koi divaar na dar khultaa hai — Abdul Qadir

"aasmaan sar pe uThaayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa haan magar us ko bhulaayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa hausla apni jagah Thiik hai lekin ham se dusraa ishq nibhaayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab khuub kiyaa jaaegaa ik diyaa khud kaa jalaayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa khaak us shakhs se taabir pe asraar karein jis se kuchh khvaab dikhaayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa tum ne achchhaa hi kiyaa tark-e-mohabbat kar ke tum se ye misraa uThaayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa vo bhi mumkin hai na aane ke bahaane DhunDe aur ab ham se bulaayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa puchhne aae hain ahvaal vo 'abdul-qaadir' kyaa bataaein ki bataayaa bhi nahin jaaegaa"

"jab se us ko nazar mein rakkhaa hai hosh ko ham ne ghar mein rakkhaa hai aankh hairaan hai ki ham ne bhi kyaa nazaara nazar mein rakkhaa hai hauslon se uDaan bhar pyaare kyaa bhalaa baal-o-par mein rakkhaa hai baahari rang-o-nur khuub sahi par khazaana to ghar mein rakkhaa hai hai faqat aadaton kaa ik daftar varna kyaa khaak ghar mein rakkhaa hai paanv kis rahguzar mein rakhnaa thaa paanv kis rahguzar mein rakkhaa hai haan ye teraa hi naam hai haan haan jo miri chashm-e-tar mein rakkhaa hai hai faqat garm jhuuT kaa baazaar kyaa bhalaa ab khabar mein rakkhaa hai jo utaaraa na jaa sake ham se ham ne vo saudaa sar mein rakhaa hai aakhirat an-qarib hai 'qaadir' kyaa kyaa zaad-e-safar mein rakkhaa hai"

"ham nahin milte nahin milte hain ham shaam ke baad phir bhi aa jaate hain kuchh ahl-e-karam shaam ke baad din vo zaalim hai ki Dhaataa hai sitam shaam ke baad baDhtaa jaataa hai miraa koh-e-alam shaam ke baad jaane lag jaate hain sab su-e-haram shaam ke baad aur vahaan phir se vahi jhuTi qasam shaam ke baad apni yaadon se gham-e-shaam ki chhuTTi rakkhein hone lag jaati hai aankh aur bhi nam shaam ke baad biivi bachchon ki hansi asl kamaai hai miri bas yahi bachti hai le de ke raqam shaam ke baad mai-kadaa saare masaail ko miTaa detaa hai masala diin kaa vahaan hai na dharam shaam ke baad din mein to khuub sataaish ki sanad milti hai khulte jaate hain mire saare bharam shaam ke baad vo jo jaataa hai to mujh ko bhi liye jaataa hai haae ho jaataa huun main aur bhi kam shaam ke baad aaj kyaa lenaa hai kyaa khaanaa hai 'abdul-qaadir' sar uThaae hue phirte hain ye gham shaam ke baad"

"sar mein saudaa koi baaqi na junun hai yuun hai ab to aaraam hai raahat hain sukun hai yuun hai us se milne ke bahaane to bahut hain lekin us se milnaa mire pindaar kaa khuun hai yuun hai naasehaa tujh ko khabar sab hai mohabbat kyaa hai varna yunhi nahin samjhaa thaa ki yuun hai yuun hai ham hain muhtaaj har ik kaam ke karne mein yahaan rab kaa har kaam faqat kun-fayakun hai yuun hai kitni raghbat thi tiri yaad se pahle mujh ko aur tiri yaad bhi ab kaar-zabun hai yuun hai phir vahi kal ki tarah der se ghar aaoge phir vahi uzr bataaoge ki yuun hai yuun hai pahle kuchh baat bhi ho jaati thi us se 'qaadir' aur ab us se miri haan hai na huun hai yuun hai"

"ab kyaa ye hisaab kitaab rakkhein kis kis ne hamein barbaad kiyaa kis kis ne khushiyaan diin ham ko kis kis ne hamein naashaad kiyaa ik aas thi so vo TuuT gai ik saans thi vo bhi chhuT gai ab ye kaahe ki hichki hai ab kaun hai jis ne yaad kiyaa vo ishq thaa yaa majburi thi ab tak ye muamma hal na huaa har roz muaafi ke badle ik taaza sitam ijaad kiyaa aasaan nahin thaa us ke binaa par guzar gai jo guzarni thi vo dil jo kabhi ujaaDaa hi nahin tire gham ne jise aabaad kiyaa ye pyaar-vyaar ki baatein sab duniyaa jise sher samajhti hai sab us ki jafaa ke qisse hain jis ne hamein laaeq-e-daad kiyaa jab tum hi nahin haasil ham ko kyaa haasil duniyaa milne se bejaa ye khvaahish-e-ishq rahi bejaa khud ko farhaad kiyaa barbaad to honaa thaa aakhir ik din to kisi ke haathon se par naaz karo 'abdul-qaadir' ki us ne tumhein barbaad kiyaa"

"kaam bas faatiha-khvaani se nahin hotaa hai ishq izhaar zabaani se nahin hotaa hai hai ye quraan amal karne ki daulat yaaro nafaa bas lafz-e-maaani se nahin hotaa hai kuchh inaayat yahaan ahbaab bhi kar jaate hain sab ziyaan dushman-e-jaani se nahin hotaa hai kaam ho jaataa hai bas misraa-e-avval se bhi kabhi kaam jo misra-e-saani se nahin hotaa hai ye tijaarat nahin ik aham ibaadat hai miyaan ishq mein laabh-o-haani se nahin hotaa hai baaz auqaat Thaharne ki talab hoti hai kaam har vaqt ravaani se nahin hotaa hai jaan-levaa kabhi khaamoshi bhi ho jaati hai khuun bas shoala-bayaani se nahin hotaa hai aarzi pyaas to bujh jaati hai is se lekin pyaas miT jaae ye paani se nahin hotaa hai piinaa paDtaa hai yahaan jaam-e-shahaadat 'qaadir' naam bas qissa kahaani se nahin hotaa hai"

"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"