goriyon kaaliyon ne maar diyaa — Abdul Hamid Adam

"jis vaqt bhi mauzun si koi baat hui hai maahaul se naghmaat ki barsaat hui hai mai-khaane mein hai shab ke guzarne kaa ye aalam mahsus ye hotaa hai abhi raat hui hai hai arsa-e-mahshar bhi koi kunj-e-gulistaan! dekho to kahaan un se mulaaqaat hui hai ye dekh ki kis haal mein ham zinda hain ab tak mat puchh ki kaise basar-auqaat hui hai imkaan nikal aae hain 'adam' sulh ke kuchh kuchh kal shab gham-e-hasti se miri baat hui hai"

"gunaah-e-jurat-e-tadbir kar rahaa huun main ye kis qimaash ki taqsir kar rahaa huun main main jaantaa huun alaamat hai zoaf himmat ki jise nasib se taabir kar rahaa huun main abhi tadabbur-o-tadbir kaa nahin mauqaa abhi himaayat-e-taqdir kar rahaa huun main hujum-e-hashr mein kholungaa adl kaa daftar abhi to faisle tahrir kar rahaa huun main javaab dene ki aadat nahin khudaa ko agar to kyaa parastish-e-tasvir kar rahaa huun main tabaah ho ke haqaaeq ke khurdure-pan se tasavvuraat ki taamir kar rahaa huun main khudaa ke aage 'adam' zikr-e-azmat-e-insaan ghalat maqaam pe taqrir kar rahaa huun main"

"be-jumbish-e-abru to nahin kaam chalegaa aa kar mire qisse mein tiraa naam chalegaa Thahraa hai mire zehn mein jo qaafila-e-gul thoDaa saa to le kar yahaan aaraam chalegaa zuhhaad ki maalaa nahin jo raat ko nikle rindon kaa piyaala hai sar-e-shaam chalegaa tu raqs kare gird mire aur main gaaun ye khel bhi ai gardish-e-ayyaam chalegaa chhup chhup ke jo aataa hai abhi meri gali mein ik roz mire saath sar-e-aam chalegaa"

"har dushman-e-vafaa mujhe mahbub ho gayaa jo moajaza huaa vo bahut khuub ho gayaa ishq ek sidhi-saadi si mantiq ki baat hai raghbat mujhe hui to vo marghub ho gayaa divaangi baghair hayaat itni talkh thi jo shakhs bhi zahin thaa majzub ho gayaa mujrim thaa jo vo apni zehaanat se bach gayaa jis se khataa na ki thi vo maslub ho gayaa vo khat jo us ke haath se purze huaa 'adam' duniyaa kaa sab se qimti maktub ho gayaa"

"ek dilkash zahr se labrez paimaane kaa naam zindagi kyaa hai khushi se jal ke mar jaane kaa naam 'aql hai bil-maslahat be-ai'tamaadi ki ravish 'ishq hai be-saakhta imaan le aane kaa naam aagahi kyaa hai musalsal khud-farebi kaa chalan raushni kyaa hai fareb-e-mustaqil khaane kaa naam khaamushi uryaani-e-mafhum kaa taabish-kada guftugu maa'shuq ko malbus pahnaane kaa naam ab mujhe daar-o-rasan ki samt muDne dijiye aap ne khud to chunaa thaa mere afsaane kaa naam khvaahishon ki ibtidaa ghunche chaTakhne ki sadaa khvaahishon ki intihaa phulon ke murjhaane kaa naam dost-daari kaa ye pairaaya bhi kyaa dilchasp hai le rahe hain saamne mere vo begaane kaa naam hain 'adam' ke zikr par kyon aap itne pur-ghazab sham' ke hamraah aa jaataa hai parvaane kaa naam"

"afsaana chaahte the vo afsaana ban gayaa main husn-e-ittifaaq se divaana ban gayaa vo ik nigaah dekh ke khud bhi hain sharmsaar naa-aagahi mein yunhi ik afsaana ban gayaa mauj-e-havaa se zulf jo lahraa gai tiri meraa shuur laghzish-e-mastaana ban gayaa husn ek ikhtiyaar-e-mukammal hai aap ne divaana kar diyaa jise divaana ban gayaa zikr us kaa guftugu mein jo shaamil huaa 'adam' jo sher kah diyaa vo pari-khaana ban gayaa"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"