na sabaat hai na davaam hai — Aamir Azher

"bahut mushkil ki khvaahish ko kabhi aasaan nahin dekhaa nayaa insaan banaane mein koi insaan nahin dekhaa vahaan barsaat dekhi hai jahaan imkaan nahin dekhaa abhi tak is pur-ummidi ne registaan nahin dekhaa gumaan guzre ta'alluq par ki jab tark-e-ta'alluq par mujhe ronaa nahin aayaa use hairaan nahin dekhaa agarche dekhte rahte hain par dekhaa nahin jaataa kai viraaniyaan dekhi hain ghar viraan nahin dekhaa nigaahein saari un pe hain ta'ajjub saaraa ham pe hai to kyaa sach mein nahin dekhaa are haan haan nahin dekhaa nazar tum ne ganvaa di hai magar aankhein to baaqi hain bahut mumkin hai tum ne bhi rukh-e-jaanaan nahin dekhaa"

"sitaaron ki ginti hai ham jaante hain abhi raat baaqi hai ham jaante hain ye shohrat majaazi hai ham jaante hain ki hai bhi nahin bhi hai ham jaante hain bahut saari achchhi si khush-fahmiyon ki jo qimat adaa ki hai ham jaante hain gulistaan nazaare darakht ik muharram jo dil pe guzarti hai ham jaante hain ye zulf-e-khayaal-e-khataa hai na kholo ye khul kar jo karti hai ham jaante hain ye zaat-e-khudaa hai ye dikhti hai dekho magar kis ne dekhi hai ham jaante hain ba-yak-vaqt zabt-o-havas kar ke 'aamir' tabiat jo bigDi hai ham jaante hain"

"gham utaaraa gayaa sabhi ke liye ashk utre hain aadmi ke liye ik tajalli mujhe 'inaayat ho meri aankhon ki raushni ke liye ji ke lagtaa nahin munaasib hai zindagi lafz zindagi ke liye baar hotaa rahaa kisi ke sipurd shukr kartaa rahaa kisi ke liye main ne had-darja koshishein kar liin dil banaa hi nahin khushi ke liye kuchh darinde bhi jaane jaate hain apni insaan-dosti ke liye sab nahin jaante ye vo dar hai yuun to darvaaza hai sabhi ke liye us ne baadal haTaa liye 'aamir' chand lamhon ki chaandni ke liye"

"abhi qubul hai mujh ko udaas ho jaanaa abhi nasib hai qadmon mein un ke so jaanaa kisi kitaab se kaise koi nikaltaa hai kisi kitaab se TuuTaa gulaab to jaanaa tiri shabih mein dekhaa jahaan mein jo dekhaa tiri misaal se jaanaa jahaan mein jo jaanaa zamaana ek mein tahlil kar rahaa hai magar hamesha main ne safed-o-siyah ko do jaanaa ye kis ke ashk paDe hain ye qabr kis ki hai ye kaun rok rahaa hai kisi kaa kho jaanaa ye kitni martaba kitnon ke saath hotaa hai nikal kar ek safar par safar kaa ho jaanaa balaa ke she'r the 'aamir' balaa kaa shor bhi thaa balaa kaa shahr thaa jis ne na aap ko jaanaa"

"Thahraa na kuchh yahaan pe jo aayaa vo bik gayaa baazaar mein bas ek kharidaar Tik gayaa ik do minute hi aankh lagi hogi meri bas kyaa be-qaraar khvaab thaa itne mein dikh gayaa dekhaa vo band raasta aage khulaa milaa jo jiite ji na dekhaa vo marne pe dikh gayaa 'aamir' tumhaare she'r pe hone lagi hai baat kuchh tum ko bhi shu'ur hai kyaa tum se likh gayaa"

"kab tak vahi saraab vahi iztiraab ho main hi karun bhi yaad mujhi par 'azaab ho paDhte to hon kai pe samajhtaa na ho koi aisaa na ho ki dil bhi khudaa ki kitaab ho maangi jo jaa rahi hai du'aa kaamyaabi ki apni to ye du'aa hai du'aa kaamyaab ho"

"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"