ab yahi saaya-e-divaar miraa ghar Thahraa — Hasan Abidi

"pahle hi baar-e-dosh hain sar bhi gae to kyaa jaanaan ham apni jaan se guzar bhi gae to kyaa jiinaa mataaa-e-khvesh na marnaa ataa-e-ghair jiite rahe to kyaa hai jo mar bhi gae to kyaa dil khuun hai ek tark-e-mohabbat ke daagh se rusvaaiyon ke daagh utar bhi gae to kyaa miTTi mein eatibaar-e-numu DhunDhtaa huun main baadal havaa ke saath bikhar bhi gae to kyaa shabnam se apni pyaas bujhaati hain khetiyaan dariyaa samundaron mein utar bhi gae to kyaa tughyaaniyon ki zad mein Thikaane sabhi ke hain kashti Dubo ke paar utar bhi gae to kyaa ghar mein thaa ehtiyaaj kaa daftar khulaa huaa daftar ki khaak chhaan ke ghar bhi gae to kyaa"

"tishna-kaamon ko yahaan kaun subu detaa hai gul ko bhi haath lagaao to lahu detaa hai neshtar aur sahi kaar-e-digar aur sahi dil-e-sad-chaak agar izn-e-rafu detaa hai taab-e-fariyaad bhi de lazzat-e-bedaad bhi de dene vaale jo mujhe soz-e-gulu detaa hai ham to barbaad hue barg-e-khizaan ki surat shaakh-e-gul kaun tujhe zauq-e-numu detaa hai munsifo haath se ab dashna-o-khanjar rakh do kyaa buraa hai agar insaaf adu detaa hai ai khudaavand mire sher ki qimat kyaa hai ek roTi kaa nivaala jise tu detaa hai"

"ham tirgi mein sham' jalaae hue to hain haathon mein surkh jaam uThaae hue to hain us jaan-e-anjuman ke liye be-qaraar dil aankhon mein intizaar sajaae hue to hain milaad ho ki majlis-e-gham mubtalaa tire aangan mein dil ke farsh bichhaae hue to hain hizb-e-haram ne shauq-e-junun ko baDhaa diyaa siine se ham buton ko lagaae hue to hain duniyaa kahaan thi paas-e-viraasat ke zimn mein ik diin thaa so us pe luTaae hue to hain kab chobdaar par hon sar-afraaz dekhiye us shokh ki nigaah mein aae hue to hain"

"safar mein ek jag tamaam ho gayaa ab apne ghar kaa raasta bhi kho gayaa phir us ke pairahan ki bu na mil saki vo mere khuun mein aastin Dubo gayaa vo neshtar jo us ke haath mein na thaa gayaa to meri saans mein piro gayaa ab aansuon ki fasl kaaTte raho judaaiyon ke biij vo to bo gayaa na jaane kis nagar aaj shaam ho sahar hui to ji udaas ho gayaa guzar gai jo be-gharon pe kyaa kahein zamin ko abr-e-barshgaal dho gayaa miri to aankh nam na ho saki magar vo mujh pe mere aansuon se ro gayaa likhegaa kaun is sadi ki daastaan har ek pal hazaar saal ho gayaa"

"shahr-e-naa-pursaan mein kuchh apnaa pata miltaa nahin baam-o-dar raushan hain lekin raasta miltaa nahin fasl-e-gul aisi ki arzaan ho gae kaaghaz ke phuul ab koi gul-pairahan zarrin-qabaa miltaa nahin aashnaa chehron se rang-e-aashnaai uD gayaa ham-zabaan ab khushk patton ke sivaa miltaa nahin ek sannaaTaa hai shabnam se shuaa-e-nur tak ab koi aanchal pas-e-mauj-e-sabaa miltaa nahin haakimon ne shahr ke andar fasilein khinch diin din mein bhi ab koi darvaaza khulaa miltaa nahin itne be-parvaa iraade itne be-taufiq gham haath uThte hain magar harf-e-duaa miltaa nahin"

"ummid kaa baab likh rahaa huun patthar pe gulaab likh rahaa huun vo shahr to khvaab ho chukaa hai jis shahr ke khvaab likh rahaa huun ashkon mein piro ke us ki yaadein paani pe kitaab likh rahaa huun vo chehraa to aaina-numaa hai main jis ko hijaab likh rahaa huun sahraa mein vafur-e-tishnagi se saae ko sahaab likh rahaa huun lamhon ke savaal se gurezaan sadiyon kaa javaab likh rahaa huun sab us ke karam ki daastaanein main zer-e-itaab likh rahaa huun"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"