yaad karte ho mujhe suraj nikal jaane ke baad — Alam Khursheed

"kuchh chamaktaa saa tah-e-aab nazar to aae Dubne ke liye girdaab nazar to aae koi taabir ki surat bhi nikal aaegi niind to aae kabhi khvaab nazar to aae band kamre ki fazaa kis ko bhali lagti hai mere atraaf mein mahtaab nazar to aae do ghaDi Thahrun kahin main bhi zaraa dam le luun raah mein khitta-e-shaadaab nazar to aae main shikasta huun idhar tu bhi shikasta hai udhar jang mein koi zafar-yaab nazar to aae mushkilein gher ke baiThi hain miraa ghar 'aalam' ab zaraa halqa-e-ahbaab nazar to aae"

"hiraasaan huun siyaahi mein kami hoti nahin hai charaaghaan kar rahaa huun raushni hoti nahin hai bahut chaahaa ki aankhein band kar ke main bhi ji luun magar mujh se basar yuun zindagi hoti nahin hai lahu kaa ek ik qatra pilaataa jaa rahaa huun agarche khaak mein paidaa nami hoti nahin hai darichon ko khulaa rakhtaa huun main har-vaqt lekin havaa mein pahle jaisi taazgi hoti nahin hai main rishvat ke masaail par namaazein paDh na paayaa badi ke saath mujh se bandagi hoti nahin hai main apne ahd ki tasvir har-pal khinchtaa huun ghalat hai sochnaa ye shaairi hoti nahin hai buraa hai dushmani se aashnaa honaa bhi 'aalam' kisi se ab hamaari dosti hoti nahin hai"

"taariki mein zinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur jugnu saa taabinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur ik pal ko hi chamkein lekin bijli si lahraaein raakh tale paainda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur naghma chheDein saaz bajaaein apne dil kaa ham mausam kaa saa zinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur ham aazaad parinde saari duniyaa apni hai khitte kaa baashinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur dast-o-garebaan haal se hain ham fardaa raushan ho maazi mein rakhshanda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur dil ke vasile se hi ham ne sab kuchh paayaa hai aql tiraa kaarinda rahnaa ham ko nahin manzur"

"aur ik shahr hai kyaa shahr-e-gumaan se aage ham ko jaanaa hai bahut duur yahaan se aage gardish-e-paa kisi manzil pe Thaharti hi nahin dil magar baDhtaa nahin ku-e-butaan se aage gunjti rahti hain saahil ki sadaaein har-dam ham ne dekhaa hi nahin mauj-e-ravaan se aage muddaaa apnaa kisi shakhs pe zaahir na huaa koi jaataa hi nahin tarz-e-bayaan se aage zakhm qaael hon bhalaa chaaragari ke kaise saf-e-dushman hai saf-e-chaara-garaan se aage be-sabab ham se khafaa ho gai duniyaa 'aalam' ham ne likkhaa hai kahaan qissa-e-jaan se aage"

"hairaan ho rahaa huun basirat ke naam par main dekhtaa kuchh aur huun manzar kuchh aur hai mujh ko sitaara aur koi khinchtaa hai kyuun meraa ilaaqa aur hai mehvar kuchh aur hai patthar samajh rahaa hai zamaana to kyaa karun muTThi mein meri jab ki munavvar kuchh aur hai taasir-e-khaak aaegi alfaaz mein mire dil mein hai aur baat labon par kuchh aur hai 'aalam' mujhe bharosa nahin zaaichon pe ab is mein likhaa thaa aur mayassar kuchh aur hai"

"ab chhat pe koi chaand Tahaltaa hi nahin hai dil meraa magar pahlu badaltaa hi nahin hai kab se main yahaan but banaa baiThaa huun sar-e-raah but hai ki shivaale se nikaltaa hi nahin hai sone ki jagah roz badaltaa huun main lekin vo khvaab kisi tarah badaltaa hi nahin hai main khinchtaa rahtaa huun use dil se shab-o-roz vo tiir mire dil se nikaltaa hi nahin hai"

"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"

"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"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"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"