nigah rakh di zabaan rakh di mataaa-e-qalb-o-jaan rakh di — Naim Hamid Ali

"kabhi sarsar hai kabhi baad-e-sabaa hai saaqi zindagi silsila-e-bim-o-rajaa hai saaqi na kudurat hai kisi se na gila hai saaqi main ne khud apne muqaddar ko likhaa hai saaqi apne maahaul mein shaamil huun main auron ki tarah mere jiine kaa magar taur judaa hai saaqi meraa chehra mire jazbaat kaa akkaas nahin meraa dil dekh jahaan hashr bapaa hai saaqi kuchh kahein ahl-e-khirad fikr nahin hai mujh ko mere aamaal khudaa dekh rahaa hai saaqi mufti-o-mohtasib-o-vaaiz-o-qaazi-o-faqih teri aankhon se kahin koi bachaa hai saaqi vaaqif-e-raaz hai mai-khaana-e-hasti kaa 'naim' us ke honTon pe magar qufl-e-vafaa hai saaqi"

"kabhi baatil ko haq aur haq ko ham baatil samajhte hain muraad-e-ahl-e-dil ko sirf ahl-e-dil samajhte hain dil-e-be-muddaaa hi muddaaa-e-zist hai apnaa isi be-haasili ko ziist kaa haasil samajhte hain ye teraa nuur vo teraa makaan dil kyaa nazar kyaa hai nazar ko ham nazar samjhe na dil ko dil samajhte hain kinaaron par jo uThte hain vo tufaan koi kyaa jaane hamein to kam-nazar aasuda-e-saahil samajhte hain yahi apnaa aqida hai koi kuchh bhi kahe ham to ghazal kahnaa bhi kaar-e-khair mein daakhil samajhte hain jilaa mahsus hoti hai 'naim' aaina-e-dil par kisi ki ham nigaah-e-lutf ko shaamil samajhte hain"

"tilism-e-shams-o-nujum-o-qamar se guzre hain dayaar-e-husn ki har rahguzar se guzre hain koi bhi qalb-o-nazar ko asiir kar na sakaa hazaar rang ke jalve nazar se guzre hain har imtihaan-e-azimat se tere divaane bahut vaqaar baDe karr-o-far se guzre hain Thahar gai hain vahin gardishein zamaane ki balaa-kashaan-e-mohabbat jidhar se guzre hain 'naim' jin se ibaarat hai zindagi kaa sukun vo haadsaat bhi meri nazar se guzre hain"

"salaamat ishq afsaane bahut hain junun ki khair viraane bahut hain khirad-mandon ne chhoDaa saath to kyaa miri jaan tere divaane bahut hain nahin hai gar koi apnaa to kyaa gham khudaa kaa shukr begaane bahut hain main sab kaa martaba rakhtaa huun malhuz ki mere zehn mein khaane bahut hain 'naim' aashufta-dil tum hi nahin ho sataayaa jin ko duniyaa ne bahut hain"

"karishma-saaz-o-saraapaa-bahaar hai ki nahin shabaab-o-husn-e-ghazal baa-vaqaar hai ki nahin khizaan kaa daur sahi ye bataao ahl-e-chaman yaqin-e-aamad-e-fasl-e-bahaar hai ki nahin bajaa ki mai-kada viraan hai masjidein aabaad rais-e-shahr bhi parhez-gaar hai ki nahin zabaan khatib ki mazmun rais-e-shahr kaa hai namaaziyon pe ye raaz aashkaar hai ki nahin nigaah chaahiye tahlil-o-tajziye ke liye khizaan kaa daur naved-e-bahaar hai ki nahin hamaaraa maazi-o-haazir bhi ik muamma hai bahaar thi ki nahin thi bahaar hai ki nahin ghazal to kahte hain sab ham magar ye dekhte hain vo karb-e-asr ki aaina-daar hai ki nahin hijaab maane-e-jalva sahi naved bhi hai khizaan naqaab-e-nigaar-e-bahaar hai ki nahin madaar bakhshish-o-pursish kaa hai niyat pe 'naim' umid-e-rahmat-e-parvardigaar hai ki nahin"

"agar shaane pe din ke raat kaa parcham nahin hotaa ye aalam kuchh bhi hotaa khushnumaa aalam nahin hotaa kisi surat Tapaktaa zakhm dil kaa kam nahin hotaa ye zakhm-e-dil hai ye minnat-kash-e-marham nahin hotaa masarrat se masarrat aur gham se gham nahin hotaa ajab hotaa hai aalam jab koi aalam nahin hotaa bharosa naakhudaa pe karne vaalaa Duub jaataa hai pukaare jo khudaa ko gharq-e-mauj-e-yam nahin hotaa shahaadat paai hai dil ne fidaa-e-gul-rukhaan ho kar shahidon kaa hamaare diin mein maatam nahin hotaa zahe-qismat ki aaghosh-e-haram hai aur ham varna gunaahon kaa sila to saaghar-e-zamzam nahin hotaa 'naim' apnaa liyaa hai ham ne gham saare zamaane kaa ki jab had se guzar jaataa hai gham phir gham nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"