ek dariyaa-e-tilismaat ravaan kar Daalaa — Kazim Rizvi

"jaan ik zarbat-e-shamshir-e-do-dam aur sahi tan-e-sad-chaak pe duniyaa ke sitam aur sahi taaqat-e-jumbish-e-yak-gaam nahin hai lekin tere kuche ki taraf ek qadam aur sahi hain mire dil ko bahut dard mayassar phir bhi aap ki yaad kaa ik dast-e-karam aur sahi saans baaqi hai so chaltaa hi chalaa jaaungaa ju-e-gham aur sahi zor-e-sitam aur sahi phir hui jaati hai paidaa havas-e-sajda-e-shauq dil ke mandir mein koi taaza sanam aur sahi koi naqqaad na Thahraa mire aage 'kaazim' mudda'aa yuun hai ki ik shaikh-e-haram aur sahi"

"manzil-e-shauq ki raahon ne hamein maar liyaa yaa'ni rangin gunaahon ne hamein maar liyaa bach ke aae the abhi khanjar-e-qaatil se ki dost aap ki shokh nigaahon ne hamein maar liyaa yaar dekho to sahi manzar-e-e’jaaz-e-visaal un ke baazu ki panaahon ne hamein maar liyaa ye tire 'aib to kyaa ham ko hiraasaan karte aap apne hi gunaahon ne hamein maar liyaa bhari mahfil mein jo us shokh ko dekhaa 'kaazim' sab ki mashkuk nigaahon ne hamein maar liyaa"

"chaand hai aur ek taara hai teraa aur meraa isti'aara hai kyaa kahun us ke rukh ki taabaani ek bahkaa huaa sharaara hai naubat-e-rah-guzar nahin ki abhi teri dahliz kaa sahaaraa hai kah rahaa hai hadis-e-naaz hanuz ek shisha ki paara-paara hai aansuon ki qataar aur tavil daagh-e-dil aur aashkaaraa hai qatra-e-surkh barsar-e-mizhgaan dil risaale kaa ik shumaara hai"

"yuun nahin hai ki tiri baat pe bigDe hue hain ham to majburi-e-haalaat pe bigDe hue hain kuchh mire pyaar na karne pe bhi naaraaz hain vo kuchh zamaane ki khuraafaat pe bigDe hue hain dil kaa pakkaa huun magar mujh se mohabbat na karo naqsh jitne hain mire haat pe bigDe hue hain naam tak bhi miraa maa'lum nahin hai jin ko kyaa huaa hai ki miri zaat pe bigDe hue hain un se puchhe koi har shai pe bigaDne kaa maza din pe ghussa hain kabhi raat pe bigDe hue hain chand afraad ke be-rang nazariye 'kaazim' mere rangin khayaalaat pe bigDe hue hain"

"kuchh zabaan nahin khulti kaifiyat vo taari hai khaamushi ke lahje mein baat-chit jaari hai tum ko kyaa khabar kyaa hai 'aalam-e-shab-e-furqat jaan ko vahshatein laahaq dil ko be-qaraari hai bad-havaas aankhon se raaste ko taktaa huun kuchh samajh nahin aataa kis ki intizaari hai ghumti hai aankhon mein ek saanvli surat dil pe yaad kaa ghalba lab pe aah-o-zaari hai log meri ghazlon mein tum ko DhunD lete hain she’r-o-shaa’eri kab hai daastaan tumhaari hai jo the dil ki dil-jui duur ho chale 'kaazim' ab to mashghala apnaa sirf dil-figaari hai"

"dasht mein phuul ugaane kaa hunar jaantaa huun yaa'ni main she'r sunaane kaa hunar jaantaa huun ik tiri baat banaae nahin banti mujh se varna har baat banaane kaa hunar jaantaa huun tere kuche mein jo aaungaa Thahar jaaungaa kab yahaan aan ke jaane kaa hunar jaantaa huun haan khabar-daar ki ai naazish-e-khubaan-e-chaman main hasinon ko lubhaane kaa hunar jaantaa huun aankh se aankh laDaa dene kaa Dhab aataa hai honT se honT milaane kaa hunar jaantaa huun mere lafzon mein vo garmi hai ki jis se 'kaazim' aag paani mein lagaane kaa hunar jaantaa huun"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"