baais-e-arz-e-hunar karb-e-nihaani niklaa — Aqeel Shadab

"mataa-o-maal na de daulat-e-tabaahi de mujhe bhi mumlikat-e-gham ki baadshaahi de khaDaa huaa huun main dast-e-talab daraaz kiye na mere sar ko yuun ilzaam-e-kaj-kulaahi de main apne aap ko kis tarah sangsaar karun mire khilaaf miraa dil agar gavaahi de main Thahre paani ki maanind qaid huun khud mein koi nasheb ki jaanib mujhe bahaa hi de mire dinon ko javaan jism kaa ujaalaa de miri shabon ko ghani zulf ki siyaahi de kabhi to lazzat-e-kaam-o-dahan do-baalaa kar ham aise faaqa-kashon ko bhi murgh-o-maahi de har ek daur ke suqraat kaa ye virsa hai mujhe bhi laa miri zahraab ki suraahi de"

"mere zehn-o-dil mein fikr-o-fan mein thaa niim kaa vo peD jo aangan mein thaa jis pe likkhaa thaa miraa naam-o-nasab qaid main miTTi ke us bartan mein thaa ek vo har dasht mein sairaab thaa ek main pyaasaa har ik saavan mein thaa dekh kar bhi jo na dekhaa jaa sakaa aks-aaraa vo har ik darpan mein thaa kah na paayaa jaane kyuun ik harf bhi jaane kyaa us aadmi ke man mein thaa jis ko koi naam de saktaa nahin vo bulaavaa us paraae-pan mein thaa aandhiyaan sab kuchh uDaa kar le gaiin peD par patta na phal daaman mein thaa jaa-ba-jaa qaus-e-quzah ki chhuT thi ik tilism aabaad pairaahan mein thaa chhin kar 'shaadaab' koi le gayaa ik anokhaa sukh jo ghar-aangan mein thaa"

"saatvein number ki surat vo bhi pur-asraar thaa main sifar ki tarah sab kuchh thaa magar be-kaar thaa har-nafas ab tak mire dil ki ajab haalat rahi maut se Dartaa bhi thaa jiine se bhi bezaar thaa ik shanaasaa naa-shanaasaai thi mere har taraf meraa ghar mere liye to ghar na thaa baazaar thaa meri barbaadi kaa zaamin dusraa koi nahin main ki apne vaahimon kaa aap zimmedaar thaa jism hi kyaa ruuh tak zakhmon se chhalni ho gai saans kaa rishta na thaa chalti hui talvaar thaa ab bhalaa haasil bhi kyaa hogaa ba-juz sharmindagi kyaa kahun 'shaadaab' kis se barsar-e-paikaar thaa"

"bujh chukaa suraj andheraa ho chukaa hai dosto duur mujh se meraa saaya ho chukaa hai dosto chaand ko chhu kar khudaa ki zaat ke munkir hue qad hamaaraa kitnaa unchaa ho chukaa hai dosto dafn jo sadiyon rahaa tahzib ke ambaar mein tang aa kar ab vo nangaa ho chukaa hai dosto jism kyaa dil kyaa jigar kyaa ruuh tak chhalni hui vaqt kaa bartaav aisaa ho chukaa hai dosto qurb se jis ke mahak uTThe the ye divaar-o-dar rang us khushbu kaa mailaa ho chukaa hai dosto jo ghiraa rahtaa thaa kal tak doston ki bhiiD mein aaj vo bilkul akelaa ho chukaa hai dosto ab to apne aap se milne ki bhi fursat nahin is qadar 'shaadaab' tanhaa ho chukaa hai dosto"

"kabhi bantaa kabhi miTtaa huun shaayad main apne vahm kaa saayaa huun shaayad na koi mujh ko ab tak paDh sakaa hai havaaon par kahin likkhaa huun shaayad mujhe meraa samandar DhunDhtaa hai main ik bhaTkaa huaa dariyaa huun shaayad badal jaate hain khadd-o-khaal mere main mar kar bhi nahin martaa huun shaayad kahaan hai meri marg-e-naa-gahaani usi ki aas mein zinda huun shaayad tujhe kho kar akelaa ho gayaa thaa tujhe paa kar bhi main tanhaa huun shaayad khud apne qatl kaa chaska hai mujh ko khud apne khuun kaa pyaasaa huun shaayad azal se main musalsal chal rahaa huun thakan se TuTtaa lamha huun shaayad na jaane kaun mujh mein kho gayaa hai kisi ko DhunDne niklaa huun shaayad mujhe rokaa gayaa thaa jis dishaa se usi jaanib chalaa aayaa huun shaayad mujhe pahchaan le aaine mere main teraa gum-shuda chehraa huun shaayad"

"us ke hote uThaa sakaa kab sar koi sarkaa de aakaash ki ye chaadar koi baras rahe hain sang-e-malaamat har jaanib kaise nikle ab ghar se baahar koi ik duuje ko kaaT rahaa hai har rasta khaDaa huaa hai chauraahe par har koi kaanch ki kaayaa le kar niklaa huun ghar se aa na lage bhulaa-bhaTkaa patthar koi chhoD gayaa raddi ke daamon bikne ko chaaT gayaa mujh ko akshar akshar koi baahar DhunD rahe ho tum kis dushman ko chhupaa huaa hai apne hi andar koi koi bhuul chukaa hogaa shaayad ham ko yaad nahin aataa hai ab aksar koi bulaa rahaa hai jangal jangal sannaaTaa bhaTak rahaa hai tanhaa nagar nagar koi kaan lagaae aankh bichhaae baiThaa huun gayaa hai jab se aane ko kah kar koi"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"