har sher ko gulaab kiyaa kyaa ghalat kiyaa — Khalid Yusuf

"har ek shakhs ko ik tantane mein rakhti hai vo bhaant bhaant ki machhli ghaDe mein rakhti hai tamaam shahr ke daanishvaron ko vo zaalim asir-e-zulf kiye aasare mein rakhti hai vo gaaliyaan bhi agar de to sher-o-naghma lage zabaan mein loch ajab sur gale mein rakhti hai use sharaab-e-tuhuraa kaa tazkira bhi gunaah ye baat aur hai sab ko nashe mein rakhti hai har ik ko dard ki lazzat se aashnaa kar ke maze mein rahti hai sab ko maze mein rakhti hai samajh ke haq vo har ehsaan bhuul jaati hai magar har ek khataa haafize mein rakhti hai use khabar hai ki anjaam-e-vasl kyaa hogaa vo qurbaton ki tapish faasle mein rakhti hai sukun ke saae mein shaayad use bhulaa baiThe mudaam shahr ko ik zalzale mein rakhti hai"

"uqaab dil ho to saaraa jahaan ek saa hai zamin koi bhi ho aasmaan ek saa hai koi Thikaana vatan kaa badal nahin hotaa muhaajiron ke liye har makaan ek saa hai taayyunaat-e-ilaaqa briaadri firqe sipaah-e-jahl kahin ho nishaan ek saa hai vo koi saahab-e-jaagir ho ki mullaa ho magar hamaare liye qahrmaan ek saa hai nigaah masnad-e-aalaa pe roz-e-avval se dayaar-e-yaar kaa har paasbaan ek saa hai panaah daaman-e-qaanun mein na masjid mein hamaare shahr mein har saaebaan ek saa hai hamaari aankh kaa taaraa vo ho nahin saktaa tamaam bazm pe jo mehrbaan ek saa hai faluja-o-najaf-o-karbalaa se pahle vo samajh rahe the ki har be-zabaan ek saa hai hazaar baar bhi luT kar sabaq nahin sikhaa vafaa ke shahr mein har khush-gumaan ek saa hai jihaad-e-saif ho 'khaalid' ki ho jihaad-e-qalam kisi zabaan mein ho imtihaan ek saa hai"

"vajh-e-rusvaai hai ab laaeq-e-mahfil honaa un ki fahrist-e-tabarraa mein na shaamil honaa fan kaa daavaa hai to kuchh jurat-e-izhaar bhi ho zeb detaa nahin fankaar ko buzdil honaa madh-e-gul-chin ho jahaan maslak-e-murghaan-e-chaman ham ko manzur nahin fakhr-e-anaadil honaa apni pahchaan hai vo qarya-e-taarik jahaan munsifon ko bhi mayassar nahin aadil honaa mere sheron ne use soch mein Daalaa to sahi nek hai dil mein bhi razm-e-haq-o-baatil honaa chaand nikle to sahi baam pe kuchh shor to ho kuchh zaruri to nahin hai mah-e-kaamil honaa na siyaasat na maishat na ba-naam-e-mazhab ab gavaaraa nahin paaband-e-salaasil honaa saaneha is se baDaa aur bhalaa kyaa hogaa 'khaalid' us shokh ke qabze mein miraa dil honaa"

"ahd-e-khurshid mein zarron ki haqiqat kyaa hai gard to aap hi chhaT jaaegi ujlat kyaa hai baat kiije jo ujaalon ki to vo kahte hain vasl ki raat ujaale ki zarurat kyaa hai chand be-zor shajar chand khilaae hue phuul aur gulchin ki gulistaan pe inaayat kyaa hai kuchaa-e-zahr-e-faroshaan mein nikal aayaa huun kucha-e-yaar mein suqraat ki qimat kyaa hai raakh ho jaate hain kitne hi usulon ke charaagh tab kahin jaa ke khabar hoti hai shohrat kyaa hai hai mire sher mein kuchh us ki shabaahat varna phuul kyaa chiiz hain kaliyon ki sabaahat kyaa hai dil qalandar ho to insaan sitaaron se buland afsari jaah-o-hasham daulat-o-shohrat kyaa hai sar vahi hai jo kisi taaj kaa muhtaaj na ho zulf-e-jaanaan nazar aae to hukumat kyaa hai ho jise jurat-e-inkaar mayassar 'khaalid' us ko miTTi ke khilaunon ki zarurat kyaa hai"

"bane jo shams-o-qamar nang-e-aasmaan nikle jinhein charaagh samajhte rahe dhuaan nikle zaraa si der mein ik rind ho gayaa momin yaqin use bhi na thaa ham bhi khush-gumaan nikle na ham mein jauhar-e-'ghaalib' na un mein shaan-e-'zafar' to kis qusur mein koi qasida-khvaan nikle kisi ki chaah mein jab jaan bhi ham ganvaa aae to lutf-e-yaar ke qisse kahaan kahaan nikle main sochtaa huun ki taarikh kyaa kahegi hamein sahar ba-dosh chale shab ke paasbaan nikle hadaf hamin ko banaanaa ki mo'atabar Thahro is anjuman mein agar zikr-e-dostaan nikle jo sang-e-mil the be-aabru hue 'khaalid' jo gard-e-paa bhi na the mir-e-kaarvaan nikle"

"vafaa ke naam pe rakkhi hain tohmatein kyaa kyaa bigaaD di hain zamaane ne suratein kyaa kyaa hamin pe dosh hai un ki qazaa namaazon kaa janaab-e-shaikh ne DhunDin vazaahatein kyaa kyaa baDe khulus se ik shahr-e-gul ujaaD liyaa hui hain ahl-e-nazar se himaaqatein kyaa kyaa fareb-e-sim-o-javaahar hue hain naam-o-numud khayaal-e-yaar se uljhi hain zulmatein kyaa kyaa vo mehrbaan to na thaa par khulus bhi na rahaa paDi hain ghair ki sohbat mein aadatein kyaa kyaa zabaan-e-qaatil-o-maqtul par hai ek hi naam khudaa ke naam pe guzrin qayaamatein kyaa kyaa baDhaa ke halqa-e-rindaan ki ranjishein 'khaalid' sitamgaron ne nikaali hain hasratein kyaa kyaa"

"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"