us ko tum mere taalluq kaa havaala dete — Athar Shakeel

"jaise hi chashm-e-ravaaq se gir gayaa jagmagaataa diyaa taaq se gir gayaa ek laghzish se donon hi rusvaa hue vo nazar se main aafaaq se gir gayaa she'r kahne ko likkhaa thaa main ne abhi ek mazmun auraaq se gir gayaa us ki nazron se main kyaa giraa ek baar yuun lagaa jaise aafaaq se gir gayaa ek beTaa takabbur ke aakaash se baap ke lafz ik aaq se gir gayaa tirgi jab na miT paai sukhaa diyaa TimTimaataa huaa taaq se gir gayaa tamkanat ke sabab ik amir-ul-muluk yaad rakh chashm-e-khallaaq se gir gayaa"

"subh bhi hoti rahi mahtaab bhi Dhaltaa rahaa zindagi kaa kaarvaan chaltaa rahaa chaltaa rahaa saaneha kyaa us pe guzraa kaun uTh kar dekhtaa ahl-e-khaana so gae lekin diyaa jaltaa rahaa mere khvaabon ki koi buniyaad bhi thi kyaa kahun barf kaa parbat thaa ik galtaa rahaa galtaa rahaa aakhiri vaqt aa gayaa to sochtaa huun dosto aaj kaa jo masala thaa kal pe kyuun Taltaa rahaa saamne ke dushmanon se bach ke rahnaa sahl thaa aastin kaa saanp thaa baDhtaa rahaa paltaa rahaa haadse ki vo kahaani mukhtasar si hai 'shakil' baansuri bhi baj rahi thi shahr bhi jaltaa rahaa"

"dekhne mein to lagte hain insaan se be-khabar hain sab apni hi pahchaan se hai tujhe yaad karne ki khvaahish bahut dil jo ghaafil kabhi ho tire dhyaan se dushmani kaa koi daav-kaari nahin jiit lete hain dushman ko ehsaan se dil mein shafqat ho chaahat ho ikhlaas ho ghar kaa matlab nahin saaz-o-saamaan se yuun sar-e-raah un se taqaabul huaa jaise miltaa hai anjaan anjaan se ghar se baahar to the mutmain mutmain ghar mein 'athar' mile hain pareshaan se"

"haasil kabhi jo us ki mohabbat na ho hamein pal-bhar ki bhi hayaat mein raahat na ho hamein shikve jo tum se hain vo tavaqqoa ke saath hain ummid gar na ho to shikaayat na ho hamein jazbaatiyat mein tark-e-taalluq to kar chuke kal apne faisle pe nadaamat na ho hamein ye aur baat hai ki labon se nahin ayaan ye to nahin ki tum se mohabbat na ho hamein neamat ki tarah dil pe lage hain tumhaare zakhm kaafir kaho jo Tiis mein raahat na ho hamein kahte nahin zabaan se 'athar-shakil' ham ye to nahin ki gham se aziyyat na ho hamein"

"chaahat ko zindagi ki zarurat samajh liyaa ab gham ko ham ne teri inaayat samajh liyaa khaate rahe hain ziist mein kyaa kyaa mughaalate qaamat ko is hasin ki qayaamat samajh liyaa kirdaar kyaa rahaa hai kabhi ye bhi sochte sajde kiye to un ko ibaadat samajh liyaa resham se narm lahje ke pichhe mafaad thaa is taajiri ko ham ne sharaafat samajh liyaa ab hai koi husain na lashkar husain kaa sar kaT gae to ham ne shahaadat samajh liyaa is tarah umr chain se kaaTi 'shakil' ne dukh us se jo milaa use raahat samajh liyaa"

"vaae-taqdir kyaa ye alamiya nahin sab hain apne magar koi apnaa nahin dida-o-dil ki sunsaan sahraa hue dil mein jazba to aankhon mein sapnaa nahin ishq ko tark karne mein diqqat na thi ishq ko mashghala ham ne samjhaa nahin ab ke mujh se milaa vo to aisaa lagaa vo hi chehra hai lekin vo chehra nahin phunk rahaa hai badan kunj-e-tanhaai mein sar pe chhat hai magar maan kaa saaya nahin meri nazron mein duniyaa bhi uqbaa bhi hai aadmi huun main 'athar' farishta nahin"

"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"