aankh jab aaine mein paDti hai — Ashraf Yousafi

"machhliyaan jaal machhere dariyaa ye mire khvaab ye bahte dariyaa barf pighli tiri aahaT paa kar teri aavaaz pe jaage dariyaa ye ravaani nahin dekhi hogi tu ne dekhe hain bahut se dariyaa jis ne dekhi nahin aankhein teri vo kabhi shaam ko dekhe dariyaa kis ko kis paar utarnaa hai bataa is kahaani mein hain kitne dariyaa kashti-e-nuh mein baiThaa huun main kyaa pichhe tufaan hai aur aage dariyaa Dubne vaale bataate hi nahin kis qadar hote hain gahre dariyaa bastiyaan un ko bhi aati hain nazar itne andhe nahin hote dariyaa tu ne paayaab kiyaa hai mujh ko main huaa kartaa thaa pahle dariyaa tu nahin jaantaa paani ki kashish tu ne dekhe nahin aise dariyaa"

"is zaat ke hisaar se niklungaa ek roz patthar haTaa ke ghaar se niklungaa ek roz andar ki ik sadaa kaa mujhe intizaar hai baahar ke intishaar se niklungaa ek roz shaakhon ke phailne se miraa qad nahin baDhaa malbus-e-barg-o-baar se niklungaa ek roz main bel ban ke tere dariche tak aaungaa peDon ki is qataar se niklungaa ek roz ye faasle to teri kashish kam na kar sake ab to tire madaar se niklungaa ek roz ik aks huun aur aansuon ke darmiyaan huun shoala huun aabshaar se niklungaa ek roz is sang-o-khisht se meri paivastagi hai aur niklaa bhi to vaqaar se niklungaa ek roz ik raushni kaa takht mujhe lene aaegaa zindaan-e-tang-o-taar se niklungaa ek roz"

"taalluqaat mein yakh-bastagi paDi rahegi kahin ghubaar kahin dhund si paDi rahegi vo aaegaa use dekheinge dekhte raheinge kitaab aise khuli ki khuli paDi rahegi paDaa rahegaa koi khvaab ek phuul ke saath aur is ke saath ik tasvir bhi paDi rahegi kuchh ehtiyaat-e-taalluq ab is maqaam pe hai ki dil mein jo bhi girah paD gai paDi rahegi ye barf ab ke baras bhi agar nahin pighli hamaare biich paDi khaamushi paDi rahegi darun-e-zaat pe uDti rahegi gard-e-malaal dilon ki Dor yuun uljhi hui paDi rahegi shikan paDi hai jabin par to noch Daal ise vagarna der talak ye paDi paDi rahegi hamin na honge agar kal to husn-e-daad-talab chamak-damak ye tiri dilkashi paDi rahegi chalaa bhi jaaegaa uTh kar tu mere bistar par shikan shikan miri afsurdagi paDi rahegi paDe raheinge tire dar pe khasta-jaan tere hamaare baad bhi darmaandagi paDi rahegi"

"chhan ke aati hai jo ye raushni darvaaze se kyaa mujhe dekh rahaa hai koi darvaaze se ghar ki takhti se milaa aaj mujhe apnaa pata apne hone ki gavaahi mili darvaaze se main ne dahliz se jaane ki ijaazat le li phir miri baat na tai ho saki darvaaze se ek rauzan mein paDi aankh se khulne lage hain ek divaar ke andar kai darvaaze se main ne is khvaab ko andar kahin mismaar kiyaa meri aavaaz na baahar gai darvaaze se raat bhar siskiyaan letaa hai koi shakhs yahaan kabhi divaar se lag kar kabhi darvaaze se khaali kamra miraa kis chaap se bhar jaataa hai aataa jaataa hi nahin jab koi darvaaze se ek khushbu ne qadam bhuul ke baahar rakkhaa phir gali aankh milaane lagi darvaaze se roz ik shahr-e-pur-asraar mein kho jaataa huun vahi galiyaan vahi raste vahi darvaaze se tu ne mahtaab nikalte hue dekhaa hai kabhi aur mahtaab bhi aise kisi darvaaze se"

"ziist ke tajrabe ki baatein hain 'ishq mein sab pate ki baatein hain meri barbaadiyon ke hain qisse aur tire sochne ki baatein hain jaane kyaa kyaa utartaa hai dil par jaane kis kis samay ki baatein hain khaal-o-khad saaraa kuchh nahin kahte is mein kuchh aaine ki baatein hain tum chaloge to main bataaungaa ek do raaste ki baatein hain meraa nuqsaan hai saraasar dekh aur tire faaede ki baatein hain kyaa kabhi lauT kar bhi aae log ye tire bachpane ki baatein hain ham ne kaise kiyaa tujhe rukhsat ye baDe hausle ki baatein hain 'yusufi' se kabhi mile ho tum us ki baatein maze ki baatein hain"

"diye ki aankh se jab guftugu nahin hoti vo meri raat kabhi surkh-ru nahin hoti havaa ke lams mein us ki mahak bhi hoti hai vo shaakh-e-gul jo kahin ru-ba-ru nahin hoti kise nasib ye shirini-e-lab-o-lahja har ek dasht mein ye aab-e-ju nahin hoti main harf harf mein paikar tiraa samotaa huun ghazal to hoti hai par hu-ba-hu nahin hoti kabhi kabhi to main khud se kalaam kartaa huun kabhi kabhi to ye lagtaa hai tu nahin hoti"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"