dost jab zi-vaqaar hotaa hai — Indira Varma

"tire khayaal kaa charchaa tire khayaal ki baat shab-e-firaaq mein paiham rahi visaal ki baat tum apni chaaragari ko na phir karo rusvaa hamaare haal pe chhoDo hamaare haal ki baat kamaan si abru kaa aalam ajiib hai dekho falak ke chaand se behtar hai us hilaal ki baat yahi fasaana rahaa hai junun ke sahraa mein kabhi firaaq ke qisse kabhi visaal ki baat bahaar aai to khul kar kahaa hai phulon ne ye kis ne chheD di gulshan mein phir jamaal ki baat tu apne aap mein tanhaa hai meri nazron mein kahaan se DhunD ke laaun tire misaal ki baat binaa talab ke ataa kar rahaa hai vo mujh ko labon pe mere na aae kabhi savaal ki baat"

"us se mat kahnaa meri be-sar-o-saamaani tak vo na aa jaae kahin meri pareshaani tak main to kuchh bhi nahin karti huun mohabbat ke liye 'ishq vaale to luTaa dete hain sultaani tak kaise sahraa mein bhaTaktaa hai miraa tishna-lab kaisi basti hai jahaan miltaa nahin paani tak naakhudaa dekh chukaa kaali ghaTaa ke tevar baadbaan khol diye us ne bhi tughyaani tak pur-khatar raah meri hone lagi hai aasaan khauf kis kaa hai bhalaa teri nigahbaani tak"

"kabhi muD ke phir isi raah par na to aae tum na to aae ham kabhi faaslon ko sameT kar na to aae tum na to aae ham jo tumhein hai apni anaa pasand to mujh bhi shart kaa paas hai ye zidon ke silsile toD kar na to aae tum na to aae ham unhin chaahaton mein bandhe hue abhi tum bhi ho abhi ham bhi hain hai kashish dilon mein bahut magar na to aae tum na to aae ham shab-e-vasl bhi shab-e-hijr hai shab-e-hijr ab to hai mustaqil yahi sochne mein hui sahar na to aae tum na to aae ham vo jharoke pardon mein band hain vo tamaam galiyaan udaas hain kabhi khvaab mein sar-e-rahguzar na to aae tum na to aae ham usi shahr ki usi raah par the hamaare ghar bhi qarib-tar yunhi ghumte rahe 'umr bhar na to aae tum na to aae ham kabhi ittifaaq se mil gae kisi shahr ke kisi moD par to ye kah uThegi nazar nazar kyuun na aae tum kyuun na aae ham"

"dil ke bechain jaziron mein utar jaaegaa dard aahon ke muqaddar kaa pata laaegaa mere bichhDe hue lamhaat sajaa kar rakhnaa vaqt lafzon mein ghazal ban ke Thahar jaaegaa us ki har baat jafaa-pesha hui hai aksar zakhm kaa khauf kabhi us ko bhi dahlaaegaa vaqt khaamosh hai TuuTe hue rishton ki tarah vo bhalaa kaise mire dil ki khabar paaegaa shaam-e-gham aaj bhi guzri hai hasin khvaabon mein gham-e-jaanaan to mohabbat mein sitam Dhaaegaa dil miraa aaj jafaaon pe bahut naazaan hai mere honTon pe tabassum hi nazar aaegaa us ke mizraab se jab raag baneinge dipak megh chupke se mire dil pe baras jaaegaa"

"ye shafaq chaand sitaare nahin achchhe lagte tum nahin ho to nazaare nahin achchhe lagte gahre paani mein zaraa aao utar kar dekhein ham ko dariyaa ke kinaare nahin achchhe lagte roz akhbaar ki jalti hui surkhi paDh kar shahr ke log tumhaare nahin achchhe lagte dard mein Duubi fazaa aaj bahut hai shaayad gham-zada raat hai taare nahin achchhe lagte meri tanhaai se kah do ki sahaaraa chhoDe zindagi bhar ye sahaare nahin achchhe lagte"

"dil se apne khud-ba-khud kuchh puchhiye mere liye faisla ab kijiye yaa sochiye mere liye fikr-e-duniyaa se na jaane aap kyuun hain ashk-baar in musalsal aansuon ko rokiye mere liye main to kab se muntazir huun aap ke ehsaan ki dard kaa aahon se saudaa kijiye mere liye aap kaa lahja shahad jaisaa tarannum-khez hai khaamushi ab toDiye aur boliye mere liye aap ko sab log kahte hain masihaa ai sanam zindagi mujh ko bhi de kar dekhiye mere liye"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"

"ek ujli du'aa kaa saaya hai masjid-e-jaan mein kaun aaya hai aane vaale dinon ki soch zaraa ye jo teraa hai sab paraayaa hai zakhm detaa hai sirf apnon ko us ne bhi kyaa mizaaj paayaa hai vaqt ab kyaa mutaalbe hain tire ham ne har qarz to chukaayaa hai haar kar tum se dil mohabbat mein aansuon kaa kharaaj laayaa hai ham andhere parakhne vaalon ne raushni se fareb khaayaa hai dosti pyaar e'tibaar 'anis' 'umr bhar bas ye dhan kamaayaa hai"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"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"

"gham utaaraa gayaa sabhi ke liye ashk utre hain aadmi ke liye ik tajalli mujhe 'inaayat ho meri aankhon ki raushni ke liye ji ke lagtaa nahin munaasib hai zindagi lafz zindagi ke liye baar hotaa rahaa kisi ke sipurd shukr kartaa rahaa kisi ke liye main ne had-darja koshishein kar liin dil banaa hi nahin khushi ke liye kuchh darinde bhi jaane jaate hain apni insaan-dosti ke liye sab nahin jaante ye vo dar hai yuun to darvaaza hai sabhi ke liye us ne baadal haTaa liye 'aamir' chand lamhon ki chaandni ke liye"

"nigaahon mein iqraar saare hue hain ham un ke hue vo hamaare hue hain jin aankhon mein aansu chakaare hue hain ham un ki nigaahon ke maare hue hain na khaTkein kaho kis tarah tir-e-mizhgaan jigar par hamaare utaare hue hain jhaDe jo tiri kafsh-e-zarrin ke zarre falak par vo jaa kar sayyaare hue hain 'abas jaan deti hai bulbul gulon par ye us rukh ke sadqe utaare hue hain kis andaaz se band-e-mahram kase hain ki joban ko un ke ubhaare hue hain yaqin hai balaa ho koi aaj naazil vo baalon ko apne sanvaare hue hain khabar-daar haathon se jaane na paaein ye duzd-e-hinaa maal maare hue hain kahe deti hain saaf aankhein tumhaari kisi ghair se kuchh ishaare hue hain main manjdhaar mein Dubtaa huun ilaahi vo dil le ke meraa kinaare hue hain hamesha jo bharte the dam dosti kaa vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain nazar kar du'aa par khudaavand-e-aalam ki ham haath apne pasaare hue hain bhalaa ghair ki is mein hai kyaa shikaayat vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain unhein ham ne nahlaa diyaa de ke chhinTein 'ajab lutf dariyaa kinaare hue hain khabar aamad-e-gul ki shaayad hai 'aaghaa' chaman saare jhaaDe bahaare hue hain"