hamesha dil havas-e-intiqaam par rakkhaa — Ahmad Javaid

"maujud hain kitne hi tujh se bhi hasin kar ke jhuTlaa diyaa aankhon ko main dil pe yaqin kar ke jis chashm se rindon mein hu-haq hai usi ne to zaahid ko bhi rakkhaa hai mehraab-nashin kar ke kyaa us ki lataafat kaa ahvaal bayaan kijiye jo dil pe huaa zaahir aankhon ko nahin kar ke kuchh kam thaa balaa-e-jaan pe chehra ki uupar se aankhein bhi banaa laae ghaarat-gar-e-din kar ke aaine ke aage se ab uTh bhi chuko saahab kyaa kijiyegaa khud ko itnaa bhi hasin kar ke sau daagh hain siine mein vo daagh-e-judaai bhi dekho to zaraa hogaa un mein hi kahin kar ke is dil kaa to naqsha hi duniyaa ne badal Daalaa kuchh yaad hai rahtaa thaa vo bhi to yahin kar ke 'jaaved' vahaan tak to mushkil hai koi pahunche mangvaaiye qaasid bhi jibril-e-amin kar ke"

"kyaa puchhte ho shahr mein ghar aur hamaaraa rahne kaa hai andaaz idhar aur hamaaraa vo tegh na jaane kidhar uThti hai abhi to jhagDaa hai dil-e-sina-sipar aur hamaaraa jab hosh mein aae to use dekh bhi leinge filhaal hai andaaz-e-nazar aur hamaaraa ye mohr o nishaan tabl-o-alam khuub hai lekin baDh jaaegaa kuchh baar-e-safar aur hamaaraa dil aisaa makaan chhoD ke ye haal huaa hai yaani nigah-e-khaana-badar aur hamaaraa"

"magar vo diyaa hi nahin maan kar ke bahut ham ne dekhaa hai ji jaan kar ke kabhi dil ko bhi sair kar jaao saahab ye ghuncha bhi haigaa gulistaan kar ke nazar is saraape mein sau jaa se palTi zulekhaai yusufistaan kar ke vo jis roz niklein jag ujiyaarne ko ye dil bhi dikhaa laaiyo dhyaan kar ke janaab aap huur o malak honge lekin samajhiyegaa aashiq ko insaan kar ke tiri laala-zaari salaamat ki ham bhi khaDe hain koi ghuncha armaan kar ke masih o khizr sar-ba-kaf phir rahe hain koi us pe marnaa hai aasaan kar ke miri kisht-e-jaan par se guzraa hai 'jaaved' sahaab-e-junun zor-e-baaraan kar ke"

"mujh se baDaa hai meraa haal tujh se chhuTaa teraa khayaal chaar pahar ki hai ye raat aur judaai ke sau saal haath uThaa kar dil par se aankhon par rakkhaa rumaal nang hai takiyedaaron kaa paa-e-talab yaa dast-e-savaal man jo kahtaa hai mat sun yaa phir tan par miTTi Daal ujlaa ujlaa teraa ruup dhundle dhundle khadd-o-khaal sukh ki khaatir dukh mat bech jaal ke pichhe jaal na Daal raaj-singhaasan meraa dil aan biraaje hain jagpaal kis din ghar aayaa 'jaaved' kab paayaa hai us ko bahaal"

"kisi kaa dhyaan mah-e-nim-maah mein aayaa safar ki raat thi aur khvaab raah mein aayaa tulu-e-saaat-e-shab-khun hai aur meraa dil kisi sitaara-e-bad ki nigaah mein aayaa mah o sitaara se dil ki taraf chalaa vo javaan adu ki qaid se apni sipaah mein aayaa jihaad-e-gham mein koi sust zarb meri tarah giraft-e-maisara-e-ashk-o-aah mein aayaa sitaare Duub gae aur vo sitaara-gar thakan se chuur zamin ki panaah mein aayaa charaagh hai miri raaton kaa ek khvaab-e-visaal jo koi pal tiri chashm-e-siyaah mein aayaa dukhi dilon ki salaami qubul karte hue nazar jhukaae koi khaanqaah mein aayaa"

"aamaada rakkhein chashm-o-dil saamaan-e-hairaani karein kyaa jaaniye kis vaqt vo nazaara farmaani karein bahr-e-balaa hai mauj par qahr-e-qazaa hai auj par hain kaah-e-saamaan mustaid taa naa-gurezaani karein aai hai raat aisi dani hai har charaagh afsurdani ai dil bayaa ai dil bayaa kuchh shoala-saamaani karein haan haan dikhaaeinge zarur ham vahshat-e-dil kaa vafur pahle ye shahr-e-dasht-o-dar takmil-e-viraani karein ai aashiqaan ai aashiqaan aayaa hai amar-e-naa-gahaan jo log hain nazaara ju vo mashq-e-hairaani karein vo shama hai dar-e-taaq-e-dil raushan hain sab aafaaq-e-dil uftaadgaan-e-khaak uTho aflaak gardaani karein hai bas-ki tegh us ki ravaan kamyaab hain naa-kustagaan sab sarfaroshon se kaho chande faraavaani karein ik naasihaanaa arz hai dariyaaon par ye farz hai dil ki tarah har lahar mein tajdid-e-tughyaani karein aise gharon mein ahl-e-dil rahte nahin hain mustaqil tabdil ye divaar-o-dar uslub-e-viraani karein"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"