be-shaghl na zindagi basar kar — Qayem Chaandpuri

"maalum kuchh huaa hi na dil kaa asar kahin aisaa gayaa ki pher na paai khabar kahin aalam mein hain asiir mohabbat ke har kahin lekin sitam kisu pe nahin is qadar kahin kholi thi chashm-did ko teri pa juun hubaab apne taiin main aap na aayaa nazar kahin juun ghuncha fikr jama na kar Tuk tu gul ko dekh qismat ki kho sake hai pareshaani zar kahin rahne do meri naash ko ho jaae taa-ghubaar le jaaegi uDaa ke nasim-e-sahar kahin masraf hai sab ye baalish-e-sayyaad kaa tire bismil na bhariyo khuun se tu baal-o-par kahin roti hai kyaa gulon ko tu shabnam idhar to dekh TukDe hai is tarah se kisi kaa jigar kahin kartaa thaa kal gali mein vo apni khiraam-e-naaz is mein jo aa ke paDti hai mujh par nazar kahin kahne lagaa ye dekh ke ahvaal ko mire bad-naam tu kisi ke taiin yaan na kar kahin kyaa hattiyaa tujhe yahin deni hai ai aziiz itnaa paDaa hai mulk-e-khudaa jaa ke mar kahin 'qaaem' ye faiz-e-sohbat-e-'saudaa' hai varna main tarhi ghazal se 'mir' ki aataa thaa bar kahin"

"dil paa ke us ki zulf mein aaraam rah gayaa darvesh jis jagah ki hui shaam rah gayaa jhagDe mein ham mabaadi ke yaan tak phanse ki aah maqsud thaa jo apne taiin kaam rah gayaa naa-pokhtagi kaa apni sabab us samar se puchh jaldi se baaghbaan ki vo jo khaam rah gayaa sayyaad tu to jaa, hai par us ki bhi kuchh khabar jo murgh-e-naa-tavaan ki tah-e-daam rah gayaa qismat to dekh TuuTi hai jaa kar kahaan kamand kuchh duur apne haath se jab baam rah gayaa maarein hain ham nagin-e-sulaimaan ko pusht-e-dast jab miT gayaa nishaan to go naam rah gayaa ne tujh pe vo bahaar rahi aur na yaan vo dil kahne ko nek-o-bad ke ik ilzaam rah gayaa mauquf kuchh kamaal pe yaan kaam-e-dil nahin mujh ko hi dekh lenaa ki naakaam rah gayaa 'qaaem' gae sab us ki zabaan se jo the rafiq ik be-hayaa main khaane ko dushnaam rah gayaa"

"chhoD maavaa-e-zaqan zulf-e-pareshaan mein phansaa misl-e-yusuf main nikal chaah se zindaan mein phansaa sail-e-ashk aaj ruki aankh se girte hi magar phir kai lakht-e-jigar dida-e-giryaan mein phansaa kuchh bhi vaqfa ho to gulshan se le aaein sayyaad rah gayaa hai dil-e-gham-kash gul o raihaan mein phansaa khinch daaman rakhein ham yaar ko kis tarah ki haath ek to dil pe hai aur ek garebaan mein phansaa ai ki chaahe hai tu divaan ko 'qaaem' ke to dekh kahin hogaa kisi khummaar ki dukkaan mein phansaa"

"taa-chand sukhan-saazi-e-nairang-e-kharaabaat yaan qasd-e-kharaabi hai na aahang-e-kharaabaat aa dil mein ki is dar pe jo baiThaa hai phir un ne farsakh gine kaaba ke na farsang-e-kharaabaat dekhein to tiri dhuum Tuk ai shorish-e-masti phir aaj sar o siina hai aur sang-e-kharaabaat tashbih main jis dil ko na di kaaba se so dil ab ishq-e-mai-o-mugh se hai ham-rang-e-kharaabaat ai ghuncha-dahan bas lab-e-mai-gun ko tanik muund dil tang kahaan tak ho dil-e-tang-e-kharaabaat sau sar kaa jo ho aae to maqbul nahin yaan khaai nahin jis rind ne sarchang-e-kharaabaat kis naam se 'qaaem' main tujhe kah tu pukaarun ai aar-e-dar-e-masjid o ai nang-e-kharaabaat"

"juun ibrat-e-kor jalva-gar huun albatta kuchh huun main par kidhar huun juun shisha bharaa huun mai se lekin masti se main apni be-khabar huun jo kahiye so yaan se hai farautar kyaa jaane main kis maqaam par huun ai sabr tanik tu rah ki tujh se do-chaar qadam main peshtar huun chal daaman o aastin tujhe kyaa lab-khushk huun yaa main chashm-tar huun ai bakht-e-said teri daulat ik yumn-e-qadam se huun jidhar huun parvaane ki shab ki shaam huun main yaa roz ki shama ki sahar huun ji maange hai khush-dili ko 'qaaem' tu baiTh ke ro main nauhagar huun"

"yunhi ranjish ho aur gilaa bhi yunhi ho je har baat par khafaa bhi yunhi kuchh na ham ko hi bhaa gayaa ye taur vaaqai ye ki hai mazaa bhi yunhi said-e-kanjashk se na haath uThaa aa ke phans jaae hai humaa bhi yunhi juun ujaaDaa tu ghar miraa ai ishq khaana viraan ho tiraa bhi yunhi kyuun na rouun main dekh khanda-e-gul ki hanse thaa vo bevafaa bhi yunhi ab talak meri ziist ne ki vafaa bas main dekhi tiri jafaa bhi yunhi mas-e-dil ko diyaa kar apne gudaaz haath chaDh jaa hai kimiyaa bhi yunhi ye kahaan aur vo gul kidhar 'qaaem' ik havaa baandhe hai sabaa bhi yunhi"

"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"