ghar se nikle the aarzu kar ke — Neena Sahar

"koi moajiza huaa hai miri be-khudi se aage teraa gham nikal gayaa hai miri har khushi se aage miri pyaas kaa taraana yuun samajh na aa sakegaa mujhe aaj sun ke dekho miri khaamoshi se aage main huun saans saans tanhaa main huun zarra zarra ghaayal mujhe paas aa ke dekho miri dilkashi se aage vahin kal bhi phir mileinge jahaan aaj mil rahe hain teri raushni ke pichhe miri tirgi se aage isi Dar se paDh na paai main tiraa payaam jaanaan kahin dil ko chhu na jaae miri bebasi se aage"

"jaane ab kho gayaa kidhar paani thaa kabhi aankh kaa guhar paani maaro patthar bhi to nahin hiltaa jam chukaa hai ab is qadar paani aane vaale hain kuchh hasin manzar tu abhi aankh mein na bhar paani tab ghazal ki gali pahunchtaa hai aankh se bah ke raat bhar paani na sameTaa gayaa na kaam aayaa main bhi huun jaise ret par paani meri hasti 'sahar' hai bas itni jaise sahraa mein buund bhar paani"

"nain to baar baar bhar jaaein kaise naghme bahaar ke gaaein teraa ehsaas kho gayaa ham se ab tujhe DhunDne kahaan jaaein haath apne lahuluhaan hue ranjishein aur kitni sahlaaein reshmi taar se bandhi thiin magar TuTti hi nahin hain aashaaein aap ke khuun kaa rang dekh liyaa ab adaa-kaariyaan na dikhlaaein ham mohabbat ke ho liye saahab aap apni dukaan par jaaein"

"kyaa karishma thaa khudaayaa der tak khud ko kho kar khud ko paayaa der tak chhu ke lauTaa jab tujhe meraa khayaal hosh mein vaapas na aayaa der tak kal koi jhonkaa havaa kaa chhu gayaa aur phir tu yaad aayaa der tak ham tiri aaghosh mein the raat bhar ''maah-e-kaamil muskuraayaa der tak'' kal tire ehsaas ki baarish tale meraa sunaa-pan nahaayaa der tak sun ke bhigi raat ki sargoshiyaan ik kunvaaraa-pan lajaayaa der tak"

"kaise hoti hai shab ki sahar dekhte kaash ham bhi kabhi jaag kar dekhte khvaab kaise utartaa hai ehsaas mein tere shaane pe rakh ke ye sar dekhte ek ummid thi muntazir umr bhar kaash tum bhi kabhi lauT kar dekhte barf ki jhini chaadar tale jhiil thi chhu ke mujh ko kabhi tum agar dekhte ungliyaan un ki letin na sannyaas to meri zulfon se bhi khel kar dekhte ek parvaaz mein gir na jaate agar tere man kaa gagan mere par dekhte band kamron ne kholi nahin saanklein varna sajde mein baiThi 'sahar' dekhte"

"mukhtalif hain miri bahaar ke rang kuchh mire apne kuchh udhaar ke rang aaj yaksar bahaar le aai mere dil ki gali mein pyaar ke rang teri aankhon se milte-julte hain meri aankhon ke aabshaar ke rang dil ki chaukhaT sajaae baiThe hain aaj bhi tere intizaar ke rang raat mil kar gale bahut roe teri yaadon se mere pyaar ke rang vaqt ki dhuup kaa qusur nahin the hi kachche vo e'tibaar ke rang thak gae par mahak na laa paae kaaghzi phuul par bahaar ke rang dhuup rukh par paDi havas ki 'sahar' uD gae ishq ke khumaar ke rang"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"