fasaana kaise likhun ashk-baar aankhon kaa — Bismillah Adeem

"chaman kaa husn bahaaron ki shokhiyaan le kar vo aa rahe hain nigaahon mein mastiyaan le kar tire khulus pe saaqi na harf aa jaae main pi rahaa huun zamaane se talkhiyaan le kar tumhaari shokh nigaahon ne taazgi bakhshi dilon ke ghunche chaTakte hain siskiyaan le kar shu'ur-e-zaat mein ehsaas kaa diyaa rakh do zamaana madd-e-muqaabil hai aandhiyaan le kar mujhe na aa ke jagaa denaa khvaab-e-shirin se main so rahaa huun tumhaari nishaaniyaan le kar 'adim' aaj main ahl-e-sukhan ki mahfil se chalaa huun apne takhayyul ki dhajjiyaan le kar"

"thaa hamaaraa yaqin saraabon par kaaT di 'umr jhuTe vaa'don par vaqt kaa intiqaam to dekho barf rakh di mire iraadon par jugnuon kaa gumaan hotaa hai jalte-bujhte hue charaaghon par ham ne buniyaad-e-zindagi rakh di apne farkhanda se khayaalon par apni chhat ko bachaa ke rakhiyegaa hai havaa ki nazar makaanon par zehn insaan kaa aaj hai maauf anginat bojh hai dimaaghon par she'r be-misl the 'adim' apne us ne likkhaa hai jo kitaabon par"

"daastaan-e-gardish-e-ayyaam likhtaa jaaungaa main muarrikh huun tiraa anjaam likhtaa jaaungaa rah na jaae suunaa suunaa teri hasti kaa varaq khub-surat saa koi ilzaam likhtaa jaaungaa is sadi ne jis qadar ranj-o-gham bakhshe mujhe bas usi ki daastaan har gaam likhtaa jaaungaa rang-birangi titliyon aur jugnuon ke vaaste dukh achhute kuchh niraale kaam likhtaa jaaungaa har jagah phailaai hai main ne qalam ki raushni jis taraf jaaungaa ik paighaam likhtaa jaaungaa kyon 'azaab-e-jaan ise duniyaa samajhti hai 'adim' zakhm gahre hi sahi in'aam likhtaa jaaungaa"

"phulon ki narm chhaaon mein jaltaa rahaa badan fitrat mein sang ho ke pighaltaa rahaa badan ‘aish-o-tarab ke saae mein palti rahi hayaat hirs-o-havas ki aag mein jaltaa rahaa badan murda zamir ho gae haalaat ke sabab poshaak maslahat ki badaltaa rahaa badan bahr-e-tafakkuraat ki yurish na puchhiye paani mein rah ke aag ugaltaa rahaa badan duniyaa ki dhuup chhaaon mein rahne ke baa'd bhi ghunche ki tarh phultaa phaltaa rahaa badan sarv o saman shagufa gul-o-laala nastaran kitne hi zaaviyon mein vo Dhaltaa rahaa badan maazi ke nashtaron ke kachokon se ai 'adim' ho kar lahuluhaan machaltaa rahaa badan"

"mausamon ke saath chalne kaa hunar rakhtaa huun main dosh par ThanDi havaa ke apnaa ghar rakhtaa huun main gardish-e-haalaat ne pohnchaa diyaa mujh ko kahaan apni raatein apne din apni sahar rakhtaa huun main aap ki tahrir ke is pech-o-kham ko dekh kar apne andaaz-e-nigaarish par nazar rakhtaa huun main aagahi kaa dars shaamil jis mein hotaa hai 'adim' vo sabaq apni nazar mein mo'tabar rakhtaa huun main"

"aankhon ki bahti jhiil mein manzar talaash kar ashk-e-ravaan mein phir koi paikar talaash kar ye kyaa ghazab hai us ne tiri pyaas chhin li kis ne kahaa thaa tujh se samundar talaash kar aasaar kah rahe hain zamaane ke roz-o-shab ye daur-e-'ahd-e-shar hai na rahbar talaash kar haathon se miT bhi saktaa hai taqdir kaa likhaa ‘ilm-o-‘amal ki raah se gauhar talaash kar naakaamiyon pe apni pashemaan na ho 'adim' phir ik nai zamin nayaa ambar talaash kar"