saare vaadon se mukar jaanaa thaa — Mohammad Haneef Katib

"kyaa muqaddar hai Thahre paani kaa hukm aataa nahin ravaani kaa saaat-e-sabz mambaa-e-anvaar koi unvaan miri kahaani kaa koi patthar uchhaal kar dekho shor hogaa to hogaa paani kaa shor kartaa vajud-e-faani mein ek sannaaTaa laa-makaani kaa mahl thaa ek do the shahzaade ek raaja kaa ek raani kaa saahilon saahilon guzar jaaein koi mausam to ho ravaani kaa bazm-e-surat-garaan mein charchaa thaa ek tasvir-e-raaegaani kaa neza neza ubhar ke dekh liyaa ek dhokaa thaa kaamraani kaa saahilon par bachaa nahin kuchh bhi bas nishaan rah gayaa hai paani kaa"

"silsile fikr-o-fan ke the hi nahin ham to is anjuman ke the hi nahin kaun apnaa hi ghar ujaaDtaa hai baaghbaan vo chaman ke the hi nahin kyon palaT kar idhar nahin dekhaa kyaa bulaave vatan ke the hi nahin mutmain the darun-e-shahr-e-panaah ham sipaahi to ran ke the hi nahin sab navishte to ham ne dekh liye vo havaale matan ke the hi nahin haae vo rabt-e-baahami ki fazaa faasle maa-o-man ke the hi nahin ab khulaa ham pe vo sabhi rishte tan ke the saare man ke the hi nahin"

"hissa mire makaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye ik gosha aasmaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye tum ko bhi chaahiye to chalo baanT lete hain saaya to saaebaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye mujh ko bhi dekhnaa hai kahaan hai miraa makaan naqsha tire jahaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye halkaan ho rahaa huun main tere firaaq mein harjaana meri jaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye kab tak main bheDiyon se hiraasaan phiraa karun ab aasraa machaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye"

"roz-o-shab mujh mein samaataa hai koi nit-nae jalve dikhaataa hai koi chain se kab mujhe sonaa hai nasib vaqt be-vaqt bulaataa hai koi band hai silsila-e-aamad-o-raft koi aataa hai na jaataa hai koi baarhaa mujh ko jalaane ke liye baarhaa mujh ko bujhaataa hai koi jaate jaate to rulaate hain sabhi aate aate bhi rulaataa hai koi daakhle ke sabhi dar band hue yuun bhalaa der se aataa hai koi"

"raat bhar thaa main kisi khvaab mein gum mauj-dar-mauj thaa girdaab mein gum gahre paani kaa shanaavar thaa kabhi dekhnaa ab use paayaab mein gum vajd mein aauun to raqsaan sar-e-bazm aur kabhi khalvat-e-mehraab mein gum ek fariyaad gulu-basta rahi jaise naghma kisi mizraab mein gum dar-ba-dar honaa muqaddar Thahraa jab tavakkul huaa asbaab mein gum ham se hairat kaa safar tai na huaa ham ki the manzar-e-naayaab mein gum khushk hon aankhein to DhunDein tiraa aks tu kahaan jaa ke huaa aab mein gum"

"saath vo aakhir-e-shab tak rahtaa chaand rahtaa bhi to kab tak rahtaa yaa chalaa aataa vahaan se uTh kar yaa vahin arz-e-talab tak rahtaa aise mahfil mein na hote badnaam muddaaa larzish-e-lab tak rahtaa us pe khul jaate junun ke asraar vo agar shor-o-shaghab tak rahtaa pesh-qadmi ki duaaein detaa ik nigahbaan aqab tak rahtaa pahli fursat mein nikal aanaa thaa main vahaan rahtaa to ab tak rahtaa us se aage kaa mujhe ilm na thaa kaash vo naam-o-nasab tak rahtaa tasht-az-baam na hotaa 'kaatib' raaz vo muhr-ba-lab tak rahtaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"