vahi andaaz-e-jahaan-e-guzaraan hai ki jo thaa — Abdul Aziz Khalid

"fath kitni khub-surat hai magar kitni garaan baarhaa rad ki hai main ne daavat-e-vasl-e-butaan naghma-e-bulbul hai faryaad-e-vidaa-e-fasl-e-gul sai-e-haasil dar-haqiqat hai mataa-e-raaegaan zinda rahne ke hain imkaanaat kyaa aasaar kyaa kaun si qadrein hain baaqi kaun si sachchaaiyaan shaa'iron kaa kaam kyaa tansiq-e-ausaaf-o-lughut yaa sanaa shaahon ki yaa madh-e-saraapaa-e-butaan zahr hai fan ke liye darbaar-daari kaa mizaaj kam-tarin-e-shart-e-goyaai hai ikhlaas-e-bayaan tere haathon par lagaa hai be-gunaahon kaa lahu jaam-e-jam mein mai nahin khun-e-siyaadish hai mughaan main to piitaa huun faqat gulnaar honTon ki sharaab sabbeh-ism-e-rabbekal-aalaa rahe vird-e-zabaan khatm hain is shokh raaanaa par tarah-daari ke rang qadd-e-baalaa jis kaa hai rashk-e-qazib-e-khaizraan jhanjhanaa uThne ko hain betaab tan biinaa ke taar kaun laae taab husn-e-be-hijaab-e-mah-vashaan be-niyaaz-e-harf hai guftaar-e-chashm-e-pur-sukhan darmiyaan-e-mahramaan-e-jaan hai naa-mahram zabaan koi tanhaai kaa gosha koi kunj-e-aafiyat 'aashiq-o-maa'shuq yakjaa hon kahaan ai aasmaan ai muhibbo raah-e-ulfat mein har ik shai hai mubaah kis ne khinchaa hai khat-e-hijraan tumhaare darmiyaan titliyaan dekhi hain baiThi khushk phulon par kabhi haajatein apni karo tum khub-ruon se bayaan ham ne nindein de ke raaton se kharide ratjage ham se kam honge ukaaz-e-dahr mein baazaargaan raat-din sunte hain tasvilaat-e-arbaab-e-hasad ehtiyaaj-e-dushmanaan bhi hai hunar ko be-gumaan jaane kin auqaat mein likhtaa thaa qaanun-o-shifaa bu-ali-sinaa vo maqtul-e-mughaan sheva-butaan maut se vahshat hai logon ko mohabbat maal se baang-e-be-hangaam hai kus-e-rahil-e-kaarvaan hai qarib ai shab zaraa subh-e-qayaamat kaa tulua TuTne ko hai azal-taabaan tanaab-e-kahkashaan tum akele aae duniyaa mein akele jaaoge zindagi ik pal hai kyaa pul par banaate ho makaan khizr zinda hai magar zindaani-e-umr-e-abad ai ajal kis kaam ki aisi hayaat-e-jaavidaan main bhi huun maanind maamun ke amir-ul-kaafrin bas-ki huun vaarafta-e-fikr-o-fan-e-yunaaniyaan hai sulaimaan ki taraf vaaqif lisaan-uttair se shaair-e-zohra-nigaahaan khaalid-e-uqda-zabaan go harim-e-aagahi ki shakl bhi dekhi nahin hai ba-zom-e-khvesh daanaa-e-rumuz-e-kun-fakaan"

"hon kyuun na munkashif asraar past-o-baalaa ke jame hain paanv zamin par sar aasmaan ko chhue jo sarnavisht mein hai us ko ho ke rahnaa hai to kis bharose pe insaan jidd-o-jahd kare ab aasmaan se sahife nahin utarte magar khulaa huaa hai dar-e-ijtihaad sab ke liye zabaan ataa kare sher un ki be-zabaani ko jo apne karb kaa izhaar kar nahin sakte bahaar-o-bahjat-o-izz-o-vaqaar us pe nisaar zabaan se maal se jaan se jo zaalimon se laDe hai aansuon mein shifaa kaisi kyaa khabar us ko bahaae makr se jo jhuT-muT ke Tasve hai bas-ki kaam ham aison kaa bhi masihaai ham aasmaan pe zinda uThaae jaaeinge"

