ab ahl-e-dard ye jiine kaa ehtimaam karein — Majrooh Sultanpuri

"aa nikal ke maidaan mein do-rukhi ke khaane se kaam chal nahin saktaa ab kisi bahaane se ahd-e-inqalaab aayaa daur-e-aaftaab aayaa muntazir thiin ye aankhein jis ki ik zamaane se ab zamin gaaegi hal ke saaz par naghme vaadiyon mein naacheinge har taraf taraane se ahl-e-dil ugaaeinge khaak se mah o anjum ab guhar subuk hogaa jau ke ek daane se manchale buneinge ab rang-o-bu ke pairaahan ab sanvar ke niklegaa husn kaar-khaane se aam hogaa ab hamdam sab pe faiz fitrat kaa bhar sakeinge ab daaman ham bhi is khazaane se main ki ek mehnat-kash main ki tirgi-dushman subh-e-nau ibaarat hai mere muskuraane se khud-kushi hi raas aai dekh bad-nasibon ko! khud se bhi gurezaan hain bhaag kar zamaane se ab junun pe vo saaat aa paDi ki ai 'majruh' aaj zakhm-e-sar behtar dil pe choT khaane se"

"masarraton ko ye ahl-e-havas na kho dete jo har khushi mein tire gham ko bhi samo dete kahaan vo shab ki tire gesuon ke saae mein khayaal-e-subh se ham aastin bhigo dete bahaane aur bhi hote jo zindagi ke liye ham ek baar tiri aarzu bhi kho dete bachaa liyaa mujhe tufaan ki mauj ne varna kinaare vaale safina miraa Dubo dete jo dekhte miri nazron pe bandishon ke sitam to ye nazaare miri bebasi pe ro dete kabhi to yuun bhi umanDte sarishk-e-gham 'majruh' ki mere zakhm-e-tamannaa ke daagh dho dete"

"hamaare baa'd ab mahfil mein afsaane bayaan honge bahaarein ham ko DhunDheingi na jaane ham kahaan honge isi andaaz se jhumegaa mausam gaaegi duniyaa mohabbat phir hasin hogi nazaare phir javaan honge na ham honge na tum hoge na dil hogaa magar phir bhi hazaaron manzilein hongi hazaaron kaarvaan honge"

"junun-e-dil na sirf itnaa ki ik gul pairahan tak hai qad o gesu se apnaa silsila daar-o-rasan tak hai magar ai ham-qafas kahti hai shorida-sari apni ye rasm-e-qaid-o-zindaan ek divaar-e-kuhan tak hai kahaan bach kar chali ai fasl-e-gul mujh aabla-paa se mire qadmon ki gul-kaari bayaabaan se chaman tak hai main kyaa kyaa juraa-e-khun pi gayaa paimaana-e-dil mein balaa-noshi miri kyaa ik mai-e-saaghar shikan tak hai na aakhir kah sakaa us se miraa haal-e-dil-e-sozaan mah-e-taabaan ki jo us kaa sharik-e-anjuman tak hai navaa hai jaavedaan 'majruh' jis mein ruh-e-saaat ho kahaa kis ne miraa naghma zamaane ke chalan tak hai"

"Daraa ke mauj-o-talaatum se ham-nashinon ko yahi to hain jo Duboyaa kiye safinon ko jamaal-e-subh diyaa ru-e-nau-bahaar diyaa miri nigaah bhi detaa khudaa hasinon ko hamaari raah mein aae hazaar mai-khaane bhulaa sake na magar hosh ke qarinon ko kabhi nazar bhi uThaai na su-e-baada-e-naab kabhi chaDhaa gae pighlaa ke aabginon ko yahi jahaan hai jahannam yahi jahaan firdaus bataao aalam-e-baalaa ke sair-binon ko hue hain qaafile zulmat ki vaadiyon mein ravaan charaagh-e-raah kiye khun-chakaan jabinon ko tujhe na maane koi tujh ko is se kyaa 'majruh' chal apni raah bhaTakne de nukta-chinon ko"

"duur duur mujh se vo is tarah khiraamaan hai har qadam hai naqsh-e-dil har nigah rag-e-jaan hai ban gai hai masti mein dil ki baat hangaama qatra thi jo saaghar mein lab tak aa ke tufaan hai ham to paa-e-jaan par kar bhi aae ik sajda sochti rahi duniyaa kufr hai ki imaan hai mere shikva-e-gham se aalam-e-nadaamat mein is lab-e-tabassum par shama si farozaan hai ye niyaaz-e-gham-khvaari ye shikast-e-dildaari bas navaazish-e-jaanaan dil bahut pareshaan hai muntazir hain phir mere haadse zamaane ke phir miraa junun teri bazm mein ghazal-khvaan hai fikr kyaa unhein jab tu saath hai asiron ke ai gham-e-asiri tu khud shikast-e-zindaan hai apni apni himmat hai apnaa apnaa dil 'majruh' zindagi bhi arzaan hai maut bhi faraavaan 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"

"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"