bachpan kaa daur ahd-e-javaani mein kho gayaa — Abbas Tabish

"dukhon kaa dasht aankhon kaa samundar chhoD aayaa huun jo ghar mein laa na sakta thaa vo baahar chhoD aayaa huun tum agli baarishon ke baa'd jaakar dekhnaa pyaare tumhaaraa naam divaaron pe likh kar chhoD aayaa huun mohabbat ki hai us ghar mein rihaaish to nahin ki hai abhi to sirf darvaaze pe bistar chhoD aayaa huun tiri baanhon mein aa kar bhi yahi mahsus hotaa hai ki khud ko vaqt ke rahm-o-karam par chhoD aayaa huun abhi kuchh der mein phailegi khushbu saari basti mein vahaan ke ik dariche mein gul-e-tar chhoD aaya huun khudaa-na-khvaasta main bhi agar banbaas luun 'taabish' vahaan kis ko bataaungaa bharaa ghar chhoD aaya huun"

"khud ko be-shak mire aa'saab pe taari na samajh lekin ai 'ishq mujhe 'ishq se 'aari na samajh tujh se maangaa hai zarurat ke 'alaava tujh ko tu mujhe dost samajh dost bhikaari na samajh sag-e-aavaara ki aavaaz mein aavaaz milaa raat ko raat samajh vaqt-guzaari na samajh main guzar jaaungaa maqtal se bagule ki tarah tu mire raqs ko zaalim miri baari na samajh"

"koi Takraa ke subuk-sar bhi to ho saktaa hai meri taamir mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyuun na ai shakhs tujhe haath lagaa kar dekhun tu mire vahm se baDh kar bhi to ho saktaa hai tu hi tu hai to phir ab jumla jamaal-e-duniyaa teraa shak aur kisi par bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai phuul hatheli pe ise phuul na jaan meraa dil jism se baahar bhi to ho saktaa hai shaakh par baiThe parinde ko uDaane vaale peD ke haath mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki baahar hi numu ho meri meraa khilnaa mire andar bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai ret kaa Tiila mire qadmon ke tale koi dam mein mire uupar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki ham haar ke jitein 'taabish' ishq kaa khel baraabar bhi to ho saktaa hai"

"chamkegaa shajar par na mire ghar mein rahegaa vo chaand hai aur chaand samundar mein rahegaa ab saanp ke maanand mire pichhe paDaa hai shab ko yahi saaya mire paikar mein rahegaa khvaahish ko khudaa rizq baham kartaa hai dil mein lagtaa hai ye kiiDaa isi patthar mein rahegaa aae hain to sustaa ke chale jaaeinge panchhi vo peD isi tarh isi ghar mein rahegaa taare bhi to mehvar se nikal jaate hain pyaare aakhir koi kab tak tire chakkar mein rahegaa"

"isi liye to ye shaamein ujaDne lagti hain ki lau baDhaa ke havaaein sukaDne lagti hain main kaise apne tavaazun ko barqaraar rakhun qadam jamaaun to saansein ukhaDne lagti hain yunhi nahin mujhe dariyaa ko dekhne se gurez sunaa hai paani mein shaklein bigaDne lagti hain isi liye to havaa apne ghar nahin jaati ki us ke baa'd ye galiyaan ujaDne lagti hain rahein khamosh to honTon se khuun Tapaktaa hai karein kalaam to khaalein udhaDne lagti hain agar main saans bhi aahista se na luun 'taabish' mire badan mein daraaDein si paDne lagti hain"

"yuun to shiraaza-e-jaan kar ke baham uThte hain baiThne lagtaa hai dil junhi qadam uThte hain ham to is razm-gah-e-vaqt mein rahte hain jahaan haath kaT jaaein to daanton se alam uThte hain sahl angaar-tabiat kaa buraa ho jis se naaz uThte hain tire aur na sitam uThte hain koi raunde to uThaate hain nigaahein apni varna miTTi ki tarah raah se kam uThte hain niind jaati hi nahin arz-e-hunar se aage daftar-e-gham hi sadaa kar ke raqam uThte hain din ki aaghosh-e-razaaat se nikal kar 'taabish' raat ki raat kaf-e-khaak se ham uThte hain"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"