kabhi raqs-e-shaam-e-bahaar mein use dekhte — Amjad Islam Amjad

"kitni sarkash bhi ho sar-phiri ye havaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raat jab tak rahe ai mire ham-navaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raushni kaa vazifa nahin vo chale raasta dekh kar vo to aazaad hai misl-e-mauj-e-sabaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raat kaisi bhi ho khauf ke chor ki ghaat kaisi bhi ho apni ummid kaa apne vishvaas kaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa shab ki be-ant zulmat se laD sakti hai ek nannhi si lau raah bhule huon ko hai baang-e-daraa rakhnaa raushan diyaa aashnaa ki sadaa ghup-andhere mein ban jaati hai raushni is shab-e-taar mein apni aavaaz kaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raushni ki shariat mein roz-e-azal se yahi darj hai jot se jot jalti rahegi sadaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa mujh se 'amjad' kahaa jhilmilaate hue akhtar-e-shaam ne us ko aanaa hi hai vo zarur aaegaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa"

"havaa hi lau ko ghaTaati vahi baDhaati hai ye kis gumaan mein duniyaa diye jalaati hai bhaTakne vaalon ko kyaa farq is se paDtaa hai safar mein kaun saDak kis taraf ko jaati hai ajiib khauf kaa gumbad hai mere chaar-taraf miri sadaa mire kaanon mein lauT aati hai vo jis bhi raah se guzre jahaan qayaam kare zamin vahaan ki sitaaron se bharti jaati hai ye zindagi bhi kahin ho na shahr-zaad kaa ruup shabaana roz kahaani nai sunaati hai"

"auron kaa thaa bayaan to mauj sadaa rahe khud umr bhar asir-e-lab-e-muddaaa rahe misl-e-habaab bahr-e-gham-e-haadsaat mein ham zer-e-baar-e-minnat-e-aab-o-havaa rahe ham us se apni baat kaa maangein agar javaab lahron kaa pech-o-kham vo khaDaa dekhtaa rahe aayaa to apni aankh bhi apni na ban saki ham sochte the us se kabhi saamnaa rahe gulshan mein the to raunaq-e-rang-e-chaman bane jangal mein ham amaanat-e-baad-e-sabaa rahe surkhi bane to khun-e-shahidaan kaa rang the raushan hue to mashal-e-raah-e-baqaa rahe 'amjad' dar-e-nigaar pe dastak hi dijiye is be-karaan sukut mein kuchh ghalghala rahe"

"dar-e-kaaenaat jo vaa kare usi aagahi ki talaash hai mujhe raushni ki talaash thi mujhe raushni ki talaash hai gham-e-zindagi ke fishaar mein tiri aarzu ke ghubaar mein isi be-hisi ke hisaar mein mujhe zindagi ki talaash hai ye jo sarsari si nashaat hai ye to chand lamhon ki baat hai miri ruuh tak jo utar sake mujhe us khushi ki talaash hai ye jo aag si hai dabi dabi nahin dosto mire kaam ki vo jo ek aan mein phunk de usi shoalagi ki talaash hai ye jo saakhta se hain qahqahe mire dil ko lagte hain bojh se vo jo apne aap mein mast hon mujhe us hansi ki talaash hai ye jo mel-jol ki baat hai ye jo majlisi si hayaat hai mujhe us se koi gharaz nahin mujhe dosti ki talaash hai"

"tashhir apne dard ki har su karaaiye ji chaahtaa hai minnat-e-tiflaan uThaaiye khushbu kaa haath thaam ke kiije talaash-e-rang paanv ke naqsh dekh ke rasta banaaiye phir aaj pattharon se mulaaqaat kijiye phir aaj sath-e-aab pe chehre banaaiye har inkishaaf dard ke parde mein aaegaa gar ho sake to khud se bhi khud ko chhupaae phulon kaa raasta nahin yaaro miraa safar paanv aziiz hain to abhi luuT jaaiye kab tak hinaa ke naam pe dete rahein lahu kab tak nigaar-e-dard ko dulhan banaaiye 'amjad' mataa-e-umr zaraa dekh-bhaal ke aisaa na ho ki baad mein aansu bahaaiye"

"paspaa hui sipaah to parcham bhi ham hi the hairat ki baat ye hai ki barham bhi ham hi the girne lage jo suukh ke patte to ye khulaa gulshan the ham jo aap to mausam bhi ham hi the ham hi the tere vasl se mahrum umr bhar lekin tere jamaal ke mahram bhi ham hi the manzil ki be-rukhi ke gila-mand the hamin har raaste mein sang-e-mujassam bhi ham hi the apni hi aastin mein thaa khanjar chhupaa huaa 'amjad' har ek zakhm kaa marham bhi ham hi the"

"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"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"