aise aalam mein bhalaa kis kaa pakaDtaa daaman — Maqbool Ahmad Maqbool

"ye khazaf mere liye hain ye guhar mere liye main huun makhdum-e-jahaan hai khushk-o-tar mere liye jannat-o-dozakh bane hain arsh par mere liye aur zamin par ehtimaam-e-khair-o-shar mere liye arsh-e-aazam tak miri parvaaz hai ai be-khabar aur nahin hai ehtiyaaj-e-baal-o-par mere liye aarzu hai azm-o-himmat hai dil-e-pur-shauq hai dosto kaafi hai ye rakht-e-safar mere liye aaj mujh par hans rahe hain log is kaa gham nahin ek din hogi sabhi ki aankh tar mere liye rafta rafta ho gae naaraaz ai 'maqbul' sab zahr bhi ab ho gayaa hai be-asar mere liye"

"kamaal-e-husn-o-sadaaqat talaash kartaa huun har ek shai mein haqiqat talaash kartaa huun adab ki den siyaasat ki falsafa sab mein nishaan-e-fikr-o-basirat talaash kartaa huun TaToltaa huun har ik dil amiiq nazron se khulus-o-mehr-o-mohabbat talaash kartaa huun jo raahaton ki manaazil se ham-kanaar kare vo rahnumaa vo qayaadat talaash kartaa huun main apni jehd-e-musalsal ki tah mein ai 'maqbul' vaqia khvaab ki jannat talaash kartaa huun"

"kaun hai apnaa ham-qadam kahiye kis se haalaat ke sitam kahiye kis qadar mukhtasar hai subh-e-nashaat kitni lambi hai shaam-e-gham kahiye aa gai aur pukhtagi ham mein sitam-e-dost ko karam kahiye kaun gham-khvaar hai zamaane mein kis se bechaargi kaa gham kahiye log karne lage hain farmaaish khaar-zaaron ko bhi iram kahiye main ne kholi nahin zabaan apni rah gayaa aap kaa bharam kahiye ye hai farmaan-e-vaqt ai 'maqbul' kam-savaadon ko mohtaram kahiye"

"jaante ho tum ki kyaa hai zindagi masala-dar-masala hai zindagi sochiye to ik suhaanaa khvaab hai dekhiye to ik balaa hai zindagi khaar hon jis par ziyaada phuul kam ek aisaa raasta hai zindagi zahr hai haq mein kisi ke aur kahin chashma-e-aab-e-baqaa hai zindagi koi kuchh to koi kuchh samjhaa ise ek anokhaa falsafa hai zindagi kaun jaane ye kahaan par khatm ho ik niraalaa silsila hai zindagi maut kyaa hai mahfil-e-aish-o-nishaat mehnat-o-juhd-e-baqaa hai zindagi"

"umiid ham se na rakhnaa fareb khaane ki ki ham ne dekhi hain nairangiyaan zamaane ki vafaa kaa raasta hai aaj kis qadar sunsaan ab aarzu hai kise naqd-e-jaan luTaane ki miri hayaat pe ye kaise pahre hain yaa-rab na ro sakun na ijaazat hai muskuraane ki ujaD gayaa to kisi taur phir ye bas na sakaa hazaar koshishein kiin shahr-e-dil basaane ki ye she'r-goi kaa sadqa nahin to phir kyaa hai nazar mein ho gae 'maqbul' ham zamaane ki"

"raah apni na raahbar apnaa kaamraan kaise ho safar apnaa naaz kyaa aarzi Thikaane par shahr apnaa na koi ghar apnaa ab jo hogaa vo dekhaa jaaegaa aap kaa dar hai aur sar apnaa ham ko jiine ki aarzu hai abhi kyon hai maayus chaaraagar apnaa phir nai manzilein talaashte hain khatm hotaa nahin safar apnaa log hote hain mustafid to hon ham nahin bechte hunar apnaa nau-e-insaan ke kaam aae adab hai yahi nuqta-e-nazar apnaa baat karte hain ham khudaa lagti aur lahja hai mo'atabar apnaa sher-goi mein naam hai 'maqbul' ye taaaruf hai mukhtasar apnaa"

"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"