ye tere hijr kaa mausam saraab jaisaa hai — Naeem Saba

"nashaat-e-mai hai ki jaam-e-sharaab hai kyaa hai vo khvaab-e-husn hai yaa husn-e-khvaab hai kyaa hai nigaar-e-husn-e-ghazaalaan bahaar raahat-e-jaan sahar kaa nuur hai vo maahtaab hai kyaa hai havaa chali vahi khushbu-badan ki yaad aai ye khvaab hai ki haqiqat saraab hai kyaa hai shab-e-visaal jo guzri ki tere chehre par sabaa kaa lams hai rang-e-hijaab hai kyaa hai ye shaam-e-gham bhi nahin yaad-e-raftagaan bhi nahin ajiib si hai khalish iztiraab hai kyaa hai chaman mein nikhat-e-gul hai na ab nasim-e-bahaar dhuaan saa phailaa huaa hai sahaab hai kyaa hai charaagh ab bhi tiri rahguzar mein jaltaa hai miri vafaa kaa sila hai hisaab hai kyaa hai vo shams hai ki sitaaraa vo chaand hai ki sahar vo shakhs jaan-e-'sabaa' hai saraab hai kyaa hai"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"kaf-e-ghubaar mein malbus meraa paikar thaa ye saaneha to azal se miraa muqaddar thaa har ek samt se mujh par hui thi baarish-e-sang zahe-nasib main apne makaan ke andar thaa sukut-e-shab mein ye aavaaz mujh ko di kis ne vo raaste kaa musaafir thaa yaa ki rahbar thaa usi kaa aks rahaa aaine mein jalva-fagan vo apni zaat kaa shaayad khud aaina-gar thaa tire jamaal se thi zindagi mein raanaai mire vajud kaa tu hi azal se mehvar thaa andheri raat mein saaya bhi saath de na sakaa nasheb-e-raah mein khud hi main apnaa rahbar thaa miri nazar mein baresham thaa silk pairaahan guhar bhi mere liye raaste kaa patthar thaa mire safar ki 'sabaa' intihaa yahi to nahin qadam thaa ret pe aur saamne samundar thaa"

"firaaq-e-yaar mein aisi bhi ek shab aai charaagh jal gayaa aankhon mein niind jab aai umid-o-bim ke aalam mein thi nigaah-e-shauq kisi ki yaad mire dil mein nim-shab aai sahar ke baad bhi thaa teraa intizaar mujhe nigaah dar se har ik baar tishna-lab aai na shaghl-e-baada-kashi hai na shauq-e-raamish-o-rang ye kis maqaam par ab mahfil-e-tarab aai khum-o-subu bhi hain labrez ab sharaabon se ye dekhnaa hai ki rindon ko niind kab aai main tere shahr mein tujh se bhi sar-kashida huun tu mujh se milne sar-e-raah be-sabab aai sitaare Duub gae aur shab tamaam hui charaagh bujh gayaa aankhon mein niind tab aai na dil mein mauj-e-tamannaa na lab pe harf-e-vafaa ye kis ravish pe 'sabaa' zindagi hai ab aai"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"

"aaina ik khayaal kaa huun shishagar nahin main vo makaan huun jis kaa koi baam-o-dar nahin kis samt jaa rahaa huun ye mujh ko khabar nahin main jis ki huun talaash mein ye vo sahar nahin aaya huun ajnabi ki tarah shahr-e-dard mein jo rahguzar mili vo tiri rahguzar nahin apni salib-e-jaan pe khaDaa huun barahna sar ik jaam huun sifaal kaa main kuza-gar nahin ik dasht-e-be-gumaan mein hai manzil ki justuju ik karb-e-laa-zavaal hai jis se mafar nahin tanhaaiyon ke zahr se be-kal hai zindagi meraa rafiq-e-shab bhi miraa ham-safar nahin har shaakh par salib kaa hotaa hai ab gumaan be-barg har shajar hai ki jis mein samar nahin aksar ye sochtaa huun safar kaa nishaan mile shaayad rah-e-hayaat abhi mukhtasar nahin paani ki buund ko bhi tarasti hai ye zamin abr-e-bahaar kaa bhi yahaan se guzar nahin taair ki tarah main huun 'sabaa' ab shikasta par parvaaz ki havas hai magar baal-o-par 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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"