Javed Rasheed Amir

"ham se puchhe koi chaahat kaa sazaa ho jaanaa narm guftaar kaa patthar kaa khudaa ho jaanaa jab main unvaan-e-mohabbat pe koi nazm likhun tum mahakte hue lafzon ki qabaa ho jaanaa naam khvaabon ki salibon pe na likhiye meraa meri fitrat hai haqiqat pe fidaa ho jaanaa main ne puujaa thaa tumhein dard-e-mohabbat ke sabab tum se ye kis ne kahaa thaa ki khudaa ho jaanaa dasht-e-tufaan mein agar meraa safina dekho tum miri maan ki tarah mahv-e-duaa ho jaanaa ab takalluf se koi kaam na lenaa 'aamir' jab vo tum se hon khafaa tum bhi khafaa ho jaanaa"

"khulus isaar paarsaai hayaa sadaaqat hijaab likhkhun main lafz paani ke DhunD laaun to barf ki ye kitaab likhkhun na main huun gulchin na baaghbaan huun main is gulistaan kaa mohtasib huun zaraa main kaanTe shumaar kar luun to par gulon kaa hisaab likhkhun miTe miTe se huruf khat ke na jaane kyaa kyaa sunaa rahe hain main aansuon ki zabaan samajh luun to tere khat kaa javaab likhkhun mahaktaa paikar hasin rangat ye mast aankhein jhuki jhuki si bataa tujhe main gulaab likhkhun nasha likhkhun yaa sharaab likhkhun bataa ye tu hi in aansuon se main zindagi ke likhun masaail ki tere chehre ke khubsurat nuqush par ik kitaab likhkhun jo bhigi palkon se tum ne ik din vafaa ke vaa'de kiye the mujh se tumhin bataao ki ab main un ko saraab likhkhun ki khvaab likhkhun sahar ke sar hain na jaane kitni andheri raaton ke qarz 'aamir' dhuein charaaghon ke dein ijaazat to raushni kaa hisaab likhkhun"

"hamaaraa khuun hai ye surkh aab thoDi hai ye ek zinda haqiqat hai khvaab thoDi hai chamak rahaa hai hamaari mohabbaton ke sabab vagarna chehra tiraa maahtaab thoDi hai sitam jo ham pe kare ham kahein use apnaa koi dimaagh hamaaraa kharaab thoDi hai ganvaa dein kyon bhalaa saanson ko ham bilaa maqsad hamaari ziist hai koi itaab thoDi hai khizaan ki garm havaaein hi chhin lein 'aamir' hamaaraa haq hai gulon kaa shabaab thoDi hai"

"guzrungaa main jidhar se baqaa chhoD jaaungaa be-harf kar ke lafz-e-fanaa chhoD jaaungaa daur-e-khizaan mein khaar bhi mahkeinge misl-e-gul main gulsitaan mein aisi fazaa chhoD jaaungaa tum lafz lafz karnaa tilaavat miri hayaat main iqtibaas-e-azm khulaa chhoD jaaungaa jis par hazaar mai-kade ho jaaein khud nisaar aankhon mein teri aisaa nasha chhoD jaaungaa 'aamir' sila mile na mile pyaar kaa mujhe lekin labon pe daad-e-vafaa chhoD jaaungaa"

"vafaa ke yaad jis ko fan bahut hain usi ke dost kam dushman bahut hain khudaa-raa apne aansu rok liije barasne ko abhi saavan bahut hain jahaalat surkh-ru taalim rusvaa andhere aaj-kal raushan bahut hain javaan beva guzaare ziist kaise koi rahbar nahin rahzan bahut hain jafaa dhokaa hiqaarat zulm nafrat sharaafat ke liye ye fan bahut hain main huun is daur kaa suqraat 'aamir' zamaane mein mire dushman bahut hain"

"main bhi kitnaa saada huun tujh ko apnaa kahtaa huun khushbu jaisaa mahkaa huun shaayad teraa lahja huun armaanon kaa dariyaa huun main sadiyon se pyaasaa huun tu gulshan taabiron kaa main khvaabon kaa sahraa huun mujh ko sadiyaan mat likhnaa main to guzraa lamha huun main aalam tahriron kaa sab ke chehre paDhtaa huun mujh ko kaise pujoge main kab gungaa bahraa huun"

"fanaa huaa koi yahaan khitaab koi le gayaa ibaadatein kisi ki thiin savaab koi le gayaa vafaa ke jaam ke liye sajaae ham ne mai-kade magar labon se chhin kar sharaab koi le gayaa thi pyaar ki fazaa magar zabaan khuli na lab hile sitam ye us pe aankh se bhi aab koi le gayaa ye khushbuein bikher ke milaa hi kyaa bahaar ko larazti shaakh rah gai gulaab koi le gayaa fasaad ki haqiqatein likhi thiin jis mein harf harf varaq varaq masal ke vo kitaab koi le gayaa sukun is tarah luTaa dil-e-vafaa-shiaar kaa jo umr-bhar sajaae the vo khvaab koi le gayaa fareb-e-paak-daamani qadam qadam pe laghzishein vo 'aamir' aaj umr kaa hisaab koi le gayaa"