ye baat vaqt se pahle kahaan samajhte hain — 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"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"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"