aazurda nigaahon pe ye manzar nahin utraa — Azhar Hashmi Sabqat

"kabhi madhur kabhi miThi zabaan kaa shaa'ir huun isi sanad se main hindostaan kaa shaa'ir huun dikheinge mujh mein tumhein zakhm ghaav dono hi khilaaf-e-zulm ke aajiz bayaan kaa shaa'ir huun main apni fikr ko mahdud rakh nahin saktaa zamin-o-arsh makin-o-makaan kaa shaa'ir huun gumaan kahtaa hai ke main yaqin kaa shaa'ir huun yaqin kahtaa hai ke main gumaan kaa shaa'ir huun jahaan hai zarra qamar aur jahaan qamar zarra main us zamin kaa main us aasmaan kaa kaa shaa'ir huun abhi mujhe na sukhanvar kaho mire ahbaab abhi sukhan mein faqat imtihaan kaa shaa'ir huun mujhe na dekho yuun nafrat bhari nigaahon se main 'haashmi' huun main amn-o-amaan kaa shaa'ir huun"

"shahr ko aatish-e-ranjish ke dhuaan tak dekhun maqtal ziist ko aakhir main kahaan tak dekhun phir ye maanungaa khamoshi pe zavaal aayaa hai dil dhaDakne ki sadaa jab main zabaan tak dekhun ye tamannaa hai khudaa aalam-e-hasti mein tire main ayaan dekhnaa chaahun to nihaan tak dekhun jab ki ab raabta rakhne kaa bahut hai imkaan phir bhi viraaniyaan phailin hain jahaan tak dekhun kyaa tasavvur miri aankhon ne navaazaa hai mujhe khud ko dekhun to main ehsaas-e-ziyaan tak dekhun maantaa huun ki hai zulmaat-e-azal us kaa nasib raat ki zid hai use apni fughaan tak dekhun ye bhi aslaaf ki tahzib hai 'azhar' main yahaan apnaa kirdaar tamaam amn-e-amaan tak dekhun"

"mire vajud kaa mehvar chamaktaa rahtaa hai isi sanad se muqaddar chamaktaa rahtaa hai kisi mazaar pe chhaai hai khaak muflis ki kisi mazaar kaa patthar chamaktaa rahtaa hai ye kaisi rasm-e-halaakat bhi paa gai hai rivaaj ye kaise khuun kaa manzar chamaktaa rahtaa hai miri nigaah ko manzil ki raushni hai aziiz balaa se mel kaa patthar chamaktaa rahtaa hai jo uTh ke khaak se parvaaz kaa ujaalaa banaa usi parinde kaa shahpar chamaktaa rahtaa hai miTaa ke hausle baatil ke aao su-e-haq qadam baDhaao ki rahbar chamaktaa rahtaa hai nujum shams qamar aur jalne lagte hain sukhan-varon mein jab 'azhar' chamaktaa rahtaa hai"

"jo daulat taraqqi-rasaai bahut hai to aapas mein us se judaai bahut hai agar tujh mein ulfat samaai bahut hai to sun lo yahaan be-vafaai bahut hai kabhi dard maan ko nahin do ki is ki har ek aah mein gahri khaai bahut hai khudaa ki razaa hai na haasil kisi ko khudaa ke liye par laDaai bahut hai mohabbat luTaai hai apno pe behad magar choT apno se khaai bahut hai haqiqat mein vo daur kaafi hai mujh se tasavvur mein jo paas aai bahut hai siyaasat ne jashn-e-charaaghaan ke badle gharibon ki basti jalaai bahut hai har ik shai se le kar zamin-o-falak ko mayassar khudaa ki khudaai bahut hai agar mujh ko imaan ki parvaah na hoti to duniyaa mein 'azhar' kamaai bahut hai"

"khvaabon kaa intikhaab badaltaa dikhaai de kaash ab ki ikhtiyaar sanvartaa dikhaai de sayyaad ke hunar ki sataaish nahin ho ab jis ko hai par nasib vo uDtaa dikhaai de itni na intishaar ki hiddat ho ru-ba-ru insaan gham-e-hayaat mein jaltaa dikhaai de kyaa vo hisaab dars mein rakkhegaa kaaenaat jis kaa yahaan vajud shikasta dikhaai de"

"vafaa khulus kaa singaar roz karti hai yuun dhire dhire miri zindagi sanvarti hai koi hayaat zamaane ko hai 'aziz bahut koi hayaat hai ki roz roz marti hai tire charaagh kaa faanus khud havaa hai aur mire charaagh se zaalim havaa guzarti hai to phir vajud-e-imaarat nazar kaa hai dhoka jab iinT iinT hi taa'mir se mukarti hai du'aa ye kijiye yaaron ki hosh mein aauun miri nigaah mohabbat talaash karti hai na khud ke rahtaa hai insaan na dusron ke qarib koi hasin shanaasaai jab bikharti hai sitamgaron ko 'ibaadat-guzaar mat jaano khudaa ki bandagi 'azhar' khudaa se Darti hai"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"