The lyric art form of Urdu poetry — every sher a universe of longing, love, and philosophy
"lahrein bichhaD gaiin miri nadiyaan bichhaD gaiin tum se bichhaD ke lagtaa hai sadiyaan bichhaD gaiin buDhe shajar se ruuTh gaiin shaakh pattiyaan aangan se dhup-chhaanv ki khushiyaan bichhaD gaiin shabnam ke dil se aag ke dariyaa ubal paDe gulshan se jab bahaar mein kaliyaan bichhaD gaiin main faislon mein baT gayaa aayaa jo shahr mein kitni bhali thi gaanv ki galiyaan bichhaD gaiin"
Nayan H. Desai"main ne mehnat ki dhuup jheli thi phir bhi khaali miri hatheli thi us ne saae se khelnaa sikhaa shaam jis ke liye paheli thi suunaa kar ke chali gai dulhan meraa aangan vo jis mein kheli thi"
Nayan H. Desai"mujh ko tere shahr kaa har shakhs sharminda mile khauf ki aaghosh mein har ek baashinda mile khaana-e-tasvir mein baiThaa huun is ummid par shaayad in tasviron mein chehra koi zinda mile milte hain zakhmon ke chaara-gar hazaaron ai 'nayan' dard ko jo de zabaan aisaa numaainda mile"
Nayan H. Desai"be-chaara apni baat manaane mein thak gayaa us be-gunaah par hi zamaane ko shak gayaa suraj Dhalaa to shaam ko saayon se Dhak gayaa khiDki kaa sunaa-pan miri tanhaai tak gayaa vo sukhi pattiyaan thiin magar thiin gulaab ki haathon mein aa gaiin to miraa ghar mahak gayaa niche banaa rahe the parinde kuchh aashiyaan itne mein us pahaaD se patthar luDhak gayaa"
Nayan H. Desai"aankh se ho ke ashk tak jaaein gham ne sochaa chalo bahak jaaein dauDne ko to sab hi dauD paDe aur ye Dar bhi thaa na thak jaaein subh hote hi TuuT jaate hain kaash ye khvaab raat tak jaaein in havaaon mein yaad hai un ki in ko chhu kar chalo mahak jaaein"
Nayan H. Desai"chand saalon mein kyaa maajraa ho gayaa kal jo khoTaa thaa ab vo kharaa ho gayaa peD kaTne pe panchhi to sab uD gae sirf saaya hi be-aasraa ho gayaa paD gayaa zard pattaa mire chhune se tum ne maslaa ise aur haraa ho gayaa jang chheDi gai be-sabab dosto us pe lambaa saa ik tabsira ho gayaa"
Nayan H. Desai"saamne panchhi rakhaa aur haath mein patthar rakhaa ham ko is andaaz se taqdir ne aksar rakhaa ek TuuTaa saa makaan ham ne kiraae par rakhaa is mein ik khiDki banaai saamne manzar rakhaa yaad-e-maazi dastakein aahaT sabhi kuchh bech kar kuchh na jab ghar mein bachaa to rehn par ye ghar rakhaa aaine mein 'aks bolaa main bahut hi shaad huun hanstaa chehra ham ne jab maayus chehre par rakhaa"
Nayan H. Desai"kuchh na kar paain ye zaalim aandhiyaan aa gaiin saahil pe saari kashtiyaan gaanv kaa panghaT bhi suunaa ho gayaa jab se Doli mein gai hain laDkiyaan dekhtaa huun jab koi sukhi nadi tairti hain zehn mein kuchh machhliyaan ab yahi pahchaan kaa me'yaar hai sirf paDh li jaaein jaise surkhiyaan"
Nayan H. Desai
