lakir-e-sang ko anqaa-misaal ham ne kiyaa — Arshad Abdul Hamid

"rukte hue qadmon kaa chalan mere liye hai sayyaara-e-hairat ki thakan mere liye hai koi miraa aahu mujhe laa kar nahin detaa kahte to sabhi hain ki khutan mere liye hai tap si mujhe aa jaati hai aaghosh mein us ki vo barf ke gaale saa badan mere liye hai hain ju-e-tab-o-taab pe anvaar ke pyaase aur shaam kaa ye saanvalaa-pan mere liye hai qandhaar na kaabul na yaman mere liye hai miTTi ke ujaDne ki chubhan mere liye hai baarut mein bhunte hue alfaaz o mafaahim ab to yahi tasvir-e-sukhan mere liye hai duniyaa hi nahin khud se khafaa rahtaa huun 'arshad' jiine kaa ye andaaz hi fan mere liye hai"

"koi bhi shai ho miyaan jaan se pyaari kise hai jaan haari hai to ye dekhiye haari kise hai kornish gul ko kare kaliyon ko aadaab kahe hosh ye mamlikat-e-baad-e-bahaari kise hai dil bhi bas ek namuna hai ki duniyaa pe miTaa nazr zebaa thi kise aur guzaari kise hai ek khunTe se bandhe dasht-o-daman dekhe hain ab mayassar ram-e-aahu-e-tataari kise hai uD chalo muntakhab-e-khaas hain us ke ham log varna haasil ye tamannaa ki savaari kise hai ik sitaare ke liye sair-e-falak kartaa huun dosto fursat-e-sayyaara-shikaari kise hai"

"vahshi ishq-e-junun kam bhi nahin kartaa hai aur yuun bhi hai ki ab ram bhi nahin kartaa hai toD bhi letaa hai vo rabt-e-inaayat ham se rishta-e-dard ko mohkam bhi nahin kartaa hai us kaa shikva nahin kar sakte ki vo dil ke taiin khush nahin kartaa to barham bhi nahin kartaa hai mujhe divaar-e-anaa se vo giraataa bhi nahin aur unchaa miraa parcham bhi nahin kartaa hai tabar-o-tegh hamaari bhi dhari hai kab se chheD muddat hui 'aalam bhi nahin kartaa hai"

"udaas raat ko mahkaaein koi chaaraa karein khayaal-e-yaar ko khushbu kaa istiaaraa karein balaa ki tirgi hai chashm-e-maah ko sochein shuaa-e-khvaab tarah-daar ko sitaaraa karein mahak ruton ki bulaae tasarrufon ki taraf kaTile taar magar aur hi ishaaraa karein khizaan ke din kisi piile pahaaD jaise din shaguft gul tiri ummid par guzaaraa karein hamaare ishq ke surkhaab par vo itraae havaas-jaan mein ham us ki nazar utaaraa karein tiraa hi naam nikaltaa hai har tariqe se kisi bhi tarah mohabbat kaa istikhaaraa karein ye dasht-o-khaar ye shahr-o-gulaab sab tere shabaana roz tire lutf ko nihaaraa karein"

"havaas-o-haafize kaa maan rah gayaa hai bas kahaan ki yaad tiraa dhyaan rah gayaa hai bas tamaam lashkar-e-aql-o-nigaah khet rahaa bisaat-e-ishq pe sultaan rah gayaa hai bas vo aur hain ki jo gham ko ghalat bhi karte hain ye dil to hijr se hairaan rah gayaa hai bas khadang-e-khvaab tujhe dil mein le ke baiTh rahun mire liye yahi aasaan rah gayaa hai bas viraasaton ke sab ehsaas gum hue 'arshad' miri najaat ko imaan rah gayaa hai bas"

"har saans jo aati hai sitamgaar qafas mein khinche hai miri jaan sar-e-daar qafas mein dekhe bhi to kyaa apni masihaai kaa anjaam jhaanke bhi to kyaa nargis-e-bimaar qafas mein atraaf hain taaqat ke takabbur ki salaakhein zaalim hai khud apnaa hi giraftaar qafas mein par kaaTne vaale ko ye maalum nahin hai rukte hain kahin azm ke par-daar qafas mein ye phuul hain ye sabza hai ye baad-e-sabaa hai armaan sanjo laae hain ghar-baar qafas mein aazaadi bhi haazir hai to parvaaz bhi maujud khvaabon ne lagaa rakkhaa hai darbaar qafas mein sayyaad hamein teri khudaai bhi thi taslim hotaa jo tasavvur bhi giraftaar qafas mein"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"