zakhm-e-furqat ko tiri yaad ne bharne na diyaa — Ashhad Bilal Ibn

"dil maantaa nahin hai manaane ke baad bhi kartaa hai un ko yaad bhulaane ke baad bhi paimaan ki nazr ho gae chain o sukun, qaraar lekin nibhaa nahin hai nibhaane ke baad bhi ik lafz yaad thaa mujhe tark-e-vafaa magar bhulaa huaa huun Thokarein khaane ke baad bhi taskin-e-dil nasib nahin hai to kyaa huaa honaa yahi hai pyaar jataane ke baad bhi bujhti nahin hai tishnagi didaar-e-yaar ki nazron se un ke laakh pilaane ke baad bhi ab bhi hai ham ko ahl-e-chaman bas unhin se pyaar is dil ko baar baar dukhaane ke baad bhi"

"hiila hai havaala hai ye ishq niraalaa hai shikva bhi shikaayat bhi sab pyaar ki maalaa hai socho to faqat suraj samjho to ujaalaa hai hai yaad vahi azbar jo bhulne vaalaa hai bichhDe hue saathi hain aur paanv mein chhaalaa hai haalaat bhi pas-murda honTon pe bhi taalaa hai aaina tan-e-tanhaa sach bolne vaalaa hai yaaron ki mohabbat ne 'ashhad' ko sambhaalaa hai"

"sochte hain ki bulbula ho jaaein chand lamhe jiein fanaa ho jaaein dosti apni der-paa kar lein aao kuchh din ko ham judaa ho jaaein saath tu hai to manzilein apni varna bhaTkein to laapata ho jaaein ham ki ulfat mein jaan tak de dein aur bichhDein to saaneha ho jaaein rafta rafta tujhe taraashein ham dhire dhire tiri qabaa ho jaaein yaad rakhnaa bhi ik ibaadat hai kyuun na ham un kaa haafiza ho jaaein"

"ham ne dekhaa hai itne khanDar khvaab mein ab to lagtaa nahin ham ko Dar khvaab mein apni barson se hai ik vahi aarzu roz aa jaae hai jo nazar khvaab mein vaqt aane pe sab ko ghashi aa gai jo bataate the khud ko niDar khvaab mein zulm ki aandhiyaan baDh ke tufaan huiin mast duniyaa hai par raat bhar khvaab mein ishq ki ye masaafat bhi kyaa khuub hai chaand taare hue rahguzar khvaab mein un se hotaa hai har raat ahd-e-vafaa aur nibhaate hain ham beshtar khvaab mein roz o shab kho gae hain na jaane kahaan ab to hoti hai shaam o sahar khvaab mein jo bahut mo'tabar aa rahe hain nazar un ke hote hain kaar-e-digar khvaab mein zindagi ki haqiqat ajab ho gai aaj kal ho rahi hai basar khvaab mein"

"tir-e-nazar ne aap ki ghaail kiyaa mujhe phir shauq-e-intizaar ne paagal kyaa mujhe aisi chali havaa-e-gulistaan miri taraf chhu kar bu-e-gulaab ne sandal kyaa mujhe beTon ne mere naam ki dastaar pahn li aur beTiyon ne surat-e-aanchal kyaa mujhe baDhne lagi hai dil ki tamannaa-e-aashiqi yuun aa ke teri yaad ne bekal kyaa mujhe hosh-o-havaas khone lagaa huun firaaq mein tanhaaiyon ne aisaa muqaffal kyaa mujhe pahle to aazmaayaa ataa-e-bahisht se phir bhej kar jahaan mein afzal kyaa mujhe har shakhs mo'tarif ki muhibb-e-vatan huun main phir 'adliya ne kyuun sar-e-maqtal kyaa mujhe ibn-e-chaman hai teri vafaaon pe jaan-nisaar apnaa banaa ke tu ne mukammal kyaa mujhe"

"aa jaao ab to zulf pareshaan kiye hue ham raah par hain shama farozaan kiye hue maayus qalb hai tiri aamad kaa muntazir dahliz par nigaah ko chaspaan kiye hue ahd-e-vafaa ko toD ke ham bhi hain muzmahil tum bhi udhar ho chaak garebaan kiye hue aao to mere sahn mein ho jaae raushni muddat guzar gai hai charaaghaan kiye hue baiThe hain tishna-kaam sar-e-rahguzar tamaam saaqi tiri sharaab kaa armaan kiye hue aa jaao ki bahaar hai apne shabaab par 'ibn-e-chaman' ke vasl kaa saamaan kiye hue"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"