ik baar jo milaa thaa to khoyaa nahin gayaa — Faisal Tufail

"ye koi baagh nahin phuul khilaae jaaein dasht mein aae hain to khaak uDaae jaaein sab biThaate hain hamein mansab-o-masnad pe magar ham ye chaahein ki tire saath biThaae jaaein ungliyaan kaan mein Thunse hue phirte hain sabhi aap aavaaz lagaate hain lagaae jaaein bas isi shart pe aankhein tumhein de saktaa huun in ko dekhe hue manzar na dikhaae jaaein inhin yaadon ke sahaare hi tiraa hijr kaTe ye parinde miri chhat se na uDaae jaaein aasmaan chhune kaa haq aap kaa taslim hamein kuchh ta'alluq to zamin se bhi nibhaae jaaein"

"zabaan se kuchh na kahaa an-kahi ne saath diyaa kali se milte hue bekali ne saath diyaa ye baat sunte hi aansu nikal paDe the mire mileinge phir se agar zindagi ne saath diyaa udaas shaam akele main jheltaa kaise tumhaari yaad thi aur baansuri ne saath diyaa guzarnaa jaan se aasaan to nahin thaa magar bhalaa ho yaar jo is be-dili ne saath diyaa safar to khair safar thaa guzar hi jaanaa thaa jo tum na aae to ik ajnabi ne saath diyaa vo mujh ko chhoD ke jaataa to mar na jaataa main chalaa gayaa hai magar phir usi ne saath diyaa tumhein ye kis ne kahaa hai diyaa diye se jale main jal rahaa thaa to meraa kisi ne saath diyaa main nasl-e-tirgi ke vaar sah rahaa thaa bahut phir ik charaagh jani raushni ne saath diyaa"

"vaqt ki rau ko ravaani se nikaalaa jaae chand lamhon ko giraani se nikaalaa jaae mujh ko to khinch liyaa dast-e-junun ne lekin ab miraa 'aks bhi paani se nikaalaa jaae muddaton us ki raqaabat ko sahaa hai ham ne ab ye kirdaar kahaani se nikaalaa jaae zahr-aalud hui jaati hai khushbu is se saanp ko raat ki raani se nikaalaa jaae phir huaa lashkar-e-fir'aun muqaabil 'faisal' raasta phir koi paani se nikaalaa jaae"

"khaamoshi tiri chikh se ye bhed khulaa hai sannaaTe se bhi lipTi hui koi sadaa hai ai zauq-e-nazar dekh tire saamne kyaa hai kohna hi sahi aankh pe manzar to nayaa hai vo chaand na niklaa to sitaare bhi the gum-sum suraj bhi bahut der se bedaar huaa hai chal tujh ko liye jaataa huun dikhlaane samundar dariyaa miri kashti mein jo tu baiTh gayaa hai vaajib hai ise chuum ke aankhon se lagaaun ik harf jo tasbih-e-mohabbat se giraa hai manzil se kabhi meri shanaasaai nahin thi rasta hi miraa yaar thaa jo ruuTh gayaa hai charchaa hai bahut shahr mein jis mauj-e-numu kaa vo khvaab miri aankh se hi Tapkaa huaa hai ai surat-e-mahtaab tiraa haath bhi aakhir lahron ki ravaani mein kahin chhuT gayaa hai"

"kaise kaise kamaal kartaa huun sang ko ham-khayaal kartaa huun khvaab khud ro hain saare aankhon mein main faqat dekh-bhaal kartaa huun ek hi kaam thaa mohabbat kaa vo bhi ab khaal-khaal kartaa huun kyaa mujhe raaegaan hi jaanaa hai khud se aksar savaal kartaa huun sab manaazir se bach nikalne ko ik takhayyul ko Dhaal kartaa huun meraa ronaa misaal hai lekin raqs bhi be-misaal kartaa huun raushni bhar gai hai yuun mujh mein chaand ko dil khayaal kartaa huun"

"duniyaa ki rah pe yaar hamaaraa bhi chal paDaa jis Tek par the ham vo sahaaraa bhi chal paDaa aankhein bandhi hui thiin manaazir ki Dor se kashti chali to saath kinaaraa bhi chal paDaa haalaanki aazmaayaa huaa thaa vo ek baar lekin main us ke saath dubaara bhi chal paDaa mushkil thaa intizaar so suraj ko DhunDne hamraah mere subh kaa taaraa bhi chal paDaa dil mein jo aag thi vahi honTon pe aa gai lafzon ki aaD le ke sharaara bhi chal paDaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"