abr har khet pe har raahguzar par barse — Aslam Aazad

"jagmagaati khvaahishon ne mujh ko andhaa kar diyaa qurbatein bakhshin to mahrum-e-tamannaa kar diyaa ab to apne aap ko bhi yaad ham aate nahin intishaar-e-zaat ne yuun reza-reza kar diyaa shisha-e-dil mein sukun kaa aks bhi baaqi nahin kin aziyyat-naak lamhon se shanaasaa kar diyaa naa-tavaan darvaaze buDhi khiDkiyaan lau de uThin reshmi pardon ne ek ik ghar ko nangaa kar diyaa narm sargoshi na qadmon ki shanaasaa aahaTein gaanv ki galiyon ko 'aslam' kis ne tanhaa kar diyaa"

"karb ki aag mein din-raat pighalte rahiye karvaTein dard ke bistar pe badalte rahiye kaun aataa hai yahaan kis ko hai fursat yaaro jism ki aag mein khud apne hi jalte rahiye un ko paane ki tamanna to hai ik khvaab-e-hasin tifl-e-nau-umr ki maanind machalte rahiye aabla-paai se jal uTThe hon har samt charaagh jaada-e-zist pe is tarah se chalte rahiye vaadi-e-najd hai daaman na ulajh jaae kahin yaan har ik gaam pe ai dost sambhalte rahiye"

"aankhon se main ne chakh liyaa mausam ke zahr ko lekin vajud sah na sakaa us ke qahr ko pheinkaa thaa kis ne sang-e-havas raat khvaab mein phir DhunDhti hai niind usi pichhle pahr ko miTTi ke sab makaan zamin-doz ho gae naqshe mein ab talaash karo apne shahr ko dariyaa-e-shab kaa TuuT gayaa hai sukut aaj muddat ke baa'd dekh ke kirnon ki nahr ko saae ke saath vaqt ke dauDaa vo der tak palkon mein phir chhupaa liyaa lamhon ke qahr ko paimaana-e-gulaab ko honTon se chuum kar muTThi mein qaid kar liyaa khushbu ki lahr ko"

"har su hai taariki chhaai tum bhi chup aur ham bhi chup kis ne aisi shama jalaai tum bhi chup aur ham bhi chup kis jaanib hai apni manzil doraahe par aa pahunche kis ne aisi raah bataai tum bhi chup aur ham bhi chup dasht-e-tapaan mein jaane kab se dil ne di hain aavaazein koi bhi aavaaz na aai tum bhi chup aur ham bhi chup raah kisi ki takte takte taare bhi ab raakh hue subh ki devi bhi muskaai tum bhi chup aur ham bhi chup dard ke be-paayaan sahraa mein duur talak hai sannaaTaa zakhm-e-dil ne li angDaai tum bhi chup aur ham bhi chup"

"vo kyaa hai kaun hai ye to zaraa bataa mujh ko ki jis ne sang mein tabdil kar diyaa mujh ko main kho na jaaun kahin dasht-e-naa-muraadi mein tu apni aaankhon ki aaghosh mein chhupaa mujh ko kisi tarah na tilism-e-sukut TuuT sakaa vo de rahaa thaa bahut duur se sadaa mujh ko main dusron ki malaamat kaa bojh sah lungaa magar tu apni nazar se na yuun giraa mujh ko main tere saamne phir sar-buland ho na sakun gunah ki ret mein is tarah mat dabaa mujh ko badan ki aag ko oDhaa hai chaadaron ki tarah mili hai khuub mire jurm ki sazaa mujh ko"

"ajiib shakhs hai mujh ko to vo divaana lage pukaartaa huun to us ko miri sadaa na lage guzar rahaa hai mire sar se jo havaa ki tarah kabhi kabhi to vahi lamha ik zamaana lage gali mein jis pe har ik samt se chale patthar mujhe vo shakhs kisi tarah bhi buraa na lage mizaaj us ne bhi kaisaa ajiib paayaa hai hazaar chheD karun par use buraa na lage hamaare pichhe vo chup-chaap baiThaa rahtaa hai main sochtaa huun magar kuchh mujhe pataa na lage isi khayaal se shaayad hai band vo khiDki ThaThurti shaam ki us ko kahin havaa na lage sunaaein kis ko yahaan aap-biti ai 'aslam' hamein to apni hi har baat khud fasaana lage"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kaam liyaa jab lafzon hi se khud ko bas naakaam kiyaa baat asar-andaaz hui jab she'ron ko paighaam kiyaa ye kaise saari duniyaa mein aaj bahut mashhur ho tum vaise to saari duniyaa ne tum ko bahut gumnaam kiyaa yak-rangi se 'aajiz aa kar rangaa-rangi ki khaatir jo mujh ko raas aayaa thaa us nilam ko nilaam kiyaa aksar tanhaai mein mujh ko yaad aa jaataa hai vo sab haan aaghaaz se pahle hi jis ko main ne anjaam kiyaa khaamoshi pas fan hai khudaa kaa sikhaa ham ne bhi lekin har-su roz machaayaa tahalka yaa paidaa kohraam kiyaa vaqt ke saath aur aap ke haathon qadrein kitni badli hain ek ilzaam se kitnaa kam hai haasil jo in'aam kiyaa kahiye husn aur 'ishq ko de kar apne dil ke khuun kaa lams kis ne use gul-rang kiyaa phir kis ne use gulfaam kiyaa ab kaa fasaad aaraam se guzre is koshish mein us ne to qashqa khinchaa dair mein baiThaa kab kaa tark islaam kiyaa"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"