hazaar marhale honge junun se aage bhi — Ain Tabish

"khaaksaari thi ki bin dekhe hi ham khaak hue aur kabhi maarka-e-fath-o-zafar dekh na paae us ne dekhaa hai to phir dekhnaa kyaa ho jaae dekhte rahnaa hai zaalim ko idhar dekh na paae be-hunar dekh na sakte the magar dekhne aae dekh sakte the magar ahl-e-hunar dekh na paae ho gae khvaahish-e-nazzaara se be-khud itne dekhnaa chaahte the us ko magar dekh na paae kab use lauT ke dekheinge ye dekhaa jaae ham ne duniyaa to bahut dekh li ghar dekh na paae log jab dekhne par aae to itnaa dekhaa aankh pathraa gai aur had-e-nazar dekh na paae vo bhi kyaa dekhnaa thaa dekhne vaale bole jalva har-chand rahaa pesh-e-nazar dekh na paae diip jalte rahe taaqon mein ujaalaa na huaa aankh paaband-e-tahayyur thi udhar dekh na paae ye tayaqqun nahin hotaa thaa kidhar dekh sake ye ta'ayyun nahin hotaa thaa kidhar dekh na paae vo taghaaful thaa ki us ne hamein dekhaa hi nahin vo tasaahul thaa ki ham us ki nazar dekh na paae is qadar tez chali ab ke havaa-e-naa-bud chaah kar shahr-e-tamannaa kaa khanDar dekh na paae yuun huaa dil-zadagaan lauT gae aakhir-e-shab raat to jaag ke kaaTi thi sahar dekh na paae kis ne dekhi hai ujaalon se sulagti hui raat aur jo dekh sake khvaab-e-sahar dekh na paae"

"ab to vo zamin hai na zamaana hai udhar kaa bas ham hain idhar aur fasaana hai udhar kaa jo kuchh hai muqaabil vo muqaabil kaa nahin hai jo kuchh hai mayassar vo khazaana hai udhar kaa ik jaan jo mire paas hai nazr-e-digaraan hai ik dil jo idhar hai vo divaana hai udhar kaa tu sar pe kafan baandh ke niklaa hai udhar ko ye sheva magar jaadu-garaana hai udhar kaa ai sokhta-jaan kuchh to idhar ki bhi khabar rakh ye kyaa tujhe le de ke bahaana hai udhar kaa ab aisaa tarah-daar idhar to nahin koi dastaar bataati hai gharaanaa hai udhar kaa"

"ai mire 'aks-e-ziyaan-kaar ye ji chaahtaa hai aaina toD duun is baar ye ji chaahtaa hai ji bahut chaahtaa hai toD duun sab divaarein khuub maa'lum hai be-kaar ye ji chaahtaa hai phir vahi khvaab ki taa'bir ho jis ki naapaid aur vahi dida-e-khun-baar ye ji chaahtaa hai chahl-khaana koi aur ganj-e-giraan-maaya koi raat ho darpae-aazaar ye ji chaahtaa hai dil pe jab ranj-e-giraan-baar ziyaada ho jaae khiDkiyaan khol mire yaar ye ji chaahtaa hai aisaa saudaa ho ki ham apne hi haathon bik jaaein ham hi baazaar-o-kharidaar ye ji chaahtaa hai subh hone mein bahut der agar hoti hai toD dein raat ki divaar ye ji chaahtaa hai"

"dariyaa-e-dil mein ashk-ravaani yahi to hai yaa'ni ki is safar ki kahaani yahi to hai yak ranj-e-intizaar tamaashaa-e-be-shumaar sad be-karaani sokhta-jaani yahi to hai aakhir ko aa ke kaund gayaa barq ki tarah harf-e-vidaa' us ki nishaani yahi to hai ik raat jaise Thahri rahegi tamaam 'umr anjaam-kaar dil pe giraani yahi to hai yaa'ni bichhaDte vaqt hamein chain aa gayaa divaar-e-ehtiyaat uThaani yahi to hai"

"ghazaal ko jaantaa hai vahshat ko jaantaa hai ye dasht teri miri mohabbat ko jaantaa hai hazaar ghar ki udaasiyon ko na jaantaa ho charaagh paagal havaa ki himmat ko jaantaa hai ye aakhir-e-shab ki hichkiyaan jaanti hain sab kuchh guzarne vaalaa khumaare-rehlat ko jaantaa hai vo aazmaaish hai jaan kar kaun jaan paae vo jaantaa hai jo vajh-e-rukhsat ko jaantaa hai ye baat ghar ki hai ahl-e-duniyaa ko kyaa khabar ho ye dil hi kuchh teri meri kulfat ko jaantaa hai"

"kai mausam andheri raat ke album se nikle to ham bhi haath baandhe ik hisaar-e-gham se nikle 'ajab hairat mein the khvaabon nahaae phuul chehre bhari barsaat mein jab girya-e-paiham se nikle rakhaa thaa aatish-e-sayyaal par namnaak manzar vo bas ik vahm thaa jis huzn ke 'aalam se nikle dam-e-rukhsat bahut ashkon ne ki thi chaara-saazi tilism-e-aab jaise qatra-e-zamzam se nikle sukut-e-shab mein ik hangaama barpaa ho gayaa thaa puraane kuchh dar-o-divaar jab album se nikle sukut-e-vaqt ne hangaama barpaa kar diyaa thaa puraane gumbad-o-mehraab jab album se nikle"