main apne-aap se pichhaa chhuDaa ke — Anwar Shuoor

"yaad aa gayaa vo shakhs to yaad aae jaaegaa rulvaae jaaegaa hamein taDpaae jaaegaa taa'bir se kabhi to navaazegaa aasmaan kab tak hamaare khvaab-mahal Dhaae jaaegaa sar 'ishq ki muhim nahin hoti dimaagh se jo sochtaa rahegaa vo ghabraae jaaegaa itnaa bhi sabr-o-shukr kaa qaail nahin ki dil har kaifiyat mein aap ke gun gaae jaaegaa aataa hai rahm naaseh-e-mushfiq ke haal par be-chaara 'umr-bhar hamein samjhaae jaaegaa nazrein haTaa haTaa ke na kyon guftugu karein ham dekhe jaaeinge to vo sharmaae jaaegaa thoDi 'sha'ur' aur chaDhaa le to har taraf saaghar nachaae jaaegaa chhalkaae jaaegaa"

"rahi raat un se mulaaqaat kam mudaaraat khaasi hui baat kam tiri yaad itnaa baDaa kaam hai ki maalum hote hain din raat kam kahin dil bahaltaa nahin shahr mein na baazaar kam hain na baaghaat kam mohabbat mein hoti hain insaan ko shikastein ziyaada futuhaat kam sambhaale hue hai ye shoba bhi dil ab aankhon se hoti hai barsaat kam dimaaghon ki parvaaz maalum hai savaalaat vaafir javaabaat kam bahut son se achchhaa huun phir bhi 'shuur' digar-gun nahin mere haalaat kam"

"mere siine mein kuchh zer-o-zabar hai chaman mein ghaaliban vaqt-e-sahar hai chalaa jaataa huun aksar shahr vaalo bayaabaan mein bhi meraa ek ghar hai jo chehre par nazar aati hai mere meri rangat nahin gard-e-safar hai koi Tiktaa nahin dil mein ziyaada ye goyaa ghar nahin hai rahguzar hai nazar aate hain bas aamaal sab ko mere ahvaal par kis ki nazar hai agar 'anvar-shu'ur' aisaa kare to nazar-andaaz kar denaa bashar hai"

"aise dekhaa hai ki dekhaa hi na ho jaise mujh ko tiri parvaa hi na ho baaz ghar shahr mein aise dekhe jaise un mein koi rahtaa hi na ho mujh se katraa ke bhalaa kyuun jaataa shaayad us ne mujhe dekhaa hi na ho ye samajhtaa hai har aane vaalaa main na aauun to tamaashaa hi na ho yuun bhaTakne pe huun qaane jaise raaston mein koi dariyaa hi na ho raat har chaap pe aataa thaa khayaal uTh ke dekhun koi aayaa hi na ho kaise chhoDun dar-o-divaar apne kyaa khabar lauT ke aanaa hi na ho hain sabhi ghair to apnaa maskan shahr kyuun ho koi sahraa hi na ho yuun to kahne ko bahut kuchh hai 'shuur' kyaa kahun jab koi suntaa hi na ho"

"ittifaaq apni jagah khush-qismati apni jagah khud banaataa hai jahaan mein aadmi apni jagah kah to saktaa huun magar majbur kar saktaa nahin ikhtiyaar apni jagah hai bebasi apni jagah kuchh na kuchh sachchaai hoti hai nihaan har baat mein kahne vaale Thiik kahte hain sabhi apni jagah sirf us ke honT kaaghaz par banaa detaa huun main khud banaa leti hai honTon par hansi apni jagah dost kahtaa huun tumhein shaaer nahin kahtaa 'shuur' dosti apni jagah hai shaaeri apni jagah"

"tum guzre the kis jaldi se dekh rahaa thaa main khiDki se main imaan nahin bechungaa roTi khaa lungaa chaTni se sil ko bhi dil kar detaa hai gham achchhaa hotaa hai khushi se jis jis ne vo aankhein dekhin tauba kar li mai-noshi se nafsaa-nafsi kaa 'aalam hai rakh na 'sha'ur' ummid kisi se"

"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"