zindagi chhoTi hai saamaan bahut — Abdul Majeed Khan Majeed

"shisha-e-dil ko fazaa mein na uchhaalo yaaro TuuT kar is ko bikharne se bachaa lo yaaro jism ke zakhm to bhar jaaeinge vaqt aane par ruuh zakhmi hai ilaaj is kaa nikaalo yaaro ku-e-qaatil mein bulaavaa hai ba-sad-shaan chalo aaj zakhmon se badan apnaa sajaa lo yaaro ziist ki talkh-navaai hai mire sheron mein be-tuki kah ke miri baat na Taalo yaaro kulfat-e-zist se mil jaaegi fursat tum ko mere ashaar ko honTon se lagaa lo yaaro"

"rah-e-vafaa mein ba-sad-shauq jab bhi ham nikle qadam qadam pe sabhi maail-e-sitam nikle nahin ye gesu-e-jaanaan ye zulf-e-giti hai har ek biich mein pinhaan hazaaron kham nikle anaa-pasandi-e-fitrat ko ab qaraar kahaan bahisht chhoD ke mushkil safar pe ham nikle mili na manzil-e-jaanaan rakhe na paa-e-talab qadam qadam pe muqaddar ke pech-o-kham nikle junun-e-shauq mein jin ko samajh rahaa thaa khudaa paDaa jo vaqt to miTTi ke vo sanam nikle tamaam umr chale saath phir bhi saath the kab 'majid' khuub tumhaare ye ham-qadam nikle"

"ji mein aataa hai aaina dekhun haal-e-dil us mein khushnumaa dekhun jab haqiqat ho saamne mere kyaa muqaddar kaa main likhaa dekhun vaqt ke be-karaan samundar mein khud ko har lamha Dubtaa dekhun aaj apnon ke biich rishton mein har ghaDi baDhtaa faasla dekhun raah chalte jo mil gayaa thaa 'majid' umr-bhar us kaa raasta dekhun"

"hamein kyaa khabar hai kahaan chhoD aae bahut pichhe ham kaarvaan chhoD aae hamein tu ne bakhshe the gham ke andhere andheron mein ham kahkashaan chhoD aae azal se tabiat thi aavaara apni zamin ke liye aasmaan chhoD aae zamaana hamein bhuul paaegaa kaise har ik dil mein dard-e-nihaan chhoD aae bulaayaa hai tum ne to izzat bhi rakhnaa pas-e-pusht saaraa jahaan chhoD aae 'majid' apne daaman mein kaanTe sajaa kar tumhaare liye gulsitaan chhoD aae"

"jin ke liye zamaane kaa ham zahr pi chale ho kar vo bad-gumaan ba-sad-be-rukhi chale kuchh der Thahriye ki zaraa dil ki baat ho aae abhi abhi hain janaab aur abhi chale ghar se nikal ke ham to sar-e-dasht aa gae dekhein kahaan talak ye gham-e-aashiqi chale jaise kabhi bhi ham se koi vaasta na ho vo chal rahe hain jaise koi ajnabi chale ham rah-ravaan-e-shauq ko manzil se kyaa gharaz ham ko jidhar tumhaari Dagar le chali chale apne lahu se khuub hue surkh-ru 'majid' ham par hazaar sang-e-sitam aaj bhi chale"

"yuun zindagi ke marhale dushvaar ho gae gulshan ke phuul mere liye khaar ho gae suraj mire uruuj kaa jab Dubne lagaa apne tamaam log hi be-zaar ho gae vaaraftagi-e-shauq kaa eajaaz dekhiye shoale hamaare haq mein bhi gulzaar ho gae maidaan-e-kaar-zaar mein jo kuchh na kar sake mahfil mein vo bhi ghaazi-e-guftaar ho gae chaahaa thaa rasm-o-raah baDhe un se par 'majid' haalaat apne biich ki divaar ho gae"

"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"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"