chale aae javaan-o-pir sunne — Azhar Nawaz

"qalam pe us ke nahin hai ab e'tibaar mujhe miTaa chukaa hai vo likh likh ke baar-baar mujhe agar main zakhm huun to mujh ko darmiyaan mein rakh agar main tiir huun to kar le aar-paar mujhe use pukaar rahaa thaa main apni aankhon se palaT ke dekh to letaa vo ek baar mujhe nashe ko jis kaa nasha ho vo aankh aisi hai nasha jis aankh se kahtaa hai mat utaar mujhe ye phuul taaza raheinge tiri rifaaqat ke tiraa khayaal rakhegaa sadaa-bahaar mujhe rafu ki koshishein mujh ko udheD deti hain sanbhal ke yaar na kar denaa taar taar mujhe davaa zaruri nahin kaam bhi kare 'azhar' khushi to kar ke gai aur sogvaar mujhe"

"'umr kis ki ye lag gai hai mujhe zindagi shak se dekhti hai mujhe ho gayaa huun main subh saa raushan shab se itni du'aa mili hai mujhe ab khudaaraa tu khol de aankhein apni tasvir dekhni hai mujhe aur 'aadat ye kuchh buri to nahin teri 'aadat si ho gai hai mujhe khushbuon mein rachi-basi laDki roz ik phuul bhejti hai mujhe"

"mataa'-e-zist kaa mehvar na qaid ho jaae hatheliyon mein muqaddar na qaid ho jaae main ab ki baar bahut khul ke ro nahin paayaa ye saaniha mire andar na qaid ho jaae qafas se nikle parinde ki le to luun tasvir magar rihaai kaa manzar na qaid ho jaae abhi to khushk zaminon pe log qaabiz hain phir is ke baa'd samundar na qaid ho jaae vahi dhuaan jo ugalte hain ghar ke sab afraad usi dhuein mein miraa ghar na qaid ho jaae barash uThaae hue soch mein huun gum 'azhar' tire khayaal kaa paikar na qaid ho jaae"

"jo ho na paai usi baat ki kahaani hai ye meri us ki mulaaqaat ki kahaani hai mire badan ko jo dimak lagi to kaise lagi sab intizaar ke lamhaat ki kahaani hai gharon ki baat alag hai vahaan pe khushbu hai ye rukhe sukhe makaanaat ki kahaani hai hazaar raaton pe ye phailti gai aakhir tumhein lagaa thaa bas ik raat ki kahaani hai kahin pe jashn bapaa hai kisi ki aamad kaa kisi ke aakhiri lamhaat ki kahaani hai 'ajib baat hai main khud bhi paDh nahin saktaa na jaane kaisi miri zaat ki kahaani hai"

"murakkab kuchh nahin hai sirf ik paani se bantaa hai tiraa chehra miri aankhon mein aasaani se bantaa hai koi manzar ho bas hotaa hai yuun hi 'aam saa manzar tamaasha to ai mere dost hairaani se bantaa hai hamein sab yaad hai lekin hamein sab bhuul jaanaa hai yahaan bantaa hai jo kuchh lamha-e-faani se bantaa hai bikharti hain jo vo zulfein to shab ki baat chalti hai rukh-e-subh-e-darakhshaan us ki peshaani se bantaa hai zaraa ik sochnaa aur tujh ko apne dil mein paa lenaa koi bhi kaam ho kab itni aasaani se bantaa hai"

"milo to aise ki rah jaae shaan khvaabon ki koi ghaDi to bane tarjumaan khvaabon ki jo khvaab dekhne vaale the sun rahe the use vo shakhs bol rahaa thaa zabaan khvaabon ki main kis se jaa ke kahun tere khvaab dikhlaae sanbhaal rakkhi hai kis ne kamaan khvaabon ki kabhi kabhi to ye lagtaa hai jaise duniyaa bhi bahut qadim hai ik daastaan khvaabon ki"