aaj taabir khvaabon ki ham paa gae — JaiKrishn Chaudhry Habeeb

"mire hi dil se tu puchh kitni tiri adaaon mein zindagi hai tiraa sitam bhi karam hai mujh par tiri jafaaon mein zindagi hai jo tere javon se hai farozaan jo teri nikhat se jhumti hai jo tere naghmon se guunj uTThe unhin fazaaon mein zindagi hai inhin se rangin hai bazm-e-hasti inhin se nikhar hai husn-e-duniyaa jo chaahein samjhein jahaan vaale miri khataaon mein zindagi hai khushi mein sar dhunne vaalo sun lo ki kitnaa shirin hai naghma-e-gham jo TuuTe dil se sadaaein uTThi unhin sadaaon mein zindagi hai rachi hai sargoshiyaan si jin mein hamaare raaz-o-niyaaz ki hi jo husn-o-ulfat se hi basi hai unhin havaaon mein zindagi hai ghurur kitnaa bhi tum ko apne ho zehn-o-baazu ki quvvaton par zaraa to be-kas dilon se puchho ki kyaa duaaon mein zindagi hai tiri hasin kaa ho saaz bajtaa ki aabshaaron kaa ho tarannum ho raqs-e-gul yaa navaa-e-bulbul inhin navaaon mein zindagi hai jo be-niyaaz-e-zar-e-zamin hai jo dil ki daulat se hi ghani hai 'habib' in ko samajh na kamtar inhin adaaon mein zindagi hai"

"tiri mohabbat mein gham jo aae to us se baDh kar khushi nahin hai vafaa ki manzil ke khaar mein bhi gulon se kam dil-kashi nahin hai na tujh mein jurat hai rind ki si na tujh mein vusat dil-o-nazar ki aziim shai hai ye rasm-e-rindi ye sirf baada-kashi nahin hai libaas-e-nau mein havas ne aa kar mazaaq-e-husn-o-nazar hain badle vo ishq mein hai na sarfaroshi vo husn mein dilbari nahin hai tujhi se garmi thi mahfilon ki tujhi se thi vo chaman ki sairein nahin vo mahfil mein lutf baaqi gulon ke lab par hansi nahin hai nahin ye mumkin ki us ke dar se tu khaali daaman hi lauT jaae talab hi teri hai khaam ab tak nazar bhi dar par jami nahin hai khirad ki go hain hazaar aankhein hai dil ki sirf ek aankh lekin jo dil ki bujh jaae sham-e-ulfat to phir kahin raushni nahin hai gham-aashnaa teraa dil nahin hai to aae us mein gudaaz kaise jo saaz dil kaa nahin hai TuuTaa to us mein phir naghmagi nahin hai karoge kyaa tum 'habib' aakhir hayaat-e-tul-o-tavil le kar tabassum-e-gul ke ek lamhe mein kyaa koi zindagi nahin hai"

"khamosh nazron se husn-e-butaan ki baat karein na lab pe aai jo us daastaan ki baat karein rah-e-junun mein bhaTakte kahaan kahaan pahunche kahaan kahaan ki sunaaein kahaan ki baat karein jigar ke daagh dikhaane se faaeda kyaa hai abas hai mahz ke zor-e-zamaan ki baat karein na bhuul jaae zamaana vafaa ki qadron ko miTe jo ishq mein un ke nishaan ki baat karein jabin-e-shauq kaa sajda yahaan vahaan kyon ho jahaan ho azmat-e-sar ham vahaan ki baat karein qadam qadam pe guzarte hain imtihaan kitne chalo ki aaj nae imtihaan ki baat karein ye yaad-e-lutf-e-bahaaraan bhi kam nahin hai 'habib' bhari khizaan mein bhi kyaa ham khizaan ki baat karein"

