aadmi shahr se nikaltaa hai — Khizr Abbas

"jo tire husn ke qarin se gae vo to duniyaa samet diin se gae vo ki rahtaa thaa jin makaanon mein ab vo saare makaan makin se gae hausla is qadar kahaan sab mein ham tire ishq-e-be-yaqin se gae maut aai hamein tire dar par ham gae bhi to aafrin se gae ik tiraa but taraashne ke liye kitne sajde miri jabin se gae jis jagah qais kaa Thikaana thaa aaj ushshaaq sab vahin se gae us zamin-zaad ki jhalak ke liye kis qadar aasmaan zamin se gae aastin kyaa gai 'khizar' meri saare ahbaab aastin se gae"

"shab-e-firaaq ke baare mein aur kyaa kahiye kisi faqir ki maqbul badduaa kahiye har ek shakhs hai apni hi zaat mein gum-sum koi bataae kise kis kaa mubtalaa kahiye is e'tiqaad ke sadqe na kyon bhalaa jaaein jo shakhs but bhi nahin hai use khudaa kahiye ajal ki samt sabhi log hain ravaan yaani use bhi zindagi kaa koi raasta kahiye kisi kaa aks-e-haqiqi nahin dikhaataa hai is aaine ko bhalaa kaise aaina kahiye main apne taur se kartaa huun baat dil ki 'khizar' adaa-e-ghair se kyaa dil kaa muddaaa kahiye"

"bahut hi mo'atabar royaa gham-e-shah mein agar royaa falak se jab ghaTaa barsi miraa har baam-o-dar royaa huaa jab qatl parvaana to qaatil khud sharar royaa hansaa thaa aasmaanon mein zamin par kyon bashar royaa sar-e-sahraa bahut khush thaa sar-e-dariyaa magar royaa pake phal toD lene se khabar kab tak shajar royaa na jaane kis jagah pahunche jahaan khud par 'khizar' royaa"

"har ek dard sanbhaalaa hai zindagaani mein jhalak rahaa hai buDhaapaa tabhi javaani mein mujhe to dhuup se bhi is qadar na khauf aaya milaa hai khauf jo ab teri saaebaani mein kabhi piyaa gayaa us ko kabhi bahaayaa gayaa koi bhi farq na thaa khuun aur paani mein use nazar ki bhalaa kaun si kahun manzil dikhaai dene lagaa zard rang dhaani mein zabaan-daraaz to Thahre magar yahi sach thaa luTaa hai shahr ye teri hi paasbaani mein milaa na qatra-e-aab-e-baqaa samundar se mili hai maut hamein shahr-e-jaavedaani mein ganvaa ke umr jise ham sanbhaal laae the ganvaa diyaa use ik baat ki ravaani mein rukaavaTein hain ye raste ki ai 'khizar' naadaan jinhein tu manzilein samjhaa hai be-dhiyaani mein"

"ye jahaan-e-rang-o-bu apni jagah aur tujh se guftugu apni jagah teri nisbat se lagi baad-e-sabaa shahr tere chalti lu apni jagah kis tarah de duun fazilat ek ko ishq meraa aur tu apni jagah hai miri khvaahish ki tu hanstaa rahe zakhm mere be-rafu apni jagah hain bahut kaafir tire naaz-o-adaa aankh meri baa-vuzu apni jagah har jagah tu khud nahin ai rashk-e-maah husn teraa chaar-su apni jagah muskuraahaT se tiri mahkaa chaman sab khile phulon ki bu apni jagah ishq ko bakhshi hai kitni aabru qais khud be-aabru apni jagah teri chaahat kaa bhi hai apnaa maqaam aur khud ki justuju apni jagah khaak mein main mil gayaa tere liye vo meraa jazb-e-numu apni jagah har taraf saae hi saae the 'khizar' par tire saae ki khu apni jagah"

"samundaron ki tarah be-kanaar hone ki kahin to rasm chale be-shumaar hone ki har ek shakhs ki khvaahish qadam rakhe mujh par sazaa mili hai tiri rahguzaar hone ki main daastaan-e-alamnaak kah nahin saktaa ye ruuh daakhil-e-musht-e-ghubaar hone ki kisi bhi rut mein yahaan phuul ab nahin khilte yahi sabab hai garebaan ke taar hone ki main vo ghaDi bhi tumhaare nisaar kar aaya jo ik ghaDi thi hamaare shumaar hone ki zamin pe halqa-e-lail-o-nahaar hai qaaem nishaani hai ye tire intizaar hone ki ye kaar-zaar-e-jahaan mein jo zindagi hai 'khizar' ye daastaan hai khudaa se faraar hone ki"

"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"