aasmaanon mein bhi darvaaza lagaa kar dekhein — Ata Turab

"kahin jamaal-paziri ki had nahin rakhtaa main baDh rahaa huun tasalsul se qad nahin rakhtaa ye qabl o baad ke us paar ki hikaayat hai miraa davaam azal aur abad nahin rakhtaa vo ek ho ke bhi ham se ginaa nahin jaataa vo ek ho ke bhi aage adad nahin rakhtaa ye umr bhar ki riyaazat miraa muqaddar hai taraashtaa huun jise khaal-o-khad nahin rakhtaa vo ik sukhan hi hamaari sanad na ban jaae vo ik sukhan jo tumhaari sanad nahin rakhtaa 'turaab' kaasa-e-dil pesh kar diyaa jaae sunaa hai koi sakhaavat ki had nahin rakhtaa"

"tanhaaiyon ke dasht mein bhaage jo raat bhar vo din ko khaak jaagegaa jaage jo raat bhar fikr-e-maaash ne unhein qissa banaa diyaa sajti thiin apni mahfilein aage jo raat bhar vo din ki raushni mein pareshaan ho gayaa suljhaa rahaa thaa bakht ke dhaage jo raat bhar kyaa kyaa na pyaas jaage mire dil ke dasht mein hasrat bhi ek aag hai laage jo raat bhar dasht-e-ghazal mein jaane kahaan tak chale gae su-e-ghazaal qaafiya bhaage jo raat bhar"

"raat vahshat se gurezaan thaa main aahu ki tarah paanv paDti rahi zanjir bhi ghungru ki tarah ab tire lauT ke aane ki koi aas nahin tu judaa mujh se huaa aankh se aansu ki tarah ab hamein apni jihaalat pe hansi aati hai ham kabhi khud ko samajhte the arastu ki tarah haan tujhe bhi to mayassar nahin tujh saa koi hai tiraa arsh bhi viraan mire pahlu ki tarah naaz o andaaz mein shaaista saa vo husn-e-nafis hu-ba-hu jaan-e-ghazal hai miri urdu ki tarah"

"kab kahaan kyaa mire dildaar uThaa laaeinge vasl mein bhi dil-e-be-zaar uThaa laaeinge chaahiye kyaa tumhein tohfe mein bataa do varna ham to baazaar ke baazaar uThaa laaeinge yuun mohabbat se na ham khaana-ba-doshon ko bulaa itne saada hain ki ghar-baar uThaa laaeinge ek misre se ziyaada to nahin baar-e-vajud tum pukaaroge to har baar uThaa laaeinge gar kisi jashn-e-masarrat mein chale bhi jaaein chun ke aansu tire gham-khvaar uThaa laaeinge kaun saa phuul sajegaa tire juuDe mein bhalaa is shash-o-panj mein gulzaar uThaa laaeinge"

"numu-pazir huun har dam ki mujh mein dam hai abhi miraa maqaam hai jo bhi vo mujh se kam hai abhi taraash aur bhi apne tasavvur-e-rab ko tire khudaa se to behtar miraa sanam hai abhi nahin hai ghair ki tasbih kaa koi imkaan mire labon pe to zikr-e-manam manam hai abhi 'turaab' par kahaan hotaa hai ye khudaa kaa khalaa mire vajud ke andar kahin adam hai abhi"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"