aise hote hain sar-e-shaam numudaar charaagh — Aarib Hashmi

"nahin chaahaa thaa ye kyaa ho gayaa hai use mujh par bharosa ho gayaa hai ye ik duuje kaa dukh bhi baanTte naiin mere logon ko ye kyaa ho gayaa hai bujhaa do taaq mein jalte diyon ko idhar dekho ujaalaa ho gayaa hai mayassar hai sabhi ko teri qurbat to kyaa tu itnaa sastaa ho gayaa hai buraa kahti thi jis ko saari duniyaa kahaa tum ne to achchhaa ho gayaa hai uThi jo aankh manzil saamne thi dharaa paaon to rasta ho gayaa hai falak ko chhu ke lauT aaiin duaaein ye mere saath dhokaa ho gayaa hai udhar niklaa vo mashkiza uThaa kar idhar har shakhs pyaasaa ho gayaa hai tire bin bhi guzaaraa zindagi ko sitam ye hai guzaaraa ho gayaa hai mujhe us ki khabar kaise ho 'aarib' mile jo ek arsa ho gayaa hai"

"dekhnaa bhi to tiri baat kaa ik Dhang lage tu ne dekhaa jise ik baar use rang lage ain mumkin hai qabile mein baghaavat honaa ain mumkin hai tire naam pe ik jang lage tu na jis raaste pe jaae vahaan dhuul uDe tu na jis aaine mein ho so use zang lage sochte sochte vusat bhi ataa hoti hai dekhte dekhte nazron ko khalaa tang lage ishq vaale use gul-paashi kahaa karte hain husn vaalon ke mohalle mein agar sang lage"

"ghamon ki dhuup thi aur saaebaan na miltaa thaa gharon se nikle huon ko makaan na miltaa thaa hamaare paanv ke niche zamin thi lekin hamaare sar pe koi aasmaan na miltaa thaa tumhaaraa khoyaa huaa lams apne kamre mein vahin pe DhunDh rahe the jahaan na miltaa thaa jo dard ham ne sanbhaalaa huaa thaa siine mein kise sunaate koi mehrbaan na miltaa thaa jo saans saans mayassar rahaa mujhe barson bichhaD gae to phir us kaa nishaan na miltaa thaa nai nai thi mohabbat magar dilon mein thi ye aisi aag thi jis kaa dhuaan na miltaa thaa vo roz baagh mein aati thi sair karne ko parinde khush the unhein aab-o-daana miltaa thaa ye log jis ke bahaao ke giit gaate the hamein vo dariyaa kabhi bhi ravaan na miltaa thaa ham aise bolne vaale kahaan the par 'aarib' vo boltaa to hamein bhi bahaana miltaa thaa"

"nahin ki teri mohabbat mein ghar se nikle the ham apne aap se vahshat mein ghar se nikle the ik ek kar ke sabhi raaste mein maare gae jo log teri hifaazat mein ghar se nikle the hamaari be-sar-o-saamaani ye bataati hai ham aise log to ujlat mein ghar se nikle the tamaam khvaab the bikhre hamaare bistar par badan sameT ke vahshat mein ghar se nikle the"

"ishq mein soch kaa rukh moD diyaa jaataa hai aur divaar se sar phoD diyaa jaataa hai hijr de kar to sabhi maar diye jaate hain haae vo shakhs jise chhoD diyaa jaataa hai ek lamhe mein hue qaid zamaane kitne vaqt se vaqt yahaan joD diyaa jaataa hai ishq phir apni panaahon mein use rakhtaa hai jis ko be-rahm-o-karam chhoD diyaa jaataa hai ab zaraa siikh le khaamosh takallum karnaa kaasa-e-harf yahaan toD diyaa jaataa hai"

"dayaar-e-ghair mein koi to aasraa niklaa vo ajnabi thaa mire apne gaanv kaa niklaa vagarna kaun mohabbat yahaan nibhaa paataa khudaa kaa shukr judaai kaa raasta niklaa main sab ko raah dikhaate yahaan talak aaya phir apne ghar kaa pata puchhtaa huaa niklaa main ek umr jise sang hi samajhtaa rahaa vo ek shakhs mohabbat mein mubtalaa niklaa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"