dahakte din mein 'ajab lutf uThaayaa kartaa thaa — Abbas Tabish

"dukhon kaa dasht aankhon kaa samundar chhoD aayaa huun jo ghar mein laa na sakta thaa vo baahar chhoD aayaa huun tum agli baarishon ke baa'd jaakar dekhnaa pyaare tumhaaraa naam divaaron pe likh kar chhoD aayaa huun mohabbat ki hai us ghar mein rihaaish to nahin ki hai abhi to sirf darvaaze pe bistar chhoD aayaa huun tiri baanhon mein aa kar bhi yahi mahsus hotaa hai ki khud ko vaqt ke rahm-o-karam par chhoD aayaa huun abhi kuchh der mein phailegi khushbu saari basti mein vahaan ke ik dariche mein gul-e-tar chhoD aaya huun khudaa-na-khvaasta main bhi agar banbaas luun 'taabish' vahaan kis ko bataaungaa bharaa ghar chhoD aaya huun"

"khud ko be-shak mire aa'saab pe taari na samajh lekin ai 'ishq mujhe 'ishq se 'aari na samajh tujh se maangaa hai zarurat ke 'alaava tujh ko tu mujhe dost samajh dost bhikaari na samajh sag-e-aavaara ki aavaaz mein aavaaz milaa raat ko raat samajh vaqt-guzaari na samajh main guzar jaaungaa maqtal se bagule ki tarah tu mire raqs ko zaalim miri baari na samajh"

"koi Takraa ke subuk-sar bhi to ho saktaa hai meri taamir mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyuun na ai shakhs tujhe haath lagaa kar dekhun tu mire vahm se baDh kar bhi to ho saktaa hai tu hi tu hai to phir ab jumla jamaal-e-duniyaa teraa shak aur kisi par bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai phuul hatheli pe ise phuul na jaan meraa dil jism se baahar bhi to ho saktaa hai shaakh par baiThe parinde ko uDaane vaale peD ke haath mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki baahar hi numu ho meri meraa khilnaa mire andar bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai ret kaa Tiila mire qadmon ke tale koi dam mein mire uupar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki ham haar ke jitein 'taabish' ishq kaa khel baraabar bhi to ho saktaa hai"

"chamkegaa shajar par na mire ghar mein rahegaa vo chaand hai aur chaand samundar mein rahegaa ab saanp ke maanand mire pichhe paDaa hai shab ko yahi saaya mire paikar mein rahegaa khvaahish ko khudaa rizq baham kartaa hai dil mein lagtaa hai ye kiiDaa isi patthar mein rahegaa aae hain to sustaa ke chale jaaeinge panchhi vo peD isi tarh isi ghar mein rahegaa taare bhi to mehvar se nikal jaate hain pyaare aakhir koi kab tak tire chakkar mein rahegaa"

"isi liye to ye shaamein ujaDne lagti hain ki lau baDhaa ke havaaein sukaDne lagti hain main kaise apne tavaazun ko barqaraar rakhun qadam jamaaun to saansein ukhaDne lagti hain yunhi nahin mujhe dariyaa ko dekhne se gurez sunaa hai paani mein shaklein bigaDne lagti hain isi liye to havaa apne ghar nahin jaati ki us ke baa'd ye galiyaan ujaDne lagti hain rahein khamosh to honTon se khuun Tapaktaa hai karein kalaam to khaalein udhaDne lagti hain agar main saans bhi aahista se na luun 'taabish' mire badan mein daraaDein si paDne lagti hain"

"yuun to shiraaza-e-jaan kar ke baham uThte hain baiThne lagtaa hai dil junhi qadam uThte hain ham to is razm-gah-e-vaqt mein rahte hain jahaan haath kaT jaaein to daanton se alam uThte hain sahl angaar-tabiat kaa buraa ho jis se naaz uThte hain tire aur na sitam uThte hain koi raunde to uThaate hain nigaahein apni varna miTTi ki tarah raah se kam uThte hain niind jaati hi nahin arz-e-hunar se aage daftar-e-gham hi sadaa kar ke raqam uThte hain din ki aaghosh-e-razaaat se nikal kar 'taabish' raat ki raat kaf-e-khaak se ham uThte hain"

"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"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"