ye nashsha-e-aagaahi khatarnaak hai sar mein — Mohammad Aazam

"hone ko ab kyaa dekhiye kyaa kuchh hai aur kyaa kuchh nahin manzar abhi hai saamne vo bhi ki jab thaa kuchh nahin us ki hinaa par vaar de fil-faur dil ki saltanat pyaare kisi ke haath mein taa-der rahtaa kuchh nahin mat jaan dil ke saamne kaafi hai ik chehra tiraa aise andhere ke liye itnaa ujaalaa kuchh nahin kitne gharaunde ret ke maujein bahaa kar le gaiin har baar ik dil ke sivaa aise mein TuuTaa kuchh nahin surat ko maani ke taiin darkaar hai kuchh faasla jab tak thaa aage aankh ke main ne to dekhaa kuchh nahin"

"subuk mujh ko mohabbat mein ye kaj-uftaad kartaa hai jo main hargiz na kartaa vo miraa ham-zaad kartaa hai bikhar kar bhi usi ko DhunDhti hain har taraf aankhein jo mujh ko ik nigah mein ik se laa-taadaad kartaa hai hui hain shor-e-dil mein gharq taabirein sadaaon ki magar itni khabar hai koi kuchh irshaad kartaa hai qayaamat hai jo ab ye khuftagaan-e-khaak-e-dil jaagein koi is kohna viraane ko phir aabaad kartaa hai kahaa ho kuchh kabhi mujh se to ai chaaragaro jaanun main kyaa kah duun dil-e-bimaar kis ko yaad kartaa hai saraamad ishq hai paataa hai koi dil nasibon se phir apne vaaste maashuq khud ijaad kartaa hai buraa kahnaa mujhe us kaa vazifa hai to hone do vo khud ko yuun mire aaseb se aazaad kartaa hai"

"talaf karegi kab tak aarzu ki jaan aarzu taDap rahi hai har taraf lahuluhaan aarzu phiraa ke dida-e-tapaan mein mom ke mujassame kahaan kahaan karegi diid kaa ziyaan aarzu zaraa saa haath kyaa lagaa habaab saa bikhar gayaa jise samajh rahi thi ek aasmaan aarzu tu chashm hi mein rah agar pasand hai kushaadgi ki dil hai tang aur is mein yak jahaan aarzu isi ke hain sabab se sab ye hijr ki saubatein kahaan se aa gai hamaare darmiyaan aarzu tu aaftaab hai main gul duaa tire sukun ki kisi ki shaan qahr hai kisi ki shaan aarzu ilaahi khair itne sin pe aandhiyon ki dosti abhi to siikh paai bhi nahin uDaan aarzu shajar hajar zamin aasmaan sab ko zoaf hai magar ye ik javaan ki rahi javaan aarzu"

"mohabbat chaahti hai jis ko afsaana banaa denaa use kaafi nahin hotaa hai divaana banaa denaa par-e-gul se judaa ham ne na dekhaa barg-e-bulbul ko nazar mein aa gayaa surat ko be-maanaa banaa denaa huaa thaa dil jo khaali do ghaDi ko ham na samjhe the ki ho jaaegaa ye kaabe ko but-khaana banaa denaa kisi ne bhi na dekhaa iztiraab-e-tishnagi meraa agar dekhaa to bas shishe ko paimaana banaa denaa nahin ab chaahtaa ye vahshi-e-be-khaanumaan teraa ki aanaa aur khaak-e-paa se kaashaana banaa denaa kisi ik tegh-e-jauhar-daar ko faazil jilaa de kar use aasaan hai basti ko viraana banaa denaa ham apni jaan se dete tumhein sadqa mohabbat kaa magar tum ne to chaahaa is ko jurmaana banaa denaa"

"kahtaa huun main ki ghair ne hargiz kahaa nahin tujh ko na ho qubul jo meri duaa nahin in paaniyon kisi ko Duboe na sharm-e-shauq main aab aab us ki taraf dekhtaa nahin sau rukh se chumtaa hai tiraa pairahan khayaal sab mein huun meri jaan ye mauj-e-havaa nahin hairaan khaDaa huun vasl-e-judaai ke darmiyaan main kis shumaar mein huun agar aaina nahin guzraa mire darun se tu hi ba-rang-e-umr ab jaane vo darun bhi meraa thaa yaa nahin chuTki mahak uThi hai ye kaisi umiid ki ab tak to dastaras mein vo band-e-qabaa nahin kaam-o-dahan ko bakhsh chukaa hai jo pahle niib ab shahd sher de bhi to koi mazaa nahin"

"kuchh gharaz ham ko nahin hai ki kahaan le jaae chal diye bas dil-e-divaana jahaan le jaae vo gali khuld se behtar hai bas itnaa sun kar koi vaaqif ho to ham ko bhi vahaan le jaae meri aavaaz hui jaati hai us ki aavaaz ab hai kyaa duur ki us tak ye fughaan le jaae mauj-e-sarkash ko khabar-daar kiyaa thaa ham ne us ko jaanaa thaa jahaan ju-e-ravaan le jaae gul nahin deinge kabhi bulbul-e-muhtaaj ko zar khvaah sarmaaya ye sab baad-e-khizaan le jaae ishq mein us ke bas ik jaan hai baaqi ye bhi dekhiye kab ghazab-e-ham-vatanaan le jaae meri baatein hi khush aati hain use jaise koi kar ke aatish nazar-andaaz dhuaan le jaae"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"