main use tujh se milaa detaa magar dil mere — Saleem Kausar

"ye log jis se ab inkaar karnaa chaahte hain vo guftugu dar-o-divaar karnaa chaahte hain hamein khabar hai ki guzregaa ek sail-e-fanaa so ham tumhein bhi khabar-daar karnaa chaahte hain aur is se pahle ki saabit ho jurm-e-khaamoshi ham apni raae kaa izhaar karnaa chaahte hain yahaan tak aa to gae aap ki mohabbat mein ab aur kitnaa gunahgaar karnaa chaahte hain gul-e-umid farozaan rahe tiri khushbu ki log use bhi giraftaar karnaa chaahte hain uThaae phirte hain kab se azaab-e-dar-badri ab is ko vaqf-e-rah-e-yaar karnaa chaahte hain jahaan kahaani mein qaatil bari huaa hai vahaan ham ik gavaah kaa kirdaar karnaa chaahte hain vo ham hain jo tiri aavaaz sun ke tere hue vo aur hain ki jo didaar karnaa chaahte hain"

"achchhaa hai isi surat-e-haalaat mein rahnaa din shahr mein aur raat mazaafaat mein rahnaa har raat sitaaron ko zamin par liye phirnaa har subh kahin hamd-o-munaajaat mein rahnaa is bhiiD mein gard-e-dar-o-divaar hai itni mumkin hi nahin haath kisi haat mein rahnaa us shakhs ki chaahat bhi ajab hai ki hamesha khaatir mein na laanaa to mudaaraat mein rahnaa ye shahr samundar ke kinaare pa hai aabaad is shahr mein rahnaa bhi to auqaat mein rahnaa ham ahl-e-tariqat ki yahi rasm rahi hai zindaan mein yaa halqa-e-saadaat mein rahnaa dikhnaa to 'salim' apne ravayye hi pe dikhnaa khush rahnaa to apni hi kisi baat mein rahnaa"

"tujh se baDh kar koi pyaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa par tiraa saath gavaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa paanv rakhte hain phisal saktaa hai miTTi ho ki ret har kinaaraa to kinaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa us tak aavaaz pahunchni bhi baDi mushkil hai aur na dekhe to ishaara bhi nahin ho saktaa tere bandon ki maishat kaa ajab haal huaa aish kaisaa ki guzaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa apnaa dushman bhi dikhaai nahin detaa ho jise aisaa lashkar to saf-aaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa husn aisaa ki chakaa-chaund hui hain aankhein hairat aisi ki nazaaraa bhi nahin hain aankhein vaise vo shakhs hamaaraa to kabhi thaa hi nahin dukh to ye hai ki tumhaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa duniyaa achchhi bhi nahin lagti ham aison ko 'salim' aur duniyaa se kinaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa"

"junun tabdili-e-mausam kaa taqriron ki had tak hai yahaan jo kuchh nazar aataa hai tasviron ki had tak hai ghubaar aasaar karti hai musaafir ko subuk-gaami tilism-e-manzil-e-hasti to rahgiron ki had tak hai zamaane tu ne gham ko bhi numaaish kar diyaa aakhir nashaat-e-girya-o-maatam bhi zanjiron ki had tak hai"

"aab o havaa hai barsar-e-paikaar kaun hai mere sivaa ye mujh mein giraftaar kaun hai ik raushni si raah dikhaati hai har taraf dosh-e-havaa pe saahib-e-raftaar kaun hai ek ek kar ke khud se bichhaDne lage hain ham dekho to jaa ke qaafila-saalaar kaun hai bosidgi ke khauf se sab uTh ke chal diye phir bhi ye zer-e-saaya-e-divaar kaun hai qadmon mein saae ki tarah raunde gae hain ham ham se ziyaada teraa talabgaar kaun hai phailaa rahaa hai daaman-e-shab ki hikaayatein suraj nahin to ye pas-e-kohsaar kaun hai kyaa shai hai jis ke vaaste TuuTe paDe hain log ye bhiiD kyuun hai raunaq-e-baazaar kaun hai ai dil ab apni lau ko bachaa le ki shahr mein tu jal-bujhaa to teraa 'azaa-daar kaun hai ab tak isi khayaal se soe nahin 'salim' ham so gae to phir yahaan bedaar kaun hai"

"tu suraj hai teri taraf dekhaa nahin jaa saktaa lekin dekhne vaalon ko rokaa nahin jaa saktaa ab jo lahar hai pal bhar baad nahin hogi yaani ik dariyaa mein dusri baar utraa nahin jaa saktaa ab bhi vaqt hai apni ravish tabdil karo varna jo kuchh hone vaalaa hai sochaa nahin jaa saktaa us ki gali mein jaane se use milne se khud ko rokaa jaa saktaa hai par rokaa nahin jaa saktaa kisi ko chaahat aur kisi ko nafrat maarti hai koi bhi ho use marte to dekhaa nahin jaa saktaa ek taraf tire husn ki hairat ek taraf duniyaa aur duniyaa mein der talak Thahraa nahin jaa saktaa"

"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"