sabaa dekh ik din idhar aan kar ke — Ahmad Javaid

"maujud hain kitne hi tujh se bhi hasin kar ke jhuTlaa diyaa aankhon ko main dil pe yaqin kar ke jis chashm se rindon mein hu-haq hai usi ne to zaahid ko bhi rakkhaa hai mehraab-nashin kar ke kyaa us ki lataafat kaa ahvaal bayaan kijiye jo dil pe huaa zaahir aankhon ko nahin kar ke kuchh kam thaa balaa-e-jaan pe chehra ki uupar se aankhein bhi banaa laae ghaarat-gar-e-din kar ke aaine ke aage se ab uTh bhi chuko saahab kyaa kijiyegaa khud ko itnaa bhi hasin kar ke sau daagh hain siine mein vo daagh-e-judaai bhi dekho to zaraa hogaa un mein hi kahin kar ke is dil kaa to naqsha hi duniyaa ne badal Daalaa kuchh yaad hai rahtaa thaa vo bhi to yahin kar ke 'jaaved' vahaan tak to mushkil hai koi pahunche mangvaaiye qaasid bhi jibril-e-amin kar ke"

"kyaa puchhte ho shahr mein ghar aur hamaaraa rahne kaa hai andaaz idhar aur hamaaraa vo tegh na jaane kidhar uThti hai abhi to jhagDaa hai dil-e-sina-sipar aur hamaaraa jab hosh mein aae to use dekh bhi leinge filhaal hai andaaz-e-nazar aur hamaaraa ye mohr o nishaan tabl-o-alam khuub hai lekin baDh jaaegaa kuchh baar-e-safar aur hamaaraa dil aisaa makaan chhoD ke ye haal huaa hai yaani nigah-e-khaana-badar aur hamaaraa"

"magar vo diyaa hi nahin maan kar ke bahut ham ne dekhaa hai ji jaan kar ke kabhi dil ko bhi sair kar jaao saahab ye ghuncha bhi haigaa gulistaan kar ke nazar is saraape mein sau jaa se palTi zulekhaai yusufistaan kar ke vo jis roz niklein jag ujiyaarne ko ye dil bhi dikhaa laaiyo dhyaan kar ke janaab aap huur o malak honge lekin samajhiyegaa aashiq ko insaan kar ke tiri laala-zaari salaamat ki ham bhi khaDe hain koi ghuncha armaan kar ke masih o khizr sar-ba-kaf phir rahe hain koi us pe marnaa hai aasaan kar ke miri kisht-e-jaan par se guzraa hai 'jaaved' sahaab-e-junun zor-e-baaraan kar ke"

"mujh se baDaa hai meraa haal tujh se chhuTaa teraa khayaal chaar pahar ki hai ye raat aur judaai ke sau saal haath uThaa kar dil par se aankhon par rakkhaa rumaal nang hai takiyedaaron kaa paa-e-talab yaa dast-e-savaal man jo kahtaa hai mat sun yaa phir tan par miTTi Daal ujlaa ujlaa teraa ruup dhundle dhundle khadd-o-khaal sukh ki khaatir dukh mat bech jaal ke pichhe jaal na Daal raaj-singhaasan meraa dil aan biraaje hain jagpaal kis din ghar aayaa 'jaaved' kab paayaa hai us ko bahaal"

"kisi kaa dhyaan mah-e-nim-maah mein aayaa safar ki raat thi aur khvaab raah mein aayaa tulu-e-saaat-e-shab-khun hai aur meraa dil kisi sitaara-e-bad ki nigaah mein aayaa mah o sitaara se dil ki taraf chalaa vo javaan adu ki qaid se apni sipaah mein aayaa jihaad-e-gham mein koi sust zarb meri tarah giraft-e-maisara-e-ashk-o-aah mein aayaa sitaare Duub gae aur vo sitaara-gar thakan se chuur zamin ki panaah mein aayaa charaagh hai miri raaton kaa ek khvaab-e-visaal jo koi pal tiri chashm-e-siyaah mein aayaa dukhi dilon ki salaami qubul karte hue nazar jhukaae koi khaanqaah mein aayaa"

"aamaada rakkhein chashm-o-dil saamaan-e-hairaani karein kyaa jaaniye kis vaqt vo nazaara farmaani karein bahr-e-balaa hai mauj par qahr-e-qazaa hai auj par hain kaah-e-saamaan mustaid taa naa-gurezaani karein aai hai raat aisi dani hai har charaagh afsurdani ai dil bayaa ai dil bayaa kuchh shoala-saamaani karein haan haan dikhaaeinge zarur ham vahshat-e-dil kaa vafur pahle ye shahr-e-dasht-o-dar takmil-e-viraani karein ai aashiqaan ai aashiqaan aayaa hai amar-e-naa-gahaan jo log hain nazaara ju vo mashq-e-hairaani karein vo shama hai dar-e-taaq-e-dil raushan hain sab aafaaq-e-dil uftaadgaan-e-khaak uTho aflaak gardaani karein hai bas-ki tegh us ki ravaan kamyaab hain naa-kustagaan sab sarfaroshon se kaho chande faraavaani karein ik naasihaanaa arz hai dariyaaon par ye farz hai dil ki tarah har lahar mein tajdid-e-tughyaani karein aise gharon mein ahl-e-dil rahte nahin hain mustaqil tabdil ye divaar-o-dar uslub-e-viraani karein"

"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"