baat kahne ki chhupaani thi hamein — Manish Shukla

"bahalne lagi hai zaraa si nami se bharosa hi uThne lagaa tishnagi se bahut be-niyaazi dikhaai thi ham ne so vo bhi judaa ho gayaa be-rukhi se bahut din kaa ghussa utaaraa kisi ne achaanak alag ho gayaa zindagi se tumhein ham sunaate hain apni kahaani magar is kaa charchaa na karnaa kisi se tumhaare liye gham uThaane paDeinge tumhein ham ne chaahaa hai apni khushi se ab us ke palaTne kaa imkaan nahin hai vo uTh kar gayaa hai baDi be-dili se hamein aaj apne andhere mile hain mukhaatib hue hain nai raushni se"

"har lamha nam-dida rahne ki aadat le Duubi ranjida rahne ki aadat ab apnaa chehra begaana lagtaa hai ham ko thi sanjida rahne ki aadat aakhir ham ko be-zaari tak le aai har shai par girvida rahne ki aadat rafta rafta uryaani tak aa pahunche jin ko thi poshida rahne ki aadat dikh jaate hain yuun hi kuchh rangin manzar achchhi hai khvaabida rahne ki aadat ham haami hain sidhi-saadi baaton ke aur us ko pechida rahne ki aadat aakhir-kaar varaq ke chithDe kar degi har mausam bosida rahne ki aadat"

"muntashir kar ke kabhi khud ko murattab kar ke ham ne dekhaa hai kai baar yahi sab kar ke apni tanhaai mein har roz chhalak lete hain apne ehsaas ke kaase ko labaalab kar ke apni yak-rang tabi'at ko ravaan karte hain sarkashi kar ke kabhi khud ko mohazzab kar ke roz ham khud se savaalaat kiyaa karte hain jaane kis kis ko khayaalon mein mukhaatab kar ke ham sunaate hi chale jaate sahar tak lekin tum ne qissa kiyaa dushvaar kahaan kab kar ke ik siyaahi si nigaahon mein utar aaegi din ko dekhoge agar roz yunhi shab kar ke"

"hausla ab naa-tavaan hone lagaa main sharik-e-kaarvaan hone lagaa be-khudi had se ziyaada baDh gai apne hone kaa gumaan hone lagaa ab miri barbaadiyaan nazdik hain ab main khud par mehrbaan hone lagaa ab main us ki dastaras mein aa gayaa ab vo mujh se bad-gumaan hone lagaa jab main khud se faasla rakhne lagaa tab se mujh pe main 'ayaan hone lagaa bujhte suraj ne na jaane kyaa kahaa shaam kaa chehra dhuaan hone lagaa chaand taare aasmaan par aa gae raat kaa qissa ravaan hone lagaa"

"aankhon ko pur-nam hasrat kaa darvaaza vaa rakkhaa hai apne TuuTe khvaab ko ham ne ab tak zinda rakkhaa hai 'ishq kiyaa to Tuut ke ji bhar nafrat ki to shiddat se apne har kirdaar kaa chehra ham ne ujlaa rakkhaa hai jo aayaa baazaar mein vo bas jaanch-parakh kar chhoD gayaa ham ne khud ko soch-samajh kar thoDaa mahngaa rakkhaa hai thaa e'laan kahaani mein ik roz nadi bhi aaegi ham ne is ummid mein ab tak khud ko pyaasaa rakkhaa hai aksar shirin ki chaahat ne koh-kani karvaai hai aksar parbat ke siine par ham ne tesha rakkhaa hai ham se baatein karne vaale uljhan mein paD jaate hain ham ne apne andar khud ko itnaa bikhraa rakkhaa hai tum ne lahja miThaa rakh kar tikhi baatein boli hain ham ne baatein miThi ki hain lahja tikhaa rakkhaa hai duniyaa vaalon ne to puuri koshish ki Thukraane ki lekin apni zid mein ham ne khud ko manvaa rakkhaa hai"

"tamaashaa khatm ho jaane ke thoDaa baa'd aate ho tabhi har bazm se tum baarhaa naashaad aate ho jahaan par shaad rahnaa hai vahaan ghamgin rahte ho jahaan ghamgin honaa hai vahaan se shaad aate ho kabhi tum mauj-e-dariyaa ki tarah sairaab dikhte ho kabhi tum khushk honThon par liye fariyaad aate ho tumhaare hijr ke maare hue ghamgin to honge tum apne hijr ke maare huon ko yaad aate ho bahut din tak bhaTaktaa huun akelaa hi khalaaon mein magar phir tum achaanak bar-sar-e-rudaad aate ho haqiqat mein mire gham mein izaafa kar ke jaate ho bazaahir chaaraagar tum baa'is-e-imdaad aate ho ye digar baat hai hans kar nazar-andaaz karte hain hamein tum yaad to aksar dil-e-barbaad aate ho"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"

"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"

"faqat saje hue divaar-o-dar kaa kyaa matlab jahaan sukun nahin aise ghar kaa kyaa matlab kisi ke kaam na aae to zar kaa kyaa matlab na phal na chhaanv hai aise shajar kaa kyaa matlab na raaston kaa Thikaana na manzilon kaa pataa tire baghair mire is safar kaa kyaa matlab koi hayaat ke maani bataa ke samjhaae tavil kyaa hai bhalaa mukhtasar kaa kyaa matlab"