Amjad Islam Poetry

mohabbat ki tabiyat main
ye kaisa bachpana qudarat ne rakha hai

k jitni purani jitni bhi mazbut ho jaye
ise taid-e-taza ki zarurat phir bhi rahti hai
yaqin ki aKhiri had tak dilon main lahlahati ho
nigahon se tapakti ho lahu main jagmagati ho
hazaron tarah se dilkash hasin hale banati ho
use izhar k lafzon ki hajat phir bhi rahti hai

mohabbat mangati hai yun gavahi apane hone ki
k jaise tifl-e-sada sham ko ik bij boye
aur shab main baura uthe
zamin ko khod kar dekhe
k paudha ab kahan tak hai

mohabbat ki tabiyat main ajab takrar ki Khu hai
k ye iqrar k lafzon ko sunane se nahi thakati
bicharne ki ghari ho ya koi milane ki sa’at ho
ise bas ek hi dhun hai
kaho mujh se mohabbat hai
kaho mujh se mohabbat hai

kuch aisi besakuni hai vafa ki sarzaminon main
k jo ahal-e-mohabbat ko sada bechain rakhti hai
k jaise phul main Khsuhbu k jaise hath main tara
k jaise sham ka tara
mohabbat karne valon ki sahar raton main rahti hai
gumanam k shakhchon main ashiyan banata hai ulfat ka
ye ain visal main bhi hijr k khadshon main rahti hai

mohabbat k musafir zindagi jab kat chukte hain
thakan ki karachiyan chunte vafa ki ajarakn pahne
samay ki rahguzar ki aKhiri sarhad pe rukte hain
to koi dubati sanson ki dori tham kr
dhire se kahta hai
k ye sach hai na
hamari zindagi ik dusare k nam likhi thi
dhundhalaka sa jo ankhon k qarib-o-dur phaila hai
isi ka nam chahat hai
tumhen mujh se mohabbat thi
tumhen mujh se mohabbat hai

mohabbat ki tabiyat main
ye kaisa bachpana qudarat ne rakkha hai

mera tamam fun meri kavish mera riyaz
ik na-tamam git k misre hain jin k bich
mani ka rabt hai na kisi kafiye ka mel
anjam jis ka tay na hua ho ik aisa khel
meri mata bas yahi jadu hai ishq ka
sikha hai jis ko main ne bari mushkilon k sath
lekin ye sahir-e-ishq ka tohfa ajib hai
khulta nahi hai kuch k haqiqat main kya hai ye
taqdir ki ata hai ya koi saza hai ye
kis se kahen ai jan k ye qissa ajib hai
kahne ko yun to ishq ka jadu hai mere pas
par mere dil k vaste itna hai is ka bojh
sine se ik pahar-sa hatta nahi hai ye
lekin asar k bab main halka hai is qadar
tujh pe agar chalaun to chalata nahi hai ye

Kuch aise ghao bhi hote hain
jinhen zakhmi ap nahi dhote
bin roye huye ansuon ki tarah
sine main chupa k rakhte hain
aur sari umr nahi rote

ninden bhi muhaiya hoti hain
sapne bhi dur nahi hote
kyun phir bhi jagte rahte hain
kyun sari rat nahi sote

ab kis se kahen ai jan-e-vafa
ye ahal-e-vafa kis ag main jalte rahte hain
kyun bujh k rakh nahi hote

kisi ki ankh jo purnam nahi hai
na samajho ye ke us ko Gam nahi hai

savad-e-dard main tanha khara hun
palat jaun magar mausam nahi hai

samajh main kuch nahi ata kisi k
agarche guftagu mubham nahi hai

sulagta kyun nahi tarik jangal
talab ki lau agar maddham nahi hai

ye basti hai sitam parvar digan ki
yaha koi kisi se kam nahi hai

kinara dusara dariya ka jaise
vo sathi hai magar mahram nahi hai

dilon ki raushani bujhne na dena
vajud-e-tiragi mahkam nahi hai

main tum ko chah kar pachta raha hun
koi is zaKhm ka marham nahi hai

jo koi sun sake ‘Amjad’ to suna dena
ba-juz ek baz gasht-e-Gam nahi hai

Khud apne liye baith k sochenge kisi din
yun hai k tujhe bhul k dekhenge kisi din

bhatake hue phirte hain kai lafz jo dil main
duniya ne diya vaqt to likkhenge kisi din

hil jayenge ik bar to arshon k dar-o-bam
ye khaknashin log jo bolenge kisi din

apas ki kisi bat ka milta hi nahi vaqt
har bat ye kahae hain k baithenge kisi din

ai jan teri yad k be-nam parinde
shakhon pe mere dard ki utrenge kisi din

jati hai kisi jhil ki gahrai kahan tak
ankhon main teri dub k dekhenge kisi din

khushbu se bhari sham main jugnu k qalam se
ik nazm tere vaste likkhenge kisi din

soyenge teri ankh ki khlvat main kisi rat
saye main teri zulf k jagenge kisi din

khushbu ki tarah ,asl-e-saba khak numa se
galiyon se tere shahar ki guzrenge kisi din

