raaz ko apne dil mein rakho — Badr Muneer

"vahshat-e-baam-o-dar se bhaagte hain jab kabhi apne ghar se bhaagte hain haath maltaa hai dida-e-hairaan log itnaa hunar se bhaagte hain jis mein kuchh bhi buraa nahin lagtaa aise husn-e-nazar se bhaagte hain mere is shahr-e-be-yaqin ke log shor se aur shar se bhaagte hain aisaa badlaa mizaaj-e-aab-o-havaa peD apne samar se bhaagte hain qahqahon mein jo the sharik vahi ab miri chashm-e-tar se bhaagte hain 'badr' ham hain ghazaal-e-dasht-e-junun vo jidhar ho udhar se bhaagte hain"

"mahv kar Daali kisi ne dil se meri yaad tak ho nahin sakti magar is zulm par fariyaad tak vahshatein itni baDhi hain kaarobaar-e-shauq mein duur mujh se bhaagtaa hai ab miraa ham-zaad tak teri meri laghzishon par hi kahaan mauquf hai baat chal nikli to phir jaaegi ye ajdaad tak sochtaa huun kyaa kareinge indimaal-e-dard-e-dil ghaur se sunte nahin hain jo miri rudaad tak ban gae insaan apni zaat mein jangal 'munir' uD gai hai bastiyon se bu-e-aadam-zaad tak"

"kalaam apnaa tabhi to aksar se mukhtalif hai jo sochte hain vo pesh-e-manzar se mukhtalif hai kahaan se ham apni gardishon kaa javaaz DhunDein hamaaraa mehvar zamin ke mehvar se mukhtalif hai isi liye to qubuliyat ke hain dar muqaffal du'aa tumhaari mire muqaddar se mukhtalif hai tabhi to baiThe hain manzaron par jamaae aankhein jo un kaa zaahir hai un ke andar se mukhtalif hai taraashte hain jo aazaraan-e-khayaal aksar vo ek paikar tumhaare paikar se mukhtalif hai 'munir' donon hain nilgun vus'aton ke haamil magar samandar kaa khvaab ambar se mukhtalif hai"

"hiddat-o-habs pe tanqid nahin kar sakte kyon ham aisaa mire khurshid nahin kar sakte karni paD jaae vazaahat pe vazaahat lekin ham tiri baat ki tardid nahin kar sakte jab tiraa saamnaa hotaa hai to ai sehr-jamaal 'arz kar sakte hain taakid nahin kar sakte misl-e-auraaq-e-pareshaan hai kitaab-e-hasti nuskha-e-dard ki tasvid nahin kar sakte jo mohabbat ki haqiqat se karein sarf-e-nazar vo kabhi 'ahd ki tajdid nahin kar sakte zahr piinaa to baDi duur kaa qissa hai 'munir' log sachchaai ki taaid nahin kar sakte"

"dekh lete ho mohabbat se yahi kaafi hai dil dhaDaktaa hai suhulat se yahi kaafi hai muddaton se nahin dekhaa tiraa jalva lekin yaad aa jaate ho shiddat se yahi kaafi hai jo bhi raste mein guzartaa hai mire pahlu se dekhtaa hai tiri nisbat se yahi kaafi hai mere aangan mein utartaa nahin vo chaand kabhi dekh lete hain use chhat se yahi kaafi hai saari duniyaa se ulajhte hain magar teraa kahaa maan lete hain sharaafat se yahi kaafi hai haal duniyaa ke sataae hue kuchh logon kaa puchh lete ho sharaarat se yahi kaafi hai kyaa huaa ham ko mayassar jo zar-o-maal nahin kaT rahi hai baDi 'izzat se yahi kaafi hai aaj ke ‘ahd-e-taghaaful mein kisi dar pe 'munir' koi aa jaae zarurat se yahi kaafi hai"

"vafur-e-ishtiyaaq mein zabaan se kyaa nikal gayaa phir us ke baa'd bazm kaa mizaaj hi badal gayaa idhar-udhar ke log to kareinge us ki parvarish zaraa saa koi khauf bhi agar dilon mein pal gayaa hamaari raat jagmagaa rahi hai aab-o-taab se zamin kaa chaand aasmaan ke chaand ko nigal gayaa makaan se makaan to hue hain muttasil magar khulus jis kaa naam thaa vo shahr se nikal gayaa ye bhed puure shahr ko diyaa hai main ne is liye ki hote hote baat kaa pata use bhi chal gayaa na-jaane us ghaDi thi kyaa dil-o-nazar ki kaifiyat chhuaa jo main ne phuul ko to meraa haath jal gayaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"