chhoD de sochnaa bataaiye naan — Dua Ali

"mohabbatein jab hisaab maangeingi nafraton kaa javaaz hogaa vo jis safar mein saubatein hon vo aabgina-navaaz hogaa kuchh aisi mushkil si aa paDi hai ki chehra aaina ban gayaa hai mujhe ye dhaDkaa hai dil mein rakkhaa ayaan vo muddat kaa raaz hogaa tilism kahiye ki yaa tamanna ragon mein paara lahu banaa hai lahu jo Tapkegaa ashk ban kar nazar se ulfat kaa saaz hogaa ye manzaron mein jo aa gae hain kisi ilaaqe ke sabz taair ye hijraton kaa hasin mausam farogh-e-gulshan ba-naaz hogaa akele-pan ki 'duaa' ye shiddat hi maar Daale kahin na mujh ko vo aaegaa to ye meraa honaa bhi us ke sarf-e-niyaaz hogaa"

"kabhi jo aap ko dekhun to dil mein phuul khilte hain kahun main aap se kaise mujhe aap achchhe lagte hain mire dil ki ye khvaahish hai banun main aap ki dulhan ki dil mein aap rahte hain mire honTon pe sajte hain adhure khvaab jivan ke mire ho jaaeinge puure miri aankhon mein teri chaah ke ilhaam palte hain yahaan fursat kise hai dil ki jo basti kare aabaad yahaan suraj ki hamraahi mein saare log chalte hain kinaare nilgun dariyaa ke jaise ham bhi hain goyaa 'duaa' jo paani ke phailaav ki duuri pe rahte hain"

"suntaa nahin hai dil to us bevafaa ki baatein kal par uThaa ke rakkho us bevafaa ki baatein dil hai udaas ab to is tazkire ko badlo kyon ho musir ki sun lo us bevafaa ki baatein aaj us ne hai rulaayaa ham ko bahut sataayaa ham se na karnaa ab to us bevafaa ki baatein TuuTe hain khvaab mere ab dafn in ko kar do dohraa bhi kyon rahe ho us bevafaa ki baatein ham ko sameTnaa hain ab dil ki kirchiyaan bhi toDaa hai dil ko dekho us bevafaa ki baatein us ki judaai kaise ab ham 'duaa' saheinge kuchh der phir se kar lo us bevafaa ki baatein"

"garche nisbat bhi us ko gham se hai vo miri zindagi qasam se hai us ko sajda bhi kar nahin sakti dair se vo nahin haram se hai kuchh nahin lenaa mujh ko duniyaa se mujh ko matlab tire karam se hai zindagi ki udaas raahon mein lutf un abruon ke kham se hai laaj rakhti huun main jo lafzon ki rabt qirtaas aur qalam se hai us se kyaa ruThnaa 'duaa' meraa dil dhaDaktaa usi ke dam se hai"

"kuchh ziyaada na kam hui labrez had-e-qaul-o-qasam hui labrez teri yaadon ne dil ko taDpaayaa dard se chashm-e-nam hui labrez mujhe kirdaar kaaTne paDe phir jab kahaani qalam hui labrez itni mushkil zamin mein nazm 'duaa' aankh kar ke raqam hui labrez"

"jis kaa hotaa nahin vo log usi kaa samjhe kyaa buraai hai bure ko ki na achchhaa samjhe itnaa kaafir ho ki puchhe nahin ahvaal talak aise kaafir ko bhalaa kaun masihaa samjhe jiit to lungi main haari hui baazi lekin piit ke khel mein kaafir mujhe apnaa samjhe ek kaafir se faqat itni guzaarish hai miri dil ke bikhre hue aaine ko yakjaa samjhe us pe bahte hue ashkon kaa asar honaa nahin vo to patthar ki tarah hai use ham kyaa samjhe vo to but thaa kisi kaafir kaa taraashaa huaa but ham 'duaa' jis ko duaaon kaa karishma samjhe"

"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"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"