dekh kar dil-kashi zamaane ki — Abdul Hamid Adam

"jis vaqt bhi mauzun si koi baat hui hai maahaul se naghmaat ki barsaat hui hai mai-khaane mein hai shab ke guzarne kaa ye aalam mahsus ye hotaa hai abhi raat hui hai hai arsa-e-mahshar bhi koi kunj-e-gulistaan! dekho to kahaan un se mulaaqaat hui hai ye dekh ki kis haal mein ham zinda hain ab tak mat puchh ki kaise basar-auqaat hui hai imkaan nikal aae hain 'adam' sulh ke kuchh kuchh kal shab gham-e-hasti se miri baat hui hai"

"gunaah-e-jurat-e-tadbir kar rahaa huun main ye kis qimaash ki taqsir kar rahaa huun main main jaantaa huun alaamat hai zoaf himmat ki jise nasib se taabir kar rahaa huun main abhi tadabbur-o-tadbir kaa nahin mauqaa abhi himaayat-e-taqdir kar rahaa huun main hujum-e-hashr mein kholungaa adl kaa daftar abhi to faisle tahrir kar rahaa huun main javaab dene ki aadat nahin khudaa ko agar to kyaa parastish-e-tasvir kar rahaa huun main tabaah ho ke haqaaeq ke khurdure-pan se tasavvuraat ki taamir kar rahaa huun main khudaa ke aage 'adam' zikr-e-azmat-e-insaan ghalat maqaam pe taqrir kar rahaa huun main"

"be-jumbish-e-abru to nahin kaam chalegaa aa kar mire qisse mein tiraa naam chalegaa Thahraa hai mire zehn mein jo qaafila-e-gul thoDaa saa to le kar yahaan aaraam chalegaa zuhhaad ki maalaa nahin jo raat ko nikle rindon kaa piyaala hai sar-e-shaam chalegaa tu raqs kare gird mire aur main gaaun ye khel bhi ai gardish-e-ayyaam chalegaa chhup chhup ke jo aataa hai abhi meri gali mein ik roz mire saath sar-e-aam chalegaa"

"har dushman-e-vafaa mujhe mahbub ho gayaa jo moajaza huaa vo bahut khuub ho gayaa ishq ek sidhi-saadi si mantiq ki baat hai raghbat mujhe hui to vo marghub ho gayaa divaangi baghair hayaat itni talkh thi jo shakhs bhi zahin thaa majzub ho gayaa mujrim thaa jo vo apni zehaanat se bach gayaa jis se khataa na ki thi vo maslub ho gayaa vo khat jo us ke haath se purze huaa 'adam' duniyaa kaa sab se qimti maktub ho gayaa"

"ek dilkash zahr se labrez paimaane kaa naam zindagi kyaa hai khushi se jal ke mar jaane kaa naam 'aql hai bil-maslahat be-ai'tamaadi ki ravish 'ishq hai be-saakhta imaan le aane kaa naam aagahi kyaa hai musalsal khud-farebi kaa chalan raushni kyaa hai fareb-e-mustaqil khaane kaa naam khaamushi uryaani-e-mafhum kaa taabish-kada guftugu maa'shuq ko malbus pahnaane kaa naam ab mujhe daar-o-rasan ki samt muDne dijiye aap ne khud to chunaa thaa mere afsaane kaa naam khvaahishon ki ibtidaa ghunche chaTakhne ki sadaa khvaahishon ki intihaa phulon ke murjhaane kaa naam dost-daari kaa ye pairaaya bhi kyaa dilchasp hai le rahe hain saamne mere vo begaane kaa naam hain 'adam' ke zikr par kyon aap itne pur-ghazab sham' ke hamraah aa jaataa hai parvaane kaa naam"

"afsaana chaahte the vo afsaana ban gayaa main husn-e-ittifaaq se divaana ban gayaa vo ik nigaah dekh ke khud bhi hain sharmsaar naa-aagahi mein yunhi ik afsaana ban gayaa mauj-e-havaa se zulf jo lahraa gai tiri meraa shuur laghzish-e-mastaana ban gayaa husn ek ikhtiyaar-e-mukammal hai aap ne divaana kar diyaa jise divaana ban gayaa zikr us kaa guftugu mein jo shaamil huaa 'adam' jo sher kah diyaa vo pari-khaana ban gayaa"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"