us ke dushman hain bahut aadmi achchhaa hogaa — Nida Fazli

"hue sab ke jahaan mein ek jab apnaa jahaan aur ham musalsal laDte rahte hain zamin-o-aasmaan aur ham kabhi aakaash ke taare zamin par bolte bhi the kabhi aisaa bhi thaa jab saath thiin tanhaaiyaan aur ham sabhi ik dusre ke dukh mein sukh mein rote hanste the kabhi the ek ghar ke chaand suraj naddiyaan aur ham moarrikh ki qalam ke chand lafzon si hai ye duniyaa badalti hai har ik yug mein hamaari daastaan aur ham darakhton ko haraa rakhne ke zimmedaar the donon jo sach puchho baraabar ke hain mujrim baaghbaan aur ham"

"phir goyaa hui shaam parindon ki zabaani aao sunein miTTi se hi miTTi ki kahaani vaaqif nahin ab koi samundar ki zabaan se sadiyon ki masaafat ko sunaataa to hai paani utre koi mahtaab ki kashti ho tah-e-aab dariyaa mein badalti nahin dariyaa ki ravaani kahtaa hai koi kuchh to samajhtaa hai koi kuchh lafzon se judaa ho gae lafzon ke maaani is baar to donon the nai raahon ke raahi kuchh duur hi hamraah chalein yaadein puraani"

"yuun lag rahaa hai jaise koi aas-paas hai vo kaun hai jo hai bhi nahin aur udaas hai mumkin hai likhne vaale ko bhi ye khabar na ho qisse mein jo nahin hai vahi baat khaas hai maane na maane koi haqiqat to hai yahi charkha hai jis ke paas usi ki kapaas hai itnaa bhi ban-sanvar ke na niklaa kare koi lagtaa hai har libaas mein vo be-libaas hai chhoTaa baDaa hai paani khud apne hisaab se utni hi har nadi hai yahaan jitni pyaas hai"

"main apne ikhtiyaar mein huun bhi nahin bhi huun duniyaa ke kaarobaar mein huun bhi nahin bhi huun teri hi justuju mein lagaa hai kabhi kabhi main tere intizaar mein huun bhi nahin bhi huun fihrist marne vaalon ki qaatil ke paas hai main apne hi mazaar mein huun bhi nahin bhi huun auron ke saath aisaa koi masala nahin ik main hi is dayaar mein huun bhi nahin bhi huun mujh se hi hai har ek siyaasat kaa e'tibaar phir bhi kisi shumaar mein huun bhi nahin bhi huun"

"safar ko jab bhi kisi daastaan mein rakhnaa qadam yaqin mein manzil gumaan mein rakhnaa jo saath hai vahi ghar kaa nasib hai lekin jo kho gayaa hai use bhi makaan mein rakhnaa jo dekhti hain nigaahein vahi nahin sab kuchh ye ehtiyaat bhi apne bayaan mein rakhaa vo ek khvaab jo chehra kabhi nahin bantaa banaa ke chaand use aasmaan mein rakhnaa chamakte chaand-sitaaron kaa kyaa bharosa hai zamin ki dhuul bhi apni uDaan mein rakhnaa"

"kisi se khush hai kisi se khafaa khafaa saa hai vo shahr mein abhi shaayad nayaa nayaa saa hai na jaane kitne badan vo pahan ke leTaa hai bahut qarib hai phir bhi chhupaa chhupaa saa hai sulagtaa shahr nadi khuun kab ki baatein hain kahin kahin se ye qissa sunaa sunaa saa hai saron ke siing to jangal ki den hote hain vo aadmi to hai lekin Daraa Daraa saa hai kuchh aur dhuup to ho os suukh jaane tak vo peD ab ke baras bhi haraa haraa saa hai"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"doshiza zaminein hain mamnu'a 'ilaaqa hai us baagh-e-tamannaa se kyaa apnaa 'ilaaqa hai har saans mein shaamil hai khushbu-e-nafas us ki us baagh-e-tamannaa se kyaa apnaa 'ilaaqa hai dil haath mein le kar ham duniyaa se nikal aae ab dil ke tasarruf mein duniyaa kaa 'ilaaqa hai baDhtaa huun agar aage vaapas bhi palaTtaa huun mulhaq kahin khvaabon se yaadon kaa 'ilaaqa hai ai baanu-e-be-parvaa aa dil ki taraf bhi aa ye meri mohabbat hai ye teraa 'ilaaqa hai"

