ek patthar par nadi ke der tak baiThaa huaa — Deepak Vikal

"us ki shaadi kaa vo manzar vo tamaasha chhoD kar ham chale aae hain us ko raqs kartaa chhoD kar jal gae hote sahar ke khvaab gar jagtaa na main dhuup aa baiThi thi bistar par daricha chhoD kar ham se to kuchh 'aadatein bhi ab talak chhuTi nahin tum chale aae ho pichhe ek duniyaa chhoD kar us ki baaton mein sadaaqat ki mahak roko use sab chale jaaeinge us ko bhi akelaa chhoD kar haae ye khushiyon kaa mausam aur ye khaTkaa hamein rut chali jaaegi ik din ye baghicha chhoD kar is khule aakaash mein baarish ke phir imkaan hain ghar chale aao jahaan bhi ho ye jhagDaa chhoD kar"

"us ne baat nahin kaaTi yuun mere baat banaane par main bhi haan mein haan kartaa thaa us ke har afsaane par jis rishte ko zinda rakhne ki khaatir main martaa thaa phir ik din main ji uTThaa us rishte ke mar jaane par sadmon par sadme milte hain lekin meri jaan-e-jaan rone tak kaa vaqt nahin hai tere is divaane par mere baa'd ye duniyaa thoDi aur hari ho jaaegi peD phalaa phulaa karte hain kuchh shaakhein kaT jaane par bas kuchh pal ko aankh laDi thi ek safar kaa qissa thaa phir saalon gumraah rahe ham us laDki ke jaane par us ke ranj-o-gham se saari duniyaa kaa vo rishta thaa baagh pareshaan ho jaae jyuun ek kali murjhaane par hijr manaane ab ke majnun maikhaane mein jaa baiThaa lailaa jaane kyaa biiti ho us paagal viraane par"

"tumhaari yaad-gaahon se kinaaraa kar gae hote faqat hotaa yahi ham phir kami se bhar gae hote main vo be-zaar banda huun jo mere saath tum rahte mujhi par hans rahe hote mujhi se Dar gae hote na yuun baiThe hue hote bure haalon ki mahfil mein hamaaraa ghar agar hotaa to kab ke ghar gae hote kahaan bachte hain aksar log tanhaai ke 'aalam mein na hote gar hamaare dost ham bhi mar gae hote"

"mu'aaf karnaa ki aur himmat nahin kareinge na ho tamaasha so raqs-e-vahshat nahin kareinge udaas laDkon ko kyon samajhti nahin ye duniyaa udaas laDke kabhi shikaayat nahin kareinge kahaan talak joDein TuuTe dil ko so tai kiyaa hai makaan gire to gire marammat nahin kareinge vo laakh dushman sahi hamaaraa magar usulan jo dar pe aayaa to ham fazihat nahin kareinge"

"kuchh baahar kuchh bhitar bhitar rote hain 'ishq mein paDne vaale aksar rote hain megh garajte hain aur baarish hoti hai dharti par jab mast qalandar rote hain tere hijr mein hanste bhi hain gaate bhi kaisaa paagal-pan hai mil kar rote hain ham ko to kuchh machhvaare batlaate hain jhilein dariyaa aur samundar rote hain kuchh logon par hoti hai rab ki ne'mat qismat vaale hain jo khul kar rote hain ronaa fan hai jab se ye maa'lum paDaa rone vaale ham se behtar rote hain"

"kah ke pechida hamaari zindagi aur phir aa kar sanvaari zindagi khvaab dekhe aasmaanon ke magar ek kamre mein guzaari zindagi Tuut kar girne lagi hain pattiyaan shaakh se kis ne utaari zindagi sar se ik saudaa udhaari kaa gayaa maut ke din jab utaari zindagi puchh mat kaise yahaan tak aae ham puchh mat kaise guzaari zindagi haadson se kyaa bacheinge ham 'vikal' haadisa hai khud hamaari zindagi"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"