sab ki aankhon mein jo samaayaa thaa — Abu Mohammad Sahar

"har khauf har khatar se guzarnaa bhi sikhiye jiinaa hai gar aziiz to marnaa bhi sikhiye ye kyaa ki Duub kar hi mile saahil-e-najaat sailaab-e-khun se paar utarnaa bhi sikhiye aisaa na ho ki khvaab hi rah jaae zindagi jo dil mein Thaaniye use karnaa bhi sikhiye bigDe bahut kashaakash-e-naaz-o-niyaaz mein ab us ki anjuman mein sanvarnaa bhi sikhiye hotaa hai pastiyon ke muqaddar mein bhi uruuj ik mauj-e-tah-nashin kaa ubharnaa bhi sikhiye auron ki sard-mehri kaa shikva bajaa 'sahar' khud apne dil ko pyaar se bharnaa bhi sikhiye"

"khvaabon kaa nashsha hai na tamannaa kaa silsila ab rah gayaa hai bas gham-e-duniyaa kaa silsila aabaad duur duur hain viraan se kuchh maqaam ye bastiyaan hain yaa koi sahraa kaa silsila gardish mein jaan-o-dil hon to kyunkar mile sukun yaaro nahin ye saaghar-o-minaa kaa silsila do hi qadam chale the kisi ki talaash mein phir mil sakaa na naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa kaa silsila insaan ko silsilon se milegi najaat kyaa duniyaa ke baad hai abhi uqbaa kaa silsila apne vajud se bhi gile par huaa tamaam itnaa baDhaa shikaayat-e-bejaa kaa silsila ik shahr-e-tishna-kaam mein jiite hain yuun 'sahar' aataa hai roz khvaab mein dariyaa kaa silsila"

"kho ke dekhaa thaa paa ke dekh liyaa har tarah dil dikhaa ke dekh liyaa phir khule ibtidaa-e-ishq ke baab us ne phir muskuraa ke dekh liyaa yaad kuchh bhi rahaa na us ke sivaa ham ne us ko bhulaa ke dekh liyaa zindagi ne khushi ke dhoke mein rabt gham se baDhaa ke dekh liyaa aise bichhDe ki phir mile na kabhi khuub daaman chhuDaa ke dekh liyaa khvaab mubham khayaal be-maani ranj-e-duri uThaa ke dekh liyaa kitne biite dinon kaa gham thaa 'sahar' aaj jis ne rulaa ke dekh liyaa"

"ishq ki sai-e-bad-anjaam se Dar bhi na sake ham tiri chashm-e-inaayat se utar bhi na sake tu na miltaa magar allaah re mahrumi-e-shauq jiine vaale tiri ummid mein mar bhi na sake barq se khelne tufaan pe hansne vaale aise Duube tire gham mein ki ubhar bhi na sake husn khud husn-e-mujassam se pashimaan uTThaa aaina le ke vo baiThe to sanvar bhi na sake tishna-lab baiThe hain mai-khaana-e-hasti mein 'sahar' dil vo TuuTaa huaa paimaana ki bhar bhi na sake"

"ab tak ilaaj-e-ranjish-e-be-jaa na kar sake ik umr mein bhi husn ko apnaa na kar sake thi ek rasm-e-ishq so ham ne bhi ki adaa duniyaa mein koi kaam anokhaa na kar sake kal raat dil ke saath bujhe is tarah charaagh yaadon ke silsile bhi ujaalaa na kar sake ab is se kyaa gharaz hai ki anjaam kyaa huaa ye to nahin ki teri tamannaa na kar sake khud ishq hi ko de gae rusvaaiyon ke daagh vo raaz-e-husn ham jinhein ifshaa na kar sake zauq-e-junun ko raas nahin tang bastiyaan sahraa na ho to kyaa koi divaana kar sake har imtiyaaz us ke liye hech hai 'sahar' jo apni zindagi ko tamaashaa na kar sake"

"ye to nahin ki baadiya-paimaa na aaegaa ai dasht-e-aarzu koi ham saa na aaegaa chalnaa nasib-e-zist hai yuun hi chale chalo is raaste mein shahr-e-tamannaa na aaegaa raah-e-vafaa mein qatra-e-shabnam bhi hai bahut jis se bujhegi pyaas vo dariyaa na aaegaa khud ho sake to apne andhere ujaal lo ab koi saahab-e-yad-e-baizaa na aaegaa ai ahl-e-dil khamosh ki ye jaa-e-sabr hai dukh to yunhi raheinge masihaa na aaegaa gaahe vufur-e-shauq to gaahe hujum-e-yaas sab kuchh to aaegaa hamein jiinaa na aaegaa baiThe rahein 'sahar' yunhi divaar o dar liye apnaa jise kahein koi aisaa na aaegaa"

"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"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"