duur rah kar qarin jaisi hai — Mannan Qdeer Mannan

"dukh hai kai vabaal mujhe nochte rahe vahshat mein maah-o-saal mujhe nochte rahe main ehtijaaj kar na sakaa ehtiraam mein aur us ke khadd-o-khaal mujhe nochte rahe zakhmi huaa huun husn ke haathon tamaam umr kuchh log be-misaal mujhe nochte rahe un ko bhi de rahaa huun duaaein mire aziiz jo kar ke paaemaal mujhe nochte rahe yaa shahr mein hasin rulaate the raat-din yaa dasht mein ghazaal mujhe nochte rahe 'mannaan' jo milaataa rahaa meri haan mein haan us shakhs ke savaal mujhe nochte rahe"

"inkaar ke pahlu mein hai inkaar kam-o-besh divaar ke aage bhi hai divaar kam-o-besh dushman se rahaa barsar-e-paikaar main tanhaa sab apni bachaate rahe dastaar kam-o-besh ye mulk hunar vaalon ke haq mein nahin saahib ghurbat mein yahaan marte hain fankaar kam-o-besh mahke hue ajsaam mein rahtaa huun hamesha rahti hai mire chaar-su mahkaar kam-o-besh ye shahr kisi khauf mein rahtaa hai musalsal is shahr ke khulte nahin baazaar kam-o-besh main dekhne mein dost parindon ki tarah huun ab mujh se gale milte hain ashjaar kam-o-besh ab subh se 'mannaan' nahin milnaa milaanaa ab der se hotaa huun main bedaar kam-o-besh"

"judaaiyon se jo paimaan kar rahaa huun main ye mushkilein tiri aasaan kar rahaa huun main bilaa-javaaz lagaai nahin hai khud ko aag bujhe charaagh pe ehsaan kar rahaa huun main zaraa bhi khaak uDaai nahin hai vahshat mein guzarne vaalon ko hairaan kar rahaa huun main lagaa rahaa huun jo main baar baar dil se tujhe ye apne jism ko gul-daan kar rahaa huun mein mujhe khabar thi judaai mein faaeda hai magar sabhi ne samjhaa ki nuqsaan kar rahaa huun main hai mere paas ik achchhi khabar baraa-e-junun zaraa ruko koi elaan kar rahaa huun main javaaz koi nahin dusri mohabbat kaa ye aur baat ki 'mannaan' kar rahaa huun main"

"aa baiTh to mere saamne o dildaar planning karte hain duniyaa se bachaanaa hai kaise ab pyaar planning karte hain har ek pe kab khulte hain ye ai dost tumhein maalum to hai kuchh khaas parindon se mil kar ashjaar planning karte hain so shak ki koi gunjaaish naiin ye baat ayaan to sab par hai jab mil baiThein to zaahir hai phir yaar planning karte hain lagtaa hai asar nahin karti ab koi bhi davaa un par saahib har roz masihaa se mil kar bimaar planning karte hain ye dasht hai itnaa sahl nahin is viraane mein rah jaanaa kuchh soch ke hi ham vahshat mein har baar planning karte hain jo sochte hain vo hotaa naiin jo naiin hotaa vo sochte hain yuun lagtaa hai 'mannaan' ki ham be-kaar planning karte hain"

"saare nahin junun mein aise paDe hue ham log hain zamin pe jaise paDe hue aap aae hain to uTThaa huun itnaa rahe khayaal ik umr ho gai mujhe vaise paDe hue shohrat ne kar diyaa miraa jiinaa bhi ab muhaal ye log mere pichhe hain kaise paDe hue khvaabon ki rezgaari liye phir rahaa huun mein hain meri jeb mein yahi paise paDe hue mumkin agar ho koi kiyaa jaae intizaam khaali subu hain dosto mai se paDe hue koshish ke baavajud bhi khultaa nahin ki hain jazbaat lag ke kaun si shai se paDe hue"

"hai mujh ko andaaza khul bhi saktaa hai dastak par darvaaza khul bhi saktaa hai hijr mein tum mohtaat raho to behtar hai kyunki zakhm hai taaza khul bhi saktaa hai sone vaalon ko maalum nahin shaayad khvaabon kaa khamyaaza khul bhi saktaa hai itnaa bhi mohtaat nahin hotaa ye dost rukhsaaron par ghaaza khul bhi saktaa hai sannaaTaa ab itnaa bhi be-dard nahin chup par ye aavaaza khul bhi saktaa hai kaise ishq kaa har jaanib ‘mannaan-qaadir’ bikhraa hai shiraaza khul bhi saktaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"