vo dil jo kushta-e-gham-e-sud-o-ziyaan na thaa — 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"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"