sahar kaa nuur miraa rang-e-shaam hai meraa — Abdul Aziz Fitrat

"rah-e-gham mein zikr un kaa miraa khaas ham-safar thaa gharaz un ke hi karam se safar apnaa mukhtasar thaa ye sarisht thi jabin ki ise tum muaaf kar do na khayaal-e-dard-e-sar thaa na khayaal-e-sang-e-dar thaa gham-e-dil surur ban kar miri zindagi pe chhaayaa gham-e-dil ki khush-mazaaqi se main kitnaa baa-khabar thaa mire doston ne jaanchaa hai miri sukhan-vari ko na main saahaib-e-hunar thaa na main khaadim-e-hunar thaa kabhi zulmaton kaa shaidaa kabhi nuur kaa thaa joyaa kabhi shab-parast thaa main kabhi kushta-e-sahar thaa nai manzilon ke raste mire paaon chhu rahe hain main harif-e-rahguzar huun main harif-e-rahguzar thaa baDi muddaton mein aa kar ye khulaa hai mujh pe 'fitrat' ki bayaan-e-gham ki khaatir main zabaan-e-chashm-e-tar thaa"

"us se kahun main haal-e-dil-e-daagh-daagh kyaa hans kar jo ye kahe ki sajaayaa hai baagh kyaa qabr ek khush-nasib ki phulon se aT gai yaaron ke aansuon ne jalaae charaagh kyaa vo multafit nahin hain to kyaa lutf-e-mai-kashi ab hain nazar mein hech subu kyaa ayaagh kyaa vo mehrbaan na hon to khushi kaa kise dimaagh dil mutmain na ho to gham-e-sair-e-baagh kyaa shabnam ke girya se miraa pahunchaa kahaan khayaal ghuncha hai sina-e-chamanistaan kaa daagh kyaa 'fitrat' mizaaj-e-sher ki garmi na puchhiye do she'r kah ke jalne lagaa hai dimaagh kyaa"

"masti mein bhi khayaal-e-hudud-e-adab rahaa ashkon mein haal arz kiyaa basta-lab rahaa tere karam ne mujh ko ataa ki vo be-khudi arz-e-sipaas kaa mujhe phir hosh kab rahaa tu ne jo kuchh diyaa vo diyaa lutf-e-khaas se paaband-e-aastin miraa dast-e-talab rahaa us bazm mein nigaah pe qaabu na rakh sakaa haan mujh ko e'tiraaf hai main be-adab rahaa daur-e-amal mein ham se to kuchh bhi na ho sakaa itnaa huaa ki shohra-e-bazm-e-adab rahaa jaam-e-tahi milaa tiri mahfil se kyaa huaa paimaana dil ke khuun se yahaan lab-ba-lab rahaa 'fitrat' rumuz-e-ishq na kah girya-kosh rah sab kuchh kahaa usi ne jo yaan basta-lab rahaa"

"vaaiz mariz huun main kisi ki nigaah kaa mujh par asar na hogaa tire intibaah kaa tasvir un ke aariz-e-zebaa ki hai sahar raat ek aks hai mire haal-e-tabaah kaa un ko kiyaa pasand to khud ho gayaa pasand aalam hai mo'tarif mire zauq-e-nigaah kaa nur-e-mohammad-e-arabi mere dil mein hai surma hai meri aankh mein yasrib ki raah kaa jin ki jabin ne sajda-e-khaak-e-haram kiyaa unchaa hai sab se gosha unhin ki kulaah kaa ai zauq-e-did shaan-e-shab-e-maahtaab dekh aaina hai ye husn ki jaulaan-gaah kaa go mujh ko hasrat-e-karam-e-mustaqil nahin khvaahaan hai dil magar sitam-e-gaah-gaah kaa"

"khaamosh kali saare gulistaan ki zabaan hai ye tarz-e-sukhan aabru-e-khush-sukhnaan hai jo baat ki khud mere takallum pe garaan hai vo teri samaaat ke to qaabil hi kahaan hai har zarra pe hai manzil-e-mahbub kaa dhokaa pahunche koi is bazm tak un kaa hi kahaan hai insaan ne asraar-e-jahaan faash kiye hain soyaa huaa khurshid hai zarra nigaraan hai 'fitrat' dil-e-kaunain ki dhaDkan to zaraa sun ye hazrat-e-insaan hi ki azmat kaa bayaan hai"

"jigar kaa khuun aansu mein agar shaamil nahin hogaa ye moti armughaan-e-dost ke qaabil nahin hogaa hasin khvaabon ki duniyaa muztarib jazbaat ki basti tumhein kyunkar yaqin aaya ye meraa dil nahin hogaa shikasta saaz hai TuuTaa huaa saaghar hai dil meraa miraa dil baais-e-rangini-e-mahfil nahin hogaa tumhaaraa sang-e-dar meri jabin-e-shauq kyaa kahiye ye sang-e-dar harif-e-sajda-e-saail nahin hogaa mujhi se zid hai daur-e-aasmaan aur daur-e-saaghar ko mujhe kyon muddaaa-e-zindagi haasil nahin hogaa miri kashti hui hai jaa ke aasuda jahaan 'fitrat' fanaa ki mauj hogi dekhnaa saahil nahin hogaa"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain ye jaan kar bhi ki patthar har ek haath mein hai jiyaale log hain shishon ke ghar banaate hain jo rahne vaale hain log un ko ghar nahin dete jo rahne vaalaa nahin us ke ghar banaate hain jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain kabhi jo baat kahi thi tire taalluq se ab us ke bhi kai matlab nikaale jaate hain"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"