miTTi hai yaa paani hai — 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"

"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"