gayaa kuchh dil hi jaantaa hai jo dil par sitam hue daaman kaa chaak chaak-e-jigar se na mil sakaa kitni hi baar dast-o-garebaan baham hue kis ko hai ye khabar ki ba-unvaan-e-zindagi kis husn-e-ehtimaam se maslub ham hue arbaab-e-ishq-o-ahl-e-havas mein hai farq kyaa sab hi tiri nigaah mein jab mohtaram hue 'shaair' tumhin pe tang nahin arsa-e-hayaat har ahl-e-fan pe dahr mein aise karam hue"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"