‘Amjad’ hai yahi ab k kafan bandh k sar se
us shahar-e-sitamgar main jayenge kisi din

kahan aa k rukne the raste kahan mor tha use bhul ja
vo jo mil gaya use yad rakh jo nahi mila use bhul ja

vo tere nasib ki barishen kisi aur chat pe baras gai
dil-e-bekhabar meri bat sun use bhul ja use bhul ja

main to gum tha tere hi dhyan main teri as main tere guman main
hava kah gai mere kan main mere sath a use bhul ja

tujhe chand ban k mila tha jo tere sahilon pe khila tha jo
vo tha ek dariya visal ka so utar gaya use bhul ja

jo utar ke zina-e-sham se teri chashm-e-Khush main sama gaye
vahi jalte bujhte se mahar-o-mah mere bam-o-dar ko saja gaye

ye ajib khel hai ishq ka main ne ap dekha ye mojeza
vo jo lafz mere guman main the vo teri zuban par a gaye

vo jo git tum ne suna nahi meri umr bhar ka riyaz tha
mere dard ki thi dastan jise tum hansi main ura gaye

vo charag-e-jan kabhi jis ki lau na kisi hava se nigun hui
teri bevafai ke vasava use chupke chupke bujha gaye

vo tha chand sham-e-visal ka k tha rup tere jamal ka
meri ruh se meri ankh tak kisi raushani main naha gaye

ye jo bandagan-e-niyaz hai ye tamam hai vo lashkari
jinhen zindagi ne aman na di to tere huzur main a gaye

teri beruKhi k dayar main main hava ke sath hava hua
tere aine ki talash main mere Khvab chehara ganva gaye

tere vasvaon k fishar main tera sharar-e-rang ujar gaya
meri khvahishon k gubar main mere mah-o-sal-e-vafa gaye

vo ajib phul se lafz the tere honth jin se mahak uthe
mere dasht-e-khvab main dur tak koi bagh jaise laga gaye

meri umr se na simat sake mere dil main itne saval the
tere pas jitne javab the teri ik nigah main a gaye

chehre pe mere zulf ko phailao kisi din
kya roz garajate ho baras jao kisi din

razon ki tarah utaro mere dil main kisi shab
dastak pe mere hath ki khul jao kisi din

peron ki tarah husn ki barish main naha lun
badal ki tarah jhum k ghir ao kisi din

Khushbu ki tarah guzro mere dil ki gali se
phulon ki tarah mujh pe bikhar jao kisi din

phir hath ko khairat mile band-e-qaba ki
phir lutf-e-shab-e-vasl ko dohrao kisi din

guzaren jo mere ghar se to ruk jayen sitare
is tarah meri rat ko chamkao kisi din

main apani har ik sans usi rat ko de dun
sar rakh k mere sine pe so jao kisi din

chand k sath kai dard purane nikle
kitne gam the jo tere gam ke bahane nikle

fasl-e gul ai phir ik bar asiran-e-vafa
apne hi khun k dariya main nahane nikle

hijr ki chot ajab sang-shikan hoti hai
dil ki befaiz zaminon se khazane nikle

umr guzri hai shab-e-tar main ankhain malte
kis ufaq se mera khurshid na jane nikle

ku-e-qatil main chale jaise shahidon ka julus
Khvab yuu bhigti ankhon ko sajane nikle

dil ne ik int se tamir kiya taj mahal
tu ne ik bat kahi lakh fasane nikle

dasht-e tanhai-e-hijranN main khara sochta hun
haye kya log mera sath nibhane nikle

main ne ‘Amjad’ use bevasta dekha hi nahi
vo to Khushbu main bhi ahat ke bahane nikle

Bhir main ik ajnabi ka samana acha laga
sab se chup kar vo kisi ka dekhna acha laga

surmai ankhon k niche phul se khilne lage
kahte kahte kuch kisi ka sochna acha laga

bat to kuch bhi nahi thi lekin us ka ek dam
hath ko honton pe rakh kar rokna acha laga

chay main chini milana us ghari bhaya bahut
zer-e lab vo muskurata shukriya acha laga

dil main kitne ahad bandhe the bhulane ke use
vo mila to sab irade torna acha laga

beirada lams ki vo sansani pyari lagi
kam tavajjo ankh ka vo dekhna acha laga

nim shab ki Khamushi main bhigti sarkon pe kal
teri yadon k jalo main ghumna acha laga

us udu-e-jan ko ‘Amjad’ main bura kaise kahun
jab bhi aya samne vo bevafa acha laga