usi ek pal ki talaash hai — Khursheed Rizvi

"miltaa hi nahin dard kaa paikar koi mujh saa aaine mein ik shakhs hai kamtar koi mujh saa imaan bhi tanhaa hai miraa kufr bhi tanhaa momin koi mujh saa hai na kaafir koi mujh saa hai kaun jo is abr ke parde mein ravaan hai divaana hai divaana saraasar koi mujh saa kohsaar ke daaman mein milaataa hai nihaan kaun aavaaz se aavaaz baraabar koi mujh saa lene nahin detaa kisi karvaT mujhe aaraam ik shakhs haTilaa mire andar koi mujh saa main TuTtaa taaraa huun nazar mujh se milaa lo phir kaahe ko dekhoge mukarrar koi mujh saa aaina huun aur chehra-e-'khurshid' pe vaa huun hogaa kahin qismat kaa sikandar koi mujh saa"

"bisaat-e-vaqt pe sadiyon ke faasle ham log kanaar-e-shaam-o-sahar mein kahaan Dhale ham log na kaarvaan na musaafir magar jaras na thami na raushni na haraarat magar jale ham log maqaam jin kaa muarrikh ke haafize mein nahin shikast o fath ke maabain marhale ham log numud-e-jism ki shorida khvaahishein duniyaa fishaar-e-ruh ke naadida valvale ham log na jaane kab koi karvaT hamein jagaa Daale zamin ke batn mein khvaabida zalzale ham log fasaad-e-koh-kani hila-haa-e-parvezi hazaar rang ke kaanTon mein aable ham log amir-e-shahr ki moTi samajh mein kyaa aate zamir-e-dahr ke naazuk muaamle ham log hujum-e-sang-e-aziyyat mein sar jhukaae hue ravaan hain le ke mashiyyat ke qaafile ham log zabaan-burida o be-dast-o-paa sahi lekin zamir-e-kaun-o-makaan hain bure bhale ham log"

"abru-e-abr se kartaa hai ishaara mujh ko jhalak us aankh ki dikhlaa ke sitaara mujh ko huun main vo shama sar-e-taaq jalaa kar sar-e-shaam bhuul jaataa hai miraa anjuman-aaraa mujh ko raaegaan vusat-e-viraan mein ye khilte hue phuul un ko dekhun to ye dete hain sahaaraa mujh ko meri hasti hai faqat mauj-e-havaa naqsh-e-habaab koi dam aur karein aap gavaaraa mujh ko daam phailaati rahi sud-o-ziyaan ki ye bisaat haan magar mere junun ne nahin haaraa mujh ko kuchh shab-o-roz-o-mah-o-saal guzar kar mujh par vaqt ne taa-ba-abad khud pe guzaaraa mujh ko mauj-e-be-taab huun main mere anaasir hain kuchh aur chaahiye sohbat-e-saahil se kinaaraa mujh ko rizq se mere mire dil ko hai ranjish 'khurshid' aasmaanon se zaminon pe utaaraa mujh ko"

"dar-e-khazina-e-sad-raaz kholtaa hai koi na jaane kaun hai vo mujh mein boltaa hai koi ajab kured ajab bekali si hai jaise mujhe miri rag-e-jaan tak TaToltaa hai koi hujum hai mire siine mein abr-paaron kaa guhar bikherne vaalaa huun roltaa hai koi hayaat-o-marg-o-tulu-o-ghurub hai duniyaa ki par sameTtaa hai koi toltaa hai koi havaa kaa lams ye bundein khunuk khunuk 'khurshid' mujhe to aaj fazaaon mein gholtaa hai koi"

"baDaa ajiib samaan aaj raat khvaab mein thaa main un ke paas thaa sayyaara aaftaab mein thaa sadaf sadaf jise DhunD aae DhunDne vaale khudaa ki shaan vo moti kisi hubaab mein thaa idhar se dast o nigaah o zabaan tamaam savaal udhar se ek sukut-e-giraan javaab mein thaa havaa mein ek adhuraa fasaana kahtaa huaa ye chaak chaak varaq jaane kis kitaab mein thaa tumhaari bazm se tanhaa nahin uThaa 'khurshid' hujum-e-dard kaa ik qaafila rikaab mein thaa"

"lab se dil kaa dil se lab kaa raabta koi nahin hasratein hi hasratein hain muddaaa koi nahin harf-e-gham-e-naa-paid hai aankhon mein nam naapaid hai dard kaa sail-e-ravaan hai raastaa koi nahin apne man kaa aks hai apni sadaa ki baazgasht dost dushman aashnaa naa-aashnaa koi nahin sab ke sab apne garebaanon mein hain Duube hue gul se gul tak rishta-e-mauj-e-sabaa koi nahin haal-e-zaar aisaa ki dekhe se taras aane lage sang-dil itne ki honTon par duaa koi nahin kyaa koi raakib nahin ham mein samand-e-vaqt kaa naqsh-e-paa sab hain to kyaa zanjir-e-paa koi nahin main to aaina huun sab ki shakl kaa aaina-daar bazm mein lekin mujhe pahchaantaa koi nahin dil ke Duube se miTi dast-e-shanaavar ki sakat mauj ki tughyaaniyon se Dubtaa koi nahin aankh michoge to kaanon se guzar aaegaa husn sail ko divaar-o-dar se vaasta koi nahin arsh ki chaahat ho yaa paataal kaa shauq-e-safar ibtidaa ki der hai phir intihaa koi nahin kaarvaan 'khurshid' jaane kis guphaa mein kho gayaa raushni kaisi ki sahraa mein sadaa koi nahin"