parinde khet mein ab tak paDaav Daale hain — Farooq Anjum

"main mo'atabar huun ishq miraa mo'atabar nahin aankhon mein ashk-e-gham nahin neze pe sar nahin kuchh naqsh rah gae hain buzurgon ki shaan ke ab shahr-e-aarzu mein kisi kaa bhi ghar nahin hamraah chaand ke to sitaaron kaa hai hujum suraj ke saath koi sharik-e-safar nahin badli hui fazaa hai ghazal ke makaan ki changez-khaan ke shahr mein 'ghaalib' kaa ghar nahin chhat aasmaan hai to bichhaunaa zamin hai apne makaan mein kahin divaar-o-dar nahin naakaamiyon pe niim chabaane lage hain log 'anjum' ye zindagaani hai khvaabon kaa ghar nahin"

"sabz mausam ki rifaaqat us kaa kaarobaar hai peD kab sukhe hue patton kaa hisse-daar hai phir mahaajan baanT leinge apni saari khetiyaan qarz ki faslon pe jiinaa kis qadar dushvaar hai ehtiyaat-o-khauf vaale Dubte hain beshtar jin ko hai khud par bharosa vo nadi ke paar hai mutmain baiThe ho tum ne ye bhi sochaa hai kabhi jis kaa saaya sar pe hai vo ret ki divaar hai aag kaa lashkar hai saf baandhe hamaare saamne kyaa karein ham haath mein to mom ki talvaar hai pattharon ko shahar ke rahti hai mauqaa ki talaash kaanch ke paikar mein rahnaa kis qadar dushvaar hai"

"jang mein jaaegaa ab meraa hi sar jaan gayaa aur hogaa na koi sina-sipar jaan gayaa mujh shanaavar ko Dubo sakte nahin donon harif main bhi tufaan kaa dariyaa kaa hunar jaan gayaa unchi parvaaz ki himmat bhi to kar le kargas laakh shaahin kaa andaaz-e-safar jaan gayaa aaj talvaar hui jaati hain shaakhein us ki jang honi hai havaaon se shajar jaan gayaa is ke aangan mein bhi miTTi ke sivaa kuchh bhi nahin chaand ke ghar mein jo pahunchaa to bashar jaan gayaa"

"taare shumaar karte hain ro ro ke raat bhar khairaat-e-husn dijiye ham ko zakaat bhar dekho hamaaraa sabr ki ham ne nahin piye aansu hamaare paas paDe the furaat bhar sharminda ho rahi hain vafaadaariyaan agar zambil-e-e'tibaar mein kuchh mumkinaat bhar rahmat jo teri bakhsh de ham ko to bakhsh de palle mein apne kuchh bhi nahin hai najaat bhar vo beTaa faatiha bhi nahin paDhtaa qabr par jaagi thi jis ke vaaste maan raat raat bhar"

"khaali nahin hai koi yahaan par azaab se duniyaa se mil ke dekh le apne hisaab se us din andheri galiyon mein hogaa tulu-e-din jis roz dhuup chhinoge tum aaftaab se pi luun zaraa si aag takhayyul unDel kar kuchh dhuup chhaannaa hai ghazal ke naqaab se khushbu ne teri rang-e-kasaafat uDaa diyaa raahat mili havaa ko zaraa is azaab se dil toDne kaa khel nahin tum pe hi tamaam ham bhi chukaaeinge ye udhaari hisaab se insaan se daur-e-nau ne muravvat bhi chhin li baarish ne sar-varaq bhi utaaraa kitaab se dil kaa shajar haraa thaa to patjhaD kaa gham na thaa ujDaa hai dil to kaun bachaae azaab se"

"jab bhi milaa vo TuuT ke ham se milaa to hai zaahir hai is khulus mein kuchh muddaaa to hai us ko nayaa mizaaj nayaa zehn chaahiye bachcha zabaan chalaataa nahin sochtaa to hai kyaa munsifi hai aap ki khud dekh lijiye insaaf-e-shahr shahr-e-tamaashaa banaa to hai dhabbe lahu ke ham ko bataa deinge raasta shaayad kisi ke paanv mein kaanTaa chubhaa to hai manzil ki justuju mein akele nahin hain ham hamraah to nahin hai tiraa naqsh-e-paa to hai go amn ho gayaa hai vahaan qatl-o-khun ke baad darvaaza saazishon kaa abhi tak khulaa to hai tahzib ke libaade mein sab be-libaas hain 'anjum' tire badan pe darida qabaa to 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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"