aakhiri zarb dil par lagaate hue — Ahmar Nadeem

"ye ek kaam bachaa thaa so vo bhi karne lage nafas nafas mein udaasi ke jaam bharne lage abhi to in ko murattab hi kar rahe the ham khayaal safha-e-qirtaas par bikharne lage sitam-zarifi-e-dauraan bhi raas aane lagi ye kis ki zulf ke saae mein ham sanvarne lage udaas naslon ko darkaar hai ik aur safar rukh-e-sahar pe shabon ke nuqush ubharne lage musaafiraan-e-taghayyur hain kaise saada mizaaj hayaat-e-nau ki bashaarat pe kaan dharne lage bas itnaa qissa hai aankhon mein khvaab aane kaa uThe sanbhal ke chale aur phir Thaharne lage"

"ye ek din kaa nahin tajraba hai barson kaa kabhi samajh mein na aayaa khitaab aankhon kaa huzur aap bhi to is qadar ziyaada hain shumaar kaun kare kam-nazar harifon kaa 'adaavatein hi sahi kuchh to ho 'ayaan ham par bahut hi sakht hai ye marhala hijaabon kaa jo baat dil mein nahin thi zabaan pe aai hai galaa na ghonT de ye vaqt ab dalilon kaa"

"aalaam-e-rozgaar se mar'ub ho gae saare usuul 'ishq ke maa’yub ho gae shaayad main apne aap se ghaafil na rah sakaa kuchh log meri zaat se mansub ho gae pahle-pahal to ham pe tiraa kuchh asar huaa phir dekhte hi dekhte maghlub ho gae pohnchaa na kuchh hamaaraa kahaa un ke zauq tak samjhe the ham ki saahib-e-uslub ho gae shohrat ki saadgi ne bhi kyaa kyaa na kuchh kiyaa kitne hi badtarin the jo khuub ho gae teraa firaaq baa'is-e-kaif-o-nashaat thaa duniyaa tire visaal mein majzub ho gae 'ahmar' kaa kyaa banaa koi puchhe to ye kaho nazr-e-sitam-zarifi-e-mahbub ho gae"

"tashbih ramz ras na kinaae ke bas mein hai vo husn-e-be-misaal miri dastaras mein hai aisaa nahin ki sirf hami hain thakan se chuur barson ki ik thakaan sadaa-e-jaras mein hai ahvaal mere shor-e-salaasil ke sun rafiq jaise ravaan-davaan koi dariyaa qafas mein hai ai chaaraagar ilaaj-e-gham-e-dil faqat nahin vahshat kaa ik jahaan tire bul-havas mein hai vaise to ho chuki hai mukammal miri ghazal ik matla'-e-'uruj magar pesh-o-pas mein hai"

"dasht-e-junun mein mere baraabar nahin koi honge hazaar qais pa 'ahmar' nahin koi tum ne chuni hai raah jo hamvaar hai bahut zaahid tumhaari raah mein patthar nahin koi tanhaa hi dushmanon ki hadon tak pahunch gayaa buzdil chale the saath mein lashkar nahin koi 'izzat-maaab qibla-o-'aali-janaab aap 'aali-janaab aap saa ahqar nahin koi is gham mein dil-girafta hai 'ahmar-nadim’ bas sar par gunah kaa bojh hai mahshar nahin koi"

"hangaama-e-hayaat ko koi to naam de ai zindagi mujhe tu munaasib maqaam de jaldi na kar ki saaqiyaa ye fe'l hai buraa baaqi hai shab tamaam saliqe se jaam de charchaa miri shikast kaa kuchh der tak to ho main kab ye chaahtaa thaa baqaa-e-davaam de ye kyaa ki ek taal pe duniyaa hai mahv-e-raqs is gardish-e-kuhan ko nae subh-o-shaam de 'ahmar-nadim' zabt ke pahlu ko thaam kar kyaa tausan-e-hayaat ko koi lagaam de"

"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"