ye ek din kaa nahin tajraba hai barson kaa — Ahmar Nadeem

"ye ek kaam bachaa thaa so vo bhi karne lage nafas nafas mein udaasi ke jaam bharne lage abhi to in ko murattab hi kar rahe the ham khayaal safha-e-qirtaas par bikharne lage sitam-zarifi-e-dauraan bhi raas aane lagi ye kis ki zulf ke saae mein ham sanvarne lage udaas naslon ko darkaar hai ik aur safar rukh-e-sahar pe shabon ke nuqush ubharne lage musaafiraan-e-taghayyur hain kaise saada mizaaj hayaat-e-nau ki bashaarat pe kaan dharne lage bas itnaa qissa hai aankhon mein khvaab aane kaa uThe sanbhal ke chale aur phir Thaharne lage"

"aalaam-e-rozgaar se mar'ub ho gae saare usuul 'ishq ke maa’yub ho gae shaayad main apne aap se ghaafil na rah sakaa kuchh log meri zaat se mansub ho gae pahle-pahal to ham pe tiraa kuchh asar huaa phir dekhte hi dekhte maghlub ho gae pohnchaa na kuchh hamaaraa kahaa un ke zauq tak samjhe the ham ki saahib-e-uslub ho gae shohrat ki saadgi ne bhi kyaa kyaa na kuchh kiyaa kitne hi badtarin the jo khuub ho gae teraa firaaq baa'is-e-kaif-o-nashaat thaa duniyaa tire visaal mein majzub ho gae 'ahmar' kaa kyaa banaa koi puchhe to ye kaho nazr-e-sitam-zarifi-e-mahbub ho gae"

"tashbih ramz ras na kinaae ke bas mein hai vo husn-e-be-misaal miri dastaras mein hai aisaa nahin ki sirf hami hain thakan se chuur barson ki ik thakaan sadaa-e-jaras mein hai ahvaal mere shor-e-salaasil ke sun rafiq jaise ravaan-davaan koi dariyaa qafas mein hai ai chaaraagar ilaaj-e-gham-e-dil faqat nahin vahshat kaa ik jahaan tire bul-havas mein hai vaise to ho chuki hai mukammal miri ghazal ik matla'-e-'uruj magar pesh-o-pas mein hai"

"dasht-e-junun mein mere baraabar nahin koi honge hazaar qais pa 'ahmar' nahin koi tum ne chuni hai raah jo hamvaar hai bahut zaahid tumhaari raah mein patthar nahin koi tanhaa hi dushmanon ki hadon tak pahunch gayaa buzdil chale the saath mein lashkar nahin koi 'izzat-maaab qibla-o-'aali-janaab aap 'aali-janaab aap saa ahqar nahin koi is gham mein dil-girafta hai 'ahmar-nadim’ bas sar par gunah kaa bojh hai mahshar nahin koi"

"dekho puraane khvaab nae khvaab ke liye yaa'ni nizaam-e-gumbad-o-mehraab ke liye miTTi ke is badan ko zarurat kafan ki hai fursat nahin hai atlas-o-kamkhvaab ke liye gul teri mehrbaani ho khaaron pe is qadar achchhaa nahin hai bulbul-e-betaab ke liye dasht-e-junun ki raah mein niklaa thaa main magar vaapas palaT ke aa gayaa ahbaab ke liye 'ahmar' kahaan gae vo divaane ki raat-bhar dar-dar bhaTak rahe the jo shab-taab ke liye"

"hangaama-e-hayaat ko koi to naam de ai zindagi mujhe tu munaasib maqaam de jaldi na kar ki saaqiyaa ye fe'l hai buraa baaqi hai shab tamaam saliqe se jaam de charchaa miri shikast kaa kuchh der tak to ho main kab ye chaahtaa thaa baqaa-e-davaam de ye kyaa ki ek taal pe duniyaa hai mahv-e-raqs is gardish-e-kuhan ko nae subh-o-shaam de 'ahmar-nadim' zabt ke pahlu ko thaam kar kyaa tausan-e-hayaat ko koi lagaam de"

"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"

"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"