mubtalaa-e-hiraas lagti hai — Anwar Kamal Anwar

"baraae-dilkashi lafz-o-maaani maang letaa hai qalam se roz kaaghaz ik kahaani maang letaa hai shab-e-furqat mein jab dil Duub jaataa hai udaasi mein tire rangin tasavvur se javaani maang letaa hai bhulaa detaa hai azmat pyaas mein apni samundar bhi baDhaa kar haath dariyaaon se paani maang letaa hai charaagh-e-rahguzar huun main haqiqat hai magar ye bhi kabhi suraj bhi mujh se zau-fishaani maang letaa hai rahe ye baat bhi pesh-e-nazar zill-e-ilaahi ke falak de kar zamin ki hukmraani maang letaa hai bharosa kijiye kis ki ataa par ai 'kamaal-anvar' khudaa bhi ham se vaapas zindagaani maang letaa hai"

"fasurda-dil hain khushi se bichhaD gae hain log khudaa ko bhuul ke mushkil mein paD gae hain log gham aur dard ke jangal uge hain chehron par nae zamaane mein kitne ujaD gae hain log sitam ki aandhi ne mismaar kar diyaa in ko ye lag rahaa hai jaDon se ukhaD gae hain log najaat ki koi surat nazar nahin aati dukhon ke phande mein aise jakaD gae hain log the raah-e-raast pe jab tak paDe the pasti mein bulandiyon pe pahunch kar bigaD gae hain log bhulaa diye hain khulus-o-vafaa ke saare sabaq mafaad khatre mein aayaa to laD gae hain log ajiib chiiz anaa kaa khumaar bhi hai 'kamaal' nihatte ho ke bhi maidaan mein aD gae hain log"

"vafaa-paraston ke munh se zabaan khinchtaa hai zaraa zaraa pe sitamgar kamaan khinchtaa hai main chhoD kar chalaa aayaa huun shahr mein jis ko mujhe vo gaanv kaa kachchaa makaan khinchtaa hai ye aur baat vahi faasla hai sadiyon se zamin ko apni taraf aasmaan khinchtaa hai miri nazar mein bahaadur vahi sipaahi hai khilaaf-e-zulm jo apni kamaan khinchtaa hai tamaasha dekh ke mehmaan hai ye hairat mein jo maal tar hai use mezbaan khinchtaa hai kabhi kabhi tiri furqat mein lagtaa hai aisaa badan se jaise koi meri jaan khinchtaa hai adab ki ilm ki baatein use pasand nahin 'kamaal' kis liye duniyaa kaa dhyaan khinchtaa hai"

"ye aabru ye shaan ye tevar bachaa ke rakh dil ko tu khvaahishon se qalandar bachaa ke rakh mahlon ki fikr chhoD ki barsaat hai qarib aandhi se apnaa phuus kaa chhappar bachaa ke rakh chaaron taraf hai aag chaman mein lagi hui apnaa vajud mom ke paikar bachaa ke rakh kangaal kar na de tujhe qatron ki parvarish kuchh apne paas bhi to samundar bachaa ke rakh mujh par na khatm hogaa sadaaqat kaa silsila tarkash mein apne tiir sitamgar bachaa ke rakh badli hui hai vaqt ki raftaar aaj-kal zauq-e-safar ko vaqt ke rahbar bachaa ke rakh parkhegaa vaqt tujh ko kasauTi pe baar baar 'anvar-kamaal’ apne tu jauhar bachaa ke rakh"

"hamaare dil ko taDpaayaa bahut hai sitamgar ne sitam Dhaayaa bahut hai kabhi to aaegaa mausam khushi kaa lahu aankhon ne barsaayaa bahut hai ujaale jab munazzam ho gae hain andheraa phir to ghabraayaa bahut hai kahaan main jaaungaa mere liye to tiri divaar kaa saaya bahut hai tu kyon rahbar ke pichhe chal rahe ho agar rahbar ne bhaTkaayaa bahut hai qadam dariyaa mein jo rakhtaa nahin ab vo tufaanon se Takraayaa bahut hai tahi-daaman 'kamaal-anvar' hai lekin adab kaa phir bhi sarmaaya bahut hai"

"zabaan khol savaal-o-javaab kar ke dikhaa agar tu gungaa nahin hai khitaab kar ke dikhaa mizaaj puchh charaaghon kaa aa ke dharti par ye kaam bhi to kabhi aaftaab kar ke dikhaa nae jahaanon ki be-kaar kar rahaa hai talaash isi zamin pe paidaa gulaab kar ke dikhaa adhure qisson ki ahl-e-nazar na deinge daad unhein tu dil ki mukammal kitaab kar ke dikhaa sunaa hai sab ke tu dukh kaa ilaaj kartaa hai hamaare dil se alag iztiraab kar ke dikhaa ye kaun kahtaa hai zaahir tu aib kar ke dikhaa haqiqaton ko magar be-naqaab kar ke dikhaa safar hayaat kaa ab itnaa bhi nahin dushvaar tamaashaa mujh ko nae ham-rikaab kar ke dikhaa 'kamaal' jiine se bezaar log ho jaaein na zindagi ko tu itnaa kharaab kar ke dikhaa"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"