dhaar kaisi hai ye talvaar se kaT kar dekhaa — Ameer Imam

"koi khushi na koi ranj mustaqil hogaa fanaa ke rang se har rang muttasil hogaa ajab hai ishq ajab-tar hain khvaahishein is ki kabhi kabhi to bichhaDne talak ko dil hogaa badan mein ho to gila kyaa tamaash-bini kaa yahaan to roz tamaashaa-o-aab-o-gil hogaa abhi to aur bhi chehre tumhein pukaareinge abhi vo aur bhi chehron mein muntaqil hogaa ziyaan mazid hai asbaab DhunDhte rahnaa huaa hai jo vo na hone pe mushtamil hogaa tamaam-raat bhaTaktaa phiraa hai saDkon par hui hai subh abhi shahr muzmahil hogaa"

"ham be-vafaa hain tum ho vafaa-daar khush raho sarkaar khush raho miri sarkaar khush raho le jaao apni zulf ke saae sameT kar ham ko bahut hai saaya-e-divaar khush raho hone pe apne aap ke israar kab kiyaa hone se khud hamein bhi hai inkaar khush raho ham to faqat hain bhiiD baDhaane ke vaaste tam ho binaa-e-raunaq-e-baazaar khush raho tum khush raho ki ab koi khatra nahin tumhein ham ho chuke hain khud mein giraftaar khush raho tum auraton pe ham ne hamesha sitam kiye ham mard hain sadaa ke jafaa-kaar khush raho be-vajh gham kaa Dhong rachaane se faaeda yuun bhi hain sab tumhaare parastaar khush raho insaan bhi ham kharaab hain shaa'ir bhi hain kharaab be-kaar ye ghazal hai ye ash'aar khush raho"

"hai kaun kis ki zaat ke andar likheinge ham nahr-e-ravaan ko pyaas kaa manzar likheinge ham ye saara shahr aalaa-e-hikmat likhe use khanjar agar hai koi to khanjar likheinge ham ab tum sipaas-naama-e-shamshir likh chuke ab dastaan-e-laasha-e-be-sar likheinge ham rakkhi hui hai donon ki buniyaad ret par sahraa-e-be-karaan ko samundar likheinge ham is shahr-e-be-charaagh ki aandhi na ho udaas tujh ko havaa-e-kucha-e-dil-bar likheinge ham kyaa husn un labon mein jo pyaase nahin rahe sukhe hue labon ko gul-e-tar likheinge ham ham se gunaahgaar bhi us ne nibhaa liye jannat se yuun zamin ko behtar likheinge ham"

"bahte dariyaaon tak aaeinge uThaa leinge tumhein mere honThon se khabar-daar churaa leinge tumhein jam' ho jaae zaraa aur khamoshi dil mein ham isi dil ki khamoshi se banaa leinge tumhein daa’vedaaron ki yahaan bhiiD lagi hai lekin masnad-e-dil pe bahar-haal biThaa leinge tumhein qatra-e-khun ho to khanjar pe rakheinge tum ko aur aansu ho to palkon pe sajaa leinge tumhein vaqt ke haathon se bachtaa hai yahaan kaun magar sakht hairat hai ki ik roz ye aa leinge tumhein abhi kuchh aur zamaane pe 'ayaan ho jaaein dekhnaa saare zamaane se chhupaa leinge tumhein tum bhi ik roz kisi aur mein paa loge hamein ham bhi ik roz kisi aur mein paa leinge tumhein"

"rang tamaam bhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi mujh mein qazaa nikhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi tere bhi zakhm bhar diye aur havaa-e-vaqt ab mere bhi zakhm bhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi dil mein kisi khayaal ki raat havaa chali bahut ab vo havaa Thahar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi bujh gae sab charaagh khud qissa-e-maa tamaam-shud pahli kiran utar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi aaina-e-khalaa mein ab main bhi bahut sanvar chukaa tu bhi bahut sanvar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi raat nahin guzar saki mujh se jo ek 'umr tak raat vo ab guzar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi yaad nahin hai shakl jo ye to usi ki shakl hai shakl tiri ubhar chuki subh-ba-khair zindagi"

"rudaad-e-jaan kahein jo zaraa dam mile hamein us dil ke raaste mein kai kham mile hamein labbaik pahle ham ne kahaa thaa rasul-e-husn ho kaar-zaar-e-ishq to parcham mile hamein aae ik aisaa zakhm jo bharnaa na ho kabhi yaani har ek zakhm kaa marham mile hamein din mein jahaan saraab mile the hamein vahaan aai jo raat qatra-e-shabnam mile hamein tum jaise aur log bhi honge jahaan mein ye baat aur hai ki bahut kam mile hamein jab saath the to mil ke bhi milnaa na ho sakaa jab se bichhaD gae ho to paiham mile hamein aur phir hamein bhi khud pe bahut pyaar aa gayaa us ki taraf khaDe hue jab ham mile hamein jo umr-bhar kaa saath nibhaataa na mil sakaa vaise to zindagi mein bahut gham mile hamein"

"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"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"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"