apne aap mein aksar khush huun — Ashhad Karim Ulfat

"ajiib shakhs hai tevar hai baaghiyaana saa banaae rakhtaa hai suuli pe aashiyaana saa ajiib shauq hai shauq-e-visaal bhi us kaa gulaal chehra tabassum hai faatehaana saa nigaah-e-naaz liye khvaab khvaab surat hai har aadmi hai yahaan gum-shuda fasaana saa tasavvuraat ke but TuTte bikharte hain har ik jumud pe lagtaa hai taaziyaana saa taDapti machhli ki aankhein phaDak gai si hain ghazab kaa saadh rahaa hai koi nishaana saa zamaana-saaz qalandar hai kis khayaal mein gum aur us ke zer-e-qadam hai paDaa zamaana saa jhukaae rakhti hai us ke kalaam ki quvvat libaas Daal rakhaa hai phaTaa-puraanaa saa kisi ne maut ki parchi pe likh diyaa 'ulfat' ye zindagi se taaaruf hai ghaaebaana saa"

"ik diyaa jal rahaa hai havaa tez hai dil magar kaanptaa hai havaa tez hai 'aarizon ke par pankh kyaa ho gae shauq mahv-e-duaa hai havaa tez hai ek jhonke mein khushbu kahaan uD gai kaun saa gul khilaa hai havaa tez hai dasht-dar-dasht uDti hui khaak mein zindagi laapata hai havaa tez hai kah rahi hain samundar ki khaamoshiyaan mere siine mein kyaa hai havaa tez hai mast haathi se baadal kahaan kho gae chiyunTiyon si ghaTaa hai havaa tez hai kaun rotaa hai vaqt-e-sahar dil dukhaa ik sisakti sadaa hai havaa tez hai kyaa vo aayaa ki zanjir hilne lagi yaa miraa vaahima hai havaa tez hai is bulandi se guzre to aisaa lagaa kyaa khuli si fazaa hai havaa tez hai ham kahaan jaa rahe hain zamin chhoD kar ye safar kaun saa hai havaa tez hai"

"du'aa-e-dast-e-fazilat se sar ki raunaq hai hamaare ghar ke buzurgon se ghar ki raunaq hai dar-o-divaar se kilkaariyaan nikalti huiin abhi bhi sahn mein buDhe shajar ki raunaq hai hari-bhari hai ye chaukhaT kisi ke qadmon se hamaari nim-shabi bhi sahar ki raunaq hai zamaana dekh chukaa hai jalaal suraj kaa ye shaam surma-e-nur-e-nazar ki raunaq hai vo apne lutf se miTTi mein jaan Daaltaa hai ye chaak-e-husn-e-jahaan kuza-gar ki raunaq hai sukut-e-shab bhi abhi tak muraaqabe mein hai hamaari chhat kisi gard-e-safar ki raunaq hai ye bistare ki haraarat ye Dolti zanjir kivaaD tohfa-e-baab-e-asar ki raunaq hai"

"unche peDon ke niche hansi rah gai kaali parchhaain mein chaandni rah gai surkh gaalon pe aansu ke qatre gire phuul se honT par tishnagi rah gai ai khudaa teri duniyaa mein sab kuchh to hai dil dhaDaktaa hai kyon kyaa kami rah gai kis ne tasvir khinchi hai aavaaz ki duur se bolti zindagi rah gai sar-e-shaam tezi se rukhsat hui raat ke haath mein raushni rah gai gahri khaamoshiyon mein shikan thi bahut niind aankhon tale jaagti rah gai sard raaton ki peshaaniyaan chuum kar barf si subhon mein kapkapi rah gai saare auraaq dimak-zada the magar vaqt ke saaz par shaairi rah gai harf aayaa nahin meri 'ulfat' pe kyon jaan-ba-haq ho gae jaan-kani rah gai"

"saans chaDhti hui utarti hui zindagi TuTti bikharti hui har taraf maut hi ki dastak hai dil ki aavaaz kyon hai marti hui gahri taarikiyon mein jugnu si aankh khulti hai apni Darti hui kalima-e-haq labon pe jaari rakh raushni si ho kuchh ubharti hui kyaa qayaamat kaa din nikal aayaa jalte suraj se garm dharti hui sabr surat bhi phuul jaisi hai dekhiye aag mein nikharti hui ik tajalli zarur aaegi dhund ke phaile par katarti hui pyaari pyaari si baat ulfat ki fikr ke saare zakhm bharti hui"

"charaaghon kaa kaleja bhun rahi hain havaaein dard kis kaa sun rahi hain bahut masruf hain saansein hamaari abhi jiine ki chaadar bun rahi hain ye uDti rang-birangi titliyaan kyaa shagufta phuul dil kaa chun rahi hain pahaaDi raag jab nadiyon ne chheDe uchhalti lahrein khud sar dhun rahi hain chamakti bijliyon pe ghaur karnaa hamaare hosh kaa naakhun rahi hain"

"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"

"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"

"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"