qaasid-e-mast-gaam mauj-e-sabaa — Majeed Amjad

"chehra udaas udaas thaa mailaa libaas thaa kyaa din the jab khayaal-e-tamannaa libaas thaa uryaan zamaana-gir sharar-gun jibillatein kuchh thaa to ek barg-e-dil un kaa libaas thaa us moD par abhi jise dekhaa hai kaun thaa sambhali hui nigaah thi saada libaas thaa yaadon ke dhundle des khili chaandni mein raat teraa sukut kis ki sadaa kaa libaas thaa aise bhi log hain jinhein parkhaa to un ki ruuh be-pairahan thi jism saraapaa libaas thaa sadiyon ke ghaaT par bhare melon ki bhiiD mein ai dard-e-shaadmaan tiraa kyaa kyaa libaas thaa dekhaa to dil ke saamne saayon ke jashn mein har aks-e-aarzu kaa anokhaa libaas thaa 'amjad' qabaa-e-shah thi ki cholaa faqir kaa har bhes mein zamir kaa pardaa libaas thaa"

"is apni kiran ko aati hui subhon ke havaale karnaa hai kaanTon se ulajh kar jiinaa hai phulon se lipaT kar marnaa hai shaayad vo zamaana lauT aae shaayad vo palaT kar dekh bhi lein in ujDi ujDi nazron mein phir koi fasaana bharnaa hai ye soz-e-darun ye ashk-e-ravaan ye kaavish-e-hasti kyaa kahiye marte hain ki kuchh din ji lein ham jiite hain ki aakhir marnaa hai ik shahr-e-vafaa ke band dariche aankhein miche sochte hain kab qaafila-haa-e-khanda-e-gul ko in raahon se guzarnaa hai is niili dhund mein kitne bujhte zamaane raakh bikher gae ik pal ki palak par duniyaa hai kyaa jiinaa hai kyaa marnaa hai raston pe andhere phail gae ik manzil-e-gham tak shaam hui ai ham-safaro kyaa faisla hai ab chalnaa hai ki Thaharnaa hai har haal mein ik shoridgi-e-afsun-e-tamannaa baaqi hai khvaabon ke bhanvar mein bah kar bhi khvaabon ke ghaaT utarnaa hai"

"ho ke is chashm-e-mai-parast se mast kyaa ulajhtaa hai aaj mast se mast ek hi laghzish aur guzar bhi gae aql ke har buland-o-past se mast kaun nazron mein ab samaae ki ham hain tiri chashm-e-mast-mast se mast is gulistaan mein piine aae hain har gul-e-saa-nagi-ba-dast se mast sab hain aaghosh-e-hosh mein 'amjad' ek hi huun dam-e-alast se mast"

"qarib-e-dil kharosh-e-sad-jahaan ham jo tum sun lo tumhaari daastaan ham kisi ko chaahne ki chaah mein gum jiye ban kar nigaah-e-tishnagaan ham har ik Thokar ki zad mein laakh manzil hamein DhunDo nasib-e-gumrahaan ham hamein samjho nigaah-e-naaz vaalo labon par kaanptaa harf-e-bayaan ham bujhi samton ki is nagri mein 'amjad' ubharte aaftaabon ki kamaan ham"

"tire farq-e-naaz pe taaj hai mire dosh-e-gham pe galim hai tiri daastaan bhi aziim hai miri daastaan bhi aziim hai miri kitni sochti subhon ko ye khayaal zahr pilaa gayaa kisi tapte lamhe ki aah hai ki khiraam-e-mauj-e-nasim hai tah-e-khaak kirmak-e-daana jo bhi sharik-e-raqs-e-hayaat hai na bas ek jalva-e-tur hai na bas ek shauq-e-kalim hai ye har ek samt masaafaton mein gundhi paDi hain jo saaatein tiri zindagi miri zindagi inhi mausamon ki shamim hai kahin mahmalon kaa ghubaar uDe kahin manzilon ke diye jalein kham-e-aasmaan rah-e-kaarvaan na maqaam hai na muqim hai haram aur dair fasaana hai yahi jalti saans zamaana hai yahi gosha-e-dil-e-naa-subur hi kunj-e-baagh-e-naim hai"

"baDhi jo had se to saare tilism toD gai vo khush-dili jo dilon ko dilon se joD gai abad ki raah pe be-khvaab dhaDkanon ki dhamak jo so gae unhein bujhte jagon mein chhoD gai ye zindagi ki lagan hai ki rat-jagon ki tarang jo jaagte the unhi ko ye dhun jhinjhoD gai vo ek Tiis jise teraa naam yaad rahaa kabhi kabhi to mire dil kaa saath chhoD gai rukaa rukaa tire lab par ajab sukhan thaa koi tiri nigah bhi jise naa-tamaam chhoD gai faraaz-e-dil se utarti hui nadi 'amjad' jahaan jahaan thaa hasin vaadiyon kaa moD gai"