subh aankh khulti hai ek din nikaltaa hai — Hasan Abidi

"pahle hi baar-e-dosh hain sar bhi gae to kyaa jaanaan ham apni jaan se guzar bhi gae to kyaa jiinaa mataaa-e-khvesh na marnaa ataa-e-ghair jiite rahe to kyaa hai jo mar bhi gae to kyaa dil khuun hai ek tark-e-mohabbat ke daagh se rusvaaiyon ke daagh utar bhi gae to kyaa miTTi mein eatibaar-e-numu DhunDhtaa huun main baadal havaa ke saath bikhar bhi gae to kyaa shabnam se apni pyaas bujhaati hain khetiyaan dariyaa samundaron mein utar bhi gae to kyaa tughyaaniyon ki zad mein Thikaane sabhi ke hain kashti Dubo ke paar utar bhi gae to kyaa ghar mein thaa ehtiyaaj kaa daftar khulaa huaa daftar ki khaak chhaan ke ghar bhi gae to kyaa"

"tishna-kaamon ko yahaan kaun subu detaa hai gul ko bhi haath lagaao to lahu detaa hai neshtar aur sahi kaar-e-digar aur sahi dil-e-sad-chaak agar izn-e-rafu detaa hai taab-e-fariyaad bhi de lazzat-e-bedaad bhi de dene vaale jo mujhe soz-e-gulu detaa hai ham to barbaad hue barg-e-khizaan ki surat shaakh-e-gul kaun tujhe zauq-e-numu detaa hai munsifo haath se ab dashna-o-khanjar rakh do kyaa buraa hai agar insaaf adu detaa hai ai khudaavand mire sher ki qimat kyaa hai ek roTi kaa nivaala jise tu detaa hai"

"ham tirgi mein sham' jalaae hue to hain haathon mein surkh jaam uThaae hue to hain us jaan-e-anjuman ke liye be-qaraar dil aankhon mein intizaar sajaae hue to hain milaad ho ki majlis-e-gham mubtalaa tire aangan mein dil ke farsh bichhaae hue to hain hizb-e-haram ne shauq-e-junun ko baDhaa diyaa siine se ham buton ko lagaae hue to hain duniyaa kahaan thi paas-e-viraasat ke zimn mein ik diin thaa so us pe luTaae hue to hain kab chobdaar par hon sar-afraaz dekhiye us shokh ki nigaah mein aae hue to hain"

"safar mein ek jag tamaam ho gayaa ab apne ghar kaa raasta bhi kho gayaa phir us ke pairahan ki bu na mil saki vo mere khuun mein aastin Dubo gayaa vo neshtar jo us ke haath mein na thaa gayaa to meri saans mein piro gayaa ab aansuon ki fasl kaaTte raho judaaiyon ke biij vo to bo gayaa na jaane kis nagar aaj shaam ho sahar hui to ji udaas ho gayaa guzar gai jo be-gharon pe kyaa kahein zamin ko abr-e-barshgaal dho gayaa miri to aankh nam na ho saki magar vo mujh pe mere aansuon se ro gayaa likhegaa kaun is sadi ki daastaan har ek pal hazaar saal ho gayaa"

"shahr-e-naa-pursaan mein kuchh apnaa pata miltaa nahin baam-o-dar raushan hain lekin raasta miltaa nahin fasl-e-gul aisi ki arzaan ho gae kaaghaz ke phuul ab koi gul-pairahan zarrin-qabaa miltaa nahin aashnaa chehron se rang-e-aashnaai uD gayaa ham-zabaan ab khushk patton ke sivaa miltaa nahin ek sannaaTaa hai shabnam se shuaa-e-nur tak ab koi aanchal pas-e-mauj-e-sabaa miltaa nahin haakimon ne shahr ke andar fasilein khinch diin din mein bhi ab koi darvaaza khulaa miltaa nahin itne be-parvaa iraade itne be-taufiq gham haath uThte hain magar harf-e-duaa miltaa nahin"

"ummid kaa baab likh rahaa huun patthar pe gulaab likh rahaa huun vo shahr to khvaab ho chukaa hai jis shahr ke khvaab likh rahaa huun ashkon mein piro ke us ki yaadein paani pe kitaab likh rahaa huun vo chehraa to aaina-numaa hai main jis ko hijaab likh rahaa huun sahraa mein vafur-e-tishnagi se saae ko sahaab likh rahaa huun lamhon ke savaal se gurezaan sadiyon kaa javaab likh rahaa huun sab us ke karam ki daastaanein main zer-e-itaab likh rahaa huun"

"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"

"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"

"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"