sharik-e-aalam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi thaa — Aabid Adeeb

"ye mere shahr kaa ik aur haadisa hogaa vo kal yahaan miraa mehmaan ban chukaa hogaa talaash mein huun kisi ki main kab se sargardaan usi tarah koi mujh ko bhi DhunDhtaa hogaa miri tarah se koi chikhtaa hai raahon mein miri tarah koi duniyaa ko dekhtaa hogaa lagaa ke aaegaa chehra koi nayaa shab mein vo jis ko baiTh ke din mein taraashtaa hogaa shanaasaa chehre bhi lagne lage hain begaane ab apnaa vaqt hi shaayad badal rahaa hogaa udaas udaas saa khoyaa huaa saa rahtaa hai kuchh us se bhi koi kah kar badal gayaa hogaa thakaa thakaa saa usi dar pe aa ke baiThaa thaa na puchhaa hogaa kisi ne to chal diyaa hogaa jahaan pahunch ke qadam Dagmagaae hain sab ke usi maqaam se ab apnaa raasta hogaa"

"safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain ye jaan kar bhi ki patthar har ek haath mein hai jiyaale log hain shishon ke ghar banaate hain jo rahne vaale hain log un ko ghar nahin dete jo rahne vaalaa nahin us ke ghar banaate hain jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain kabhi jo baat kahi thi tire taalluq se ab us ke bhi kai matlab nikaale jaate hain"

"giton kaa shahr hai ki nagar soz-o-saaz kaa qalb-e-shikasta aur ye aalam gudaaz kaa chaaron taraf saji hain dukaanein khulus ki chamkaa hai kaarobaar har ik hilaa-saaz kaa vo chaahe khvaab ho ki haqiqat magar kabhi ehsaan uThaaegaa na libaas-e-majaaz kaa jis tarah chaahaa jaae hai chaahaa nahin abhi andesha jaan khaae hai ifshaa-e-raaz kaa bahrupiyaa hai koi phire hai nagar nagar qaatil kaa ruup dhaare kabhi chaarasaaz kaa yuun hanste hanste daar-e-fanaa se chalaa hai vo jaise safar nasib ho arz-e-hijaaz kaa 'aabid' ghamon ki dhuup mein jalnaa hai chaar din bas qissa mukhtasar hai ye umr-e-daraaz kaa"

"safar kaa shauq na manzil ki justuju baaqi musaafiron ke badan mein nahin lahu baaqi tamaam raat havaaon kaa gasht jaari thaa savere tak na rahaa koi hu-ba-hu baaqi sabhi tarah se taaaruf to ho gayaa un kaa rahi hai ab to mulaaqaat ru-ba-ru baaqi jo bhiiD bikhre to dekhun talab ye kaisi hai dayaar-e-ghair mein hai kis ki justuju baaqi vahi nazaare vahi garmi-e-sukhan hai magar na hi vo baat na vo tarz-e-guftugu baaqi zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi usi lihaaz kaa 'aabid' malaal hai ham ko rahaa na aaj jo dauraan-e-guftugu baaqi"

"jab jab bhi dekhiye use khun-baar si lage duniyaa hamesha barsar-e-paikaar si lage har har nafas pe rang badalti hai zindagi ik phuul si lage hai kabhi khaar si lage chehra hai mere dost kaa yaa koi aaina dekhun ulaT-palaT ke to bhi aarsi lage aadat si paD gai hai use bolne ki tez vo baat bhi kare hai to takraar si lage tum saath ho to ham bhi bayaabaan ko ghar karein ye sakht dhuup saaya-e-divaar si lage har har qadam pe jaise ki biktaa ho aadmi basti tamaam misr ke baazaar si lage 'aabid' tamaam shahr pe aalam hai kaun saa har ek shakl naqsh-ba-divaar si lage"

"ye hai aab-e-ravaan na Thahregaa umr kaa kaarvaan na Thahregaa chhoD di hai jagah sutunon ne sar pe ab saaebaan na Thahregaa ret par hai asar havaaon kaa koi naam-o-nishaan na Thahregaa har qadam jo tumhaari samt uThaa sai-e-raaegaan na Thahregaa marhala aa gayaa tasaadum kaa faasla darmiyaan na Thahregaa dil kaa saudaa hai kaar-e-dil-daaraan farq-e-sud-o-ziyaan na Thahregaa kyon sunaate ho sab ko haal apnaa har koi raazdaan na Thahregaa chhoD degi zamin mehvar ko mustaqil aasmaan na Thahregaa apni aankhon mein aaj use bhar lo der tak ye samaan na Thahregaa juz teri mahfilon ke aur kahin 'aabid'-e-naa-tavaan Thahre Thahregaa"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"