aaj yaadon ne ajab rang bikhere dil mein — Abdur Rauf Urooj

"na jaane kyaa miri vahshat ne khvaab dekhaa hai tamaam shahr pe raaton kaa sakht pahraa hai khud aaj apni lakiron mein DhunDhtaa hai panaah vo ek haath jo taqdir ko badaltaa hai ma’ishaton ke jahannum mein jal rahe hain badan jahaan mein ruuh ki aasudgi kaa charchaa hai kisi ko sirf shagufe kisi ko sirf sharar na jaane ab ke bahaaron kaa faiz kaisaa hai nahin hai ham mein sulaimaan koi magar ham se zamaana qaaf ki pariyon ki baat kartaa hai kuchh ab ke aur bhi zakhmon ki aag tez hui 'uruj' un ke tabassum mein zahr kaisaa hai"

"chaand se pyaar sitaaron se shanaasaai bhi ham ne dekhi hai gham-e-dost ki rusvaai bhi jalva-e-shahr-e-nigaar aur nikhar aur sanvar ham mein divaane bhi maujud hain saudaai bhi jalva-e-shahr-e-nigaar aur nikhar aur sanvar ham mein divaane bhi maujud hain saudaai bhi zehn mein yuun tiri yaadon ke nashe lahraae ban gayaa giit sukut-e-shab-e-tanhaai bhi aao phir lahja-e-gul mein koi afsaana kahein salb hoti hai kahin quvvat-e-goyaai bhi ai gham-e-dost tiraa kaise buraa chaaheinge jin se dekhi na gai ghair ki rusvaai bhi hai vahi qaafila-e-fikr-o-nazar aur 'uruj' zindagi shaah-nashinon se utar aai bhi"

"khun-e-dil hai nikhaar kaanTon par dekhtaa jaa bahaar kaanTon par inqilaab-e-chaman ki baat karo ham ne dekhi bahaar kaanTon par meri divaangi bhi dekh chuki daaman-e-taar-taar kaanTon par fasl-e-gul bhi guzaar di ham ne ai gham-e-rozgaar kaanTon par dil ki be-khvaabiyaan na jaaeingi niind aae hazaar kaanTon par baat kyaa hai ki us ke gham ki tarah lauTti hai bahaar kaanTon par haae vo chand husn-e-kaar 'uruj' jin ko aataa hai pyaar kaanTon par"

"ba-qadr-e-did na the teri anjuman ke charaagh miri nigaah farozaan hui hai ban ke charaagh hazaar baad-e-havaadis hazaar sarsar-e-gham jalaa rahaa huun magar azmat-e-chaman ke charaagh nuqush-e-shahr-e-nigaaraan ubhaarte hi rahe mire junun ke ujaale tiri lagan ke charaagh savaad-e-asr mein fardaa ki taabnaaki hai bujhaa diye gae andesha-e-kuhan ke charaagh hujum-e-gham mein huaa thaa ye kaun naghma-saraa jali hai tirgi-e-shaam dard ban ke charaagh na baad-e-dasht-o-bayaabaan na shaam-e-ranj-o-balaa lahu se apne jalaate hain ham-vatan ke charaagh jilau mein taabish-e-qindil-e-aagahi le kar bujhaa diye hain mohabbat ne ahrman ke charaagh zamaana shaam-e-balaa se savaal kartaa hai kidhar gae vo tire daur-e-pur-fitan ke charaagh sharaar-e-nutq huaa sarf-e-har-khayaal 'uruj' jale to bujh na sake shokhi-e-sukhan ke charaagh"

"chand paaband-e-salaasil hue aazaad ab ke jaane divaanon pe kyaa aaegi uftaad ab ke jin ki yak-jehti-e-ehsaas thi aain-e-junun hain vahi log to majmua-e-azdaad ab ke yuun uDaayaa gayaa arbaab-e-mohabbat kaa mazaaq ho gae ham havas-e-naam mein barbaad ab ke ham ne bedaari-e-tahrik-e-masarrat ke liye har rag-e-jaan pe rakhaa dashna-e-fariyaad ab ke in fazaaon mein bujhe saikDon khurshid magar khair se chup hain shab-e-marg ke naqqaad ab ke aur to kuchh na rahaa ahl-e-vafaa ke bas mein nazr ko laae hain bhuli hui ik yaad ab ke der se soch mein hai ishrat-e-parvez 'uruj' jaane kis tarh uThe tesha-e-farhaad ab ke"

"nazar mein loch na haijaan manzaron mein hai 'urus-e-subh abhi shab ki chaadaron mein hai na soch taajvaron kaa maaal kyaa hogaa ye dekh tesha-ba-kaf kaun pattharon mein hai bhaDak rahi hain kinaaron ki bastiyaan ab tak balaa ki aag hamaare samundaron mein hai nigaar-khaana-e-maa'ni se sarsari na guzar lahu kaa rang bhi do-chaar manzaron mein hai sukut-e-sang ko aasaaish-e-bayaan de de 'ajab kamaal-e-hunar aaina-garon mein hai gali ke moD pe kis ne diyaa jalaayaa thaa usi ki raushni taarik se gharon mein hai nigal na jaaein use bhi ye kaj-kulaah 'uruj' zaraa si aan jo baaqi sukhanvaron mein hai"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"