fikr-e-ghurbat hai na andesha-e-tanhaai hai — Ameer Qazalbash

"paain har ek raah-guzar par udaasiyaan nikli hui hain kab se safar par udaasiyaan khvaabida shahr jaagne vaalaa hai lauT aao baiThi hui hain shaam se ghar par udaasiyaan main khauf se laraztaa rahaa paDh nahin sakaa phaili hui thiin ek khabar par udaasiyaan suraj ke haath sabz qabaaon tak aa gae ab hain yahaan har ek shajar par udaasiyaan apne bhi khatt-o-khaal nigaahon mein ab nahin is tarah chhaa gai hain nazar par udaasiyaan phailaa rahaa hai kaun kabhi sochtaa huun main khvaabon ke ek ek nagar par udaasiyaan sab log ban gae hain agar ajnabi to kyaa chhoD aaeingi mujhe mire dar par udaasiyaan"

"vo ik lafz jo be-sadaa jaaegaa vahi muddaton tak sunaa jaaegaa koi hai jo mere taaaqub mein hai mujhe meraa chehra dikhaa jaaegaa vo ik shakhs jo dushman-e-jaan sahi magar phir bhi apnaa kahaa jaaegaa jalegi koi mishal-e-jaan abhi magar phir andheraa saa chhaa jaaegaa nafi-e-jurat-e-haq-numaai sahi magar kab kisi se kahaa jaaegaa yahaan ik shajar muntazir saa bhi hai ab aakhir kahaan tak chalaa jaaegaa main vo mishal-e-nim-shab huun 'amir' jise kal kaa suraj bujhaa jaaegaa"

"tumhaari maang mein sindur jab se dekhaa hai hamaare saamne tanhaaiyon kaa chehra hai ik aur 'umr guzaarungaa dasht-e-vahshat mein sunaa ye hai ki abhi bastiyon mein khatra hai chhupaa rahaa hai kisi karb ko kisi gham ko jo hans rahaa hai musalsal vo shakhs jhuTaa hai tumhaare baa'd main is shahr mein akelaa thaa ye kaun hai jo mire saath saath chaltaa hai Dubo sakegaa na tufaan-e-tirgi us ko jo aaftaab mire zehn ne taraashaa hai"

"dard kaa shahr kahin karb kaa sahraa hogaa log vaaqif the koi ghar se na niklaa hogaa vo jo ik shakhs ba-zid hai ki bhulaa do mujh ko bhuul jaaun to usi shakhs ko sadma hogaa aankh khulte hi bichhaD jaaegaa har manzar-e-shab chaand phir subh ke maqtal mein akelaa hogaa jin ujaalon ki taraf dauD rahi hai duniyaa un ujaalon mein qayaamat kaa andheraa hogaa ek ummid har ik dar pe liye jaati hai ye miraa shahr thaa koi to shanaasaa hogaa"

"kahin salib kahin karbalaa nazar aae jidhar nigaah uThe zakhm saa nazar aae bujhi hai pyaas zamin ki to ye tapish kyuun hai vo abr hai to barastaa huaa nazar aae bajaa hai apni aqidat magar savaal ye hai vo aadmi ho to kyunkar khudaa nazar aae chalo ki gher lein us ko lahu lahu chehre har ek samt use aaina nazar aae hamin ne tan se judaa kar liyaa hai sar apnaa bas ek ham the jo sab se judaa nazar aae kahaan kahaan abhi imkaan-e-zindagi hai 'amir' dhuaan chhaTe to koi raasta nazar aae"

"agar masjid se vaaiz aa rahe hain qadam kyuun Dagmagaae jaa rahe hain kisi ki bevafaai kaa gila thaa na jaane aap kyuun sharmaa rahe hain ye divaana kisi ki kyaa sunegaa ye divaane kise samjhaa rahe hain manaane ke liye jashn-e-bahaaraan nasheman bhi jalaae jaa rahe hain 'amir' un ko hai fikr-e-chashm-e-nam bhi vo daaman bhi bachaae jaa rahe 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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"