phalon ne kho diyaa jis din se zaaiqa apnaa — Malikzada Javed

"viraan maqbaron se chalo mashvara karein naam-o-nasab kaa daur huaa khatm kyaa karein uDti hai khaak kamron mein aaseb ki tarah divaar-o-dar ko ghaur se kab tak takaa karein haathon mein le ke camera bhaTkein tamaam umr maazi ki bikhri yaadon ko yakjaa kiyaa karein ham sin-rasida logon ki sohbat mein baiTh kar raushan zamir vaalon ke qisse sunaa karein aaya hai mere shahr mein lekin milaa nahin vo kis jagah asiir hai chal kar pataa karein 'jaaved' teri ghazlon kaa lahja hai mukhtalif dil ko tire mizaaj se kyon aashnaa karein"

"vo hai mere kahne mein namak milaa hai rishte mein gham aur khushiyaan rahti hain chhoTe se ik kamre mein khoyaa huaa meraa eazaaz mil saktaa hai malbe mein vo hai miThi miThi dhun shor bahut hai naghme mein nafrat mein jo lazzat hai baat kahaan samjhaute mein mausam jab tak Thiik na ho vo rahtaa hai sajde mein chhuTnaa mushkil hai 'jaaved' daagh bahut hain kapDe mein"

"gae vaqton se kuchh yaari bhi hogi hamaari naaz-bardaari bhi hogi zaraa si barf pighli hai abhi to mohabbat ki nadi jaari bhi hogi sulagte din baDe chaalaak honge magar bachchon mein hushyaari bhi hogi vo meri zaat se munkir na hogaa namak mein kuchh vafaadaari bhi hogi kaho 'jaaved' is maahaul mein kyaa usulon ki taraf-daari bhi hogi"

"andhe gunge bahre log ujle kapDe maile log kam-umri mein sunet hain mar jaate hain achchhe log bhaag rahe hain duniyaa mein paanv ko sar pe rakkhe log raste mein mil jaate hain titli ke par jaise log aainon ko le kar saath phirte hain be-chehre log mahnge ghar mein rahte hain barf ke jaise ThanDe log daur-e-haazir mein 'jaaved' kapDon mein hain nange log"

"is shajar par ek bhi pattaa nahin hijr kaa mausam abhi guzraa nahin likh diyaa hai dhuup ne sab kuchh magar vo mire chehre ko kyon paDhtaa nahin meri ghazlon se bhi phuTi hai kiran main sitaara ban ke kyon chamkaa nahin mere ghar tak aa gai pakki saDak dhuul se kapDon ko ab khatra nahin vaise interview to de aaya huun main kaamyaabi ke liye paisaa nahin"

"aisaa naghma mire sitaar mein hai jis ko dekho vahi hisaar mein hai aaine par hai dhuul maazi ki meraa chehra abhi ghubaar mein hai ik laraztaa badan thakaa haaraa aakhiri bus ke intizaar mein hai Dhal gaiin nafratein fazaaon ki dil mohabbat ke aabshaar mein hai peD taalaab aur hare manzar kitni maasumiyat dayaar mein 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"