dil-e-muztar ko ham kuchh is tarah samjhaae jaate hain — Iqbal Husain Rizvi Iqbal

"TukDe TukDe miraa daamaan-e-shakebaai hai kis qadar sabr-shikan aap ki angDaai hai dil ne jazbaat-e-mohabbat se ziyaa paai hai meri tanhaai bhi ik anjuman-aaraai hai ab jafaa se bhi gurezaan hain vo allaah allaah dekhiye kyaa miraa anjaam-e-shakebaai hai bijliyaan mere qafas par na kahin TuuT paDein kyuun sabaa khaak nasheman ki yahaan laai hai bas vahi bahr-e-mohabbat kaa shanaavar niklaa jis ne tufaan se ulajhne ki qasam khaai hai shauq se aap zamaane ko navaazein lekin kyaa koi meri tarah aap kaa shaidaai hai kaun hamdard zamaane mein hai 'iqbaal' magar un ki ik yaad faqat monis-e-tanhaai hai"

"nazar jin ki ulajh jaati hai un ki zulf-e-pechaan se vahi baDh kar lipaT jaate hain aksar mauj-e-tufaan se agar sharmaa rahaa hai mehr-e-taabaan husn-e-jaanaan se shafaq bhi to khajil hai surkhi-e-khun-e-shahidaan se mire josh-e-junun ko chheDtaa hai kis liye hamdam uTheingi aandhiyaan laakhon ishaare hain bayaabaan se Dubo kar dekh kashti-e-tamannaa bahr-e-hasti mein ubhar aaegaa khud saahil kisi nau-khez tufaan se mujhe marnaa mubaarak bas tamannaa hai to itni hai bujhaa dein vo charaagh-e-zindagi khud apne daamaan se sambhal kar rahravaan-e-raah-e-ulfat sakht manzil hai sadaaein aa rahi hain aaj tak gor-e-gharibaan se hujum-e-yaas hi 'iqbaal' tamhid-e-masarrat hai khushi kaa baab khultaa to hai lekin gham ke unvaan se"

"nigaahon se meri nigaahein bachaae chale aa rahe hain vo tufaan uThaae lahu dil kaa ashkon mein kyuun aa na jaae kahaan tak koi raaz-e-ulfat chhupaae usi ki hai duniyaa usi kaa zamaana jo sab kuchh haTaa kar kabhi kuchh na paae abhi kuchh hai baaqi nishaan-e-nasheman kaho barq se aur abhi zulm Dhaae chale aaeinge khud vo betaab ho kar junun-e-mohabbat miraa baDh to jaae niraale hain rasm-o-rivaaj-e-mohabbat vahi paar hotaa hai jo Duub jaae rahaa ek aalam na 'iqbaal' apnaa kabhi ro diye to kabhi muskuraae"

"miri nazar se jo nazrein bachaae baiThe hain khabar bhi hai unhein kyaa gul khilaae baiThe hain hazaar baar jale jis se baal-o-par apne usi charaagh se ham lau lagaae baiThe hain jo shaakh shokhi-e-barq-e-tapaan se hai maanus usi pe aaj nasheman banaae baiThe hain phir us ke vaada-e-fardaa kaa ho yaqin kaise hazaar baar jise aazmaae baiThe hain shab-e-firaaq ki ham tirgi se ghabraa kar charaagh-e-zakhm-e-gham-e-dil jalaae baiThe hain use hijaab kahun yaa kahun pashemaani mire mazaar pe vo sar jhukaae baiThe hain ham ek qatra-e-qalb-e-hazin mein ai 'iqbaal' gham-e-hayaat ke tufaan chhupaae baiThe hain"

"vo aa rahe hain vo jaa rahe hain mire tasavvur pe chhaa rahe hain kabhi hain dil mein kabhi jigar mein kabhi nazar mein samaa rahe hain junun-navaazi hai meri fitrat isi se haasil hai mujh ko raahat jo mujh se hosh-o-khirad ne chhinaa junun ke sadqe vo paa rahe hain jigar ko rokun yaa dil ko thaamun ilaahi kis kis ko main sambhaalun mire tasavvur ki anjuman mein vo aaj ban-Than ke aa rahe hain lagaai dil mein kuchh aisi tu ne ye aatish-e-sozish-e-mohabbat bhaDak rahi hai ye utnaa paiham ham us ko jitnaa bujhaa rahe hain ye raah-e-ulfat ki Thokarein hain inhein na manzil samajh ke Thahro qadam baDhaao vo qaafila hai tumhaare saathi bulaa rahe hain hain rahravaan-e-rah-e-mohabbat niraali rasmein niraali fitrat jahaan luTaa kaarvaan-e-ulfat vahin pe manzil banaa rahe hain na ham ko sher-o-sukhan se matlab na ishrat-e-anjuman se matlab kisi ko 'iqbaal' daastaan-e-gham-e-mohabbat sunaa rahe hain"

"ishq itnaa kamaal rakhtaa hai husn ko gham-shanaas kartaa hai chashm-e-saaqi mein jaam-e-jam ki qasam rang-e-duniyaa-o-din chhalaktaa hai sham-e-mahfil ho yaa ki parvaana vo bhi jalti hai ye bhi jaltaa hai Duub jaae na gham kaa mai-khaana jaam-e-qalb-e-hazin chhalaktaa hai bas ai fitna-e-khiraam-e-naaz Thahar ab qayaamat kaa dil machaltaa hai maslahat ye hai tum badal jaao rang-e-mahfil agar badaltaa hai gham-e-jaanaan se bach gae 'iqbaal' gham-e-dauraan se kaun bachtaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"