charaagh-e-zindagi hogaa farozaan ham nahin honge — Abdul Majeed Salik

"jo musht-e-khaak ho us khaak-daan ki baat karo zamin pe rah ke na tum aasmaan ki baat karo kasi ki taabish-e-rukhsaar kaa kaho qissa kisi ke gesu-e-ambar-fishaan ki baat karo nahin huaa jo tulua aaftaab to filhaal qamar kaa zikr karo kahkashaan ki baat karo rahegaa mashghala-e-yaad-e-raftagaan kab tak guzar rahaa hai jo us kaarvaan ki baat karo yahi jahaan hai hangaama-zaar-e-sud-o-ziyaan yahin ke suud yahin ke ziyaan ki baat karo ab is chaman mein na sayyaad hai na hai gulchin karo to ab sitam-e-baaghbaan ki baat karo"

"mire dil mein hai ki puchhun kabhi murshid-e-mughaan se ki milaa jamaal-e-saaqi ko ye tantana kahaan se vo ye kah rahe hain ham ko tire haal ki khabar kyaa tu uThaa sakaa nigaahein na bataa sakaa zabaan se jo unhein vafaa ki sujhi to na ziist ne vafaa ki abhi aa ke vo na baiThe ki ham uTh gae jahaan se main 'adam ke laala-zaaron mein navaa-gar-e-azal thaa mujhe khinch laai zaalim tiri aarzu kahaan se miri sarnavisht mein thaa vahi daagh-e-naa-muraadi jo milaa miri jabin ko tire sang-e-aastaan se bache bijliyon ki zad se vahi taaeraan-e-daanaa jo kaDak chamak se pahle nikal aae aashiyaan se ye hai maajraa-e-vahshat ki milaa suraagh-e-mahmil na ghubaar-e-kaarvaan se na daraa-e-kaarvaan se nahin kuchh samajh mein aataa ye 'ajib maajraa hai ki zamin ke rahne vaalon ko hidaayat aasmaan se shab-e-gham jo aai 'saalik' miTe baatini andhere miraa dil huaa munavvar tab-o-taab-e-jaavedaan se"

"khirad mein mubtalaa hai 'saalik' divaana barson se nahin aayaa vo mai-khaane mein bebaakaana barson se mayassar jis se aa jaati thi saaqi ki qadam-bosi muqaddar mein nahin vo laghzish-e-mastaana barson se ba-yaad-e-chashm-e-yaar ik naa'ra-e-mastaana ai saaqi ki haav hu se khaali hai tiraa mai-khaana barson se tujhe kuchh 'ishq o ulfat ke sivaa bhi yaad hai ai dil sunaae jaa rahaa hai ek hi afsaana barson se kisi ko to musharraf kar de ai zauq-e-jabin-saai taqaazaa kar rahe hain kaa'ba o but-khaana barson se nai sham'ein jalaao 'aashiqi ki anjuman vaalo ki suunaa hai shabistaan-e-dil-e-parvaana barson se koi jauhar-shanaas aae to jaane qadr 'saalik' ki paDaa hai khaak par ye gauhar-e-yak-daana barson se"

"vo hai hairat-fazaa-e-chashm-e-maani sab nazaaron mein taDap bijli mein us ki iztiraab us kaa sitaaron mein madad ai iztiraab-e-shauq tu jaan-e-tamannaa hai nikal ai sabr teraa kaam kyaa hai be-qaraaron mein ye kis kaa naam le kar jaan di bimar-e-ulfat ne ye kis zaalim kaa charchaa rah gayaa timaar-daaron mein zaraa si chheD bhi kaafi hai mizraab-e-mohabbat ki ki naghme muztarib hain barbat-e-hasti ke taaron mein kahaan kaa shaghl ab to daur hai khun-naaba-e-gham kaa vahi qismat mein thi jo pi chuke agli bahaaron mein"

"ham-nafaso ujaD gaiin mehr-o-vafaa ki bastiyaan puchh rahe hain ahl-e-mehr-o-vafaa ko kyaa huaa ishq hai be-guzaar kyuun husn hai be-niyaaz kyuun meri vafaa kahaan gai un ki jafaa ko kyaa huaa ye to bajaa ki ab vo kaif jaam-e-sharaab mein nahin saaqi-e-mai ke ghamza-e-hosh-rubaa ko kyaa huaa ab nahin jannat mashaam-e-kucha-e-yaar ki shamim nikhat-e-zulf kyaa hui baad-e-sabaa ko kyaa huaa tham gayaa daura-e-hayaat ruk gai nabz-e-kaaenaat ishq-o-junun ki garmi-e-hamhama-zaa ko kyaa huaa dasht-e-junun mein ho gai manzil-e-yaar be-suraagh qaafila kis taraf gayaa baang-e-daraa ko kyaa huaa naala-e-shab hai naa-rasaa aah-e-sahar hai be-asar meraa khudaa kahaan gayaa mere khudaa ko kyaa huaa"

"na mohtasib ki na hur-o-jinaan ki baat karo mai-e-kuhan ki nigaar-e-javaan ki baat karo kisi ki taabish-e-rukhsaar kaa kaho qissa kisi ke gesu-e-ambar-fishaan ki baat karo ziyaa hai shaahid-o-shama-o-sharaab se us ki farogh-e-mahfil-e-ruhaaniyaan ki baat karo jo muddaaa ho kisi qibla-e-muraad kaa zikr to aastaana-e-pir-e-mughaan ki baat karo nahin huaa jo tulua aaftaab to filhaal qamar ki baat karo kahkashaan ki baat karo rahegaa mashghala-e-yaad-e-raftgaan kab tak guzar rahaa hai jo us kaarvaan ki baat karo ye qaid-o-said ke andesha-haa-e-be-jaa kyaa chaman ki fikr karo aashiyaan ki baat karo yahi jahaan hai hangaama-zaar-e-sud-o-ziyaan isi ke suud isi ke ziyaan ki baat karo ab is chaman mein na sayyaad hai na gulchin hai karo to ab sitam-e-baaghbaan ki baat karo khudaa ke zikr kaa mauqa nahin yahaan 'saalik' dayaar-e-hind mein husn-e-butaan ki baat karo"

"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"