kyaa muqaddar hai Thahre paani kaa — Mohammad Haneef Katib

"silsile fikr-o-fan ke the hi nahin ham to is anjuman ke the hi nahin kaun apnaa hi ghar ujaaDtaa hai baaghbaan vo chaman ke the hi nahin kyon palaT kar idhar nahin dekhaa kyaa bulaave vatan ke the hi nahin mutmain the darun-e-shahr-e-panaah ham sipaahi to ran ke the hi nahin sab navishte to ham ne dekh liye vo havaale matan ke the hi nahin haae vo rabt-e-baahami ki fazaa faasle maa-o-man ke the hi nahin ab khulaa ham pe vo sabhi rishte tan ke the saare man ke the hi nahin"

"hissa mire makaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye ik gosha aasmaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye tum ko bhi chaahiye to chalo baanT lete hain saaya to saaebaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye mujh ko bhi dekhnaa hai kahaan hai miraa makaan naqsha tire jahaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye halkaan ho rahaa huun main tere firaaq mein harjaana meri jaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye kab tak main bheDiyon se hiraasaan phiraa karun ab aasraa machaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye"

"roz-o-shab mujh mein samaataa hai koi nit-nae jalve dikhaataa hai koi chain se kab mujhe sonaa hai nasib vaqt be-vaqt bulaataa hai koi band hai silsila-e-aamad-o-raft koi aataa hai na jaataa hai koi baarhaa mujh ko jalaane ke liye baarhaa mujh ko bujhaataa hai koi jaate jaate to rulaate hain sabhi aate aate bhi rulaataa hai koi daakhle ke sabhi dar band hue yuun bhalaa der se aataa hai koi"

"raat bhar thaa main kisi khvaab mein gum mauj-dar-mauj thaa girdaab mein gum gahre paani kaa shanaavar thaa kabhi dekhnaa ab use paayaab mein gum vajd mein aauun to raqsaan sar-e-bazm aur kabhi khalvat-e-mehraab mein gum ek fariyaad gulu-basta rahi jaise naghma kisi mizraab mein gum dar-ba-dar honaa muqaddar Thahraa jab tavakkul huaa asbaab mein gum ham se hairat kaa safar tai na huaa ham ki the manzar-e-naayaab mein gum khushk hon aankhein to DhunDein tiraa aks tu kahaan jaa ke huaa aab mein gum"

"saath vo aakhir-e-shab tak rahtaa chaand rahtaa bhi to kab tak rahtaa yaa chalaa aataa vahaan se uTh kar yaa vahin arz-e-talab tak rahtaa aise mahfil mein na hote badnaam muddaaa larzish-e-lab tak rahtaa us pe khul jaate junun ke asraar vo agar shor-o-shaghab tak rahtaa pesh-qadmi ki duaaein detaa ik nigahbaan aqab tak rahtaa pahli fursat mein nikal aanaa thaa main vahaan rahtaa to ab tak rahtaa us se aage kaa mujhe ilm na thaa kaash vo naam-o-nasab tak rahtaa tasht-az-baam na hotaa 'kaatib' raaz vo muhr-ba-lab tak rahtaa"

"apni poshaak badalne ke liye aae hain ham tiri aag mein jalne ke liye aae hain kaun kahtaa hai sanbhalne ke liye aae hain ham to sarkaar machalne ke liye aae hain ham kahin aur se aae hain yahaan par vaise aur yaan se bhi nikalne ke liye aae hain vaadi-e-gul kaa pata puchhne aae hain yahaan aur yahaan phulne-phalne ke liye aae hain raat bhar ke liye mil jaae Thikaana ham ko khvaab hain aankh mein palne ke liye aae hain aaj ki raat alaav ke muqaabil honge aaj ki raat pighalne ke liye aae hain hai khabar garm ki kuchh sar-phire aabi dhaare regzaaron mein ubalne ke liye aae hain phir kisi yaad ke aangan ke chamakte jugnu meri aankhon mein machalne ke liye aae hain subh-dam un ki hai dahliz pe haazir honaa raat ke raat nikalne ke liye aae hain"