subh bhi apni shaam bhi apni — Hamid Allahabadi

"aaj ki kyaa fikr ho kyaa kal kaa andesha karein hai yahi jiinaa to is jiine pe kyaa takiya karein khaar-haa-e-raah ko pairon se kab tak raundiye taa-ba-ke khush-fahmiyon ko nazr-e-aainda karein un kaa ahd-e-hukmraani kho chukaa apnaa bharam kaavishein apni vo har har moD par kanda karein mauritius mein ahl-e-dil ki shaan-e-dildaari na puchh jaan se apnon ko maarein ghair ko zinda karein kah gae honge surur-angez lai mein kuchh se kuchh kyaa zaruri hai ki vo puuraa bhi ab vaada karein bandagi aisi bhi kyaa jis mein khulus-e-dil na ho khvaahish-e-jannat mein kyon sajdon ko aaluda karein muntazir hain jaane kab se un ke mushtaaqaan-e-did aate-jaate vo kahin mil jaaein to sajda karein un pareshaan-haal chehron ki udaasi kyaa kahun jaan-fishaani kar ke din ki shab ko jo faaqa karein khud pukaar uTThegi har chashm-e-tajassus aafrin munkashif kyunkar ham un ke raaz-e-sar-basta karein baa-faraaghat zindagi ki hai ye shart-e-avvalin ik barahman-zaad ko ham roz-o-shab sajda karein"

"kahiye achchhaa jo kisi se to buraa lagtaa hai kalma-e-khair namak-paash zaraa lagtaa hai main nahin jaantaa koi yahaan kyaa lagtaa hai jaane kyon shahr tiraa shahr miraa lagtaa hai kusht-o-khun aisaa ki shaayad na huaa hogaa kabhi dushman insaan kaa insaan huaa lagtaa hai kaun kis se hai fuzun khalq mein kis tarah khule har hunar-mand yahaan khud se sivaa lagtaa hai hosh-mand aise kahaan ke hain ye arbaab-e-nashaat ji kaa janjaal sab un kaa hi diyaa lagtaa hai taab-e-goyaai rahe yaa na rahe aaj ke baad sun lo do bol ki kuchh dard thamaa lagtaa hai aisaa bikhraa huun ki mushkil hai simaTnaa meraa mere dil mein koi kaanTaa saa chubhaa lagtaa hai jis kaa ji chaahe vo mahfil ki sataaish kar le ek parda saa nigaahon pe paDaa lagtaa hai gardish-e-paa hai ki baDhne nahin deti aage teraa 'haamid' tiri galiyon kaa gadaa lagtaa hai"

"har-chand duur duur vo husn-o-jamaal hai ai vusat-e-nigaah tiraa kyaa khayaal hai duniyaa-e-aab-o-gil mein masarrat ki aarzu aisi hai jaise aap kaa paanaa muhaal hai lo subh-e-inqalaab kaa bhi aasraa gayaa ab kaarobaar-e-zist tiraa kyaa khayaal hai viraani-e-hayaat ko phir tuul dijiye ye meri zindagi kaa muqaddam savaal hai duniyaa ne us ko jaan ke jaanaa nahin abhi 'haamid' jo ek shaair-e-sad-khasta-haal hai"

"jazbaat tez-rau hain ki chashme ubal paDe jab dard tham sakaa na to aansu nikal paDe divaane se na kijiye divaangi ki baat kyaa jaane kyaa zabaan se us ki nikal paDe ai dil mazaa to jab hai ki har zakhm khaa ke bhi peshaani-e-hayaat pe hargiz na bal paDe thiin rahguzaar-e-zist mein dushvaariyaan magar ham rah-ravaan-e-shauq the gir kar sambhal paDe 'haamid' ham apni manzil-e-gum-naam kyaa kahin uTThe jidhar bhi paanv usi samt chal paDe"

"fareb de na kahin azm-e-mustaqil meraa hujum-e-yaas se ghabraa na jaae dil meraa ye kis maqaam pe pahunchaa diyaa mohabbat ne ki mere bas mein nahin hai khud aaj dil meraa mubaarak aish kaa maahaul khush-nasibon ko bahut hai mere liye dard-e-mustaqil meraa sun ai nigaah-e-mohabbat se ruThne vaale tire khayaal mein gum hai sukun-e-dil meraa mire gunaahon kaa anjaam sochne vaale ye dekh kahtaa hai kyaa ashk-e-munfail meraa do-chaar tinkon ki duniyaa ‘ajib duniyaa thi ki mutmain thaa har ik tarah jis mein dil meraa umid-e-lutf kisi aur se ho kyaa 'haamid' huaa na jab ki mohabbat mein meraa dil meraa"

"un ki nazron kaa vo paivast-e-rag-e-jaan honaa dil jigar donon kaa sharminda-e-ehsaan honaa khaana-barbaadi ne kyaa kyaa na dikhaae tevar aa gayaa kaam mire dil kaa bayaabaan honaa honge apne bhi paraae bhi miri laash ke saath kuchh kahe koi magar tum na pashemaan honaa 'haamid' ham bhi the kabhi bazm-e-hunar-mandon mein yaad aataa hai mujhe meraa ghazal-khvaan honaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"