khaamosh bazaahir hai magar bol rahaa hai — Bismillah Adeem

"chaman kaa husn bahaaron ki shokhiyaan le kar vo aa rahe hain nigaahon mein mastiyaan le kar tire khulus pe saaqi na harf aa jaae main pi rahaa huun zamaane se talkhiyaan le kar tumhaari shokh nigaahon ne taazgi bakhshi dilon ke ghunche chaTakte hain siskiyaan le kar shu'ur-e-zaat mein ehsaas kaa diyaa rakh do zamaana madd-e-muqaabil hai aandhiyaan le kar mujhe na aa ke jagaa denaa khvaab-e-shirin se main so rahaa huun tumhaari nishaaniyaan le kar 'adim' aaj main ahl-e-sukhan ki mahfil se chalaa huun apne takhayyul ki dhajjiyaan le kar"

"thaa hamaaraa yaqin saraabon par kaaT di 'umr jhuTe vaa'don par vaqt kaa intiqaam to dekho barf rakh di mire iraadon par jugnuon kaa gumaan hotaa hai jalte-bujhte hue charaaghon par ham ne buniyaad-e-zindagi rakh di apne farkhanda se khayaalon par apni chhat ko bachaa ke rakhiyegaa hai havaa ki nazar makaanon par zehn insaan kaa aaj hai maauf anginat bojh hai dimaaghon par she'r be-misl the 'adim' apne us ne likkhaa hai jo kitaabon par"

"daastaan-e-gardish-e-ayyaam likhtaa jaaungaa main muarrikh huun tiraa anjaam likhtaa jaaungaa rah na jaae suunaa suunaa teri hasti kaa varaq khub-surat saa koi ilzaam likhtaa jaaungaa is sadi ne jis qadar ranj-o-gham bakhshe mujhe bas usi ki daastaan har gaam likhtaa jaaungaa rang-birangi titliyon aur jugnuon ke vaaste dukh achhute kuchh niraale kaam likhtaa jaaungaa har jagah phailaai hai main ne qalam ki raushni jis taraf jaaungaa ik paighaam likhtaa jaaungaa kyon 'azaab-e-jaan ise duniyaa samajhti hai 'adim' zakhm gahre hi sahi in'aam likhtaa jaaungaa"

"phulon ki narm chhaaon mein jaltaa rahaa badan fitrat mein sang ho ke pighaltaa rahaa badan ‘aish-o-tarab ke saae mein palti rahi hayaat hirs-o-havas ki aag mein jaltaa rahaa badan murda zamir ho gae haalaat ke sabab poshaak maslahat ki badaltaa rahaa badan bahr-e-tafakkuraat ki yurish na puchhiye paani mein rah ke aag ugaltaa rahaa badan duniyaa ki dhuup chhaaon mein rahne ke baa'd bhi ghunche ki tarh phultaa phaltaa rahaa badan sarv o saman shagufa gul-o-laala nastaran kitne hi zaaviyon mein vo Dhaltaa rahaa badan maazi ke nashtaron ke kachokon se ai 'adim' ho kar lahuluhaan machaltaa rahaa badan"

"fasaana kaise likhun ashk-baar aankhon kaa fasurda rang hai manzar hasin jhilon kaa nizaam-e-nau se ye ujrat savaal karti hai pasina khushk hai mazdur ki jabinon kaa main khvaahishaat kaa malbus pahne baiThaa huun bahut 'ajib saa manzar hai zard patton kaa payaam baad-e-sabaa ne sunaa diyaa aisaa shagufta ho gayaa pal mein mizaaj zakhmon kaa na-jaane kaun si manzil ki justuju mein 'adim' fazaa mein uDtaa huaa ghol hai parindon kaa"

"aankhon ki bahti jhiil mein manzar talaash kar ashk-e-ravaan mein phir koi paikar talaash kar ye kyaa ghazab hai us ne tiri pyaas chhin li kis ne kahaa thaa tujh se samundar talaash kar aasaar kah rahe hain zamaane ke roz-o-shab ye daur-e-'ahd-e-shar hai na rahbar talaash kar haathon se miT bhi saktaa hai taqdir kaa likhaa ‘ilm-o-‘amal ki raah se gauhar talaash kar naakaamiyon pe apni pashemaan na ho 'adim' phir ik nai zamin nayaa ambar talaash kar"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"