miThe do lafzon ko ham pyaar samajh lete hain — Laeeq Akbar Sahaab

"daaman-e-dil ke rafu kaa jab hunar bhi aaegaa ziist ki mushkil Dagar se tu guzar bhi aaegaa ibn-e-aadam mat samajh aasaan jannat kaa safar dekhnaa raste mein mamnu'a shajar bhi aaegaa tu muqaddar ke likhe par dil se raazi hogaa jab tab tabassum tere honTon par nazar bhi aaegaa bhuul kar sab kuchh chale ho des se pardes ko rafta-rafta yaad apnaa pyaaraa ghar bhi aaegaa apnon ki yaadein liye niklegaa har din aaftaab hijr ke saae liye shab mein qamar bhi aaegaa baiThe baiThe apne ghar ke baam-o-dar chuum aaoge yaad aangan mein lagaa buDhaa shajar bhi aaegaa saath rah kar hi khuleingi khaamiyaan aur khubiyaan jo rahaa nazron se ojhal vo nazar bhi aaegaa she'ron mein shaamil karo khun-e-jigar bhi kuchh 'sahaab' tab kahin jaa kar ghazal mein kuchh asar bhi aaegaa"

"ghar pe bharti jab hasin ik naukraani ho gai ghar ke maalik par phir us ki hukmraani ho gai suukh kar kaanTaa huaa begam ki main khaa khaa ke maar tang shaadi ki khuli ab shervaani ho gai us ke kapDon se banaa saktaa huun main tambu qanaat phuul kar kuppaa miri moTi zanaani ho gai sochtaa huun dusri kaa puchh luun begam se main pahle vaali shervaani ab puraani ho gai phir nahin rukti jo paTri se utar jaae kabhi ab zabaan ki rail ki dugni ravaani ho gai taak kar begam ne maari Taanke aae sar pe chaar us ko gham hai chaar TukDe chaae-daani ho gai"

"jab judaa ham tum hue the mausam-e-dil zard thaa aankhon mein thi gham ki rim-jhim jaan kaa suraj sard thaa kuchh baras pahle talak yaan har koi hamdard thaa ek duuje ke liye sab ke dilon mein dard thaa jab bisaat-e-zindagi par vaqt ne baazi chali maat us ne di mujhe jo mere ghar kaa fard thaa shahr-e-jaan ke baam-o-dar ik shakhs ulaT kar chal diyaa ho na ho vo dushman-e-jaan koi dahshat-gard thaa khaak-o-khun mein Duub kar apnaa vatan haasil huaa aabla-paa the magar pur-azm har ik fard thaa chaah baiThaa thaa jise main jaan kar ik aaina haae sad-afsos ki vo aaine ki gard thaa 'aks harjaai miTaa aaina-e-dil se 'sahaab' ve sitamgar be-muravvat bevafaa be-dard thaa"

"dekhaa use, qamar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa chhu kar use, guhar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa chaahaa use to yuun ki na chaahaa kisi ko phir koi bhi umr bhar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa aaina dil kaa toD ke kahtaa hai sang-zan dil teraa toD kar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa dil se mire ye kah ke sitamgar nikal gayaa dil hai tiraa khanDar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa uglaa safar ho mere khudaa raahaton bharaa jivan kaa ye safar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa dekhaa jo is ke dar pe raqibon kaa ik hujum phir us ke ghar kaa dar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa tajdid-e-rasm-o-raah pe vo to rahaa musir vo bevafaa magar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa is kaa hi zikr bas tumhein achchhaa lage 'sahaab' kahte ho tum magar mujhe achchhaa nahin lagaa"

"teri jafaa kaa gham hai magar itnaa gham nahin mar jaaein tere vaaste paagal to ham nahin 'ishq-o-junun mein hausla majnun se kam nahin sahraa ki musht-e-khaak se ghabraate ham nahin dast-e-raqib mein diye us ne badan ke kham chhu paae ham to reshmi zulfon ke kham nahin aankhon mein bhar ke laayaa thaa manzar jo des ke pardes ke kharaabon mein jannat se kam nahin chakkhi hai us ne jab se mire 'ishq ki miThaas amrat saa ab zabaan mein hai pahle saa sam nahin nafrat daghaa fareb jafaa aashnaaiyaan kyaa kyaa sitam-shi'aar ne toDe sitam nahin likkheinge she'r she'r mein jurm-e-jafaa tiraa dil hai do-lakht haath hamaare qalam nahin khanjar jafaa kaa siine mein mere utaar kar aayaa zaraa bhi chashm-e-sitamgar mein nam nahin jaur-o-jafaa 'sahaab' pe Dhaae vo roz-o-shab bhule se bhi 'inaayat-e-lutf-o-karam nahin"

"jab talak saanson ko bu-e-dilrubaa milti rahi chaaraagar se qalb-e-muztar ko davaa milti rahi jis kisi se bhi vafaa ki bas jafaa milti rahi 'umr bhar jurm-e-mohabbat ki sazaa milti rahi ham guzarte hain vahaan se thaam kar qalb-o-jigar jis gali jis moD par vo mah-laqaa milti rahi kitne naadaan the ki us ki justuju karte rahe jaane kis kis aashnaa se be-vafaa milti rahi zindagi bhar har khushi bas buund bhar milti rahi har ghaDi ranj-o-alam ban kar qazaa milti rahi ham taDapte hi rahe jis ki jhalak ke vaaste vo 'adu se khol ke band-e-qabaa milti rahi 'iid ke din bhi gale miltaa nahin dilbar 'sahaab' baanhon mein bhar-bhar mujhe khalq-e-khudaa milti rahi"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"