hai nigaahon mein koh-e-tur miyaan — Dr. Azam

"pur-lutf sukun-bakhsh havaaein bhi bahut thiin gulshan mein taassub ki vabaaein bhi bahut thiin khud main ne hi rakkhaa na khayaal apnaa kabhi bhi ghairon ki kuchh apnon ki jafaaein bhi bahut thiin surat pe ujaale the agar shams-o-qamar ke zulfon ki siyaahi mein ghaTaaein bhi bahut thiin thi ahd-e-javaani mein mohabbat hi mohabbat naa-karda gunaahon ki sazaaein bhi bahut thiin mabhut the mashur the sab dekh ke us ko shaffaaf saraapaa thaa adaaein bhi bahut thiin har vaqt mire saath the asbaab-e-tabaahi qismat thi kharaab apni khataaein bhi bahut thiin ik roz qazaa le gai bimaar ko 'aazam' the jab ki masihaa bhi davaaein bhi bahut thiin"

"meri miTTi mein jab na thaa patthar kaise kah duun ki hai khudaa patthar shoala-e-ishq kaa asar tauba mom jaisaa pighal gayaa patthar jab bhi bazm-e-khirad mein aayaa main aql par meri paD gayaa patthar gul bichhaaun main tere qadmon mein meri raahon mein tu bichhaa patthar raah-e-haq mein yaqin thaa ham par sirf barseinge iinT yaa patthar lad gayaa jab shajar phalon se koi us pe sab ne uThaa diyaa patthar log toDeinge baar baar use shisha-e-dil ko tu banaa patthar narm rassi se ghis na jaae jo mujh ko aisaa nahin milaa patthar doston ke hadaf pe hai 'aazam' ab vo barsaaein phuul yaa patthar"

"ummid par hamaari ye duniyaa khari nahin phir bhi to us ko paane ki khvaahish miri nahin be-vajh gul-rukhon se miri be-rukhi kahaan mere junun-e-shauq ke qaabil pari nahin taskin mile bhi dida-e-hairaan ko kis tarah shishagari nahin kahin jalvagari nahin bad-rang si bahaar hai fasl-e-bahaar mein bashshaash dil nahin hai tabiat hari nahin lagtaa hai aaj shahr ke haalaat Thiik hain masjid vagarna kal ki tarah kyuun bhari nahin haalaanki mere jurm pe parde paDe rahe dil ki malaamaton se magar main bari nahin dharti pe dikh rahe hain gunaahon ke ab asar 'aazam' kahin to khushki kahin par tari nahin"

"jhurriyon ki qataar dekho to umr se apni haar dekho to huuk be-ikhtiyaar uThti hai apne jab ikhtiyaar dekho to jhiil kahte ho tum jin aankhon ko un mein hain aabshaar dekho to jaane kyaa kyaa nazar vo aataa hai jab use baar baar dekho to ghair-mumkin hai ittihaad miyaan qaum mein intishaar dekho to vasl se aap hi gurezaan hon lazzat-e-intizaar dekho to do hi misron mein hai mukammal nazm vusat-e-ikhtiyaar dekho to"

"dil miraa chikh rahaa thaa shaayad zabt se dard sivaa thaa shaayad ek uljhan si rahi office mein ghar pe kuchh chhuT gayaa thaa shaayad dukhti rag ko hi banaayaa thaa hadaf vaar apnon ne kiyaa thaa shaayad rukh miraa us ki taraf rahtaa thaa vo miraa qibla-numaa thaa shaayad main ne puchhaa thaa mohabbat hai tumhein us ne dhire se kahaa thaa shaayad main ne kuchh aur kahaa thaa 'aazam' us ne kuchh aur sunaa thaa shaayad"

"shauq baaqi nahin baaqi nahin ab josh-o-kharosh din vo pur-kaif the jab ham the saraasar madhosh maslahat josh-e-baghaavat ko dabaa deti hai dil dhaDaktaa hai magar dil ki sadaaein khaamosh ab koi surat-e-guftaar nazar aati nahin vo bhi khaamosh miraa radd-e-amal bhi khaamosh teri raftaar lagaataar ho kachhue ki tarah varna rah jaaegaa tu raah mein misl-e-khargosh ziist ki raah pe tanhaa na kabhi chal paayaa gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-dauraan bhi rahe dosh-ba-dosh saamnaa dahr kaa tanhaa use ab karne de paanv mein beTe ke aane lage teri paa-posh bazm-e-urdu se hui der bahut aae hue ab talak saans mein khushbu hai moattar hain gosh ab to ghar-baar mein lagtaa hi nahin dil 'aazam' aisaa lagtaa hai ki ho jaaeinge ham khaana-ba-dosh"

"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"