kisht-e-ehsaas mein thoDaa saa milaa leinge tujhe — Arshad Jamal Sarim

"iztiraab aisaa huaa dil kaa sahaaraa mujh ko koi Thahraav nahin khud mein gavaaraa mujh ko sar uThaati hai vo tajdid ki khvaahish mujh mein naqsh-gar sochne lagtaa hai dobaara mujh ko main tahi-dast khaDaa thaa sar-e-sahraa-e-hayaat aarzu ne tiri yak-lakht pukaaraa mujh ko jaa pahunchnaa kisi rifat ko nahin hai dushvaar haan! Thaharne kaa vahaan chaahiye yaaraa mujh ko dekh ai meri zabun-haali pe hansne vaale vaqt ki dhuup ne kis darja nikhaaraa mujh ko ek kankar saa mozaahim mein rahungaa kab tak le hi jaaegaa bahaa kar koi dhaaraa mujh ko vaqt ne jaane banaanaa hai mujhe kyaa 'saarim' gardish-e-chaak se ab tak na utaaraa mujh ko"

"juDe hue hain pari-khaane mere kaaghaz se jo uTh rahe hain ye afsaane mere kaaghaz se katartaa rahtaa hai miqraaz-e-chashm se mujh ko banaanaa kyaa hai use jaane mere kaaghaz se qalam ne nok-e-alam kyaa rakhi ba-chashm-e-dil chhalakne lag gae paimaane mere kaaghaz se raqam karun bhi to kaise main daastaan-e-vafaa huruf phirte hain begaane mere kaaghaz se abhi rakhi bhi nahin lau charaagh par main ne lipaT gae kai parvaane mere kaaghaz se kudaal-e-khaama se botaa huun main junun 'saarim' so ugte rahte hain divaane mere kaaghaz se"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"do-chaar sitaare hi miri aankh mein dhar jaa kuchh der to ai saaat-e-shab mujh mein Thahar jaa ab aur sambhaali nahin jaati tiri hurmat yuun kar gham-e-jaanaan meri nazron se utar jaa taa-umr tiraa naqsh-e-farozaan rahe mujh mein ik zakhm ki surat mire maathe pe ubhar jaa chhoD aanaa vahin par zaraa aavaara-mizaaji sahraa ki taraf ai dil-e-naadaan agar jaa yaa ho jaa tu dariyaa ki nigaahon mein taraazu yaa tishna-labi saath liye jaan se guzar jaa jab zehn ko sunni hi nahin baat tumhaari dil tu bhi rusumaat-e-tafahum se mukar jaa"

"kyaa kahun kitni aziyyat se nikaali gai shab haan yahi shab ye miri hijr banaa li gai shab pahle zulmat kaa parastaar banaayaa gayaa main aur phir meri nigaahon se uThaa li gai shab raat bhar fath vo karti rahi ujiyaaron ko subh-dam apne andheron se bhi khaali gai shab taa sadaa mujh mein rahein chaand sitaare raushan meri miTTi mein tabi'at se milaa li gai shab khatm hotaa hi nahin silsila tanhaai kaa jaane kis darja masaafat mein hai Dhaali gai shab fasl maqsud thi 'saarim' hamein suraj ki jahaan haif hai un hi zaminon pe ugaa li gai shab"

"pyaas har zarra-e-sahraa ki bujhaai gai hai tab kahin jaa ke miri aabla-paai gai hai qaid mein rakkhi gai hai kahin titli koi koi khushbu kahin baazaar mein laai gai hai kyaa bhalaa apni samaaat mein ghule koi miThaas vaqt ke honTon se kab talkh-navaai gai hai kis ki tanvir se jal uTThe basirat ke charaagh kis ki tasvir ye aankhon se lagaai gai hai ho gai jaa ke shafaq-rangi-e-aafaaq mein zam kaf-e-doshiza-e-dil se jo hinaai gai hai uTh ai barbaad-e-tamannaa ki nai khvaab--kaniz haram-e-chashm mein phir raqs ko laai gai hai vaqt aisaa bhi to aayaa hai junun par 'saarim' nok-e-mizhgaan se talvaar uThaai gai hai"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"