ye aur baat hamein surat-e-gulaab lage — Jameel Malik

"vo aaeinge to khileinge nashaat-e-vasl ke phuul shab-e-firaaq mein un ki sakhaavaton ko na bhuul yahi hai kyaa tiri taqsim-e-gulsitaan kaa usuul kisi ko phuul milein aur kisi ko khaar babul zamin kaa rang to ham-rang-e-daam hotaa hai bhaTak na jaaein kahin meri chaahaton ke rasul tumhaare paas to sim-sim kaa ism-e-aazam hai ye kyaa ki band hai apne liye hi baab-e-qubul kisi kaa dida-e-khunin bhi rang laa na sakaa kisi ke shola-e-tan se pighal gae hain usuul bujhaaein pyaar mohabbat ke shabnamistaan se na baiTh jaae gul-e-jaan pe nafraton ki ye dhuul bhari bahaar mein jaise phuvaar paDti hai kuchh is tarah mire dil par hai shaairi kaa nuzul ulajh gae kabhi sangin haqiqaton se 'jamil' kabhi kisi ke tasavvur se ho gae hain malul"

"kaun hamaaraa dard baTaae kaun hamaaraa thaame haat un ke nagar mein jagmag-jagmag apne des mein raat hi raat niile niile ambar par vo chaand vo kirnon ki barsaat ham donon khoe khoe se haae vo mast-manohar ghaat tu gulshan gulshan iThlaae main sahraa sahraa bhaTkun dil kaa ye saudaa hai varna teraa aur meraa kyaa saat sab duniyaa-daari ki baatein dil mein aur zabaan par aur tujh se pyaar baDhaa kar aakhir jaan gae teri auqaat chaahe ab is ko apnaao chaahe naaz se Thukraao aaj se apnaa dakhl nahin hai dil ki Dor tumhaare haat duniyaa kaa manshaa hai pyaare ham ghuT ghuT kar mar jaaein dil ki dhaDkan ye kahti hai ik din badleinge haalaat ek anokhi lai se main ne sab ke dil pighlaae hain duniyaa ko ye vahm ki mere honTon par hai apni baat"

"mahfilein khvaab huiin rah gae tanhaa chehre vaqt ne chhin liye kitne shanaasaa chehre saari duniyaa ke liye ek tamaashaa chehre dil to parde mein rahe ho gae rusvaa chehre tum vo bedard ki muD kar bhi na dekhaa un ko varna karte rahe kyaa kyaa na taqaazaa chehre kitne haathon ne taraashe ye hasin taaj-mahal jhaankte hain dar-o-divaar se kyaa kyaa chehre soe patton ki tarah jaagti kaliyon ki tarah khaak mein gum to kabhi khaak se paidaa chehre khud hi viraani-e-dil khud hi charaagh-e-mahfil kabhi mahrum-e-tamannaa kabhi shaidaa chehre khaak uDti bhi rahi abr barastaa bhi rahaa ham ne dekhe kabhi sahraa kabhi dariyaa-chehre yahi imroz bhi hangaama-e-fardaa bhi yahi pesh karte rahe har daur kaa naqsha chehre diip jalte hi rahe taaq pe armaanon ke kitni sadiyon se hai har ghar kaa ujaalaa chehre khatm ho jaaein jinhein dekh ke bimaari-e-dil DhunDh kar laaein kahaan se vo masihaa chehre daastaan khatm na hogi kabhi chehron ki 'jamil' husn-e-yusuf to kabhi ishq-e-zulekhaa chehre"

"munh-band hasraton ko sukhan-aashnaa karo toDo sukut saaz-e-ghazal ibtidaa karo laao kahin se sang-e-malaamat hi kyuun na ho yaaro shikast-e-shisha-e-dil ki duaa karo maasum laghzishon ki bahut daad mil chuki ab aashnaa-e-ghair ke taane sunaa karo haare hue khulus pe sharmindagi hai kyuun kis ne nahin kahaa thaa ki dil kaa kiyaa karo naadaan ho jahaan kaa chalan dekhte nahin rasm-e-jafaa ko aam ba-naam-e-vafaa karo phir koi jaan-navaaz bahaana taraash lo phir koi dil-fareb achhuti khataa karo mil jaaegaa 'jamil' koi zakhm koi phuul aao na tum bhi kucha-e-dil mein sadaa karo"

"kis ki mahfil se uTh ke aayaa huun apne ghar mein huun aur tanhaa huun tu miri zindagi ki shaam na ban main tiri subh kaa ujaalaa huun chaand mein bastiyaan basaa lenaa mujh ko DhunDho ki main bhi duniyaa huun jaan-e-imroz raunaq-e-fardaa koi samjhe mujhe to kyaa kyaa huun kaise jhuTlaaegi mujhe duniyaa main ki haalaat kaa taqaazaa huun meri khushbu se bas rahe hain chaman main har ik shaakh-e-gul se paidaa huun ye jahaan mazra-e-tamannaa hai aur main haasil-e-tamannaa huun"

"zabaan mile to hazaar baatein kahaa karein ham sadaa kaa rishta hi TuuT jaae to kyaa karein ham ye shahr-e-shisha to shahr-e-naa-aashnaa hai pyaare kise pukaarein yahaan kise aashnaa karein ham agar khudaa tak pahunch sake harf-e-naa-rasaai to arsh tak bhi buland dast-e-duaa karein ham yahaan masihaa ke kaam hi jab duaa na aai duaa karein ab to kis ki khaatir duaa karein ham ab un ke haathon kafan kaa ehsaan bhi kyon uThaaein shahaadaton ke lahu se rangin qabaa karein ham koi kisi ko na de sake taan-e-naa-rasaai jo qarz-e-jaan hai vo mar ke vaada vafaa karein ham ham apnaa qaatil khud apne hi aaine mein dekhein agar kabhi apni zaat kaa saamnaa karein ham mahak uThe karbalaa se apne vatan tak aae kuchh aise zinda vo qissa-e-karbalaa karein ham vo jis ki khushbu abad abad tak rahe salaamat ik aisaa naama raqam safir-e-sabaa karein ham vo jis adaa se urus-e-fardaa ko tu ne chumaa nisaar us par har ik adaa khush-adaa karein ham 'jamil' sab se azim-tar is sadi kaa gham hai sabhi ko ab is ke ishq mein mubtalaa karein ham"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"