aankhon ke saamne koi manzar nayaa na thaa — Aashufta Changezi

"tum ne likkhaa hai likho kaisaa huun main doston ki bhiiD hai tanhaa huun main yaasmin o nastaran meraa pata khushbuon ke jism par likkhaa huun main pahle hi kyaa kam tamaashe the yahaan phir nae manzar uThaa laayaa huun main phir vahi mausam puraane ho gae din Dhale sargoshiyaan suntaa huun main kaun utarti chaDhti saanson kaa amiin saaya-e-divaar se lipTaa huun main tu kabhi is shahr se ho kar guzar raaston ke jaal mein uljhaa huun main vo miri khush-fahmiyaan sab kyaa huiin jaane kab se be-hunar zinda huun main"

"Thikaane yuun to hazaaron tire jahaan mein the koi sadaa hamein rokegi is gumaan mein the ajiib basti thi chehre to apne jaise the magar sahife kisi ajnabi zabaan mein the bahut khushi hui tarkash ke khaali hone par zaraa jo ghaur kiyaa tiir sab kamaan mein the ilaaj DhunDh nikaaleinge apni vahshat kaa junun-navaaz abhi tak isi gumaan mein the ham ek aisi jagah jaa ke lauT kyuun aae jahaan sunaa hai ki sab aakhiri zamaan mein the"

"ghar ki had mein sahraa hai aage dariyaa bahtaa hai hairat tak mafqud hui itnaa dekhaa-bhaalaa hai jaane kyaa uftaad paDe khvaab mein us ko dekhaa hai aahaT kaisi basti mein kaun ye rasta bhulaa hai raste apne apne hain kaun kisi ko samjhaa hai qaid se vahshi chhuT gae dekhein kyaa gul khiltaa hai uDne vaalaa panchhi kyuun pankh sameTe baiThaa hai"

"guzar gae hain jo mausam kabhi na aaeinge tamaam dariyaa kisi roz Duub jaaeinge safar to pahle bhi kitne kiye magar is baar ye lag rahaa hai ki tujh ko bhi bhuul jaaeinge alaav ThanDe hain logon ne jaagnaa chhoDaa kahaani saath hai lekin kise sunaaeinge sunaa hai aage kahin samtein baanTi jaati hain tum apni raah chuno saath chal na paaeinge duaaein loriyaan maaon ke paas chhoD aae bas ek niind bachi hai kharid laaeinge zarur tujh saa bhi hogaa koi zamaane mein kahaan talak tiri yaadon se ji lagaaeinge"

"gharaunde khvaabon ke suraj ke saath rakh lete paron mein dhuup ke ik kaali raat rakh lete hamein khabar thi zabaan kholte hi kyaa hogaa kahaan kahaan magar aankhon pe haath rakh lete tamaam jangon kaa anjaam mere naam huaa tum apne hisse mein koi to maat rakh lete kahaa thaa tum se ki ye raasta bhi Thiik nahin kabhi to qaafile vaalon ki baat rakh lete ye kyaa kiyaa ki sabhi kuchh ganvaa ke baiTh gae bharam to banda-e-maulaa-sifaat rakh lete main bevafaa huun chalo ye bhi maan letaa huun bhale bure hi sahi tajrabaat rakh lete"

"duur tak phailaa samundar mujh pe saahil ho gayaa lauT kar jaanaa yahaan se aur mushkil ho gayaa daakhila mamnua likkhaa thaa fasil-e-shahr par paDh to main ne bhi liyaa thaa phir bhi daakhil ho gayaa khvaab hi baazaar mein mil jaate hain taabir bhi pahle logon se sunaa thaa aaj qaail ho gayaa is hujum-e-be-karaan se bhaag kar jaataa kahaan tum ne rokaa to bahut thaa main hi shaamil ho gayaa pahle bhi ye sab manaazir rokte the is dafa aisaa kyaa dekhaa ki tujh se aur ghaafil ho gayaa ek mauqa kyaa milaa khush-fahmiyaan baDhne lagin raasta itnaa pasand aayaa ki manzil ho gayaa aur kyaa detaa bhalaa sahraa-navardi kaa khiraaj tu bachaa thaa ab ke tu bhi nazr-e-mahmil ho gayaa"

"vo chiir ke aakaash zamin par utar aayaa jaltaa huaa suraj miri aankhon mein dar aayaa lahron ne kai baar mire dar pe di dastak phir saath mujhe lene samundar idhar aayaa vo ziist ke us paar ki thaah lene gayaa thaa par lauT ke ab tak na miraa ham-safar aayaa fursat ho to ye jism bhi miTTi mein dabaa do lo phir main zamaan aur makaan se idhar aayaa"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"kis tayaqqun talak gae ham log phir bhi ai dil bhaTak gae ham log misl-e-dariyaa mili thi sairaabi misl-e-saahil bilak gae ham log yunhi ik din safar kiyaa aaghaaz yunhi ik roz thak gae ham log ehtimaaman hue the ham-aaghosh ehtiyaatan bahak gae ham log ek khushbu chaman mein laai thi aur sahraa talak gae ham log nuur thaa yaa vo ik badan thaa 'samir' us ko chhu kar chamak gae ham log"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"