vo jitne duur hain utne hi mere paas bhi hain — Faiz Ul Hasan Khayal

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"subh-e-nau laati hai har shaam tumhein kyaa maalum zakhm khushiyon ke hain paighaam tumhein kyaa maalum bhuul kar bhi jo kisi bazm mein aayaa na gayaa sainkaDon us pe hain ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum log gulshan mein to chalte hain sar-afraazi se un mein kitne hain tah-e-daam tumhein kyaa maalum kuchh andhere bhi khataavaar-e-tabaahi hain magar raushni par bhi hai ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum jis ko tum DhunDte ho sham-e-rukh-e-naaz liye vo to arse se hai gumnaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo rukh-e-zist pe thaa harf-e-ghalat ki maanind mil rahaa hai use inaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo kafan baandh ke chalte hain vafaa ki rah mein zindagi kar chuke nilaam tumhein kyaa maalum surkh-ru kaun huaa kucha-e-jaanaan mein kabhi naamvar bhi hue badnaam tumhein kyaa maalum do qadam bhi na chale raah-e-vafaa mein ham log hai abhi zauq-e-talab khaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo jalaa raat ki tanhaai mein us par bhi 'khayaal' bevafaai kaa hai ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"ham ne sahraa ko sajaayaa thaa gulistaan ki tarah tum ne gulshan ko banaayaa hai bayaabaan ki tarah raat kaa zahr piye khvaab kaa aanchal oDhe kaun hai saath mire gardish-e-dauraan ki tarah DhunDhtaa phirtaa huun ab tak bhi hain sahraa sahraa usi lamhe ko jo thaa fasl-e-bahaaraan ki tarah maslahat-kosh zamaane kaa bharosa kyaa hai jo bhi miltaa hai yahaan gardish-e-dauraan ki tarah aaj vo lamhe mujhe Daste hain tanhaa paa kar kabhi mahbub the jo mujh ko dil-o-jaan ki tarah jaane kyaa baat hai kyuun jashn-e-masarrat mein nadim yaad aati hai tiri shaam-e-gharibaan ki tarah kab talak shahr ki galiyon mein phiroge yaaro aasmaanon pe uDo takht-e-sulaimaan ki tarah ye to parvaanon ke dil hain jo pighal jaate hain kaun jaltaa hai yahaan sham-e-shabistaan ki tarah kaun khvaabon ke jazire se chalaa aayaa 'khayaal' dil mein ik raushni hai subh-e-darakhshaan ki tarah"

"ai dil achchhaa nahin masruf-e-fughaan ho jaanaa gham ki tauhin hai ashkon kaa ravaan ho jaanaa dil ki aavaaz bhi majruh jahaan hoti hai aise haalaat mein khaamosh vahaan ho jaanaa mere aansu jo girein Taank lo tum juuDe mein dekh le koi to phulon kaa gumaan ho jaanaa ahl-e-saahil ko bhi andaaza-e-tufaan ho jaae qatra-e-ashk zaraa sail-e-ravaan ho jaanaa rukhsat-e-mausam-e-gul ke bhi uThaao sadme itnaa aasaan nahin ehsaas-e-khizaan ho jaanaa qaid-e-mausam nahin naghmaat-e-anaa dil ke liye koi mausam ho gul-e-tar ki zabaan ho jaanaa mere jiine kaa sahaaraa thiin jo nazrein kal tak kyaa sitam hai unhein nazron kaa garaan ho jaanaa shauq-afzaa hai ye andaaz-e-hijaab-e-khubaan dil mein rahte hue aankhon se nihaan ho jaanaa vo gulistaan mein jo aa jaaein to mumkin hai 'khayaal' muskuraati hui kaliyon kaa javaan ho jaanaa"

"ek muddat se sar-e-baam vo aayaa bhi nahin ham ko ab hasrat-e-didaar-e-tamannaa bhi nahin jaada-e-shauq mein tanhaa bhi huun tanhaa bhi nahin kyaa hasin baat hai rusvaa bhi huun rusvaa bhi nahin tum jo naaraaz hue ho gai duniyaa barham ab to girti hui divaar kaa saaya bhi nahin kis ko main duut kahun kis ko main dushman jaanun sabhi apne hain yahaan koi paraayaa bhi nahin aaj tak bhi main parastish to kiye jaataa huun ye alag baat ki main ne tumhein dekhaa bhi nahin subh ki shamein liye phirte ho kyuun divaano rishta-e-shab to abhi khair se TuuTaa bhi nahin to takhayyul ke dariche mein thaa khoyaa khoyaa paikar-e-husn tujhe main ne jagaayaa bhi nahin kis tarah gham ko main taqsim karungaa yaaro qissa-e-dard ko haalaat ne samjhaa bhi nahin kab talak chalnaa paDegaa hamein tanhaa tanhaa ab kisi moD pe mil jaaeinge aisaa bhi nahin ru-ba-ru un ke mire honT na khulne paae dil ko izhaar-e-tamannaa kaa sahaaraa bhi nahin jaane kyaa soch ke us ne mujhe divaana kahaa haae us ko abhi mahfil pe bharosa bhi nahin raabte joDne niklaa thaa main insaan ke 'khayaal' kisi insaan ne mujhe pyaar se dekhaa bhi nahin"

"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"