ik dil-e-daaghdaar rakhte hain — Amber Shameem

"baat 'ambar' vahi hai Dhab ki baat kijiye apni hove sab ki baat baat mein baat ho to qimat hai khaamushi varna hai ghazab ki baat faasle hain na raabte baaqi 'ahd-e-nau hai gai vo tab ki baat raushni khaa gai kitaabon ko be-adab ho gai adab ki baat aadmi aadmi se bargashta aur lab par hai sab ke rab ki baat ham samundar-parast logon mein kaun kartaa hai tishna-lab ki baat baadshaahi kahaan samajhti hai faaqa-masti mein bhi tarab ki baat itnaa aasaan na thaa sukhan 'ambar' tab ki baat aur ye hai ab ki baat"

"dukh kaa suraj Dhal jaae to achchhaa lagtaa hai hansne kaa mausam aae to achchhaa lagtaa hai hairaani ke jangal mein jab thaam ke meraa haath rasta koi dikhlaae to achchhaa lagtaa hai likhnaa paDhnaa khel tamaashe be-fikri ke din bachpan apnaa yaad aae to achchhaa lagtaa hai dhuup ki chaadar oDhe jab main lauTun daftar se us kaa aanchal lahraae to achchhaa lagtaa hai tanhaai ke ghor andhere mein jab us ki yaad bijli ban kar lahraae to achchhaa lagtaa hai din bhar us kaa chehra dekhun so jaaun jab main khvaab mein bhi vo aa jaae to achchhaa lagtaa hai"

"'ajab lamha thaa vo jab ye tahayya kar liyaa main ne bhare ghar mein huun lekin khud ko tanhaa kar liyaa main ne agar jhonkaa hai raahat kaa to aandhi ki 'alaamat bhi havaa ki baat par kaise bharosa kar liyaa main ne khudaa hi jaantaa hai hashr kyaa hogaa mire dil kaa ki ik patthar se aaine kaa saudaa kar liyaa main ne kisi se kuchh na kahnaa andar andar TuTte rahnaa yahin se raasta jiine kaa paidaa kar liyaa main ne na tanhaai sataati hai na khauf aataa hai ashkon se inhin ko zindagi kaa isti'aara kar liyaa main ne tiri yaadon ne jab bhi saath meraa chhoDnaa chaahaa khurach kar dil kaa ik ik zakhm taaza kar liyaa main ne"

"shab-e-gham se guzarne ki shahaadat ham samajhte hain sar-e-mizhgaan jo aansu hain unhein shabnam samajhte hain isi ke dam se aayaa hai taDapne kaa hunar dil ko sitamgar ko bhi ham apnaa sharik-e-gham samajhte hain zaraa si raushni bhi nargha-e-shab toD deti hai ye vo nukta hai jis ko ahl-e-daanish kam samajhte hain nikal aae hain taare aasmaan par main samajhtaa huun mire ahbaab lekin is ko chashm-e-nam samajhte hain miyaan rasta badalnaa to koi maa'ni nahin rakhtaa ta'alluq bojh ban jaae to is ko ham samajhte hain"

"navaah-e-dil raasta shikasta havaa mein had se sivaa shikasta har ek pahchaan apni gum hai hai aaina aaina shikasta kuchh is mein lamhon ki saazishein thiin main is qadar bhi na thaa shikasta havaaein siski si le rahi hain lahu lahu faakhta shikasta vahin ta'alluq ki Dor TuuTi jahaan hui hai anaa shikasta talaash apni kuchh itnaa mushkil zabaan khaamosh paa-shikasta miraa muqaddar hi TuTnaa thaa huaa hai dil jaa-ba-jaa shikasta"

"dasht-dar-dasht raasta ho jaaun apne qad se main kuchh baDaa ho jaaun yaas ki tirgi hai chaaron or is andhere mein ik diyaa ho jaaun mushkilon mein ghiraa rahun lekin koi dekhe to main haraa ho jaaun vo uchhaale miri taraf patthar main kisi taur aaina ho jaaun koi puchhe agar pataa meraa khushbuon ki tarah havaa ho jaaun khaamushi ho muhit 'aalam par aur jangal ki main sadaa ho jaaun sar jhukaa kar chalun zamaane mein dushmanon ke liye balaa ho jaaun rind ho jaaun mai-gusaaron mein paarsaaon mein paarsaa ho jaaun band hai dar yaqin kaa mere koi aae idhar to vaa ho jaaun rang de dhuup se badan meraa taaki kuchh aur main nayaa ho jaaun zindagi mein kashish to ho 'ambar' koi sho'la yaa barf saa ho jaaun"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"