siikh liyaa jiinaa main ne — Jaleel Hashmi

"shaakhcha khaak-e-gulistaan mein paDaa hai yaaro us se ehsaan-e-bahaaraan na uThaa hai yaaro tum ne puchhaa hai na kuchh ham ne kahaa hai yaaro haadisa ham pe jo guzraa hai to kyaa hai yaaro kar gayaa khaak hamein rukhsat-e-gul kaa manzar zakhm-e-nazzaara magar ab bhi haraa hai yaaro maryam-e-shaam khule baal phir aati dekho phir masihaa koi suuli pe chaDhaa hai yaaro raat andheri sahi maayus nahin nuur se ham ashk palkon pe abhi kaanp rahaa hai yaaro ab miri shab mire ashkon se rahegi raushan shaam ke vaqt diyaa meraa bujhaa hai yaaro saamne aate ho ab ajnabiyon ki surat ye bhi shaayad koi yaari ki adaa hai yaaro paanv hain khaak pe khurshid pe saaya us kaa 'hashami' khoj mein ye kis ki chalaa hai yaaro"

"jo teri afshaan sanvaarein zindagi ai zindagi roz-o-shab aise guzaarein zindagi ai zindagi baDh gayaa dariyaa kaa paani kaf uDaataa mauj mauj uD gaiin kunjon ki Daarein zindagi ai zindagi har taraf chhaayaa huaa hai ik sukut-e-bekaraan phir bhi ham tujh ko pukaarein zindagi ai zindagi teri surat par gumaan-e-dasht-o-sahraa haae haae tere qadmon mein bahaarein zindagi ai zindagi sar uThaaein daar par yaadein sar-e-maqtal sadaa naqsh tere hi ubhaarein zindagi ai zindagi jin ke honTon par sadaa rahte hain tere zamzame un ke sinon mein kaTaarein zindagi ai zindagi shahr hai aakhir ye koi sard viraana nahin jiine vaale dam na maarein zindagi ai zindagi dein jo tujh ko fursat yak do nafas ki tohmatein un se bhi ham log haarein zindagi ai zindagi duur tak miltaa na ho naam-o-nishaan teraa jahaan ham vahaan daaman pasaarein zindagi ai zindagi"

"jo shikva karte hain 'hashmi' se kam-numaai kaa unhein bhi Dar hai zamaane ki kaj-adaai kaa phire hain dhuup mein saae ko saath saath liye ki khul na jaae bharam apni be-navaai kaa magar kuchh aur hai yaari ki baat shauq se tum lagaao chehron pe ilzaam aashnaai kaa 'araq 'araq the nadaamat ki aanch se khud hi gila karein bhi to kyaa teri bevafaai kaa kuchh is adaa se sataae gae hain ham ab ke har ek saans mein andaaz hai duhaai kaa chalaa to huun tire hamraah kuchh qadam hi sahi jo de to kyuun mujhe taana shikasta-paai kaa jo apne dar pe sadaa di to kyaa milaa pyaare yahi ki naam Dubo aae ham gadaai kaa nikal paDe ho use DhunDne magar 'hashami' ye raasta hai miri jaan naa-rasaai kaa"

"kahi na un se jo honTon pe baat aai bhi ki aashnaai bhi thi sharm-e-aashnaai bhi koi talab thi to dast-e-savaal phailaate magar mili thi kahaan surat-e-gadaai bhi kaho havaa se chale aaj raat tham tham kar ki aag hai mire daaman mein kuchh paraai bhi tire karam ke fasaane to shahr bhar se kahe tire sitam ki kahaan jaa ke dein dahaai bhi tiri sadaa pe gumaan dhaDkanon kaa hotaa thaa 'ajab thaa ab ke sukut-e-shab-e-judaai bhi tumhaari ham-safari ke bhi the bahut ehsaan hui hai vajh-e-nadaamat shikasta-paai bhi nazar bujhi to mile raushni kahaan 'hashami' jalaa ke sham' bahut aankh se lagaai bhi"

"khaak un galiyon ki palkon se bahut chhaani thi phir bhi surat miri is shahr mein an-jaani thi ham bhi kuchh apni vafaaon pe hue the naadim un ko bhi tark-e-taalluq pe pashemaani thi khud-farebi to alag baat hai varna ham ne apni surat kahaan aaine mein pahchaani thi zindagi sang bani thi tujhe rukhsat kar ke dil na dhaDkaa thaa to marne mein bhi aasaani thi haadisa sakht thaa jaankaah thaa ab ke yaaro varna ham ne to kabhi haar nahin maani thi rah gai raah mein yuun sharm-e-shikasta-paai kyaa Thaharte kahin vo be-sar-o-saamaani thi naa-rasaai koi kis aankh se dekhe apni ham bhi TuuTe hue par, raat bhi tufaani thi gul hui sham' to daaman bhaDak uTThaa 'hashami' jab nazar bujh gai viraani hi viraani thi"

"log kyuun ham se shikaayat ki tavaqqo rakhein hain khud-aazaar bhi itne ki sitamgar roein ab to aati hain kuchh is tarah tumhaari yaadein dhuup mein jaise kisi chehre se baadal guzrein maatam-e-ghuncha mein roe hain nadaamat hai bahut shiddat-e-gham mein rahaa paas-e-tabassum na hamein ab gham-e-dil kaa safina hai ki dariyaa maange aur ye ronaa hai ki aansu bhi nahin aankhon mein ham se lipTi hui talvaar ho jaise yaaro ik nayaa zakhm sulagtaa hai jo karvaT badlein tujh ko dekhaa jo na hotaa to khudaa kah lete ye bhi mushkil nazar aataa hai ki patthar pujein vo karam hai tiraa saanson mein sunaai denaa ye sitam hai ki tujhe DhunDh rahi hain aankhein 'hashami' jism nazar aataa hai suuli ki tarah jab masihaa ke liye pyaar se baazu kholin"