yaad-e-firaaq-e-yaar tiraa shukriyaa bahut — Ajmal Ajmali

"aazaar bahut lazzat-e-aazaar bahut hai dil dast-e-sitam-gar kaa talabgaar bahut hai iqraar ki manzil bhi zarur aaegi ik din is vaqt to bas lazzat-e-inkaar bahut hai yaaraan-e-safar koi davaa DhunD ke laao insaan mire daur kaa bimaar bahut hai haan dekhiyo irfaan-e-baghaavat na jhulas jaae manzar miri duniyaa kaa sharar-baar bahut hai ham ghar ki panaahon se jo nikle to ye jaanaa hangaama pas-e-saaya-e-divaar bahut hai qaatil ki inaayat kaa maza aur hai varna jaan lene ko ye saans ki talvaar bahut hai kyaa log hain ye soch ke baiThe huun gharon mein bas zulm se be-zaari kaa izhaar bahut hai haalaat-e-zamaana se laraz jaate hain 'ajmal' yuun hai ki zamaane se hamein pyaar bahut hai"

"ai husn jab se raaz tiraa paa gae hain ham hasti se apni aur qarib aa gae hain ham yuun bhi huaa ki jaan ganvaa di tire liye yuun bhi huaa ki tujh se bhi katraa gae hain ham raah-e-vafaa mein aise maqaamaat bhi mile apnaa sar-e-niyaaz bhi Thukraa gae hain ham yaadash-ba-khair ik gul-e-shaadaab the kabhi aisi khizaan paDi hai ki kumhlaa gae hain ham subh-e-visaal thi to tabiat thi baagh baagh shaam-e-firaaq aai to sanvlaa gae hain ham insaan teri fath pe ab bhi yaqin hai go apni zindagi se bhi ghabraa gae hain ham mahrumiyon kaa baar-e-giraan dosh par liye ai maut sun ki tere qarib aa gae hain ham apne subu mein talkhi-e-dauraan sameT kar baa-sad-khulus nosh bhi farmaa gae hain ham taarikh-e-inqilaab-e-zamaana se puchh lo jab jab sadaa mili sar-e-daar aa gae hain ham 'ajmal' jab un ki bazm mein chheDi hai dil ki baat apne to khair ghair ko taDpaa gae hain ham"

"raaste ke pech-o-kham kyaa shai hain sochaa hi nahin ham safar par jab se nikle muD ke dekhaa hi nahin do ghaDi ruk kar Thahar kar sochte manzil ki baat raaste mein koi aisaa moD aayaa hi nahin zindagi ke saath ham nikle the le kar kitne khvaab zindagi bhi khatm hai mausam badaltaa hi nahin ik diyaa yaadon kaa thaa raushan thi jis se bazm-e-shab jaane kyaa guzri kai raaton se jaltaa hi nahin zindagi bhar pai-ba-pai ham ne kurede apne zakhm ham se chhuT kar us pe kyaa guzri ye sochaa hi nahin aarzu thi khinchte ham bhi koi aks-e-hayaat kyaa karein ab ke lahu aankhon se Tapkaa hi nahin is tarah kaise ho 'ajmal' chaara-e-dil ki umiid dard apnaa aakhiri had se guzartaa hi nahin"

"har ujaalaa nai sahar to nahin raat ki umr raat-bhar to nahin aadmi chand gaam baDh na sake zindagi itni mukhtasar to nahin ik ujaalaa saa saath rahtaa hai sochtaa huun tiri nazar to nahin ek hangaam hai bayaabaan mein koi aamaada-e-safar to nahin vaqt be-shak aziim hai lekin mujh se tujh se azim-tar to nahin duur kuchh saae se hain sahraa mein raah-e-gum-karda ham-safar to nahin aap jo bhi kahein vo sach 'ajmal' aap ab itne mo'atabar to nahin"

"tiri nazar bhi nahin harf-e-muddaaa bhi nahin khudaa-gavaah mire paas kuchh rahaa bhi nahin hazaar manzil-e-gham se guzar chuke lekin abhi junun-e-mohabbat ki ibtidaa bhi nahin gham-e-firaaq ye shab kis tarah se guzregi ki ab to aas ki mauhum si ziyaa bhi nahin na jaane kis liye ab bhi hai dil se baDh ke aziiz siyaah-dil bhi nahin aur paarsaa bhi nahin jo sach kahun to mohabbat-shiaar 'ajmal' mein hazaar aib sahi aadmi buraa bhi nahin"

"vaqt-e-safar qarib hai bistar sameT luun bikhraa huaa hayaat kaa daftar sameT luun phir jaane ham milein na milein ik zaraa ruko main dil ke aaine mein ye manzar sameT luun yaaron ne jo suluk kiyaa us kaa kyaa gilaa pheinke hain doston ne jo patthar sameT luun kal jaane kaise honge kahaan honge ghar ke log aankhon mein ek baar bharaa ghar sameT luun taar-e-nazar bhi gham ki tamaazat se khushk hai vo pyaas hai mile to samundar sameT luun 'ajmal' bhaDak rahi hai zamaane mein jitni aag ji chaahtaa hai siine ke andar sameT luun"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"

"kaaba-e-dil ko agar Dhaaiyegaa yaad rakhiye ki sazaa paaiyegaa yaad mein meri jo ghabraaiyegaa meri turbat pe chale aaiyegaa thoDi taklif sahi aane mein do ghaDi baiTh ke uTh jaaiyegaa yaad dilvaa ke vo agli baatein bhari mahfil mein na rulvaaiyegaa haal-e-dil kahiye to farmaate hain bakte bakte miraa sar khaaiyegaa yak zaraa aap ko ham dekh to lein baiThiye baiThiye phir jaaiyegaa ye 'haqir' aap se Darne kaa nahin aankhein bas ghair ko dikhlaaiyegaa"