phuul jo sahn-e-bayaabaan mein javaan hotaa hai — D. Raj Kanwal

"kahne ko har qadam pe ujaalon kaa jaal hai phir bhi vo tirgi hai ki chalnaa muhaal hai dil kaa mu'aamla na jigar kaa savaal hai daur-e-junun mein jaan kaa bachnaa muhaal hai vo aaina bhi dekhte jaate hain saath saath kahte bhi jaa rahe hain ki vallah kamaal hai maail-ba-iltifaat unhein paa rahaa huun main is mein bhi lag rahaa hai zamaane ki chaal hai jis kaa javaab de na saki maut ki nami ye zindagi vo ek sulagtaa savaal hai ab rahbaron ke bas ki kahaan rah gai hai baat manzil se puchh leinge tiraa kyaa khayaal hai qaaem hamaare dam se 'kanval' hai vaqaar-e-'ishq har shai ko is jahaan mein vagarna zavaal hai"

"hosh mein aataa hai insaan Thokarein khaane ke baa'd din nikaltaa hai andheri raat Dhal jaane ke baa'd har koi duniyaa mein apne ko samajhtaa hai khudaa ek divaana paDaa hai ek divaane ke baa'd aap aankhon se pilaaein aur phir dekhein zaraa ek paimaana bharegaa ek paimaane ke baa'd kaun kahtaa hai nahin hai 'ishq meraa kaamyaab zikr karte hain vo meraa apne afsaane ke baa'd ek parda bhi rahegaa dil-lagi ki dil-lagi ek masjid bhi banaao ek maikhaane ke baa'd be-tuki kartaa hai baatein jab talak piitaa nahin hosh mein aataa hai vaa'iz jaam chhalkaane ke baa'd kyaa kare koi bharosa rahnumaaon par 'kanval' khud bahak jaate hain aksar ham ko samjhaane ke baa'd"

"khulti hai chaandni jahaan vo koi baam aur hai dil ko jahaan sukun mile vo to maqaam aur hai kahti hai ruuh jism se shaayad tujhe khabar nahin meraa maqaam tu nahin meraa maqaam aur hai sahmi hui ye khaamushi honTon ki tere kapkapi kahti hai saaf naama-bar kuchh to payaam aur hai shikva-e-be-rukhi pe vo kahne lage ki dekhiye nazron ki baat aur hai dil kaa salaam aur hai piite rahe hain umr-bhar lekin vahi hai tishnagi jis kaa nasha hai jaavedaan vo koi jaam aur hai vaqt-e-gunaah der tak kahtaa hai mujh se dil miraa kaar-e-hayaat-e-ishq mein teraa to kaam aur hai har shai pe is jahaan ki pardaa hai ik fareb kaa kahte hain sab 'kanval' mujhe go meraa naam aur hai"

"baarhaa jazbaat ki maujon mein bah jaate hain log choT kitni bhi kaDi ho dil pe sah jaate hain log manzilon kaa 'umr bhar miltaa nahin un ko nishaan kaarvaan se is qadar pichhe bhi rah jaate hain log vaqt se Takraa ke zinda rah nahin saktaa koi vaqt ki aankhon se aansu ban ke bah jaate hain log ik mo'amma hi rahaa ye ahl-e-duniyaa ke liye chhoD kar duniyaa ko aakhir kis jagah jaate hain log ham nahin karte gila shikva kisi se ai 'kanval' ghum-phir kar baat lekin dil ki kah jaate hain log"

"nuur hi nuur hai zulmaat ke aaine mein raqs karti hai sahar raat ke aaine mein thak gaiin DhunDh ke jab aap ko meri nazrein mil gae aap khayaalaat ke aaine mein jab bhi maangaa hai kabhi apni vafaaon kaa sila un ko paayaa hai savaalaat ke aaine mein yaad mahki jo tiri raat ki raani ban kar khil uThe phuul se jazbaat ke aaine mein aa giraa vaqt ke paani mein kahaan se kankar ek halchal si hai haalaat ke aaine mein dekh letaa huun main har roz hazaaron chehre apne guzre hue lamhaat ke aaine mein kyaa huaa shaam dhuaan ban ke jo aai hai 'kanval' chaand ubhregaa abhi raat ke aaine mein"

"ham ko chheDaa to machal jaaeinge armaan ki tarah ham pareshaan hain tiri zulf-e-pareshaan ki tarah har gali aai nazar kucha-e-jaanaan ki tarah ham ko duniyaa ye lagi shahr-e-nigaaraan ki tarah kam na hogi ye khalish dil ki kisi bhi surat dil mein sau gham hain makin khaar-e-mughilaan ki tarah log ruk ruk ke chale jaanib-e-manzil lekin ham rahe garm-e-safar gardish-e-dauraan ki tarah ab to har shakhs pe hotaa hai gumaan qaatil kaa koi miltaa hi nahin aadmi insaan ki tarah ham ne bakhshe hain andheron ko ujaale lekin ham hi be-nur rahe gor-e-gharibaan ki tarah ham 'kanval' aap mein rahte hain magar us se alag ham to gulshan mein bhi rahte hain bayaabaan ki tarah"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"