ahd-e-kam-koshi mein ye bhi hausla main ne kiyaa — Alamtaab Tishna

"aaina-khaana bhi andoh-e-tamannaa niklaa ghaur se dekhaa to apnaa hi tamaashaa niklaa zindagi mahfil-e-shab ki thi pas-andaaz-e-sharaab piine baiThe to bas ik ghunT zaraa saa niklaa phir chalaa mausam-e-vahshat mein sar-e-maqtal-e-ishq qura-e-faal mire naam dobaara niklaa daad-e-shaaistagi-e-gham ki tavaqqo be-sud dil bhi kam-bakht taraf-daar usi kaa niklaa hai ajab tarz kaa rahrav dil-e-shorida-qadam jab bhi niklaa safar-e-ishq pe tanhaa niklaa vo raqibon kaa pata puchhne aae mire ghar koi to un se mulaaqaat kaa rasta niklaa dar-ba-dar khvaar hue phirte hain ham hijr-nasib jaan-sipaari kaa bhi kyaa khuub natija niklaa dil mein uThte rahe yaadon ke bagule 'tishna' mujh mein simTaa huaa ik dard kaa sahraa niklaa"

"dard ki ik lahr bal khaati hai yuun dil ke qarib mauj-e-sar-gashta uThe jis tarah saahil ke qarib maa-sivaa-e-kaar-aah-o-ashk kyaa hai ishq mein hai savaad-e-aab-o-aatish dida-o-dil ke qarib dard mein Duubi hui aati hai aavaaz-e-jaras giriya-e-gum-gashtagi suntaa huun manzil ke qarib aarzu naayaaft ki hai silsila-dar-silsila hai numud-e-karb-e-laa-haasil bhi haasil ke qarib kuchh to ai nazzaargaan-e-aish-e-saahil boliye kashtiyaan kitni huiin gharqaab saahil ke qarib hai abhi vaamaandgi ko ik safar darpesh aur hai abhi uftaad-e-manzil aur manzil ke qarib rang-e-hasrat kaa tamaashaa dekhnaa thaa gar tumhein raqs-e-aakhir dekhte tum aa ke bismil ke qarib hain vo sab 'tishna' sar-e-manzil amir-e-kaarvaan jo mile the kaarvaan se aa ke manzil ke qarib"

"vo ki har ahd-e-mohabbat se mukartaa jaae dil vo zaalim ki usi shakhs pe martaa jaae mere pahlu mein vo aayaa bhi to khushbu ki tarah main use jitnaa sameTun vo bikhartaa jaae khulte jaaein jo tire band-e-qabaa zulf ke saath rang-e-pairaahan-e-shab aur nikhartaa jaae ishq ki narm-nigaahi se hinaa hon rukhsaar husn vo husn jo dekhe se nikhartaa jaae kyuun na ham us ko dil-o-jaan se chaahein 'tishna' vo jo ik dushman-e-jaan pyaar bhi kartaa jaae"

"sivaae-dar-ba-dari us ko khaak miltaa hai jo aasmaan se apni zamin badaltaa hai main jab bhi ghar se nikaltaa huun raat ko tanhaa charaagh le ke koi saath saath chaltaa hai ajiib hotaa hai nazzaargaan-e-shauq kaa haal ridaa-e-maah pahan kar vo jab nikaltaa hai baru-e-chashm ridaa-e-hijaab taan li jaae vo zer-e-saaya-e-gul pairahan badaltaa hai fareb-e-qurb to dekho ki mere pahlu mein tamaam raat koi karvaTein badaltaa hai guzaar dete hain aavaara-gard aag ke gird jo be-Thikaana hain un kaa bhi kaam chaltaa hai hamaare dam se bhi hai mausamon ki gul-kaari charaagh-e-laala mein dil kaa lahu bhi jaltaa hai main vo shahid-e-vafaa huun ki qatl kar ke mujhe miraa ghanim taassuf se haath maltaa hai hamein nasib huaa aisi manzilon kaa safar qadam qadam pe jahaan raasta badaltaa hai havaa-e-daaman-e-rangin ye kah gai 'tishna' hamaare saamne kis kaa charaagh jaltaa hai"

"hisaar-e-maqtal-e-jaan mein lahu lahu main thaa rasan rasan miri vahshat gulu gulu main thaa jo rah gayaa nigah-e-sozan-e-mashiyyat se qabaa-e-zist kaa vo chaak-e-be-rafu main thaa zamaana hanstaa rahaa meri khud-kalaami par tire khayaal se masruf-e-guftugu main thaa thaa aaine mein shikast-e-ghurur-e-yaktaai ki apne aks ke parde mein hu-ba-hu main thaa tu apni zaat ke har pech-o-kham se puchh ke dekh qadam qadam miri aahaT thi ku-ba-ku main thaa har ek vaadi-o-kohsaar se guzartaa huaa jo aabshaar banaa thaa vo aabju main thaa khutan khutan thi shalang-e-ghazaal mere liye badan badan miraa nashsha subu subu main thaa tamaam umr ki divaangi ke baad khulaa main teri zaat mein pinhaan thaa aur tu main thaa maaal-e-umr-e-mohabbat hai bas yahi 'tishna' miri talaash thaa vo us ki justuju main thaa"

"ab bhi zarron pe sitaaron kaa gumaan hai ki nahin zer-e-paa ab bhi tire kaahkashaan hai ki nahin ab bhi vo jashn-e-tarab hai ki nahin maqtal mein ik tamaashe ko hujum-e-nigaraan hai ki nahin ab bhi fariyaad-ba-lab hai ki nahin raanda-e-ishq vo hi be-chaargi-e-dil-zadagaan hai ki nahin kahiye nam hai ki nahin chashm-e-nadaamat-aasaar qaafile vaalon ko ehsaas-e-ziyaan hai ki nahin har gul-e-nam ke liye hai ki nahin gardish-e-chaak ye jahaan kaargah-e-kuza-garaan hai ki nahin vo miraa dushman-e-jaan hai ki nahin sang-ba-dast raaegaan koshish-e-sad-shisha-garaan hai ki nahin 'tishna' kuchh sab se judaa hai ki nahin teri ghazal munfarid 'saudaa' kaa andaaz-e-bayaan hai ki nahin"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"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"