pukaartaa huun paDaa regzaar mein ab bhi — Mohammad Alvi

"raat bhar pi ke laDkhaDaate raho subh masjid mein sar jhukaate raho toD Daalo tilism-e-bu-e-gul mausam-e-gul mein khaak uDaate raho mahl taa'mir kar lo dariyaa mein ret mein kashtiyaan chalaate raho hijr ki shab guzar hi jaaegi taaza filmon ke giit gaate raho phuns mein aag dhar ke haT jaao chain ki baansuri bajaate raho mat Daro nanhe-munne olon se be-dhaDak apnaa sar munDaate raho sab raqibon se dosti kar lo man-ghaDat vasl ki sunaate raho ab bhi milte hain gaanTh ke puure DhunDh lo aur udhaar khaate raho naam rakh lo khalil khaan apnaa aur phir faakhta uDaate raho log maghlub ho hi jaaeinge she'r ghaalib ke gungunaate raho ham bhi ustaad hain suno 'alvi' apni ghazlein hamein dikhaate raho"

"bujhe bujhe baahar rahte hain ghar mein aa kar mar rahte hain khvaabon kaa ik shahr hai jis mein tarah tarah ke Dar rahte hain ek zaraa saa dil hai apnaa log is mein kyun-kar rahte hain ik jaise din raat hain phir bhi roz nae chakkar rahte hain aap agar milnaa chaahein to shaam ko 'alvi' ghar rahte hain"

"abhi to aur bhi din baarishon ke aane the karishme saare use aaj hi dikhaane the hiqaaratein hi milin ham ko zang-aaluda dilon mein yuun to kai qism ke khazaane the ye dasht tel kaa pyaasaa na thaa khudaa-vandaa yahaan to chaar chhe dariyaa tujhe bahaane the kisi se koi ta'alluq rahaa na ho jaise kuchh is tarah se guzarte hue zamaane the parinde duur fazaaon mein kho gae 'alvi ujaaD ujaaD darakhton pe aashiyaane the"

"chaak kar lo agar girebaan hai dosto mausam-e-bahaaraan hai dil hai pyaasaa husain ke maanind ye badan karbalaa kaa maidaan hai kitnaa mushkil hai zindagi karnaa aur na socho to kitnaa aasaan hai san chhihattar se mil lo ji bhar ke ji liye kaise aql hairaan hai"

"ik ik kar ke sab jaate hain kyaa jaane ham kab jaate hain tanhaai ke bojh tale ham raat aae to dab jaate hain vo to aur kahin hotaa hai us ke ghar ham jab jaate hain kahne sunne ko ab kyaa hai bhaai mire ham ab jaate hain aisaa kyon hotaa hai 'alvi din kyon be-matlab jaate hain"

"binaa murghe ke par jhaTakti hain murghiyaan dar-ba-dar bhaTakti hain nazm itraae to bajaa bhi hai bi ghazal kis liye maTakti hain ek haasid ki ek naaqid ki sar pe talvaarein do laTakti hain ye bhi shaaer hain in ke baalon mein fikr-o-fan ki juein bhaTakti hain 'alvi' ye goliyaan hain shohrat ki ye gale mein kahaan aTakti hain"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"