chamkaa jo chaand raat kaa chehra nikhar gayaa — Abdullah Javed

"yaad yuun hosh ganvaa baiThi hai jism se jaan judaa baiThi hai raah taknaa hai abas so jaao dhuup divaar pe aa baiThi hai aashiyaane kaa khudaa hi haafiz ghaat mein tez havaa baiThi hai dast-e-gul-chin se muravvat kaisi shaakh phulon ko ganvaa baiThi hai kaise aae kisi gulshan mein bahaar dasht mein aabla-paa baiThi hai shahr aaseb-zada lagtaa hai kuche kuche mein balaa baiThi hai chaar kamron ke makaan mein apne ik pachhal-paai bhi aa baiThi hai shaairi peT ki khaatir 'jaaved' biich baazaar ke aa baiThi hai"

"duniyaa ne jab Daraayaa to Darne mein lag gayaa dil phir bhi pyaar aap se karne mein lag gayaa shaayad kahin se aap ki khushbu pahunch gai maahaul jaan o dil kaa sanvarne mein lag gayaa ik naqsh mauj-e-aab se barham huaa to kyaa ik naqsh zer-e-aab ubharne mein lag gayaa 'jaaved' nazd-e-aab-e-ravaan kah gayaa faqir dariyaa mein jo gayaa vo guzarne mein lag gayaa"

"har lamha marg-o-zist mein paikaar dekhnaa khinchi hui hai vaqt ne talvaar dekhnaa is dopahar ki dhuup mein saaya kahaan mile din Dhal chale to phir kahin divaar dekhnaa ab to safar ke sakht maraahil hain aur ham jab paas aae manzil-e-dildaar dekhnaa be-taabiyaan hon laakh magar us ke ru-ba-ru chhoDein na haath daaman-e-pindaar dekhnaa ai maslahat ki past zaminon ke baasiyo kitni bulandiyaan hain sar-e-daar dekhnaa zarra bhi aaftaab se kamtar nahin yahaan yaaro magar ba-dida-e-bedaar dekhnaa 'jaaved' ham hain aur hai ehsaas kaa khulus yaaron ke paas jhuuT ke tumaar dekhnaa"

"ik sail-e-be-panaah ki surat ravaan hai vaqt tinke samajh rahe hain ki vahm-o-gumaan hai vaqt parkho to jaise tegh-e-do-dam hai khinchi hui Taalo to ek uDtaa huaa saa dhuaan hai vaqt jo dil hadaf huaa ho vo shaayad bataa sake naavak bhi aap aap hi chaDhti kamaan hai vaqt ham us ke saath hain ki vo hai apne saath saath kis ko khabar ki ham hain ravaan yaa ravaan hai vaqt taarikh kyaa hai vaqt ke qadmon ki gard hai qaumon ke auj-o-past ki ik daastaan hai vaqt agle sukhan-varon ne jise aasmaan kahaa sach puchhiye to aaj vahi aasmaan hai vaqt hamdam nahin rafiq nahin ham-navaa nahin lekin hamaaraa sab se baDaa raazdaan hai vaqt kal kaaenaat apne jilau mein liye hue 'jaaved' hast-o-bud kaa ik kaarvaan hai vaqt"

"phuul ke laaeq fazaa rakhni hi thi Dar havaa se thaa havaa rakhni hi thi go mizaajan ham judaa the khalq se saath mein khalq-e-khudaa rakhni hi thi yuun to dil thaa ghar faqat allaah kaa but jo paale the to jaa rakhni hi thi tark karni thi har ik rasm-e-jahaan haan magar rasm-e-vafaa rakhni hi thi sirf kaabe par na thi hujjat tamaam baad-e-kaaba karbalaa rakhni hi thi"

"jaanib-e-dar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin raah shab bhar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin aashiqi ki sochnaa to Thiik hai aashiqi kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin izn-e-jalva hai jhalak bhar ke liye aankh bhar kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin ik tilismi shahr hai ye zindagi pichhe muD kar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin apne baahar dekh kar hans bol lein apne andar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin phir nai hijrat koi darpesh hai khvaab mein ghar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin sar badan par dekhiye 'jaaved' ji haath mein sar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"