aaj ki kyaa fikr ho kyaa kal kaa andesha karein — Hamid Allahabadi

"kahiye achchhaa jo kisi se to buraa lagtaa hai kalma-e-khair namak-paash zaraa lagtaa hai main nahin jaantaa koi yahaan kyaa lagtaa hai jaane kyon shahr tiraa shahr miraa lagtaa hai kusht-o-khun aisaa ki shaayad na huaa hogaa kabhi dushman insaan kaa insaan huaa lagtaa hai kaun kis se hai fuzun khalq mein kis tarah khule har hunar-mand yahaan khud se sivaa lagtaa hai hosh-mand aise kahaan ke hain ye arbaab-e-nashaat ji kaa janjaal sab un kaa hi diyaa lagtaa hai taab-e-goyaai rahe yaa na rahe aaj ke baad sun lo do bol ki kuchh dard thamaa lagtaa hai aisaa bikhraa huun ki mushkil hai simaTnaa meraa mere dil mein koi kaanTaa saa chubhaa lagtaa hai jis kaa ji chaahe vo mahfil ki sataaish kar le ek parda saa nigaahon pe paDaa lagtaa hai gardish-e-paa hai ki baDhne nahin deti aage teraa 'haamid' tiri galiyon kaa gadaa lagtaa hai"

"subh bhi apni shaam bhi apni aur mai-e-gulfaam bhi apni phuul saa naazuk dil bhi apnaa gardish-e-subh-o-shaam bhi apni vo bhi apne dard bhi apnaa aah-e-dil-e-naakaam bhi apni shikva-e-besh-o-kam kyaa kiije bazm-e-sharik-e-jaam bhi apni 'haamid' kah do ahl-e-karam se dein na salaa-e-aam bhi apni"

"har-chand duur duur vo husn-o-jamaal hai ai vusat-e-nigaah tiraa kyaa khayaal hai duniyaa-e-aab-o-gil mein masarrat ki aarzu aisi hai jaise aap kaa paanaa muhaal hai lo subh-e-inqalaab kaa bhi aasraa gayaa ab kaarobaar-e-zist tiraa kyaa khayaal hai viraani-e-hayaat ko phir tuul dijiye ye meri zindagi kaa muqaddam savaal hai duniyaa ne us ko jaan ke jaanaa nahin abhi 'haamid' jo ek shaair-e-sad-khasta-haal hai"

"jazbaat tez-rau hain ki chashme ubal paDe jab dard tham sakaa na to aansu nikal paDe divaane se na kijiye divaangi ki baat kyaa jaane kyaa zabaan se us ki nikal paDe ai dil mazaa to jab hai ki har zakhm khaa ke bhi peshaani-e-hayaat pe hargiz na bal paDe thiin rahguzaar-e-zist mein dushvaariyaan magar ham rah-ravaan-e-shauq the gir kar sambhal paDe 'haamid' ham apni manzil-e-gum-naam kyaa kahin uTThe jidhar bhi paanv usi samt chal paDe"

"fareb de na kahin azm-e-mustaqil meraa hujum-e-yaas se ghabraa na jaae dil meraa ye kis maqaam pe pahunchaa diyaa mohabbat ne ki mere bas mein nahin hai khud aaj dil meraa mubaarak aish kaa maahaul khush-nasibon ko bahut hai mere liye dard-e-mustaqil meraa sun ai nigaah-e-mohabbat se ruThne vaale tire khayaal mein gum hai sukun-e-dil meraa mire gunaahon kaa anjaam sochne vaale ye dekh kahtaa hai kyaa ashk-e-munfail meraa do-chaar tinkon ki duniyaa ‘ajib duniyaa thi ki mutmain thaa har ik tarah jis mein dil meraa umid-e-lutf kisi aur se ho kyaa 'haamid' huaa na jab ki mohabbat mein meraa dil meraa"

"un ki nazron kaa vo paivast-e-rag-e-jaan honaa dil jigar donon kaa sharminda-e-ehsaan honaa khaana-barbaadi ne kyaa kyaa na dikhaae tevar aa gayaa kaam mire dil kaa bayaabaan honaa honge apne bhi paraae bhi miri laash ke saath kuchh kahe koi magar tum na pashemaan honaa 'haamid' ham bhi the kabhi bazm-e-hunar-mandon mein yaad aataa hai mujhe meraa ghazal-khvaan honaa"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"