dar-ba-dar kaar-e-havas un par khasaare saf-ba-saf the — Ain Tabish

"khaaksaari thi ki bin dekhe hi ham khaak hue aur kabhi maarka-e-fath-o-zafar dekh na paae us ne dekhaa hai to phir dekhnaa kyaa ho jaae dekhte rahnaa hai zaalim ko idhar dekh na paae be-hunar dekh na sakte the magar dekhne aae dekh sakte the magar ahl-e-hunar dekh na paae ho gae khvaahish-e-nazzaara se be-khud itne dekhnaa chaahte the us ko magar dekh na paae kab use lauT ke dekheinge ye dekhaa jaae ham ne duniyaa to bahut dekh li ghar dekh na paae log jab dekhne par aae to itnaa dekhaa aankh pathraa gai aur had-e-nazar dekh na paae vo bhi kyaa dekhnaa thaa dekhne vaale bole jalva har-chand rahaa pesh-e-nazar dekh na paae diip jalte rahe taaqon mein ujaalaa na huaa aankh paaband-e-tahayyur thi udhar dekh na paae ye tayaqqun nahin hotaa thaa kidhar dekh sake ye ta'ayyun nahin hotaa thaa kidhar dekh na paae vo taghaaful thaa ki us ne hamein dekhaa hi nahin vo tasaahul thaa ki ham us ki nazar dekh na paae is qadar tez chali ab ke havaa-e-naa-bud chaah kar shahr-e-tamannaa kaa khanDar dekh na paae yuun huaa dil-zadagaan lauT gae aakhir-e-shab raat to jaag ke kaaTi thi sahar dekh na paae kis ne dekhi hai ujaalon se sulagti hui raat aur jo dekh sake khvaab-e-sahar dekh na paae"

"ab to vo zamin hai na zamaana hai udhar kaa bas ham hain idhar aur fasaana hai udhar kaa jo kuchh hai muqaabil vo muqaabil kaa nahin hai jo kuchh hai mayassar vo khazaana hai udhar kaa ik jaan jo mire paas hai nazr-e-digaraan hai ik dil jo idhar hai vo divaana hai udhar kaa tu sar pe kafan baandh ke niklaa hai udhar ko ye sheva magar jaadu-garaana hai udhar kaa ai sokhta-jaan kuchh to idhar ki bhi khabar rakh ye kyaa tujhe le de ke bahaana hai udhar kaa ab aisaa tarah-daar idhar to nahin koi dastaar bataati hai gharaanaa hai udhar kaa"

"ai mire 'aks-e-ziyaan-kaar ye ji chaahtaa hai aaina toD duun is baar ye ji chaahtaa hai ji bahut chaahtaa hai toD duun sab divaarein khuub maa'lum hai be-kaar ye ji chaahtaa hai phir vahi khvaab ki taa'bir ho jis ki naapaid aur vahi dida-e-khun-baar ye ji chaahtaa hai chahl-khaana koi aur ganj-e-giraan-maaya koi raat ho darpae-aazaar ye ji chaahtaa hai dil pe jab ranj-e-giraan-baar ziyaada ho jaae khiDkiyaan khol mire yaar ye ji chaahtaa hai aisaa saudaa ho ki ham apne hi haathon bik jaaein ham hi baazaar-o-kharidaar ye ji chaahtaa hai subh hone mein bahut der agar hoti hai toD dein raat ki divaar ye ji chaahtaa hai"

"dariyaa-e-dil mein ashk-ravaani yahi to hai yaa'ni ki is safar ki kahaani yahi to hai yak ranj-e-intizaar tamaashaa-e-be-shumaar sad be-karaani sokhta-jaani yahi to hai aakhir ko aa ke kaund gayaa barq ki tarah harf-e-vidaa' us ki nishaani yahi to hai ik raat jaise Thahri rahegi tamaam 'umr anjaam-kaar dil pe giraani yahi to hai yaa'ni bichhaDte vaqt hamein chain aa gayaa divaar-e-ehtiyaat uThaani yahi to hai"

"ghazaal ko jaantaa hai vahshat ko jaantaa hai ye dasht teri miri mohabbat ko jaantaa hai hazaar ghar ki udaasiyon ko na jaantaa ho charaagh paagal havaa ki himmat ko jaantaa hai ye aakhir-e-shab ki hichkiyaan jaanti hain sab kuchh guzarne vaalaa khumaare-rehlat ko jaantaa hai vo aazmaaish hai jaan kar kaun jaan paae vo jaantaa hai jo vajh-e-rukhsat ko jaantaa hai ye baat ghar ki hai ahl-e-duniyaa ko kyaa khabar ho ye dil hi kuchh teri meri kulfat ko jaantaa hai"

"kai mausam andheri raat ke album se nikle to ham bhi haath baandhe ik hisaar-e-gham se nikle 'ajab hairat mein the khvaabon nahaae phuul chehre bhari barsaat mein jab girya-e-paiham se nikle rakhaa thaa aatish-e-sayyaal par namnaak manzar vo bas ik vahm thaa jis huzn ke 'aalam se nikle dam-e-rukhsat bahut ashkon ne ki thi chaara-saazi tilism-e-aab jaise qatra-e-zamzam se nikle sukut-e-shab mein ik hangaama barpaa ho gayaa thaa puraane kuchh dar-o-divaar jab album se nikle sukut-e-vaqt ne hangaama barpaa kar diyaa thaa puraane gumbad-o-mehraab jab album se nikle"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"