"tumhaari aarzu tum se kahin baDh kar hasin nikli ki duniyaa ki har ik shai se yahi dil ke qarin nikli main samjhaa yaad bhi tark-e-taalluq par to aaegi magar jab dil TaTolaa hai vahin ye jaaguzin nikli abhi kuchh aur bhi khelo mire chaahat bhare dil se abhi bhi zakhm kam kam hain abhi hasrat nahin nikli sar-e-mahfil kiyaa rusvaa mujhe teri mohabbat ne jhuki jo naam par tere vo meri hi jabin nikli nigaahon ne tujhe DhunDaa tujhe dil se pukaaraa hai nazar aai na jo surat vo surat dil-nashin nikli hai do hi din ki umr-e-gul magar zinda-dili dekho tabassum lab pe raqsaan hai fazaa hargiz nahin nikli jahaan par sarhadein dair-o-haram ki khatm hoti hain vahin par nur-e-imaan hai vahin raah-e-yaqin nikli hamaari zindagi dariyaa ki mauj-e-muztarib si hai kahin ubhri kahin machli kahin Duubi kahin nikli uThaa karti hain maujon ki tarah hi hasratein dil mein nai kitni ubhar aaein jo ik hasrat kahin nikli shab-e-furqat 'habib' apnaa na koi kaam kaa niklaa na aansu baa-asar nikle na aah-e-aatishin nikli"

"shikva nahin gila nahin rabt koi baham nahin rasm-e-salaam kyaa jahaan pursish-e-haal-e-gham nahin go ki nahin nigaah mein dil se nahin ho duur tum dida-e-dil ke vaaste faasla besh-o-kam nahin bazm se aap kyaa gae raunaq-e-bazm le gae ab vo surur-e-dil kahaan aap gae to ham nahin aap ki yaad aa gai dil pe khushi si chhaa gai ab mujhe gham se vaasta ab mujhe koi gham nahin pahlaa saa vo karam kahaan lutf ki vo nazar kahaan hai ye sitam ki intihaa koi nayaa sitam nahin us ki nigaah-e-mast kaa ab bhi khumaar hai magar saaqi-e-dil-navaaz kaa pahlaa saa vo karam nahin daaman idhar hai taar taar rukh pe nahin udhar naqaab 'ishq agar hai be-vaqaar husn kaa bhi bharam nahin manzil-e-zindagi na puchh sirf safar hai zindagi paanv uThaa qadam baDhaa hosh sanbhaal tham nahin dekh kar un ke iltifaat rah gai dil ki dil mein baat hosh gayaa jo vo gae aae to dam mein dam nahin minnatein shaikh-o-barhaman kijiye kis liye 'habib' dil hai miri nigaah mein dair nahin haram nahin"

"kyaa kahun kyaa kyaa gayaa jab apnaa kaashaana gayaa khum gayaa saaqi gayaa aur ham se mai-khaana gayaa ho gae kitne hi gum aql-o-khirad ki raah mein manzil-e-maqsud tak to sirf divaana gayaa gosha-e-tahzib mein bhi ghaat mein sayyaad hai ab kabhi kaa farq-e-aabaadi-o-viraana gayaa aaj ki is zindagi ke tez-rau tufaan mein vaqt-e-zikr-e-saaghar-o-minaa-o-paimaana gayaa jiit le qalb-o-jigar qudrat kaa ab vo vaqt hai ab sanam ke jitne kaa lutf-e-afsaana gayaa zindagi ne ab taraashe nau-butaan-e-dil-rubaa vo puraanaa tarz-e-sajda aur but-khaana gayaa ham zamaane ke rukh-o-raftaar ki baatein karein ab vo lutf-e-garmi-e-raftaar-e-jaanaanaa gayaa aahan-o-tesha ki hai jhankaar naghma vaqt kaa ho gayaa khaamosh mutrib sher-e-rindaana gayaa khair maqdam ham nae dil se karein ab ai 'habib' raat guzri shama rukhsat aur parvaana gayaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"