nazar sarshaar us ki — Naseem Ajmal

"dard siine mein sulaa detaa hai harf honTon se haTaa detaa hai khud banaataa hai miraa manzar-e-shauq phir tah-e-khaak chhupaa detaa hai DhunDh laataa hai kabhi mujh se mujhe phir mujhi mein vo milaa detaa hai mere hone ki numaaish kar ke apne hone kaa pata detaa hai saare aalam mein andheraa kar ke dil mein shamein vo jalaa detaa hai ghaur se dekh zaraa shaam ke vaqt rukh se parda vo haTaa detaa hai mujh ko kar detaa hai mujh se hi judaa phir vo dariyaa mein milaa detaa hai kaise har raat kaa rone vaalaa mujh ko jiine ki duaa detaa hai vo jo chaahe to tire shaair ki hamd mashhur banaa detaa hai"

"kahaan-kahaan tujhe DhunDun kahaan duhaai duun kisi kaa jurm ho apni to main safaai duun ye kusht-o-khun kaa manzar nafas-nafas lekin asir-e-jaan ko bhalaa kis tarah rihaai duun main ik sadaa huun to taDpun tiri zabaan ke biich huun ik khayaal to parvaaz mein dikhaai duun kabhi to phailun in aankhon mein daastaan ban kar kahaan talak lab-e-khaamosh se duhaai duun badan mein chikhtaa phirtaa huun tire raat gae nahin yaqin ki tujh ko na main sunaai duun tiri vafaa ke bahut tazkire kiye ab to ye ji mein hai tujhe ilzaam-e-bevafaai duun tujhe shafaq mein bharun chaand chaand chamkaaun sahar mein duur talak rang-aazmaai duun bas ek baar nazar aa miyaan-e-shoala-o-shaam phir is ke baad na main umr bhar dikhaai duun kahaan talak tere laulaak par main chhaayaa rahun kahaan talak tiri palkon pe main dikhaai duun ghazal nahin na sahi marsiya likhun 'ajmal' qalam hai sard ise dil ki raushnaai duun"

"naghma thaa yaa ki giit sunaai nahin diyaa aisaa thaa gahraa rang dikhaai nahin diyaa ubhri thi ek shakl fasil-e-nigaah par phir us kaa koi naqsh dikhaai nahin diyaa main kheltaa rahaa unhin tughyaaniyon ke biich tufaan kaa shor kuchh bhi sunaai nahin diyaa jab dil mein aa gayaa mire ghar-baar chhoD kar phir aisaa kyaa huaa ki dikhaai nahin diyaa taaron ki dhuup chhaanv mein soyaa tamaam raat jo khvaab dekhnaa thaa dikhaai nahin diyaa aahistagi se vo miri jaan mein utar gayaa hangaama aisaa thaa ki sunaai nahin diyaa Takraa ke khud se rah gai meri nigaah-e-shauq maujon ke aar-paar dikhaai nahin diyaa har nok-e-khaar ko main dikhaataa lahu kaa rang sahraa ne izn-e-aabla-paai nahin diyaa halchal machaa di us ne miri zaat mein magar kuchh hausla-e-sang-kushaai nahin diyaa us ki sadaa navaah-e-dil-e-yaasman ki thi yaani ki dars-e-shoala-navaai nahin diyaa baiThaa huaa hai gham ki tarah dil ki raah mein us ne bichhaD ke dard-e-judaai nahin diyaa vo chaand jis ko chaand kahein kaaenaat kaa aisaa to koi chaand dikhaai nahin diyaa kyaa naqsh-e-paa-e-gul hain jo taktaa hai ghaur se mujh ko to kuchh zamin pe dikhaai nahin diyaa 'ajmal' jamaal-e-yaar ki raanaai kuchh na puchh aks-e-rukh-e-khayaal dikhaai nahin diyaa"

"koi aahaT na koi Dagar saamne ek aks-e-safar sar-basar saamne aasmaan par lahu gul bikhartaa huaa aur ubhartaa huaa meraa sar saamne vo akelaa hazaaron se laDtaa rahaa jang hoti rahi raat bhar saamne nannhi-munni duaaon kaa haasil hai kyaa luT gayaa saaraa rakht-e-safar saamne TuuT kar saare manzar bikharne lage be-tahaashaa aDe baam-o-dar saamne kashtiyaan TuuT kar sab kinaare lagin kaise aaseb kaa hai safar saamne koi autaar to is zamin par mile aae koi to paighaambar saamne faasla mere qadmon mein manzil kaa thaa varna rahtaa kahaan ye safar saamne TukDe TukDe badan raqs kartaa huaa ik zaraa saa udhar baam par saamne ik jhalak sabz miTTi ki aankhon mein bas shoala shoala shafaq lamha bhar saamne sar pe buDhaa gagan kab se rakkhaa huaa raqs-e-shams-o-qamar aankh bhar saamne koi mujh mein mujhe qaid kartaa huaa pheink kar kitne laal-o-guhar saamne kyaa karun meraa man thaa khalaaon mein gum vo dikhaataa rahaa sab hunar saamne siina siina safar ye tilism-e-hunar dekh 'ajmal' hai raftaar bhar saamne"

"badan Thahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai zaraa gahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai har ik gungaa hai us ki anjuman mein har ik bahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai baDaa sunsaan saa hai us kaa kucha bahut pahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai kabhi utraa thaa yaan main paaniyon mein jahaan sahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai hai kaisaa maajraa kuchh tum bhi dekho ye kyaa chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai abhi Duubaa hi thaa main aansuon mein ki phir sahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai miri aavaaz ke bujhte diye mein tiraa chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai har ik yaan uD rahaa hai aandhiyon mein magar Thahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai jahaan mahfuz saari raunaqein hain vahin sahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai koi uTThegaa tufaan dil-zamin se qadam gahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai koi rishta nahin hai aaine se magar chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai vo mujh mein aa gayaa main us ke andar jahaan Thahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai zaraa chhaTne to do rangon ke baadal dhuaan gahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai abhi mat chheDnaa 'ajmal' ko dekho 'ajab chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai"

"dard phir uThaa mujh mein gul koi khilaa mujh mein ek shakhs aaya thaa likh gayaa hai kyaa mujh mein jo nahin huaa ab tak phir vahi huaa mujh mein uf miri ye tanhaai tu bhi aa milaa mujh mein main libaas apnaa thaa aur thaa hi kyaa mujh mein raah meri taktaa hai koi saaneha mujh mein kal kisi ne ghonTaa thaa meraa hi galaa mujh mein mujh se bach nikalne kaa DhunD raasta mujh mein"