adaa-e-tul-e-sukhan kyaa vo ikhtiyaar kare — 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"

"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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"