meri palkon pe khvaab rahne de — Aziqur Rahman Sarim

"har samt sulagtaa hai ghurbat kaa sharar ab tak roTi ko tarastaa hai duniyaa mein bashar ab tak tum jitnaa sitam Dhaa lo lekin ye haqiqat hai mazlum ki aahon mein baaqi hai asar ab tak jis samt nazar uTThe us samt bahaaraan ho tujh saa to nahin dekhaa andaaz-e-nazar ab tak din raat mohabbat mein martaa hi rahaa jis par us ko na mili mere marne ki khabar ab tak jis raah se muD kar ham aae the aji saahib bhule se kabhi ham ne dekhaa na udhar ab tak tum meri rifaaqat mein jis raah se guzre the main bhuul nahin paayaa vo raahguzar ab tak kis tarah ki basti mein ham aa ke base 'saarim' kaandhe pe liye laasha ki ziist basar ab tak"

"masarrat ke lamhaat kam dekhte hain zamaane ki aankhon mein gham dekhte hain ye kis ki hai aamad shagufta fazaa hai bahaaron kaa har-su karam dekhte hain miTaayaa hai jis ne mohabbat mein khud ko ham us kaa hi naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hain ukhuvvat mohabbat na hi bhaai-chaara yahaan bhaai bhaai ko kam dekhte hain sikhaae hain jis ne tabassum takallum ab un par musallat sitam dekhte hain ye mahfil sajaai thi jis ke liye kyon use hi yahaan par adam dekhte hain ye eazaaz hai kyaa mohabbat kaa 'saarim' mohabbat ki aankhon ko nam dekhte hain"

"haath mein gar asaa nahin hotaa bahr mein raasta nahin hotaa niyyatein paak agar nahin hon to koi sajda adaa nahin hotaa chaar nazrein agar nahin hotin dard-e-dil yuun baDhaa nahin hotaa haar jaataa agar main ye baazi yaar mujh se khafaa nahin hotaa tum gar apnaa ziyaan nahin karte dusron kaa bhalaa nahin hotaa ishq ki aag gar nahin lagti is qadar dil jalaa nahin hotaa ham sanvarne ko bhi taras jaate ru-ba-ru aaina nahin hotaa bech dete zamir apnaa jo zulm mujh par ravaa nahin hotaa tum adan mein hi rahte ai 'saarim' tum se gar vo khafaa nahin hotaa"

"chaand par yuun kaale baadal dekh kar achchhaa lagaa ik nazar dekhaa jo us ko umr bhar achchhaa lagaa misl-e-majnun reg-zaaron kaa safar achchhaa lagaa teri khaatir jiiti baazi haar kar achchhaa lagaa hanste hanste jaan le li jaan ne ik din miri jaan luTaa di main ne jis dam jaan par achchhaa lagaa teri yaadon ke sahaare ji rahaa huun aaj bhi guzre jo hamraah tere vo safar achchhaa lagaa apni qismat par karun main rashk jitnaa kam hai vo kyaa bataaun tum se mil kar kis qadar achchhaa lagaa unche mahlon ki rihaaish ho mubaarak aap ko mujh ko apne gaanv kaa miTTi kaa ghar achchhaa lagaa mujh ko apni mehnaton par hai yaqin aur naaz bhi khuun pasine se milaa hai jo samar achchhaa lagaa daad-o-tahsin ki tamanna ki nahin tu ne kabhi dekh kar 'saarim' tumhaaraa ye jigar achchhaa lagaa"

"kahaani yaa koi qissa nahin hai tire jaisaa koi chehra nahin hai guhar huun laal huun main yaa ki patthar kisi ne aaj tak parkhaa nahin hai salib-o-daar se sab Dar rahe hain yahaan par sach koi kahtaa nahin hai paraayon se bhalaa shikva gila kyaa mujhe apnon ne hi samjhaa nahin hai har-ik su abr-e-zulmat hai barastaa kahin rahmat ki ab barkhaa nahin hai bulandi par bahut itraa rahe ho koi bhi jaa ke vaan Thahraa nahin hai mohabbat ko vo kyaa samjhegaa 'saarim' jo is rah se kabhi guzraa nahin hai"

"mujh pe dahliz se pheinkaa hai gul-e-tar kis ne mere allaah jagaayaa hai muqaddar kis ne meri jaanib thaa rafiqon ki rifaaqat kaa hisaar phir miri pusht pe ghonpaa hai ye khanjar kis ne husn-e-akhlaaq ke paikar the hamaare bachche un ke haathon mein thamaayaa hai ye patthar kis ne kitnaa pur-kaif hai girdaab kaa manzar dekho dil ke taalaab mein pheinkaa hai ye kankar kis ne gul-badan zohra-jabin tu hi bataa de mujh ko is mohabbat se taraashaa hai ye paikar kis ne ghaaebaana hui hogi koi nusrat 'saarim' varna tum ko yuun banaayaa hai sukhan-var kis ne"

"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"