dasht-e-khaali ko khush-aasaar kiyaa jaaegaa — Amir Hamza Saqib

"ab kahaan kaa junun ki mar rahiye dasht-o-sahraa hain tang ghar rahiye mil hi jaaegaa ghairat-e-firdaus ism-e-jaan paDhiye raah par rahiye aagahi khuun chuus leti hai chhoDiye jo ho baa-khabar rahiye apni gudDi mein mast hai ye malang daavar-e-zar miyaan udhar rahiye shahr-e-khubaan-e-sabz-rang kahaan kis kharaabe mein ziist kar rahiye ku-e-jaanaan mein kam se kam 'saaqib' aabru rakhiye beshtar rahiye"

"pahra paani pe hai aur ju-e-sitam jaari hai zakhm-khurda hain magar jang kahaan haari hai mujh se puchhaa na karo shaghl-e-junun ki baabat tum se fursat hai miri jaan so bekaari hai tu idhar kaise nikal aai hai duniyaa-daari jazba-e-shauq ki is samt 'amal-daari hai gardish-e-shaam-o-sahar se bhi koi farq paDaa daaera-vaar mujhe teri hi didaari hai lazzatein zahr-bujhaa tiir hui jaati hain kyaa miri ruh-e-badan jism se inkaari hai aarzu hoti hai rukhsat kisi dulhan ki tarah jashn-e-shaadi bhi 'ajab rasm-e-‘azaa-daari hai"

"dilon ki tarh ragon mein lahu dhaDaktaa hai ki aabla hai mohabbat kaa jo tapaktaa hai rahe kahin bhi kahin duur mujh se tu chhup jaae mire khayaalon mein chehra tiraa damaktaa hai ye jism-o-ruh ki gahraaiyon mein utregaa ye dard vo nahin aankhon se jo chhalaktaa hai gunaahgaar na ban dil mire khudaa ke liye khayaal-e-yaar kaa daaman koi jhaTaktaa hai siyaah ho gae sab sabz-o-tar mire din raat vo chaand chhat pe kisi aur ki chamaktaa hai tumhaaraa lutf-o-karam ham faqir logon par kisi gharib ki chhat ki tarah Tapaktaa hai"

"badan ke daf par lahu bahaa le de raft raftan thirak rahaa hai ye kaun naddaaf andar andar tamaam ruui dhunak rahaa hai ham apne ruyaa-e-'ishq saare jalaa ke khaashaak kar to deinge magar vo ik khvaab jo musalsal hamaari aankhon ko tak rahaa hai farishte ujle paron se sar-sabz fasl-e-rahmat bikherte hain gharib dahqaan hikaayaton se zamin ke daaghon ko Dhak rahaa hai main apni tanhaaiyon ke raagon mein apni vahshat ko Dhaaltaa huun ye meri saanson ke zer-o-bam mein tumhaaraa dil kyon dhaDak rahaa hai azal abad hast-o-bud main tu sab ik ikaai mein Dhal rahe hain nazar pe thaa manzaron kaa parda so ab ye parda sarak rahaa hai"

"gard-baad-e-sharaar hain ham log kis ke ji kaa ghubaar hain ham log aa ki haasil ho naaz-e-‘izz-o-sharaf aa tiri rahguzaar hain ham log be-kajaava hai naaqa-e-duniyaa aur zakhmi savaar hain ham log jabr ke baab mein farozaan hain haasil-e-ikhtiyaar hain ham log phir badan mein thakan ki gard liye phir lab-e-ju-e-baar hain ham log chashm-e-nargis magar 'alil bhi hai kis liye be-kanaar hain ham log"

"barpaa kisi din mahfil-e-tanhaai kareinge aao to shab-e-hijr ki bharpaai kareinge ham vo tire hushyaar ki aap apne hi haathon apni hi gali apni hi rusvaai kareinge kyon she'r sunaane pe miri jaan musir ho ham log to zakhmon ki paziraai kareinge paani pe chaleinge kabhi taireinge fazaa mein mumkin nahin jo kuchh tire saudaai kareinge neza liye nikle hain to kyon khauf-zada ho sarkaar ba-har-haal masihaai kareinge roeinge hamein shahr ke hangaame divaano jangal mein agar anjuman-aaraai kareinge aa jaao ki sinon ke diye bujhne lage hain aa jaao kahaan tak nafas-aaraai kareinge"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"