lutf kaa rabt hai koi na jafaa kaa rishta — Ghulam Rabbani Taban

"vo raushni ki ba-qaid-e-sahar nahin ai dost tiraa jamaal hai meri nazar nahin ai dost tire baghair vo shaam-o-sahar nahin ai dost koi charaagh sar-e-rahguzar nahin ai dost bahaanaa DhunDh liyaa tujh se baat karne kaa kuchh aur maqsad-e-arz-e-hunar nahin ai dost shab-e-firaaq ye mahviyaton kaa aalam hai kisi ki haae kisi ko khabar nahin ai dost mah o nujum bhi garm-e-safar to hain lekin koi bhi un mein miraa ham-safar nahin ai dost kabhi udhar se jo guzre to sarsari guzre savaad-e-tur tiri rahguzar nahin ai dost"

"svaad-e-gham mein kahin gosha-e-amaan na milaa ham aise khoe ki phir teraa aastaan na milaa ghamon ki bazm ki tanhaaiyon ki mahfil thi hamein vo dushman-e-tamkin kahaan kahaan na milaa ajiib daur-e-sitam hai ki dil ko muddat se naved-e-gham na mili muzhda-e-ziyaan na milaa kise hai yaad ki sai-o-talab ki raahon mein kahaan milaa hamein teraa nishaan kahaan na milaa udhar vafaa kaa gilaa hai ki dil lahu na huaa udhar sitam ko shikaayat ki qadr-daan na milaa labon ko nutq kaa eajaaz to milaa 'taabaan' magar sukut kaa pairaaya-e-bayaan na milaa"

"ek tum hi nahin duniyaa mein jafaakaar bahut dil salaamat hai to dil ke liye aazaar bahut haae kyaa chiiz hai mahrumi-o-gham kaa rishta mil gae ziist ke har moD pe gham-khvaar bahut yaad-e-ahbaab ki khushbu se mahakti shaamein kuchh kaho hoti hain kambakht dil-aazaar bahut ishq-e-aavaara kahaan qaid-e-dar-o-baam kahaan be-navaaon ke liye saaya-e-divaar bahut dil ki raftaar badal jaati thi aavaaz ke saath yaad aataa hai vo pairaaya-e-guftaar bahut ek din vaqt bataaegaa junun ki azmat yuun to ham log hain rusvaa sar-e-baazaar bahut vo kashaakash hai ki jiinaa bhi hai dubhar 'taabaan' ishq maasum bahut husn fusun-kaar bahut"

"bahaar aai gul-afshaaniyon ke din aae uThaao saaz ghazal-khvaaniyon ke din aae nigaah-e-shauq ki gustaakhiyon kaa daur aayaa dil-e-kharaab ki naadaaniyon ke din aae nigaah-e-husn kharidaariyon pe maail hai mataa-e-shauq ki arzaaniyon ke din aae mizaaj-e-aql ki naa-saaziyon kaa mausam hai junun ki silsila-jambaaniyon ke din aae saron ne daavat-e-aashuftagi kaa qasd kiyaa dilon mein dard ki mehmaaniyon ke din aae charaagh-e-laala-o-gul ki Tapak paDi hain lavein chaman mein phir sharer-afshaaniyon ke din aae bahaar baais-e-jamiyat-e-chaman na hui shamim-e-gul ki pareshaaniyon ke din aae udhar chaman mein zar-e-gul luTaa idhar 'taabaan' hamaari be-sar-o-saamaaniyon ke din aae"

"laai tiri mahfil mein mujhe aarzu-e-did darpesh hai phir marhala-e-tur ki tajdid maayus tamannaaon ko ai dost tiri yaad jaise ufq-e-bim pe ik akhtar-e-ummid khud apnaa qafas ban gai kotaahi-e-parvaaz kuchh duur nahin varna jahaan-e-mah-o-khurshid ek ek adaa shauq ki tahzib pe maail ek ek nazar shokhi-e-jazbaat ki tanqid jo khud na samajh paae vo samjhaae to kaise afkaar mein ibhaam to guftaar mein taaqid jiinaa bhi ibaadat use piinaa bhi ibaadat haasil ho jise chashm-e-siyah-mast ki taaid pindaar-e-junun ho na sakaa raam-e-gudaai raas aae na 'taabaan' mujhe altaaf-e-sanaadid"

"milegaa dard to darmaan ki aarzu hogi tamaam 'umr gharaz sirf justuju hogi phir aaj dil se mukhaatab hai shab kaa sannaaTaa phir aaj subh talak un ki guftugu hogi junun kaa shaghl salaamat rafu ki fikr na kar kise khabar hai ki kab fursat-e-rafu hogi abhi jaleinge yahaan aur be-rukhi ke charaagh is anjuman mein vafaa aur surkh-ru hogi chalegi baat jahaan teri kaj-adaai ki miri vafaa bhi to mauzu'-e-guftugu hogi bacheinge barq-e-havaadis se aashiyaan kab tak ki tez-tar abhi tahrik-e-rang-o-bu hogi mileinge raah mein aise bhi ham-safar 'taabaan' qadam qadam jinhein manzil ki justuju hogi"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"