sarhad-e-gul se nikal kar ham judaa ho jaaeinge — Hameed Almas

"jitne achchhe log hain vo mujh se vaabasta rahe mere saare bol un ke lab se paivasta rahe sab parinde laa rahe hain aasmaanon se khabar mere ghar aangan mein aa kar kab vo par-basta rahe vo tariq-e-khauf-o-dahshat par amal-pairaa sahi main ye kahtaa huun ki qatl-o-khun bhi shaaista rahe baavajud-e-ham-nashini us se kuchh paayaa na faiz dil bhi aazurda rahaa haalaat bhi khasta rahe kam se kam baaqi rahe sab ke dilon mein rasm-o-raah ye munaasib hai gharon ke darmiyaan rasta rahe sarhad-e-imkaan se aage thiin yahi taarikiyaan kyaa zaruri hai andheraa har jagah Dastaa rahe umr-bhar karte rahe 'almaas' milne se gurez kijiye tahqiq kyuun vo raaz sar-basta rahe"

"churaa ke mere taaq se kitaab koi le gayaa miri tamaam umr kaa hisaab koi le gayaa ye vaaqia hai jab luTi mire chaman ki aabru larazti shaakh rah gai gulaab koi le gayaa vahi to ik zariya-e-najaat mere paas thaa magar mire zamir kaa savaab koi le gayaa savaal ban ke ru-ba-ru khaDi hui thi zindagi miraa lahu nichoD kar javaab koi le gayaa mire badan mein chubh rahi thiin suiyaan si raat bhar sahar hui to lutf-e-iztiraab koi le gayaa chhupaa liyaa hai main ne saaraa dard apni ruuh mein tasalliyon kaa zaahiri naqaab koi le gayaa"

"asar-e-aah-e-naa-rasaa dekho ab huaa chaahtaa hai kyaa dekho vahy naazil hui mohabbat ki phir huaa mehrbaan khudaa dekho ham vahin aa gae hain phir shaayad ye jagah bhi hai aashnaa dekho baDh gai aur bhi tasarruf se daulat-e-naghma-o-navaa dekho raah-e-takhliq ki 'hamid-almaas’ ibtidaa hai na intihaa dekho"

"us ke karam se hai na tumhaari nazar se hai mausam dilon kaa dard ke raushan shajar se hai jis se mire vajud ke pahlu ayaan hue shaayad miraa moaamla us ke hunar se hai haail huaa na koi taalluq ki raah mein daaim tamaam silsila bint-e-sahar se hai aayaa na vo haram mein imaamat ke vaaste kuchh rabt hi ajiib use apne ghar se hai apni gali mein nasb hai vo sang-e-be-navaa kahte hain garche vaasta us ko safar se hai us ke sivaa na dil ki hikaayat koi paDhe mansub meri daastaan ik dida-var se hai mahsus kis tarah ho mujhe dhuup kaa azaab 'almaas' kaarobaar miraa baad-e-tar se hai"

"jab parinde darakhton se jaane lage ham nae mausamon ko bulaane lage raaste mein kahin raushni rah gai shaam hi se andhere Daraane lage apnaa chehra hi dekhaa nahin khauf se nit nae aaine jagmagaane lage ab nafas mein haraarat hi baaqi nahin zehn mein vasvase sarsaraane lage maangte hain lahu imtihaan ke liye log yuun bhi hamein aazmaane lage subh ham se shagufta-labi chhin gai raat mein vaaqiye sab fasaane lage"

"ghar hai to dar bhi hogaa divaar bhi rahegi zanjir bhi hilegi jhankaar bhi rahegi taarikiyon ke qalb-e-taarik-tar mein DhunDo ik shama maavaraa-e-anvaar bhi rahegi behtar thaa be-rukhi kaa izhaar yuun na hotaa maanaa ki kuchh to vajh-e-inkaar bhi rahegi jis aankh ko chhupaa kar rakkhaa hai har nazar se vo nim-vaa bhi hogi bedaar bhi rahegi sahraa talab kaa goyaa maidaan-e-karbalaa hai paanv mein ret sar par talvaar bhi rahegi qurbat ki saaaton mein duuri kaa khauf hogaa saae se raushni ki paikaar bhi rahegi zaahir hai saadgi bhi 'almaas' ke sukhan se lekin ghazal ki fitrat pur-kaar bhi rahegi"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"