yuun baiThe rah ke sar-e-rahguzaar kyaa karnaa — Arslan Abbas

"apne hisse mein 'ajab ranj-o-fughaan the jaanaan apne lamhaat-e-bahaaraan bhi khizaan the jaanaan tu ne dekhaa hi nahin dil ki nigah se varna sard aankhon mein sabhi zakhm ayaan the jaanaan ik tire hijr ki phaili hui rut se pahle ham kisi karb se maanus kahaan the jaanaan ye jo sargardaan hain galiyon mein udaasi ban kar ye kabhi shahr mein farhat kaa nishaan the jaanaan ab tire dar se pare duur khaDe sochte hain ham tire saath ke qaabil hi kahaan the jaanaan log kahte hain tire khvaab sajaane vaale tere 'abbaas' se pahle bhi yahaan the jaanaan"

"havaa-e-gham hai magar aas-e-mo'jiza rakh ke nikal paDe hain hatheli pe dil-diyaa rakh ke khayaal tak mein na aane diyaa thakaanon ko tumhaari raah pe nikle to dil baDaa rakh ke hazaar dasht sar-e-rah-guzar paDein to paDein ki ham bhi aae hain dariyaa kaa hausla rakh ke haqiqatan na sahi vaahimaat hi mein sahi sukun milaa hai bahut tujh ko ham-navaa rakh ke khushi kaa haq hai tujhe chhoD yuun udaas na rah ham aise sard-mizaajon se vaasta rakh ke"

"tire dar se nikalnaa yaad aaya musaafir dil ko ye kyaa yaad aaya achaanak kho gaiin maazi mein aankhein koi maanus chehra yaad aaya kisi aaghosh ki tahvil mein the sukun kaa ek lamha yaad aaya khudaa-naa-karda tum ko tanhaa chhoDun kisi lab kaa vazifa yaad aaya hamein 'abbaas' jis ko bhulnaa thaa vahi ham ko hamesha yaad aayaa"

"kuchh dinon se hansi ki zad mein hai dil-e-gham bebasi ki zad mein hai zindagi kaa tumhein bataaein kyaa zindagi zindagi ki zad mein hai pyaas si kyaa hai ye darun-e-jaan ruuh kis tishnagi ki zad mein hai muddaton se bahut udaas hai dil jaane ye kis kami ki zad mein hai chaaraagar aaj dil kaa haal na puchh aaj dil be-dili ki zad mein hai mujh ko mat ham-safar banaa ki miri zaat aavaargi ki zad mein hai ye miraa haal jo sanvartaa nahin ye tiri be-rukhi ki zad mein hai har kisi mein hai shor ik barpaa har koi khaamushi ki zad mein hai jaane ab kis tarah kaTe 'abbaas' zindagi rah-ravi ki zad mein hai"

"na ham-sukhan na koi ham-gumaan kidhar jaaein bahut udaas hain jaan-e-jahaan kidhar jaaein tire sivaa to koi rahnumaa nahin apnaa tu hi bataa ai gham-e-jaavedaan kidhar jaaein tumhaare naqsh se milte hain raaste saare miTaa ke dil se tumhaare nishaan kidhar jaaein ye teraa dar to hamein aakhiri Thikaana thaa yahaan se uTh ke tire be-makaan kidhar jaaein zamaana saaraa kharidaar-e-husn hai 'abbaas' ham apnaa le ke dil-e-raaegaan kidhar jaaein"

"sad-khataavaar hain lekin ye jasaarat nahin ki ham ne khush rah ke tire gham se khayaanat nahin ki ham ne be-sud tire saath mohabbat ki hai itni be-sud ki paane ki bhi chaahat nahin ki dil ko is sabr pe kuchh daad to de ki is ne tujh ko kho kar bhi miri jaan qayaamat nahin ki vo jahaan-zaad thaa us ne bhi sitam kam na kiye ham junun-zaad the ham ne bhi shikaayat nahin ki koi ik ghaav thaa jo she'r nahin ho paayaa koi ik choT thi jo dil ne 'ibaarat nahin ki vo jo ik chehra thaa aankhon kaa dilaasa 'abbaas' ham ne us chehre ki ‘umron se ziyaarat nahin ki"

"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"

"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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"