ab mujhe aur kyaa khabar degaa — Naseem Ajmal

"dard siine mein sulaa detaa hai harf honTon se haTaa detaa hai khud banaataa hai miraa manzar-e-shauq phir tah-e-khaak chhupaa detaa hai DhunDh laataa hai kabhi mujh se mujhe phir mujhi mein vo milaa detaa hai mere hone ki numaaish kar ke apne hone kaa pata detaa hai saare aalam mein andheraa kar ke dil mein shamein vo jalaa detaa hai ghaur se dekh zaraa shaam ke vaqt rukh se parda vo haTaa detaa hai mujh ko kar detaa hai mujh se hi judaa phir vo dariyaa mein milaa detaa hai kaise har raat kaa rone vaalaa mujh ko jiine ki duaa detaa hai vo jo chaahe to tire shaair ki hamd mashhur banaa detaa hai"

"nazar sarshaar us ki fazaa bedaar us ki bahut baatein suni hain sar-e-baazaar us ki kahaan kaTtaa miraa sar magar talvaar us ki main chhoTaa saa nagina baDi baazaar us ki havaa us kaa takallum shafaq dastaar us ki suni hai main ne aahaT hazaaron baar us ki kahaani kah rahi hai nigaah-e-yaar us ki nazar aai vo surat giri divaar us ki fazaa ik shabnami si badan ke paar us ki yahaan kyaa main nahin huun ye sab paikaar us ki ajab hamd-o-sanaa hai sukhan ke paar us ki dikhaa de koi 'ajmal' jhalak ik baar us ki"

"kahaan-kahaan tujhe DhunDun kahaan duhaai duun kisi kaa jurm ho apni to main safaai duun ye kusht-o-khun kaa manzar nafas-nafas lekin asir-e-jaan ko bhalaa kis tarah rihaai duun main ik sadaa huun to taDpun tiri zabaan ke biich huun ik khayaal to parvaaz mein dikhaai duun kabhi to phailun in aankhon mein daastaan ban kar kahaan talak lab-e-khaamosh se duhaai duun badan mein chikhtaa phirtaa huun tire raat gae nahin yaqin ki tujh ko na main sunaai duun tiri vafaa ke bahut tazkire kiye ab to ye ji mein hai tujhe ilzaam-e-bevafaai duun tujhe shafaq mein bharun chaand chaand chamkaaun sahar mein duur talak rang-aazmaai duun bas ek baar nazar aa miyaan-e-shoala-o-shaam phir is ke baad na main umr bhar dikhaai duun kahaan talak tere laulaak par main chhaayaa rahun kahaan talak tiri palkon pe main dikhaai duun ghazal nahin na sahi marsiya likhun 'ajmal' qalam hai sard ise dil ki raushnaai duun"

"naghma thaa yaa ki giit sunaai nahin diyaa aisaa thaa gahraa rang dikhaai nahin diyaa ubhri thi ek shakl fasil-e-nigaah par phir us kaa koi naqsh dikhaai nahin diyaa main kheltaa rahaa unhin tughyaaniyon ke biich tufaan kaa shor kuchh bhi sunaai nahin diyaa jab dil mein aa gayaa mire ghar-baar chhoD kar phir aisaa kyaa huaa ki dikhaai nahin diyaa taaron ki dhuup chhaanv mein soyaa tamaam raat jo khvaab dekhnaa thaa dikhaai nahin diyaa aahistagi se vo miri jaan mein utar gayaa hangaama aisaa thaa ki sunaai nahin diyaa Takraa ke khud se rah gai meri nigaah-e-shauq maujon ke aar-paar dikhaai nahin diyaa har nok-e-khaar ko main dikhaataa lahu kaa rang sahraa ne izn-e-aabla-paai nahin diyaa halchal machaa di us ne miri zaat mein magar kuchh hausla-e-sang-kushaai nahin diyaa us ki sadaa navaah-e-dil-e-yaasman ki thi yaani ki dars-e-shoala-navaai nahin diyaa baiThaa huaa hai gham ki tarah dil ki raah mein us ne bichhaD ke dard-e-judaai nahin diyaa vo chaand jis ko chaand kahein kaaenaat kaa aisaa to koi chaand dikhaai nahin diyaa kyaa naqsh-e-paa-e-gul hain jo taktaa hai ghaur se mujh ko to kuchh zamin pe dikhaai nahin diyaa 'ajmal' jamaal-e-yaar ki raanaai kuchh na puchh aks-e-rukh-e-khayaal dikhaai nahin diyaa"

"koi aahaT na koi Dagar saamne ek aks-e-safar sar-basar saamne aasmaan par lahu gul bikhartaa huaa aur ubhartaa huaa meraa sar saamne vo akelaa hazaaron se laDtaa rahaa jang hoti rahi raat bhar saamne nannhi-munni duaaon kaa haasil hai kyaa luT gayaa saaraa rakht-e-safar saamne TuuT kar saare manzar bikharne lage be-tahaashaa aDe baam-o-dar saamne kashtiyaan TuuT kar sab kinaare lagin kaise aaseb kaa hai safar saamne koi autaar to is zamin par mile aae koi to paighaambar saamne faasla mere qadmon mein manzil kaa thaa varna rahtaa kahaan ye safar saamne TukDe TukDe badan raqs kartaa huaa ik zaraa saa udhar baam par saamne ik jhalak sabz miTTi ki aankhon mein bas shoala shoala shafaq lamha bhar saamne sar pe buDhaa gagan kab se rakkhaa huaa raqs-e-shams-o-qamar aankh bhar saamne koi mujh mein mujhe qaid kartaa huaa pheink kar kitne laal-o-guhar saamne kyaa karun meraa man thaa khalaaon mein gum vo dikhaataa rahaa sab hunar saamne siina siina safar ye tilism-e-hunar dekh 'ajmal' hai raftaar bhar saamne"

"dard phir uThaa mujh mein gul koi khilaa mujh mein ek shakhs aaya thaa likh gayaa hai kyaa mujh mein jo nahin huaa ab tak phir vahi huaa mujh mein uf miri ye tanhaai tu bhi aa milaa mujh mein main libaas apnaa thaa aur thaa hi kyaa mujh mein raah meri taktaa hai koi saaneha mujh mein kal kisi ne ghonTaa thaa meraa hi galaa mujh mein mujh se bach nikalne kaa DhunD raasta mujh mein"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"sharik-e-aalam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi thaa ki raat jashn mein tere huzur main bhi thaa ajiib vaqt thaa duniyaa qarib thi mere ghazab ye thaa tire daaman se duur main bhi thaa ghamon ke ghere mein jab raqs kar rahi thi hayaat tamaash-bin ki tarah be-shuur main bhi thaa na ruknaa raah mein shart-e-safar mein shaamil thaa thakan se varna bahut chuur chuur main bhi thaa utar rahaa thaa lahu kis balaa kaa aankhon mein tire khayaal mein us dam zarur main bhi thaa guzarte vaqt ne pahre baiThaa diye 'aabid' khataaein un ki na thiin be-qusur main bhi thaa"