aastinon mein koi khanjar nahin — Adil Hayat

"zamin par hashr kuchh aisaa bapaa hai har insaan apne andar chhup gayaa hai fazaaon mein har ik su raushni hai na jaane aaj kis kaa ghar jalaa hai use koshish mein paDhne ki lagaa huun varaq jo mere dil ne likh diyaa hai nazar aati nahin hai shakl koi bas ik saayaa khalaa mein chal rahaa hai diye hain apne-pan ne zakhm itne koi hans kar mile dil kaanptaa hai vahi ik yaad jo dil mein basi thi vahi to ab mire dil ki davaa hai khalish taDpaa rahi thi kab se 'aadil' nishaan-e-zakhm ab jaa kar milaa hai"

"ye nahin vo rahguzar kuchh aur hai mere khvaabon kaa nagar kuchh aur hai rang the kal aankh mein kuchh aur hi aaj bhi raqs-e-sharar kuchh aur hai lab pe mere hai tabassum kaa ghubaar haan magar zakhm-e-jigar kuchh aur hai khud ke hone kaa gumaan hai bhi to kyaa saamne apne magar kuchh aur hai shab mein thiin chaaron taraf shaadaabiyaan haadisa vaqt-e-sahar kuchh aur hai ho gayaa hai khatm 'aadil' raasta par tiraa azm-e-safar kuchh aur hai"

"nahin koi khabar karnaa nahin hai hamein kuchh bhi asar karnaa nahin hai bahut hi khubsurat zindagi hai magar aasaan basar karnaa nahin hai havaa ko raasta gar mil bhi jaae charaaghon par asar karnaa nahin hai gharaunde hi mein apne lauT jaaun ki khud ko dar-ba-dar karnaa nahin hai hazaaron raaste to muntazir hain takhayyul mein safar karnaa nahin hai lubhaate hain nae paude hamein bhi magar sab ko shajar karnaa nahin hai hain ab bhi ishq ki baatein gavaara lahu dil ko magar karnaa nahin hai agar hai zindagi se pyaar 'aadil' muhim koi bhi sar karnaa nahin hai"

"dard-e-dil ke tabib hote hain baaz dushman ajiib hote hain vasvase uljhanein tamannaaein dil ke kitne raqib hote hain hanste hanste bigaDnaa ho jin ko aise bhi to nasib hote hain maut aur zindagi ke rishton mein faasle kuchh ajiib hote hain din agar kaT bhi jaataa hai 'aadil' shab ke saae muhib hote hain"

"vaadi mein husn ki hai ghaTaaon ki baazgasht kaanon ko chumti hai sadaaon ki baazgasht ab ke hamaare shahr kaa aalam ajiib hai har lamha reingti hai balaaon ki baazgasht sehn-e-chaman mein gaati hai is tarah andalib jaise machal rahi ho khizaaon ki baazgasht aati hai yaad mujh ko hazaaron kahaaniyaan karti hai shor jab bhi havaaon ki baazgasht 'aadil-hayaat' teraa hai uslub munfarid kaanon mein kah rahi hai sadaaon ki baazgasht"

"koi to aa ke mire dar ko khaTkhaTaae bhi andheri raat mein jugnu saa jagmagaae bhi gumaan ke pinjre mein kab se koi parinda hai kabhi to khole paron ko ki phaDphaDaae bhi anaa ki dhuup mein gum-sum khaDaa hai kaun yahaan main chhaanv huun mujhe dekhe vo muskuraae bhi vo meri saans kaa jaise aTuuT hissa hai agar hai us ko bhi ehsaas to jataae bhi dhuaan dhuaan saa jo manzar dikhaai detaa hai kabhi to dil mein vo chehra saa jhilmilaae bhi main aaina to nahin huun qubul hai lekin kami hai kyaa mire andar koi bataae bhi tamaam umr hi hanstaa rahaa huun main 'aadil' kabhi to nam hon ye aankhein koi rulaae bhi"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"