kamaal-e-husn hai husn-e-kamaal se baahar — 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"

"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"