dard ab had se guzar kar laa-davaa hone ko hai — Khursheed Alig

"kahaa na kuchh bhi dabaa di gai miri aavaaz uDaa na thaa ki shikasta hue par-e-parvaaz ajiib qaid mein dam hai ye kaisaa jiinaa hai ki zindagi hui jaati hai maut ki ghammaaz taDap taDap ke sar-e-daar mar gayaa koi hayaat kahiye ki marne hi kaa hai ik andaaz jigar kaa soz mayassar nahin to kuchh bhi nahin jigar ke soz se saaz-e-hayaat baa-aavaaz koi salib pe kyaa soch ke laTaktaa hai masih-e-vaqt se puchhe zaraa koi ye raaz firaaq-e-yaar mein har lamha zindagi hai azaab daraaz silsila-e-zist hai bahut hi daraaz gham-e-hayaat ne shaair banaa diyaa 'khurshid' vagarna main kahaan aur shaairi kaa ye eazaaz"

"husn maasum nahin ishq pe ilzaam ke baad aap kaa naam bhi aataa hai mire naam ke baad hai yahi aalam-e-mearaaj-e-mohabbat shaayad ab koi naam nahin lab pe tire naam ke baad ab mohabbat ki tumhein laaj to rakhni hogi log lete hain tiraa naam mire naam ke baad naa-muraadi se mire dil ki khalish kam na hui tishnagi aur baDhi hasrat-e-naakaam ke baad uljhanein ishq mein kuchh aur bhi baDh jaati hain kabhi aaghaaz se pahle kabhi anjaam ke baad main khataavaar-e-mohabbat sahi lekin ai dost zindagi aur nikhar aai is ilzaam ke baad"

"charaagh jalte nahin hain jalaae jaate hain ye ashk bahte nahin hain bahaae jaate hain jab un ki bazm mein pahunche to ye huaa maalum yahaan charaagh nahin dil jalaae jaate hain khizaan ke khauf se lutf-e-bahaar kyon chhoDein yahi to soch ke gul muskuraae jaate hain shab-e-firaaq ki be-taabiyaan na puchh hamein kuchh aise zakhm hain jo dil ko khaae jaate hain samaan ab aa gayaa sone kaa ghaaliban 'khurshid' charaagh shaam ke ghar ghar bujhaae jaate hain"

"na-jaane TuuT ke kab se bikhar rahaa huun main ki apni zaat kaa khud ek saaneha huun main mire lahu ki zarurat hai tere haathon ko isi tasavvur-e-rangin se ji rahaa huun main musibatein to hain apni shumaar se baahar ki haadsaat mein har lahza mubtalaa huun main na-jaane kaisaa safar hai ki kuchh pata hi nahin chalaa kahaan se kahaan aa ke ruk gayaa huun main na yaad aae koi aur na de koi aavaaz nikal ke yaadon ki basti se aa gayaa huun main anaa ko toD ke aa jaaun tere paas magar tiraa iraada na ab tak samajh sakaa huun main phir aaj sahme hue lamhe yaad aane lage hisaar-e-dard mein 'khurshid' ghir gayaa huun main"

"ham taghaaful ko ibtidaa samjhe aur vo dard ki davaa samjhe vo to begaangi mein the goyaa aur ham un ko aashnaa samjhe shorish-e-dil ne jo kahaa ham se is ko ham hukm aap kaa samjhe un se qaaem huaa hai naqsh-e-vafaa koi un ko na bevafaa samjhe aashnaa-e-muraad-e-saahil hai vo jo tufaan ko naakhudaa samjhe kal sar-e-bazm in ishaaron se kahiye 'khurshid' aap kyaa samjhe"

"bhari mahfil mein zabt-e-gham baa-aasaani bhi karte hain magar tanhaai mein ashkon ki arzaani bhi karte hain miyaan ham khaaksaari mein javaab apnaa nahin rakhte zarurat aa paDe to phir hama-daani bhi karte hain unhein mat dekhein ahl-e-dil hiqaarat ki nigaahon se faqiraan-e-haram shahron pe sultaani bhi karte hain shikaayat be-sabab karte hain apne gum-shuda dil ki kabhi aap apni chizon ki nigahbaani bhi karte hain khaDe hain sab saf-e-insaaniyat mein haath baandhe par zaraa sochein kabhi kyaa kaar-e-insaani bhi karte hain yahi kaasa liye 'khurshid' jo phirte hain galiyon mein yahi jab vaqt aa jaae to man-maani bhi karte 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"

"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"