sar subuk-baari se koi dar pe kham hone ko hai — Abdullah Saqib

"maa'siyat raah ki divaar hui jaati hai ab Dagar aur bhi pur-khaar hui jaati hai vo qanaa'at hai tabi'at mein ki vaqt-e-rukhsat ik nazar haasil-e-didaar hui jaati hai kaun hai naghma-saraa aaj ki ruh-e-murda raqs karti hai to sarshaar hui jaati hai 'aql raqba hai ki aabaad huaa jaataa hai dil 'imaarat hai ki mismaar hui jaati hai do-rukhe-pan pe zaraa hone lagaa kyaa maail ik hamiyyat hai ki bedaar hui jaati hai kyaa huaa tujh ko miri himmat-e-dushvaar-pasand zimmedaari bhi giraan-baar hui jaati hai kaun se dar pe paTak aauun sar-e-naa-ahlaan khud-pasandi bhi dil-aazaar hui jaati hai kal yahi tark-e-ta'alluq pe musir thi 'saaqib' aaj dekho yahi dil-daar hui jaati hai"

"sitam-rasida huun mujh par vo irtikaaz kare pa-e-visaal manaahi kaa Tuk javaaz kare siyaah raat judaai kaa zakhm de jaae sarir-e-khaama sadaaon se dil-gudaaz kare nigaah-e-dil ko use dekhne ki jaldi hai 'alattamaam na aae pa nim-baaz kare use kaho na kare un pe mudda'aa zaahir use kaho ki raqibon se ehtiraaz kare use kaho ki ta'alluq mein mukhlisi barte vafaa-sarisht-o-farebi mein imtiyaaz kare miri talab to bas itni hai mohtasib saahib miri taraf bhi vo pal ko nigaah-e-naaz kare"

"dil ko tire khayaal mein hal kar diyaa gayaa be-e'tibaar chiiz ko shal kar diyaa gayaa ab tirgi ko chaahiye gustaakh dusraa apni ridaa sameT ke jal kar diyaa gayaa be-laus pesh ki gaiin munkir ko sohbatein ham ko 'ishaaiya bhi sanbhal kar diyaa gayaa laahut tak rasaai ki khaate the jo qasam shahr-e-tarab mein un ko muzal kar diyaa gayaa har gham dil-e-nazaar kaa khuun mein lapeT kar bazm-e-sukhan-varaan mein ghazal kar diyaa gayaa allaah kyaa balaa hai ye daur-e-jadidiyat har aagahi ko aan mein chhal kar diyaa gayaa kaisaa javaab chaahiye min-jaanib-e-dilaan lubb-e-lubaab jab ki kuchal kar diyaa gayaa"

"dil se sunegaa kaun yahaan par bayaan-e-dil kis ke huzur pesh karun armughaan-e-dil baad-e-mukhaalifaan ki sa'i raaegaan gai khulne ko musta'id hi nahin baadbaan-e-dil uktaa ke har makin ne hijrat ki Thaan li kitni kharaashein aa gai hain darmiyaan-e-dil us ne baDhaa li ghair se rasm-o-rah-e-khirad ham ne sajaanaa chhoD diyaa hai makaan-e-dil saaya-fagan hai naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa-e-mustafaa manzil ki khaak fikr kare kaarvaan-e-dil ruk jaa abhi na rahm-o-karam ki nigaah kar ujDegaa be-hisaab abhi gulsitaan-e-dil har dam use 'aziz hai paaki nigaah ki khuun se likhi hui hai miri daastaan-e-dil"

"tuur dekhaa bhi nahin parda-kushaai bhi nahin hosh khoyaa bhi nahin jaan ganvaai bhi nahin rahbar-e-'arsh-e-mua'allaa ki savaari pohnchi aur madine mein abhi koi nidaai bhi nahin paa-e-dil-basta-e-zanjir-e-nazar hotaa gayaa aur qismat mein kisi taur rihaai bhi nahin mere daaman pe ye kis raah se chhinTein aaiin daastaan bar-sar-e-mahfil to sunaai bhi nahin meri tanhaai ke sannaaTe mein larzaan hai sukut surat-e-qais to vahshat ne dikhaai bhi nahin ye faqat vaaqi'a-e-daar se khun-baar hui khun-tarashshoh se to divaar sajaai bhi nahin"

"khil uThe chehra-e-gumnaam jab us ne dekhaa aaine bhuul gae kaam jab us ne dekhaa saa-re-gaa-maa-paa hui subh zabaan jab kholi faa'ilaatun pe hui shaam jab us ne dekhaa nim-jaan kaan liye us ke qarin jaa pahunche pukhta pukhta bhi hue khaam jab us ne dekhaa allah allaah ye kyaa khuub nazar-baazi hai mai-kashi pi gai khud jaam jab us ne dekhaa hazrat-e-dil to sag-e-ku-e-malaamat Thahre aa gayaa aap ko aaraam jab us ne dekhaa jaan-kani muntazir-e-chashm-e-ghazaali thi miri aur taarik hui shaam jab us ne dekhaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"