hai kitnaa saliqa tiri guftaar ke andar — Dr. Yasin Aatir

"koi ho dard musalsal to niind aati hai badan mein ho koi halchal to niind aati hai hamein sukun mayassar nahin hai ik pal bhi tumhaari yaad ho pal pal to niind aati hai talab nahin hai kisi aur khush-badan ki hamein tumhaaraa paas ho aanchal to niind aati hai kabhi na tum se rahi guftugu adhuri si ghazal ho jab bhi mukammal to niind aati hai ajiib khauf saa laahaq hai bastiyon se hamein qarib ho koi jangal to niind aati hai pasand hai hamein shorish fasaad-e-gird-o-navaah agar ho shahr moattal to niind aati hai badal diyaa hai zamaane ne yuun hamaaraa mizaaj sajaa huaa ho jo maqtal to niind aati hai kaDak rahi ho jo bijli to Dar nahin lagtaa garaj rahe hon jo baadal to niind aati hai koi bhi khvaab Daraataa nahin hai ab 'aatir' dikhaai de hamein daldal to niind aati hai"

"an-ginat phuul intikhaab gulaab aadatein kar gayaa kharaab gulaab vo hai naaraaz us ki chaukhaT par le ke jaaungaa be-hisaab gulaab nazr jo kar sakungaa us ke huzur shahr mein kab vo dastiyaab gulaab us ki rangat hai kyaa badan kaisaa in savaalon kaa hai javaab gulaab aise lagtaa hai ahl-e-dil ke liye ban gayaa ishq kaa nisaab gulaab har nae phuul mein tajassus hai kis tarah se hai kaamyaab gulaab patti patti bikhar gayaa kyunkar kar na le meraa ehtisaab gulaab"

"dil mein achchhaa qayaas pahnaa kar mere milne ki aas pahnaa kar teri rangat pe khuub khiltaa hai zaafraani libaas pahnaa kar apne naazuk gulaab honTon par guftugu mat udaas pahnaa kar aaj-kal shahr mein nikalte hue saare hosh-o-havaas pahnaa kar sab se behtar yahi hai dil ke liye ik yaqin ki asaas pahnaa kar meraa chehra ho teri aankhon mein bas yahi lutf-e-khaas pahnaa kar ab ye mausam badal gayaa 'aatir' garmiyon mein kapaas pahnaa kar"

"tamaam shahr mein yaktaa ye meri zaat na kar ki Dhalti umr hai ab itnaa iltifaat na kar ye qurbatein bhi mayassar huiin nasibon se ta'alluqaat mein ab aur tajrabaat na kar ye aur baat ki main qadr-aashnaa huun magar nisaar jism ke mujh pe javaaharaat na kar tire hi husn pe ik nazm likh rahaa huun abhi tiri hi soch mein huun aaj mujh se baat na kar mujhe khabar hai koi tere intizaar mein hai bas apne ghar ko chali jaa tu itni raat na kar"

"abhi mausam nahin badlaa hai meraa abhi dariyaa nahin utraa hai meraa tum us markaz ko kho baiThe ho shaayad jahaan se daaera bantaa hai meraa main jis divaar kaa pahlu-nashin huun usi ke saae par saayaa hai meraa na dekho is tarah aankhon mein meri ki in se bhi pare rastaa hai meraa havaa zinda rakhe yaa qatl kar de diyaa divaar par rakkhaa hai meraa"

"koi ho dard-e-musalsal to niind aati hai badan mein ho koi halchal to niind aati hai hamein sukun mayassar nahin hai ik pal bhi tumhaari yaad ho pal-pal to niind aati hai talab nahin hai kisi aur khush-badan ki hamein tumhaaraa paas ho aanchal to niind aati hai kabhi na tum se rahi guftugu adhuri si ghazal ho jab bhi mukammal to niind aati hai ajiib khauf saa laahaq hai bastiyon se hamein qarib ho koi jangal to niind aati hai pasand hai hamein shorish fasaad gird-o-navaah agar ho shahr moattal to niind aati hai badal diyaa hai zamaane ne yuun hamaaraa mizaaj sajaa huaa ho jo maqtal to niind aati hai kaDak rahi ho jo bijli to Dar nahin lagtaa garaj rahe hon jo baadal to niind aati hai koi bhi khvaab Daraataa nahin hai ab 'aatir' dikhaai de hamein daldal to niind aati 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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"