khil uThe chehra-e-gumnaam jab us ne dekhaa — Abdullah Saqib

"sitam-rasida huun mujh par vo irtikaaz kare pa-e-visaal manaahi kaa Tuk javaaz kare siyaah raat judaai kaa zakhm de jaae sarir-e-khaama sadaaon se dil-gudaaz kare nigaah-e-dil ko use dekhne ki jaldi hai 'alattamaam na aae pa nim-baaz kare use kaho na kare un pe mudda'aa zaahir use kaho ki raqibon se ehtiraaz kare use kaho ki ta'alluq mein mukhlisi barte vafaa-sarisht-o-farebi mein imtiyaaz kare miri talab to bas itni hai mohtasib saahib miri taraf bhi vo pal ko nigaah-e-naaz kare"

"dil ko tire khayaal mein hal kar diyaa gayaa be-e'tibaar chiiz ko shal kar diyaa gayaa ab tirgi ko chaahiye gustaakh dusraa apni ridaa sameT ke jal kar diyaa gayaa be-laus pesh ki gaiin munkir ko sohbatein ham ko 'ishaaiya bhi sanbhal kar diyaa gayaa laahut tak rasaai ki khaate the jo qasam shahr-e-tarab mein un ko muzal kar diyaa gayaa har gham dil-e-nazaar kaa khuun mein lapeT kar bazm-e-sukhan-varaan mein ghazal kar diyaa gayaa allaah kyaa balaa hai ye daur-e-jadidiyat har aagahi ko aan mein chhal kar diyaa gayaa kaisaa javaab chaahiye min-jaanib-e-dilaan lubb-e-lubaab jab ki kuchal kar diyaa gayaa"

"dil se sunegaa kaun yahaan par bayaan-e-dil kis ke huzur pesh karun armughaan-e-dil baad-e-mukhaalifaan ki sa'i raaegaan gai khulne ko musta'id hi nahin baadbaan-e-dil uktaa ke har makin ne hijrat ki Thaan li kitni kharaashein aa gai hain darmiyaan-e-dil us ne baDhaa li ghair se rasm-o-rah-e-khirad ham ne sajaanaa chhoD diyaa hai makaan-e-dil saaya-fagan hai naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa-e-mustafaa manzil ki khaak fikr kare kaarvaan-e-dil ruk jaa abhi na rahm-o-karam ki nigaah kar ujDegaa be-hisaab abhi gulsitaan-e-dil har dam use 'aziz hai paaki nigaah ki khuun se likhi hui hai miri daastaan-e-dil"

"tuur dekhaa bhi nahin parda-kushaai bhi nahin hosh khoyaa bhi nahin jaan ganvaai bhi nahin rahbar-e-'arsh-e-mua'allaa ki savaari pohnchi aur madine mein abhi koi nidaai bhi nahin paa-e-dil-basta-e-zanjir-e-nazar hotaa gayaa aur qismat mein kisi taur rihaai bhi nahin mere daaman pe ye kis raah se chhinTein aaiin daastaan bar-sar-e-mahfil to sunaai bhi nahin meri tanhaai ke sannaaTe mein larzaan hai sukut surat-e-qais to vahshat ne dikhaai bhi nahin ye faqat vaaqi'a-e-daar se khun-baar hui khun-tarashshoh se to divaar sajaai bhi nahin"

"ragon kaa khuun sukhan mein nichoD kar rakh duun bisaat-e-‘ijz pe kyaa chaahiye ye sar rakh duun khudaa-e-'ishq ki zau-reziyaan tamaam huiin maaal-e-kaar-e-hunar ye hai ab hunar rakh duun kisi ki yaad mein aankhon se nuur bahtaa ho kisi ki yaad mein aankhon ko reg par rakh duun agar kaho to sar-e-‘ishq main rahun madhosh agar kaho to yahin saare karr-o-far rakh duun pae-adab ye qadam-bos hone lagtaa hai furaat-e-ram mein qadam bhi kahin agar rakh duun kisi ki yaad ki hurmat se bach nikaltaa hai khayaal aataa hai siine ko chiir kar rakh duun"

"maa'siyat raah ki divaar hui jaati hai ab Dagar aur bhi pur-khaar hui jaati hai vo qanaa'at hai tabi'at mein ki vaqt-e-rukhsat ik nazar haasil-e-didaar hui jaati hai kaun hai naghma-saraa aaj ki ruh-e-murda raqs karti hai to sarshaar hui jaati hai 'aql raqba hai ki aabaad huaa jaataa hai dil 'imaarat hai ki mismaar hui jaati hai do-rukhe-pan pe zaraa hone lagaa kyaa maail ik hamiyyat hai ki bedaar hui jaati hai kyaa huaa tujh ko miri himmat-e-dushvaar-pasand zimmedaari bhi giraan-baar hui jaati hai kaun se dar pe paTak aauun sar-e-naa-ahlaan khud-pasandi bhi dil-aazaar hui jaati hai kal yahi tark-e-ta'alluq pe musir thi 'saaqib' aaj dekho yahi dil-daar hui jaati 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"

"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"