tamaam fitnon se khud ko bachaa liyaa main ne — Aalam Nizami

"hasin khvaab dikhaayaa dikhaa ke chhoD diyaa kisi ne apnaa banaayaa banaa ke chhoD diyaa jo us ki yaadon kaa dipak kabhi huaa raushan to aansuon se bujhaayaa bujhaa ke chhoD diyaa kiyaa na us ne mire dard ko kabhi mahsus hamesha dil ko dukhaayaa dukhaa ke chhoD diyaa bataataa kaise main hassaas ke ma'aani use so aaine ko uThaayaa uThaa ke chhoD diyaa main hausla na juTaa paayaa us ko chhune kaa naqaab rukh se haTaayaa haTaa ke chhoD diyaa kahin na us ki buraai mein ham hue shaamil nazar se jis ko giraayaa giraa ke chhoD diyaa bahut saliqe se us ne kiyaa nazar-andaaz qarib apne biThaayaa biThaa ke chhoD diyaa na un se rakkhi kabhi raushni ki ummidein diyon ko ham ne jalaayaa jalaa ke chhoD diyaa"

"dhuup mein qatra-e-shabnam ko taras jaaoge shahr mein gaanv ke mausam ko taras jaaoge zakhm itne tumhein aavaara-mizaaji degi gardish-e-vaqt ke marham ko taras jaaoge din mein jugnu ki tabaahi pe manaa lo khushiyaan shab mein chamkegaa to maatam ko taras jaaoge zindagi se kabhi aaraam talab mat karnaa dosto mehnat-e-paiham ko taras jaaoge aadamiyyat ke libaade mein raho tum varna ek din nisbat-e-aadam ko taras jaaoge aaj aasaani se miltaa huun to mil lo varna dekhne ke liye 'aalam' ko taras jaaoge"

"vo tohmatein na lagaataa to aur kyaa kartaa mire hunar na chhupaataa to aur kyaa kartaa khaDi thiin har-su mazaalim ki aandhiyaan phir main charaagh-e-haq na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa gharibi saath miraa de rahi thi bachpan se na us kaa saath nibhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa main chhaale maan ki hatheli pe dekhtaa kaise kamaane shahr na aataa to aur kyaa kartaa tamaam basti pareshaan thi raushni ke liye main apnaa ghar na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa samajh rahaa thaa farishta vo khud ko ai 'aalam' main aaina na dikhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa"

"kisi maqaam se guzre nahin phisaltaa hai jo haq-paraston ke naqsh-e-qadam pe chaltaa hai sunaa hai karne lagaa hai vo raushni taqsim mire charaagh se jis kaa charaagh jaltaa hai fazaa-e-zist pe chhaai hui hai taariki bahut dinon se ye manzar nahin badaltaa hai bisaat itni kahaan hai jo chheDein suraj ko in aandhiyon kaa diyon par hi zor chaltaa hai tumhaare zulm pe chup huun ye zarf hai meraa ubalne ko to miraa bhi lahu ubaltaa hai hamein na kijiye majbur hijraton ke liye darakht apnaa Thikaana nahin badaltaa hai khudaa hi haami-o-naasir hai us kaa ai 'aalam' jo khaa ke baarhaa Thokar nahin sanbhaltaa hai"

"chaahtaa jo bhi hai vo kah ke guzar jaataa hai dil-e-hassaas is ehsaas se mar jaataa hai zehn mein baat buzurgon ki tabhi baiThti hai jab javaani kaa nasha sar se utar jaataa hai jab anaa meri zarurat kaa galaa ghonTti hai rang khud-daari ke chehre kaa nikhar jaataa hai Dasne lagti hai miri khaana-badoshi mujh ko jab koi panchhi kabhi shaam ko ghar jaataa hai jhuTi taarif se hoti hai masarrat us ko aaina koi dikhaa de to biphar jaataa hai jurm kartaa hai koi aur yahaan par 'aalam' aur ilzaam kisi aur ke sar jaataa hai"

"apni khudi ko tum sar-e-baazaar bech kar zinda ho kaise daulat-e-kirdaar bech kar yaarab ye kyaa 'azaab hai nasl-e-jadid par karti hai aish purkhon ki dastaar bech kar haasil ki us ke beTe ne kursi mudir ki itnaa paDhaayaa baap ne akhbaar bech kar us bad-nasib baap ki majburiyaan na puchh khushiyaan kharidtaa hai jo ghar-baar bech kar mahngi bahut paDi mujhe suraj ki dosti pachhtaa rahaa huun saaya-e-divaar bech kar jin ko shu’ur-e-bandagi kartaa hai rab 'ataa jangal kharid lete hain ghar-baar bech kar 'aalam' isi tarah se jo ham muntashir rahe khaa jaaeinge vatan ko ye ghaddaar bech kar"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"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"