ham ko lutf aataa hai ab fareb khaane mein — Alam Khursheed

"kuchh chamaktaa saa tah-e-aab nazar to aae Dubne ke liye girdaab nazar to aae koi taabir ki surat bhi nikal aaegi niind to aae kabhi khvaab nazar to aae band kamre ki fazaa kis ko bhali lagti hai mere atraaf mein mahtaab nazar to aae do ghaDi Thahrun kahin main bhi zaraa dam le luun raah mein khitta-e-shaadaab nazar to aae main shikasta huun idhar tu bhi shikasta hai udhar jang mein koi zafar-yaab nazar to aae mushkilein gher ke baiThi hain miraa ghar 'aalam' ab zaraa halqa-e-ahbaab nazar to aae"

"hiraasaan huun siyaahi mein kami hoti nahin hai charaaghaan kar rahaa huun raushni hoti nahin hai bahut chaahaa ki aankhein band kar ke main bhi ji luun magar mujh se basar yuun zindagi hoti nahin hai lahu kaa ek ik qatra pilaataa jaa rahaa huun agarche khaak mein paidaa nami hoti nahin hai darichon ko khulaa rakhtaa huun main har-vaqt lekin havaa mein pahle jaisi taazgi hoti nahin hai main rishvat ke masaail par namaazein paDh na paayaa badi ke saath mujh se bandagi hoti nahin hai main apne ahd ki tasvir har-pal khinchtaa huun ghalat hai sochnaa ye shaairi hoti nahin hai buraa hai dushmani se aashnaa honaa bhi 'aalam' kisi se ab hamaari dosti hoti nahin hai"

"taariki mein zinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur jugnu saa taabinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur ik pal ko hi chamkein lekin bijli si lahraaein raakh tale paainda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur naghma chheDein saaz bajaaein apne dil kaa ham mausam kaa saa zinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur ham aazaad parinde saari duniyaa apni hai khitte kaa baashinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur dast-o-garebaan haal se hain ham fardaa raushan ho maazi mein rakhshanda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur dil ke vasile se hi ham ne sab kuchh paayaa hai aql tiraa kaarinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur"

"aur ik shahr hai kyaa shahr-e-gumaan se aage ham ko jaanaa hai bahut duur yahaan se aage gardish-e-paa kisi manzil pe Thaharti hi nahin dil magar baDhtaa nahin ku-e-butaan se aage gunjti rahti hain saahil ki sadaaein har-dam ham ne dekhaa hi nahin mauj-e-ravaan se aage muddaaa apnaa kisi shakhs pe zaahir na huaa koi jaataa hi nahin tarz-e-bayaan se aage zakhm qaael hon bhalaa chaaragari ke kaise saf-e-dushman hai saf-e-chaara-garaan se aage be-sabab ham se khafaa ho gai duniyaa 'aalam' ham ne likkhaa hai kahaan qissa-e-jaan se aage"

"hairaan ho rahaa huun basirat ke naam par main dekhtaa kuchh aur huun manzar kuchh aur hai mujh ko sitaara aur koi khinchtaa hai kyuun meraa ilaaqa aur hai mehvar kuchh aur hai patthar samajh rahaa hai zamaana to kyaa karun muTThi mein meri jab ki munavvar kuchh aur hai taasir-e-khaak aaegi alfaaz mein mire dil mein hai aur baat labon par kuchh aur hai 'aalam' mujhe bharosa nahin zaaichon pe ab is mein likhaa thaa aur mayassar kuchh aur hai"

"ab chhat pe koi chaand Tahaltaa hi nahin hai dil meraa magar pahlu badaltaa hi nahin hai kab se main yahaan but banaa baiThaa huun sar-e-raah but hai ki shivaale se nikaltaa hi nahin hai sone ki jagah roz badaltaa huun main lekin vo khvaab kisi tarah badaltaa hi nahin hai main khinchtaa rahtaa huun use dil se shab-o-roz vo tiir mire dil se nikaltaa hi nahin hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"