phuul gham ke khile rahe barson — Abdul Qavi Ziya

"dil to kyaa jaan se guzarnaa aayaa ji uThe log jo marnaa aayaa sarf jab tak na huaa dil kaa lahu harf mein rang na bharnaa aayaa ho gae saare samundar paayaab jab hamein paar utarnaa aayaa fasl-e-gul aai to har ghunche ko zakhm ki tarah nikharnaa aayaa jo nafas thaa vo rahaa garm-e-safar kab musaafir ko Thaharnaa aayaa ik gul-e-tar ki mohabbat mein hamein kitne kaanTon se guzarnaa aayaa vo adab 'ishq ne bakhshaa ki hamein muddaton baat na karnaa aayaa dil pe apne jo paDi zarb 'ziyaa' TuuT kar ham ko bikharnaa aayaa"

"harf mein khun-e-jigar kis kaa hai ham se puchho ye hunar kis kaa hai ajnabi hai na shanaasaa koi ek saaya saa magar kis kaa hai hijr ki shab ko lahu ham ne diyaa ab kaho rang-e-sahar kis kaa hai khalvat-e-jaan mein hai ik halchal si us taraf qasd-e-safar kis kaa hai tu agar saamne maujud nahin husn taa-hadd-e-nazar kis kaa hai sang hi sang hain aangan mein 'ziyaa' pas-e-divaar shajar kis kaa hai"

"koi basti koi qarya nahin hai jahaan main ne tujhe paayaa nahin hai jidhar dekho sukut-e-bekaraan hai sar-e-maqtal to sannaaTaa nahin hai diye bujh jaaein to bujhti nahin hai havaa ko kyuun ye andaaza nahin hai ajab basti hai jis mein aa base hain sabhi jhuTe koi sachchaa nahin hai 'ziyaa' main ne jise samjhaa hai barson use dekhaa magar dekhaa nahin hai"

"aankhon mein hain jo khvaab koi jaantaa nahin is dil kaa iztiraab koi jaantaa nahin hai apni apni pyaas kaa har ek ko khayaal dariyaa bhi hai saraab koi jaantaa nahin ye jaante hain log ki anjaam kyaa huaa kyon aayaa inqalaab koi jaantaa nahin zarre ki raushni ko samajhte hain sab haqir hai vo bhi aaftaab koi jaantaa nahin ik hashr saa bapaa hai anaasir ke darmiyaan kis mein hai kitni taab koi jaantaa nahin daavaa to apne ilm kaa sab ko hai ai 'ziyaa' kyaa chiiz hai kitaab koi jaantaa nahin"

"ho gai aam mohabbat ki kahaani kitni khaak logon ne tire shahr ki chhaani kitni tum nahin the to khaTakte the in aankhon mein charaagh tu jo aae to hui raat suhaani kitni ik mohabbat ke havaale se suni hain ham ne daastaanein tiri aankhon ki zabaani kitni baarhaa silsila-e-ahd-e-bahaaraan ke huzur ghuncha-o-gul pe hui faatiha-khvaani kitni aae vo aur gae dil mein charaaghaan kar ke ek lamhe mein hui baat puraani kitni"

"naa-mukammal hain abhi takmila-e-zaat karein in ko dekhein to khud apne se mulaaqaat karein aap aaein to zaraa aap se kuchh baat karein honT si lein magar aankhon se savaalaat karein gardishon se ye kaho rukh na karein ghar ki taraf ab vo ham se sar-e-mai-khaana mulaaqaat karein aap ke baare mein sochaa to bahut thaa lekin ab ham is soch mein hain aap se kyaa baat karein rukh pe kyaa rang hai kaisi hai in aankhon ki fazaa dil jo Thahre to kuchh andaaza-e-haalaat karein ghar ki tanhaai se kyon itne pareshaan ho 'ziyaa' aao ik but ke havaale se basar raat karein"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"