ik shaam ye saffaak o bad-andesh jalaa de — Afzal Ahmad Syed

"sahaab-e-sabz na taaus-e-nilmin laayaa vo shakhs lauT ke ik aur sar-zamin laayaa ataa usi ki hai ye shahd o shor ki taufiq vahi galim mein ye naan-e-be-javin laayaa usi ki chaap hai ukhDe hue khDanje par vo khisht o khvaab ko bairun-e-azmagin laayaa vo pesh-e-burrish-e-shamshir bhi gavaahi mein kaf-e-buland mein ik shaakh-e-yaasmin laayaa kitaab-e-khaak paDhi zalzale ki raat us ne shaguft-e-gul ke zamaane mein vo yaqin laayaa"

"ye nahr-e-aab bhi us ki hai mulk-e-shaam us kaa jo hashr mujh pe bapaa hai vo ehtimaam us kaa sipaah-e-taaza bhi us ki saf-e-nigaah se hai safaa-e-sina-e-shmshir par hai naam us kaa amaan khema-e-ram-khurdgaan mein baaqi hai ki naa-tamaam hai ik shauq-e-qatl-e-aam us kaa kitaab-e-umr se sab harf uD gae mere ki mujh asiir ko honaa hai ham-kalaam us kaa dil-e-shikasta ko laanaa hai ru-ba-ru us ke jo mujh se narm huaa koi band daam us kaa main us ke haath se kis zakhm mein kami rakkhun shuru-e-naaz bhi us kaa hai ikhtitaam us kaa"

"huaa hai qata miraa dast-e-mojaza tujh pe giyaah-e-zard bahut hai ye saaneha tujh pe main chaahtaa huun mujhe mashalon ke saath jalaa kushaada-tar hai agar khema-e-havaa tujh pe main apne kushta charaaghon kaa pul banaa detaa kisi bhi shaam miri nahr-e-pesh-paa tujh pe ye koi kam hai ki ai reg-e-shisha-e-saaat ugaa rahaa huun main ik nakhl-e-aaina tujh pe ki ajnabi huun bahut saaya-e-shajar ke liye so reg-e-zard mein hotaa huun ru-numaa tujh pe pukaarti hai mujhe khaak-e-khisht-e-paivasta ye nasb hone kaa hai khatm silsila tujh pe"

"duaa ki raakh pe marmar kaa itr-daan us kaa gazidgi ke liye dast-e-mehrbaan us kaa gahan ke roz vo daaghi hui jabin us ki shab-e-shikast vahi jism be-amaan us kaa kamand-e-ghair mein sab asp o gosfand us ke nasheb-e-khaak mein khufta-sitaara-daan us kaa tannur-e-yakh mein ThiThurte hain khvaab o khuun us ke likhaa hai naam sar-e-lauh-e-raftagaan us kaa chuni hui hain tah-e-khisht ungliyaan us ki khulaa huaa hai pas-e-reg baadbaan us kaa vo ik charaagh hai divaar-e-khastagi pe rukaa havaa ho tez to har haal mein ziyaan us kaa usi se dhuup hai ambaar-e-dhund hai ru-posh giraft-e-khvaab se barsar hai kaarvaan us kaa"

"kuchh aur rang main tartib-e-khushk-o-tar kartaa zamin bichhaa ke havaa oDh ke basar kartaa gul o shaguft ko aapas mein dastaras detaa aur aaine ke liye aaina sipar kartaa charaagh-e-kohna haTaataa fasil-e-murda se giyaah-e-khaam pe shabnam dabiz-tar kartaa vo niim naan-e-khunuk aab aur sag-e-ham-naam main zer-e-sabz-shajar apnaa mustaqar kartaa vo jis se shahr ki divaar be-navishta hai main us ki shaakh-e-tahayya ko be-samar kartaa main chumtaa huaa ik ahd-naama-e-mansukh kisi qadim samundar mein rahguzar kartaa"

"raushan vo dil pe mere dil-aazaar se huaa ik maarka jo hairat o zangaar se huaa jab nakhl-e-aarzu pe khizaan ibtilaa hui main dast-zad savaabit-o-sayyaar se huaa ik shama sard thi jo mujhe vaa-gudaaz thi aur ik sharaf ki khaana-e-mismaar se huaa baiat thi mere dast-e-burida se khisht-o-khaak us pe subuk main saahab-e-divaar se huaa paivast the zamin se afaaa shajar se tiir juun hi judaa main shaam-e-azaa-daar se huaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"