'aql-o-daanish ko yaqinan maat honi chaahiye — Arman Khan Arman

"tamaam 'umr kisi pesh-o-pas mein rahnaa paDaa tire baghair tiri dastaras mein rahnaa paDaa kabhi furaat ki zad mein kabhi pahaaDon par sulagti ret kabhi khaar-o-khas mein rahnaa paDaa ba-vaqt-e-naz’ ye asraar khul gayaa ki hamein tamaam 'umr musalsal qafas mein rahnaa paDaa nae mizaaj ke logon ko kis liye aakhir qadim taur-tariqon ke bas mein rahnaa paDaa pukaarnaa thaa use 'umr bhar mujhe 'armaan' to saaz ban ke sadaa-e-jaras mein rahnaa paDaa"

"sad bahaaron se laala-zaar hai dil fasl-e-gul hai ki khaar-khaar hai dil shaam-dar-shaam ik nae Dhab se zakhm-juyaa-e-nau-bahaar hai dil khuub vaaqif hai raaz-e-hasti se sab ke sinon mein be-qaraar hai dil hausla chaahiye rafugar mein reza-reza hai taar-taar hai dil kitne 'armaan' dafn hain is mein naqsh-e-faani mein ik mazaar hai dil"

"vaqf kar di zindagi sab ne zamaane ke liye ab kise fursat kisi se dil lagaane ke liye talkhiyaan khun-e-jigar ki shaa'iri mein ghol kar chand misre' laaein hain ham bhi sunaane ke liye bhaap ban kar uD gae jo log paani ki tarah aag se khelaa kiye the aashiyaane ke liye kuchh to meri chaahaton kaa vo bharam rakhtaa bhalaa ek rasta chhoD detaa aane jaane ke liye"

"pahle vo parindon ko ham-zabaan banaataa hai baa'd jaal bunne ko rassiyaan banaataa hai aaj ik samundar ne jis se dushmani kar li vo to sirf saahil par kashtiyaan banaataa hai jis pe dars-e-hasti kaa imtihaan guzraa ho vo qalam se kaaghaz par talkhiyaan banaataa hai subh hone se pahle shor phail jaataa hai kaun raat bhar itni siskiyaan banaataa hai dil to khair dil Thahraa bebasi mein kis kis par raaz khol detaa hai raaz-daan banaataa hai khaak-e-dasht-e-imkaan se ik diyaa banaa kar ke vahshat-o-tazabzub ki aandhiyaan banaataa hai"

"bichhaD ke us se agarche mujhe qaraar nahin ye aur baat mujhe us kaa intizaar nahin nazar to pher mire kaaghazi badan ki taraf abhi ye zarb-e-musalsal se taar-taar nahin 'ajib shahr-e-tamannaa ke raaste hain yahaan har ek samt likhaa hai ki saazgaar nahin nashaat-e-fasl-e-bahaaraan ki ho gai aamad shikoh-e-chashm-e-giraan-baar taabdaar nahin vo manzilein hain 'abas jin ke raaste hain tamaam vo raah raah nahin jo ki khaar-khaar nahin"

"'ghaalib' ke kabhi 'mir' ke divaan se chehre mushkil se samajh aate hain aasaan se chehre dil shahr-e-tamannaa hai muhaafiz hain nigaahein rahte hain yahaan be-sar-o-saamaan se chehre parchhaaiyon ki qaid mein dam toD rahe hain saahir ki kisi nazm ke 'unvaan se chehre haalaat se laDne kaa hunar siikh rahe hain muskaan lapeTe hue sunsaan se chehre har samt andheraa hai tamaashaa-e-kuhan hai maayus hain insaan se insaan se chehre kyon haath mein arjun ke dhanush kaanp rahaa hai lashkar mein hain dushman ke dil-o-jaan se chehre"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"