"nakhchir huun main kashmakash-e-fikr-o-nazar kaa haq mujh se adaa ho na dar-o-bast-e-hunar kaa maghrib mujhe khinche hai to roke mujhe mashriq dhobi kaa vo kuttaa huun ki jo ghaaT na ghar kaa dabtaa huun kisi se na dabaataa huun kisi ko qaael huun musaavaat-e-bani-nau-e-bashar kaa har chiiz ki hoti hai koi aakhiri had bhi kyaa koi bigaaDegaa kisi khaak-basar kaa dil-gir to be-shak huun pe naumid nahin huun raushan hai dil-e-shab mein diyaa nur-e-sahar kaa poshida nahin mujh se koi jazr-o-mad-e-shauq mahram huun sadaa dilbar-e-angekhta-bar kaa zindaan o salaasil se sadaaqat nahin dabti hai shaan-e-kai silsila bas raqs-e-sharar kaa tasvir koi banti dikhaai nahin deti kiyaa sarfa abas ham ne kiyaa khun-e-jigar kaa kyaa shughl-e-shajar kaar hai afkaar se behtar saudaa sar-e-shorida mein gar ho na samar kaa kyuun sar-khush-e-raftaar na ho ho qaafila-e-mauj rahzan kaa hai andesha na gham zaad-e-safar kaa Daali hai sitaaron pe kamand ahl-e-zamin ne zohra kaa vo afsun na fasaana vo qamar kaa har baat hai 'khaalid' ki zamaane se niraali baashinda hai shaayad kisi duniyaa-e-digar kaa"

"taqaazaa-e-dil-o-jaan kaa kahin darmaan nahin miltaa dayaar-e-dard mein taskin kaa saamaan nahin miltaa khiraaminda hain maikhaane agarche teri aankhon mein yahaan se bhi mudaavaa-e-gham-e-pinhaan nahin miltaa tiri chashm-e-tamaashaa-mast mein ghaltaan hain afsaane magar tamhid-e-ulfat kaa koi unvaan nahin miltaa kisi shai ki kami hai tere jalvon ki navaazish mein ki ab vo vaalehaana-pan vo zauq-e-jaan nahin miltaa tire andaaz ki ghaarat-gari bhi kyaa qayaamat hai ki naqd-e-zindagi-o-gauhar-e-imaan nahin miltaa kamaal-e-iffat-e-qalb-o-nazar mafqud hai 'khaalid' ye rutba mil to jaataa hai magar aasaan nahin miltaa"

"bhulon unhein kaise kaise kaise vo lamhe jo tere saath guzre hai raah-numaa jibillat un ki be-his nahin mausami parinde ai daanish-var mafar nahin hai iqraar-e-vajud-e-kibriyaa se jaanaa koi kaarsaaz bhi hai TuuTe ban ban ke jab iraade mehraab umuud burj qausein ras mein Duube bhare bhare se bahr-e-kaafur mein talaatum bhonraa baiThaa kanval ko chuse chaak-e-ufqi harim-e-zohra rah rah ke madan tarang jhalke jhilmil jhilmil badan kaa sonaa lahraaein laTein kamar se niche kyaa chaand si suratein banaain qurbaan ai niili chhatri vaale"

"phir tire aastaan pe le aai khinch kar lazzat-e-jabin-saai pesh-o-pas ko bahaae jaataa hai teraa sailaab-e-rang-o-raanaai koi bekas duaaein detaa hai vo tiri pursish-o-paziraai phir se betaab hai dil-e-shaidaa kisi bhule hue ki yaad aai ek parda hai khud-farebi kaa ye miraa zauq-e-naghma-pairaai matlaa-e-subh-e-nau-bahaar bane us mujassam hayaa ki paidaai nazar ehsaas-e-husn se makhmur laal-e-khush-aab mein masihaai didani hai adaa-e-mahbubi saare andaaz hain zulekhaai aafat-e-aql-o-hosh hai 'khaalid' us pari-ru kaa husn-e-sahraai"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"