ye alag baat ki har samt se patthar aayaa — Khalilur Rahman Azmi

"tumhaare paas ik vahshi ne ye paighaam bhejaa hai ki ab hijraan-nashibon ko bhulaa denaa hi achchhaa hai junun mein yuun to kuchh apni khabar milti nahin ham ko ki aisaa naam hai jis par abhi tak dil dhaDaktaa hai ye maanaa sakht hai ye vaadi-e-ghurbat ki tanhaai mujhe rahne de ai hamdam yahin ab ji bahaltaa hai dil-e-naadaan ko raas aai tumhaari kaj-adaai bhi tumhaari bevafaai mein bhi ik aalam nikaltaa hai yaqin aa kar dilaate hain mujhe ye qaafile vaale zaraa kuchh aur aage kucha-e-jaanaan kaa rastaa hai"

"jaltaa nahin aur jal rahaa huun kis aag mein main pighal rahaa huun mafluj hain haath paanv mere phir zehn mein kyuun ye chal rahaa huun ik buund nahin lahu ki baaqi kis baat pe main machal rahaa huun tum jhuuT ye kah rahe ho mujh se main bhi kabhi be-badal rahaa huun kyuun mujh se hue gunaah sarzad kahne ko to be-'amal rahaa huun raai kaa banaa ke ek parbat ab us pe yunhi phisal rahaa huun kis haath se haath main milaaun ab apne hi haath mal rahaa huun kyuun aaina baar baar dekhun main aaj nahin jo kal rahaa huun ab kaun saa dar rahaa hai baaqi is dar se main kyuun nikal rahaa huun qadmon ke tale to kuchh nahin hai kis chiiz ko main kuchal rahaa huun ab koi nahin rahaa sahaaraa main aaj phir se sanbhal rahaa huun main kyuun karun aasmaan ki khvaahish ab tak to zamin pe chal rahaa huun ye barf haTaao mere sar se main aaj kuchh aur jal rahaa huun mujh ko na pilaao koi paani pyaason ke main saath chal rahaa huun khaane ki nahin rahi talab kuchh ab bhuuk ke bal pe pal rahaa huun"

"soi hai kali dil ki us ko bhi jagaa jaanaa is raah se bhi ho kar ai baad-e-sabaa jaanaa ham bhulte jaate hain us chehra-e-zebaa ko ai khvaab zaraa us ki surat to dikhaa jaanaa jab mausam-e-gul aae ai nikhat-e-aavaara aa kar dar-e-zindaan ki zanjir hilaa jaanaa phir haath chhuDaati hai mujh se miri tanhaai phir dil ke sanbhalne ke andaaz bataa jaanaa kis naaz se paalaa hai ham ne gham-e-hijraan ko us gham ko zaraa aa kar siine se lagaa jaanaa auron ke liye yuun to ik sang-e-garaan ham hain haan tum jo kabhi chaaho miTTi mein milaa jaanaa aankhon se bhi ab dil ki rudaad nahin kahte ab ham se koi sikhe har bhed chhupaa jaanaa apne hi kharaabe mein ham 'umr guzaareinge jab tum ko mile fursat ye ghar bhi basaa jaanaa"

"jab kabhi aayaa to zikr-e-mai-e-gulfaam aayaa kufr aayaa tire rindon ko na islaam aayaa phir kahaan bhaag ke jaaeinge ye tere vahshi gar tiri zulf ke saae mein na aaraam aayaa ham to barbaad the barbaad hi honaa thaa hamein kyon tiri chashm-e-'inaayat pe ye ilzaam aayaa si liye honTh ki andesha-e-rusvaai thaa phir bhi har saans mein chhup-chhup ke tiraa naam aayaa baat to jab hai bane aaj koi meraa harif 'ishq mein jaan ganvaa dene kaa hangaam aayaa mai-kade se jo chale daar-o-rasan tak pahunche aaj ye pi ke bahaknaa bhi bahut kaam aayaa"

"vo ham-safir the to qafas bhi chaman hi thaa ab jaise aashiyaan bhi miraa aashiyaan nahin mere junun pe un ko khalish si zarur hai ye aur baat hai ki vo kuchh mehrbaan nahin sab naa-umid ho ke zamaane se jaa mile ahl-e-vafaa kaa aaj koi raaz-daan nahin kaisi bahaar kaisaa chaman kaisaa mai-kada meraa lahu bhi pi ke ye duniyaa javaan nahin ham ahl-e-gham ke paas dil-e-khun-chakaan to hai tum ko sunaaein haal vo tarz-e-bayaan nahin naaseh ki zid pe charkh ko laanaa thaa raah par kaise kahein ki sai-e-junun raaegaan nahin"

"ilaahi aa na paDe phir koi gham-e-taaza uDaa uDaa saa hai ru-e-nigaar kaa ghaaza abhi to kitne hain jin par haraam hai saaqi kahin ye toD na dein mai-kade kaa darvaaza ab inqilaab ki zad mein hai teri duniyaa bhi bahut bachaa ke tu daaman chali thi tannaaza ye ek qatra-e-khun markaz-e-do-aalam hai tumhein nahin hai dil-e-naa-tavaan kaa andaaza bhari bahaar mein ye meri chaak-daamaani na jaane kab kaa uThaanaa paDaa hai khamyaaza"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"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"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"