apne haathon mein uThaae hue sar aa gae hain — Yawar Warsi

"shaam Dhalti malgaji parchhaaiyaan main huun aur hain sar-phiri parchhaaiyaan honT siiti dasht ki nazzaargi baat karti bolti parchhaaiyaan maartaa maujein samundar kaa jalaal kuchh ubharti Dubti parchhaaiyaan sansanaate tiir si piili havaa chehra chehra khauf ki parchhaaiyaan kis liye khaae farebon par fareb saath deti hain kahin parchhaaiyaan ik shagufta phuul kaa tanhaa safar taak mein baiThi hui parchhaaiyaan jab puraani se mile mujh ko najaat gher leti hain nai parchhaaiyaan munh chhupaae ek sharminda kiran kar rahi hain dil-lagi parchhaaiyaan mujh ko shoalon ke havaale kar gaiin us ke rukh par khelti parchhaaiyaan shaam hote hi kahaan gum ho gaiin kyaa huiin 'yaavar' miri parchhaaiyaan"

"dasht-e-hu se to kabhi baagh-e-navaa se guzraa roz main ek nai aab-o-havaa se guzraa thartharaati thi zamin kaanp rahe the aflaak saaneha ho ke mire dast-e-duaa se guzraa baagh mein baad-e-sabaa aag lagaati guzri shoala-e-hijr dil-e-baad-e-sabaa se guzraa ungliyon mein tiri aabaad hai ik shahr-e-hunar ye gumaan bhi tire naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa se guzraa kis liye chaand sitaaron ne kiyaa meraa tavaaf kaun ye aaj mire ghaar-e-hiraa se guzraa meri aankhon mein sharaaron ne kiyaa aa ke hujum jab miraa shauq-e-ziyaan kaali ghaTaa se guzraa vo gali thi tiri haan teri gali thi shaayad aisaa mahsus huaa ku-e-shifaa se guzraa vaqt ne kaaT diye the par-e-parvaaz mire dast-o-paa maartaa saffaak khalaa se guzraa is zamin par na koi dar hai na darvaaza magar jo bhi guzraa hai yahaan se liye kaase guzraa main hi main khud ko nazar aaya vahaan par 'yaavar' jab tajassus miraa kohsaar-e-nidaa se guzraa"

"kal raaste mein ek ajab vaaqia huaa vo pahli baar guzraa mujhe dekhtaa huaa ai khaama-e-navaa hai agar vaaqai hunar divaar-e-jaan pe naqsh banaa boltaa huaa gum ho gaiin kahaan vo pari-chehra titliyaan kartaa hai intizaar daricha khulaa huaa khushiyaan udaas ho gaiin chehre utar gae sab kuchh thaa Thik-Thaak ye lamhon mein kyaa huaa kyon aasmaan ne khinch li talvaar dafatan kyaa kah rahaa thaa dast-e-duaa kaanptaa huaa chehre ki har kharaash ne ki mujh se guftugu jab ek aaine se miraa saamnaa huaa 'yaavar' abhi sameT lo kashkol chashm mein baaqi na phir bachegaa gulon par likhaa huaa"

"shoalagi ho dekhnaa yaa ho sharaara dekhnaa dushmani apnon se ho to kyaa khasaara dekhnaa hosh baaqi hain abhi kuchh jaan badan mein hai abhi ai nigaah-e-sehr-zaa mujh ko dobaara dekhnaa mere bachpan lauT aa tu ek lamhe ke liye chaahti hai zindagi tujh ko dobaara dekhnaa jab qadam rakh hi diye hain rahguzaar-e-shauq mein aate jaate mausamon kaa kyaa ishaara dekhnaa sar-nigun tufaan ko karne kaa nasha kuchh aur hai chaahtaa hai kaun dariyaa kaa kinaaraa dekhnaa kaun si saaat hai behtar kaun saa pal Thiik hai us se milnaa hai zaraa tum istikhaara dekhnaa dil ko bhaataa hai bahut baarish ke tham jaane ke baa'd dhuup khilnaa baadalon ko paara-paara dekhnaa main to jab bhi dekhtaa huun us kaa chehra hi lage subh ki dahliz par raushan sitaara dekhnaa itni aasaan bhi nahin 'yaavar' hamaari shaaeri gar samajhnaa ho hamein to istiaara dekhnaa"

"kahaan talaash karun ab ufuq kahaani kaa mizaaj kaun samajhtaa hai bahte paani kaa ghurub hote hi suraj ubharne lagtaa hai mire vajud mein sahraa zarar-fishaani kaa vo peD jis mein faqat be-libaas shaakhein thiin usi se kaam liyaa main ne saaebaani kaa karun kahaan se shurua aur kahaan pe khatm karun siraa hi miltaa nahin vaqt ki kahaani kaa mujhe ginaae gae vasf mere dushman ke ataa kiyaa gayaa mansab qasida-khvaani kaa bahaar surkh-qabaa hai chaman sharaar-ba-dosh hamaare shahr mein mausam hai gul-fishaani kaa qasam thi abr ko bhi mehrbaan na hone ki mujhe bhi karnaa thaa izhaar sakht-jaani kaa qadam baDhaanaa miraa vaadi-e-tahayyur mein tilism TuTnaa sahraa-e-be-karaani kaa ye khiDkiyaan ye dariche nahin hain aankhein hain makaan mein bhi hai ehsaas be-makaani kaa vo gul-mizaaj jo masruf-e-guftugu ho kabhi khayaal aataa hai dariyaaon ki ravaani kaa vo tarjume ke liye us ke khaal-o-khad na paDhe jise hunar nahin aataa hai tarjumaani kaa chalan se ho gayaa baahar to aur kyaa kartaa libaas utaar diyaa main ne be-zabaani kaa utar ke harf ke baatin mein dekhnaa 'yaavar' jo raqs dekhnaa ho shoala-e-maaani kaa"

"jis ko main chaand samajhtaa thaa daricha niklaa qaid-e-tanhaai mein jiine kaa sahaaraa niklaa khud jo be-yaar-o-madadgaar paDaa thaa sar-e-raah vo mire vaaste ik peD ghaneraa niklaa dafatan Daal liye main ne labon par taale bazm-e-sad-rang mein jab zikr tumhaaraa niklaa huiin khaamosh jo atraaf ki sab aavaazein mere andar se koi shor machaataa niklaa aasmaan ne mire raste mein bichhaain aankhein biich dariyaa mein mire vaaste rasta niklaa bas zaraa zaaviya-e-did jo badlaa main ne dushman-e-jaan bhi miraa chaahne vaalaa niklaa yuun lagaa jaise koi detaa hai aavaaz mujhe paaon rakhte hi main sahraa ke udhar jaa niklaa aalam-e-fikr-o-tajassus pe hai taari sakta ek zarre ke hue TukDe to kyaa kyaa niklaa jis ke sajde ko jabin kham hui khurshidon ki batn se tira-shabi ke vo ujaalaa niklaa raat baiThi thi sar-e-raah bikhere gesu apni divaar se main ban ke hayulaa niklaa aanch halki si jo lag jaae pighal jaataa hai teraa ehsaas bhi 'yaavar' mire jaisaa 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"