vo bevafaa koi dam aur jo Thahar jaataa — Anwar Anjum

"qarib aa ki khazaana huun laal-o-gauhar kaa hazaar ret sahi ret huun samundar kaa khilaa hai phuul bahut roz mein muqaddar kaa bas ab na band ho darvaaza tere mandar kaa ye raahe-gaahe kaa milnaa bhi koi milnaa hai jo ho sake to pata dijiye kabhi ghar kaa tamaam-shahr hai hangaama-e-nashaat mein gum magar ye karb ye sannaaTaa mere andar kaa sadaa kisi ki ho aataa hai apne-aap se khauf main vo gharib ki ghar kaa rahaa na baahar kaa kabhi na khul ke hansaa huun na royaa ji-bhar ke rakhaa hai main ne hamesha qadam baraabar kaa kabhi kabhi kaa ho qissa to koi dukh bhi sune uThaae bojh bhalaa kaun zindagi-bhar kaa gurez hai use meri gali se yuun jaise yahaan jo aayaa to ho jaaegaa vo patthar kaa asir-e-daam fareb-e-zabaan huaa aakhir na e'tibaar jise aayaa dida-e-tar kaa gham-e-zamaana hai vo tegh-e-tishna-kaam 'anjum' uDe hain paanv agar vaar bach gayaa sar kaa"

"shikaayaton mein bhi us ko ajab mazaa aayaa ki bad-gumaan thaa magar duur tak chalaa aayaa qadam qadam pe fasilein harif thiin lekin main sakht-jaan thaa un ko phalaangtaa aayaa idhar-udhar nai galiyon mein jaa nikaltaa thaa bahut dinon mein mujhe ghar kaa raasta aayaa sambhaal rakkhi thi main ne huzur barson se mataa-e-dil thi so yaaron mein baanTtaa aayaa"

"tu chaand hai to chaand-nagar mujh se chhin le main kyaa karungaa khaak-basar mujh se chhin le ab teri be-rukhi kaa bhi aataa hai yuun khayaal jaise koi mataa-e-digar mujh se chhin le tu khud hi apni tarz-e-sitam par nigaah rakh main kyaa kahun ye dard-e-jigar mujh se chhin le Daste raheinge zehn ko kab tak mushaahidaat yaarab ye imtiyaaz-e-nazar mujh se chhin le pahchaanti nahin hai use jab kisi ki aankh be-kaar hai nishaan-e-hunar mujh se chhin le ru-e-sahar tu khair mujhe kyaa dikhaaegaa tu aarzu-e-did-e-sahar mujh se chhin le"

"kyaa ravish rakkhi hai phir aap ne auron ke liye gar yahi tarz-e-mulaaqaat hai apnon ke liye rasm-e-ulfat bhi agar aap ke aadaab mein hai to uThaa rakkhi hai vo kaun se vaqton ke liye jaan kaa rog banaa li jo mohabbat ham ne ab vo sunte hain ki tafrih hai logon ke liye teri baatein ye tiraa harf-e-tasalli jaise saamne rakh de khilaune koi bachchon ke liye kabhi aalam thaa ki har khat thaa tiraa dida-e-tar rah gae ab to ye auraaq havaalon ke liye mere chehre pe ho kyuun rang-e-shikaayat 'anjum' mere daaman kaa har ik taar hai yaaron ke liye"

"jahaan-bhar se na yuun meraa tazkira kiije main dil kaa raaz huun dil se miraa gila kiije ye kyaa yaqin ki samajh legaa har ishaara vo labon kaa farz nigaahon se kyuun adaa kiije nasib mein jo kabhi subh kaa ujaalaa ho to mil hi jaaegaa har raat kyaa duaa kiije khulus ko bhi yahaan maslahat kaheinge log bhalaa yahi hai kisi se na jo bhalaa kiije dar-e-havas pe hai har-lahza ik nai dastak jo khud se chhupte na phirye to aur kyaa kiije ye ji mein hai ki tiraa but taraash kar barson tire huzur khaDe arz-e-muddaaa kiije tumhaare haal se ham be-khabar nahin 'anjum' par ab bataao ki kyaa ranj ke sivaa kiije"

"meri har soch mein poshida kahaani us ki sach bataaun to huun khud main bhi nishaani us ki us ko israar ki nazdik na aauun us ke mujh pe kuchh aisaa fusun ek na maani us ki mujh se miltaa hai to yuun jaise na ho munh mein zabaan aur mahfil mein koi dekhe ravaani us ki ghar tiraa laakh puraanaa sahi lekin 'anjum' dekh tasvir na ho jaae puraani us ki"

"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"