ai junun aaj tire daar pe vaare kis ko — Ameer Imam

"koi khushi na koi ranj mustaqil hogaa fanaa ke rang se har rang muttasil hogaa ajab hai ishq ajab-tar hain khvaahishein is ki kabhi kabhi to bichhaDne talak ko dil hogaa badan mein ho to gila kyaa tamaash-bini kaa yahaan to roz tamaashaa-o-aab-o-gil hogaa abhi to aur bhi chehre tumhein pukaareinge abhi vo aur bhi chehron mein muntaqil hogaa ziyaan mazid hai asbaab DhunDhte rahnaa huaa hai jo vo na hone pe mushtamil hogaa tamaam-raat bhaTaktaa phiraa hai saDkon par hui hai subh abhi shahr muzmahil hogaa"

"ham be-vafaa hain tum ho vafaa-daar khush raho sarkaar khush raho miri sarkaar khush raho le jaao apni zulf ke saae sameT kar ham ko bahut hai saaya-e-divaar khush raho hone pe apne aap ke israar kab kiyaa hone se khud hamein bhi hai inkaar khush raho ham to faqat hain bhiiD baDhaane ke vaaste tam ho binaa-e-raunaq-e-baazaar khush raho tum khush raho ki ab koi khatra nahin tumhein ham ho chuke hain khud mein giraftaar khush raho tum auraton pe ham ne hamesha sitam kiye ham mard hain sadaa ke jafaa-kaar khush raho be-vajh gham kaa Dhong rachaane se faaeda yuun bhi hain sab tumhaare parastaar khush raho insaan bhi ham kharaab hain shaa'ir bhi hain kharaab be-kaar ye ghazal hai ye ash'aar khush raho"

"hai kaun kis ki zaat ke andar likheinge ham nahr-e-ravaan ko pyaas kaa manzar likheinge ham ye saara shahr aalaa-e-hikmat likhe use khanjar agar hai koi to khanjar likheinge ham ab tum sipaas-naama-e-shamshir likh chuke ab dastaan-e-laasha-e-be-sar likheinge ham rakkhi hui hai donon ki buniyaad ret par sahraa-e-be-karaan ko samundar likheinge ham is shahr-e-be-charaagh ki aandhi na ho udaas tujh ko havaa-e-kucha-e-dil-bar likheinge ham kyaa husn un labon mein jo pyaase nahin rahe sukhe hue labon ko gul-e-tar likheinge ham ham se gunaahgaar bhi us ne nibhaa liye jannat se yuun zamin ko behtar likheinge ham"

"bahte dariyaaon tak aaeinge uThaa leinge tumhein mere honThon se khabar-daar churaa leinge tumhein jam' ho jaae zaraa aur khamoshi dil mein ham isi dil ki khamoshi se banaa leinge tumhein daa’vedaaron ki yahaan bhiiD lagi hai lekin masnad-e-dil pe bahar-haal biThaa leinge tumhein qatra-e-khun ho to khanjar pe rakheinge tum ko aur aansu ho to palkon pe sajaa leinge tumhein vaqt ke haathon se bachtaa hai yahaan kaun magar sakht hairat hai ki ik roz ye aa leinge tumhein abhi kuchh aur zamaane pe 'ayaan ho jaaein dekhnaa saare zamaane se chhupaa leinge tumhein tum bhi ik roz kisi aur mein paa loge hamein ham bhi ik roz kisi aur mein paa leinge tumhein"

"rang tamaam bhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi mujh mein qazaa nikhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi tere bhi zakhm bhar diye aur havaa-e-vaqt ab mere bhi zakhm bhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi dil mein kisi khayaal ki raat havaa chali bahut ab vo havaa Thahar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi bujh gae sab charaagh khud qissa-e-maa tamaam-shud pahli kiran utar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi aaina-e-khalaa mein ab main bhi bahut sanvar chukaa tu bhi bahut sanvar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi raat nahin guzar saki mujh se jo ek 'umr tak raat vo ab guzar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi yaad nahin hai shakl jo ye to usi ki shakl hai shakl tiri ubhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi"

"rudaad-e-jaan kahein jo zaraa dam mile hamein us dil ke raaste mein kai kham mile hamein labbaik pahle ham ne kahaa thaa rasul-e-husn ho kaar-zaar-e-ishq to parcham mile hamein aae ik aisaa zakhm jo bharnaa na ho kabhi yaani har ek zakhm kaa marham mile hamein din mein jahaan saraab mile the hamein vahaan aai jo raat qatra-e-shabnam mile hamein tum jaise aur log bhi honge jahaan mein ye baat aur hai ki bahut kam mile hamein jab saath the to mil ke bhi milnaa na ho sakaa jab se bichhaD gae ho to paiham mile hamein aur phir hamein bhi khud pe bahut pyaar aa gayaa us ki taraf khaDe hue jab ham mile hamein jo umr-bhar kaa saath nibhaataa na mil sakaa vaise to zindagi mein bahut gham mile hamein"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"