jaanne ke liye betaab thaa aghyaar kaa haal — Mohammad Abid Ali Abid

"use malaal ho kyaa dost ki judaai kaa jo sah chukaa ho gham-o-ranj aashnaai kaa bhalaai mein bhi nikaalaa sabab buraai kaa banaa diyaa hai adu ne pahaaD raai kaa ye chaand-taare ye suraj hain kyaa dariche hain tujhe bhi shauq hai goyaa ki khud-numaai kaa taDaptaa dekh ke charke lagaae bismil ko sitam to Thiik pa aalam tiri DhiTaai kaa main jab yahaan se gayaa mere haath khaali the hisaab le liyaa duniyaa ne paai paai kaa"

"haail hai hijaab-e-sharm-o-hayaa didaar to kyaa guftaar to kyaa mubham hain ishaare sab us ke inkaar to kyaa iqraar to kyaa altaaf-o-karam ki baarish bhi jo mujh pe kare sansaar to kyaa jab us ne na puchhaa haal miraa daryaaft karein aghyaar to kyaa hai dar-ba-dari qismat meri shorida-sari tu hi le chal taskin-e-dil-e-mahzun ke liye gulzaar to kyaa kohsaar to kyaa hain azm-e-musaafir ke aage khatraat masaafat hech bahut manzil ki talab hai dil mein agar ho raahguzar dushvaar to kyaa tang aa ke mohabbat tark na ki ham garche rahe naakaam sadaa sarshaar the lazzaat-e-hasrat-o-gham se hote bhalaa bezaar to kyaa"

"patthar ho ki faulaad ho Darne kaa nahin main ab surat-e-aaina bikharne kaa nahin main jo zaat kaa meri hai khalaa chiiz digar hai jo bhar bhi gae zakhm to bharne kaa nahin main dekhein na nazar bhar ke mujhe der talak aap jo chaDh gayaa nazron mein utarne kaa nahin main ki baada-kashi tark-e-maaabid ke muqaabil ab is se ziyaada to sudharne kaa nahin main didaar tiraa mere liye raahat-e-jaan hai be-dekhe tujhe jaan se guzarne kaa nahin main ab jurm-e-mohabbat ki mile koi bhi paadaash taftish ke dauraan mukarne kaa nahin main"

"kisi goshe mein duniyaa ke makin hote hue bhi vo mere saath rahtaa hai nahin hote hue bhi musalsal aazmaaish mein mujhe zaalim ne rakkhaa kiyaa main ne nahin sajda jabin hote hue bhi musalsal maarte rahte hain shab-khun zehn-o-dil par azizaan raftagaan zer-e-zamin hote hue bhi guzaari ham ne saari zindagi ishq-e-butaan mein mukammal us ki vahdat par yaqin hote hue bhi liye phirtaa hai qaatil haath mein khanjar barahna muhayyaa pairahan mein aastin hote hue bhi main zarra khaak kaa huun vo sitaara aasmaan kaa vo mujh se duur hai mere qarin hote hue bhi na-jaane kaun si miTTi kaa 'aabid' bhi banaa hai hamesha khush nazar aayaa hazin hote hue bhi"

"vo bahut khush hai khitaabaat-o-muraaaat ke saath khuub badlaa vo badalte hue haalaat ke saath dil ke nazdik pare aankh se rahne vaale kyaa taalluq hai tiri yaad kaa barsaat ke saath meri khvaahish kaa zaraa bhi na rakhaa paas us ne mujh ko lauTaa diyaa khat chand hidaayaat ke saath nikhat-o-nur-o-ziyaa husn ki pahchaan bane ishq mansub huaa baam-e-kharaabaat ke saath main ne lauTaa diye saughaat-o-tahaaif us ke mujh ko manzur na thi shart inaayaat ke saath"

"subut apni mohabbat kaa use denaa zaruri thaa uDaanaa khaak karnaa chaak daaman kaa shuuri thaa sharaar-e-sang se hasb-e-zarurat aag raushan ki ye khaaki apni fitrat mein na naari thaana nuuri thaa kanaar-e-raah jo ashjaar the saae ki khaatir the bataanaa kaam sang-e-mil kaa manzil se duuri thaa sitam Dhaanaa mukarnaa aur mujhe khaamosh kar denaa mohabbat mein ravayya us kaa chori sina-zori thaa khudaa-haafiz ki aane ko hai apni manzil-e-maqsud qayaam apnaa jahaan mein mustaqil kab thaa uburi thaa"

"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"