yakum january hai nayaa saal hai — Ameer Qazalbash

"paain har ek raah-guzar par udaasiyaan nikli hui hain kab se safar par udaasiyaan khvaabida shahr jaagne vaalaa hai lauT aao baiThi hui hain shaam se ghar par udaasiyaan main khauf se laraztaa rahaa paDh nahin sakaa phaili hui thiin ek khabar par udaasiyaan suraj ke haath sabz qabaaon tak aa gae ab hain yahaan har ek shajar par udaasiyaan apne bhi khatt-o-khaal nigaahon mein ab nahin is tarah chhaa gai hain nazar par udaasiyaan phailaa rahaa hai kaun kabhi sochtaa huun main khvaabon ke ek ek nagar par udaasiyaan sab log ban gae hain agar ajnabi to kyaa chhoD aaeingi mujhe mire dar par udaasiyaan"

"vo ik lafz jo be-sadaa jaaegaa vahi muddaton tak sunaa jaaegaa koi hai jo mere taaaqub mein hai mujhe meraa chehra dikhaa jaaegaa vo ik shakhs jo dushman-e-jaan sahi magar phir bhi apnaa kahaa jaaegaa jalegi koi mishal-e-jaan abhi magar phir andheraa saa chhaa jaaegaa nafi-e-jurat-e-haq-numaai sahi magar kab kisi se kahaa jaaegaa yahaan ik shajar muntazir saa bhi hai ab aakhir kahaan tak chalaa jaaegaa main vo mishal-e-nim-shab huun 'amir' jise kal kaa suraj bujhaa jaaegaa"

"tumhaari maang mein sindur jab se dekhaa hai hamaare saamne tanhaaiyon kaa chehra hai ik aur 'umr guzaarungaa dasht-e-vahshat mein sunaa ye hai ki abhi bastiyon mein khatra hai chhupaa rahaa hai kisi karb ko kisi gham ko jo hans rahaa hai musalsal vo shakhs jhuTaa hai tumhaare baa'd main is shahr mein akelaa thaa ye kaun hai jo mire saath saath chaltaa hai Dubo sakegaa na tufaan-e-tirgi us ko jo aaftaab mire zehn ne taraashaa hai"

"dard kaa shahr kahin karb kaa sahraa hogaa log vaaqif the koi ghar se na niklaa hogaa vo jo ik shakhs ba-zid hai ki bhulaa do mujh ko bhuul jaaun to usi shakhs ko sadma hogaa aankh khulte hi bichhaD jaaegaa har manzar-e-shab chaand phir subh ke maqtal mein akelaa hogaa jin ujaalon ki taraf dauD rahi hai duniyaa un ujaalon mein qayaamat kaa andheraa hogaa ek ummid har ik dar pe liye jaati hai ye miraa shahr thaa koi to shanaasaa hogaa"

"kahin salib kahin karbalaa nazar aae jidhar nigaah uThe zakhm saa nazar aae bujhi hai pyaas zamin ki to ye tapish kyuun hai vo abr hai to barastaa huaa nazar aae bajaa hai apni aqidat magar savaal ye hai vo aadmi ho to kyunkar khudaa nazar aae chalo ki gher lein us ko lahu lahu chehre har ek samt use aaina nazar aae hamin ne tan se judaa kar liyaa hai sar apnaa bas ek ham the jo sab se judaa nazar aae kahaan kahaan abhi imkaan-e-zindagi hai 'amir' dhuaan chhaTe to koi raasta nazar aae"

"agar masjid se vaaiz aa rahe hain qadam kyuun Dagmagaae jaa rahe hain kisi ki bevafaai kaa gila thaa na jaane aap kyuun sharmaa rahe hain ye divaana kisi ki kyaa sunegaa ye divaane kise samjhaa rahe hain manaane ke liye jashn-e-bahaaraan nasheman bhi jalaae jaa rahe hain 'amir' un ko hai fikr-e-chashm-e-nam bhi vo daaman bhi bachaae jaa rahe hain"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"