nafraton se laDo pyaar karte raho — Madan Mohan Danish

"zidon ko apni taraasho aur un ko khvaab karo phir us ke baad hi manzil kaa intikhaab karo mohabbaton mein nae qarz chaDhte rahte hain magar ye kis ne kahaa hai kabhi hisaab karo tumhein ye duniyaa kabhi phuul to nahin degi mile hain kaanTe to kaanTon ko hi gulaab karo siyaah raato chamakti nahin hai yuun taqdir uThaao apne charaaghon ko maahtaab karo kai sadaaein Thikaana talaash karti hui fazaa mein guunj rahi hain unhein kitaab karo kisi ke rang mein Dhalnaa hi hai agar 'daanish' to apne aap ko thoDaa bahut kharaab karo"

"tumhaare saath jo bartaa huaa hai vo lamha jas kaa tas rakkhaa huaa hai abhi ye rang jo pahnaa hai tum ne yahi mausam ne bhi pahnaa huaa hai tumhaaraa naam kyon puchhegaa koi yahaan har phuul pe likkhaa huaa hai"

"aadhi aag aur aadhaa paani ham donon jalti-bujhti ek kahaani ham donon mandir masjid girja-ghar aur guru-dvaara lafz kai hain ek ma'aani ham donon ruup badal kar naam badal kar aate hain faani ho kar bhi laa-faani ham donon gyaani dhyaani chatur siyaani duniyaa mein jiite hain apni naadaani ham donon aadhaa aadhaa baanT ke jiite rahte hain raunaq ho yaa ho viraani ham donon nazar lage naa apni jagmag duniyaa ko karte rahte hain nigaraani ham donon khvaabon kaa ik nagar basaa lete hain roz aur ban jaate hain sailaani ham donon tu saavan ki shokh ghaTaa mein pyaasaa ban chal karte hain kuchh man-maani ham donon ik-duje ko roz sunaate hain 'daanish' apni apni raam-kahaani ham donon"

"hai intizaar muqaddar to intizaar karo par apne dil ki fazaa ko bhi khush-gavaar karo tumhaare pichhe lagi hain udaasiyaan kab se kisi paDaav pe ruk kar inhein shikaar karo hamaare khvaabon kaa dar khaTkhaTaati rahti hain tum apni yaadon ko samjhaao hoshiyaar karo bhali lagegi yahi zindagi agar us mein khayaal-o-khvaab ki duniyaa ko bhi shumaar karo bharosa baa'd mein kar lenaa saari duniyaa par tum apne aap pe to pahle e’tibaar karo"

"rang-e-duniyaa kitnaa gahraa ho gayaa aadmi kaa rang phikaa ho gayaa raat kyaa hoti hai ham se puchhiye aap to soe saveraa ho gayaa Dubne ki zid pe kashti aa gai bas yahin majbur dariyaa ho gayaa aaj khud ko bechne nikle the ham aaj hi baazaar manda ho gayaa gham andhere kaa nahin 'daanish' magar vaqt se pahle andheraa ho gayaa"

"chalte rahne ke liye dil mein gumaan koi to ho be-natija hi sahi par imtihaan koi to ho aasmaanon ke sitam sahti hain is ke baavajud sab zaminein chaahti hain aasmaan koi to ho mehrbaanon hi se bach kar aae the tum dasht mein ab yahaan bhi lag rahaa hai mehrbaan koi to ho qahqahon ko yaad rakhti hi nahin duniyaa kabhi is liye dukh ki bhi pyaare daastaan koi to ho kar rahaa huun main darakhton se musalsal guftugu is ghane jangal mein 'daanish' ham-zabaan koi to 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"

"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"