dukh to har ghar mein jaataa hai — Mohammad Alvi

"raat bhar pi ke laDkhaDaate raho subh masjid mein sar jhukaate raho toD Daalo tilism-e-bu-e-gul mausam-e-gul mein khaak uDaate raho mahl taa'mir kar lo dariyaa mein ret mein kashtiyaan chalaate raho hijr ki shab guzar hi jaaegi taaza filmon ke giit gaate raho phuns mein aag dhar ke haT jaao chain ki baansuri bajaate raho mat Daro nanhe-munne olon se be-dhaDak apnaa sar munDaate raho sab raqibon se dosti kar lo man-ghaDat vasl ki sunaate raho ab bhi milte hain gaanTh ke puure DhunDh lo aur udhaar khaate raho naam rakh lo khalil khaan apnaa aur phir faakhta uDaate raho log maghlub ho hi jaaeinge she'r ghaalib ke gungunaate raho ham bhi ustaad hain suno 'alvi' apni ghazlein hamein dikhaate raho"

"bujhe bujhe baahar rahte hain ghar mein aa kar mar rahte hain khvaabon kaa ik shahr hai jis mein tarah tarah ke Dar rahte hain ek zaraa saa dil hai apnaa log is mein kyun-kar rahte hain ik jaise din raat hain phir bhi roz nae chakkar rahte hain aap agar milnaa chaahein to shaam ko 'alvi' ghar rahte hain"

"abhi to aur bhi din baarishon ke aane the karishme saare use aaj hi dikhaane the hiqaaratein hi milin ham ko zang-aaluda dilon mein yuun to kai qism ke khazaane the ye dasht tel kaa pyaasaa na thaa khudaa-vandaa yahaan to chaar chhe dariyaa tujhe bahaane the kisi se koi ta'alluq rahaa na ho jaise kuchh is tarah se guzarte hue zamaane the parinde duur fazaaon mein kho gae 'alvi ujaaD ujaaD darakhton pe aashiyaane the"

"chaak kar lo agar girebaan hai dosto mausam-e-bahaaraan hai dil hai pyaasaa husain ke maanind ye badan karbalaa kaa maidaan hai kitnaa mushkil hai zindagi karnaa aur na socho to kitnaa aasaan hai san chhihattar se mil lo ji bhar ke ji liye kaise aql hairaan hai"

"ik ik kar ke sab jaate hain kyaa jaane ham kab jaate hain tanhaai ke bojh tale ham raat aae to dab jaate hain vo to aur kahin hotaa hai us ke ghar ham jab jaate hain kahne sunne ko ab kyaa hai bhaai mire ham ab jaate hain aisaa kyon hotaa hai 'alvi din kyon be-matlab jaate hain"

"binaa murghe ke par jhaTakti hain murghiyaan dar-ba-dar bhaTakti hain nazm itraae to bajaa bhi hai bi ghazal kis liye maTakti hain ek haasid ki ek naaqid ki sar pe talvaarein do laTakti hain ye bhi shaaer hain in ke baalon mein fikr-o-fan ki juein bhaTakti hain 'alvi' ye goliyaan hain shohrat ki ye gale mein kahaan aTakti hain"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"sharik-e-aalam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi thaa ki raat jashn mein tere huzur main bhi thaa ajiib vaqt thaa duniyaa qarib thi mere ghazab ye thaa tire daaman se duur main bhi thaa ghamon ke ghere mein jab raqs kar rahi thi hayaat tamaash-bin ki tarah be-shuur main bhi thaa na ruknaa raah mein shart-e-safar mein shaamil thaa thakan se varna bahut chuur chuur main bhi thaa utar rahaa thaa lahu kis balaa kaa aankhon mein tire khayaal mein us dam zarur main bhi thaa guzarte vaqt ne pahre baiThaa diye 'aabid' khataaein un ki na thiin be-qusur main bhi thaa"