"aaina huun ki main patthar huun ye kab puchhe hai ziist mujh se mere jiine kaa sabab puchhe hai munkashif hone lage jab se rumuz-o-asraar kuchh savaal ab dil-e-maasum ajab puchhe hai maqsad-e-zist, koi khvaab yaa khvaahish koii? ham ne jab si liye lab apne vo tab puchhe hai har koi apni tag-o-dau mein hai masruf yahaan kaun ab kis ki udaasi kaa sabab puchhe hai vahshat-e-dil mein kami ho bhi to kyaa, haal-e-darun aur baDh jaati hai kuchh, ham se vo jab puchhe hai jis ne barbaad kiyaa khaana-e-dil rah rah kar kyaa qayaamat hai, vahi is kaa sabab puchhe hai koi bhi rishta nikaltaa nahin ham donon mein phir bhi kyuun ham se hamaaraa vo nasab puchhe hai saath guzre the kabhi arsa huaa, mujh se magar aaj bhi teraa pataa raah-e-talab puchhe hai ik nidaa jis ko samajhte hain zamir apnaa sabhi qabl-e-laghzish hamein is shakl mein rab puchhe hai ab ye aalam hai ki khud vahshat-e-dil bhi 'khaalid' ghar mire der se aane kaa sabab puchhe hai"

"khud ko kyaa khuun rulaaoge bataao to sahi tum mujhe kaise bhulaaoge bataao to sahi aise chup-chaap tumhein main nahin jaane dungaa tum kabhi lauT ke aaoge bataao to sahi muddat-e-hijr mukarrar mujhe manzur magar apne siine se lagaaoge bataao to sahi yaad mein meri sabhi kaam se ghaafil ho kar chaar aansu bhi bahaaoge bataao to sahi ratjage mere muqaddar mein likhe hain tum ne aur khud khvaab sajaaoge bataao to sahi tum se pahle bhi kai log mujhe chhoD gae main jo ruThungaa manaaoge bataao to sahi tum kisi ko jo kabhi meraa havaala doge meri ghazlein bhi sunaaoge bataao to sahi jab davaa kaam na kar paaegi mujh par 'aarif' tum masihaai ko aaoge bataao to sahi"

"shabnam-aalud palak yaad aai gul-e-aariz ki jhalak yaad aai phir sulagne lage yaadon ke khanDar phir koi taak-e-khunak yaad aai kabhi zulfon ki ghaTaa ne gheraa kabhi aankhon ki chamak yaad aai phir kisi dhyaan ne Dere Daale koi aavaara mahak yaad aai phir koi naghma gulu-gir huaa koi be-naam kasak yaad aai zarre phir maail-e-ram hain 'naasir' phir unhein sair-e-falak yaad aai"

"zehn-o-dil mein basi hain divaarein jaane kab se khaDi hain divaarein dhuup utre bhi kaise aangan mein har taraf to khaDi hain divaarein sahn mein ek bhi nahin divaar zehn mein uTh rahi hain divaarein do sage bhaaiyon kaa jhagDaa hai faisla kar rahi hain divaarein meraa chehra mujhe dikhaati hain aaina ban gai hain divaarein kachchi miTTi ke mere ghar ke liye aandhiyon se laDi hain divaarein kaan dhar kar suno ki sadiyon ki daastaan kah rahi hain divaarein aisi divaarein saamne hain mire jin ke pichhe khaDi hain divaarein meraa qad bhi bahut baDaa hai magar mere qad se baDi hain divaarein 'aabid' uDne kaa khvaab kyaa dekhein har taraf to khaDi hain divaarein"