bas ek lafz miraa phuul saa khilaa degaa — Dilshad Naseem

"meri khizaan to sabz hui is khumaar mein aane kaa us ne vaada kiyaa hai bahaar mein rakkhi hui hai laaj miri mere ishq ne varna to kyaa rakhaa huaa hai intizaar mein ghar bhi mujhe to dasht saa lagtaa hai tere bin lagtaa nahin hai dil miraa ujDe dayaar mein ab jo suluk tu kare ye zarf hai tiraa main aa gai huun aaj tire ikhtiyaar mein raushan na ho saki kabhi ye shaam-e-gham miri main ne jalaae diip kai e'tibaar mein meri vafaa ke zikr pe us ki vo khaamushi saare javaab mil gae is ikhtisaar mein dekhi to hogi raah miri us ne bhi kabhi aayaa bhi hogaa ashk mire chashm-e-yaar mein dekhaa hai main ne moajiza 'dilshaad' aisaa bhi hansne se us ke gul khile hain kunj-e-khaar mein"

"vo teraa mujh se kahaa harf harf sach niklaa bhalaa main kaun tiraa harf harf sach niklaa kahaa thaa us ne mohabbat fareb hai dil kaa vo jab bhi duur gayaa harf harf sach niklaa anaa-parasti mein apni misaal aap thaa vo jo us ne chaahaa kiyaa harf harf sach niklaa nahin hai koi shikaayat mujhe zamaane se mujhe thaa jo bhi gila harf harf sach niklaa likhi thi us ne mohabbat ki be-qaraari aur vo jo bhi likh na sakaa harf harf sach niklaa nahin ho tum to aziyyat hai kaarobaar-e-hayaat ye jhuuT teraa piyaa harf harf sach niklaa"

"ham aayat-e-quraani us vaqt hi paDhte hain ho jaan hatheli par tufaan se guzarte hain kab taab-e-nazaara hai bas diid ki hasrat hai mil jaao kisi din tum din raat taDapte hain rahtaa hai mohabbat ko har vaqt hi dhaDkaa saa mausam ki tarah kahte hain dost badalte hain ye raat ki raani to ab meri saheli hai ham hanste hain donon hi donon hi mahakte hain dete hain mujhe har din taarikh vo aane ki vaadon se mukarte hain kab ishq vo karte hain sochaa hai tumhein itnaa par yaad nahin kitnaa shab yuun hi guzarti hai ham aahein hi bharte hain in reshmi yaadon ne uljhaa ke rakhaa mujh ko din mere to aksar ab raaton se ulajhte hain jin pyaar ke lamhon se dil shaad saa rahtaa thaa 'dilshaad' vahi lamhe ranjur saa karte hain"

"ishq kaa bhi qabil hotaa hai dard dil kaa kafil hotaa hai yaad aayaa na kar namaazon mein meraa sajda tavil hotaa hai be-vafaaon ke zikr mein teraa tazkira bar-sabil hotaa hai arsa-e-zist tum zaraa socho haae kitnaa tavil hotaa hai ai shab-e-gham har ek pal teraa mujh ko sadiyaan masil hotaa hai ashk jo ishq ne bahaayaa vo aashiqon kaa vakil hotaa hai tanhaa be-chaara saa ye meraa dil tere bin ab aliil hotaa hai"

"in aandhiyon ke saath kai ghonsle gae tum kyaa gae ki mere to sab hausle gae ik khvaab main ne dekhaa thaa pichhle pahar koi agle pahar ki niind ke lo silsile gae ik chaand aasmaan pe ik mere saamne in qurbaton mein dil ke sabhi faasle gae hain hichkiyaan bhi gham ki aur aahein hain aansu bhi dekho gharib-e-shahr ki sab qaafile gae"

"yaad karnaa muhaal lagtaa hai haafize kaa kamaal lagtaa hai garm haathon se aanch aati hai sardiyon ki vo shaal lagtaa hai vaqt ho dost yaa koi pal ho jo bhi guzraa kamaal lagtaa hai habs itnaa hai meri miTTi mein saans lenaa muhaal lagtaa hai hijr barsaa hai aankh se jab bhi mujh ko bhaadon kaa haal lagtaa hai kaun dekhegaa haath par qismat bas lakiron kaa jaal lagtaa hai mausam-e-ishq aa gayaa hai kyaa dastakon kaa dhamaal lagtaa hai bad-gumaani hai us ki aankhon mein dil ke shishe mein baal lagtaa 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"

"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"