badlegaa rukh havaa kabhi to — Arman Najmi

"dimaagh-o-dil pe ho kyaa asar andhere kaa ki dida-var bhi hai ab ham-safar andhere kaa dayaar-e-nur mein har samt khaak uDne lagi vajud hone lagaa mo'atabar andhere kaa ye raasta to charaaghon se jagmagaataa hai idhar se hone lagaa kyuun guzar andhere kaa ab is ke phulne-phalne mein din hi kitne hain jaDein jamaa to chukaa hai shajar andhere kaa yahaan to raushniyon kaa paDaav hotaa hai to kyaa yahin pe basegaa nagar andhere kaa sisakti shamon kaa ye aakhiri Thikaanaa hai shurua hogaa yahin se safar andhere kaa basiraton ke amiin hain hamin magar ham ne basaa liyaa hai rag-o-pai mein Dar andhere kaa manaao khair ujaalon ke baam-o-dar vaalo fazaa mein raqs-kunaan hai sharar andhere kaa vo apne saath to le kar charaagh chalte the shikaar kyuun hue ahl-e-nazar andhere kaa"

"pichhli rafaaqaton kaa na itnaa malaal kar apni shikastagi kaa bhi thoDaa khayaal kar Das le kahin tumhin ko na mauqaa nikaal kar rakkho na aastin mein koi saanp paal kar sharmindagi kaa zakhm na gahraa lage kahin kuchh is qadar daraaz na dast-e-savaal kar meri tarah na tu bhi ghuTan kaa shikaar ho khud apni khvaahishon ko na yuun paaemaal kar jo aap ki nigaah mein itnaa buland hai dekhaa hai us kaa zarf bhi main ne khangaal kar lamhon ki tund mauj se bachnaa muhaal hai rakhkhoge kaise yaad ki khushbu sambhaal kar 'armaan' bas ek lazzat-e-izhaar ke sivaa miltaa hai kyaa khayaal ko lafzon mein Dhaal kar"

"jaane kis aalam-e-ehsaas mein khoe hue hain ham hain vo log ki jaage hain na soe hue hain apne anjaam kaa dekhegaa tamaashaa kabhi vo jite-ji ham to abhi se use roe hue hain daagh miTtaa nahin kuchh aur numaayaan huaa hai apne haath aap ne kis chiiz se dhoe hue hain kuchh samajh mein nahin aataa ye mukaafaat-e-amal kaaTte kyuun nahin jo aap ne boe hue hain ruuh apni rahi hai qurb-e-badan se sarshaar ham farishte nahin daaman ko bhigoe hue hain saans lene ko bhi ab in ki taraf dekhtaa huun nok-e-nashtar jo rag-e-jaan mein chubhoe hue hain kyaa milaa un se hamein khaak nadaamat ke sivaa ham bhi kin khvaabon ki taabir ko Dhoe hue hain itne naadaan bhi nahin ham ki samajh bhi na sakein aap lahje mein jo shirini samoe hue hain"

"kabhi to aa ke milo meraa haal to puchho ki mujh se chhuT ke bhi aaj kaise zinda ho javaaniyon ki ye rut kis tarah guzarti hai bas ek baar tum apni nazar se dekh to lo vo aarzuon kaa mausam to kab kaa biit chukaa main kab se jhel rahaa huun dukhon ke sahraa ko masarraton ki rutein to tumhaare saath gaiin main kaise duur karun ruuh ki udaasi ko guzar na jaao sar-e-raah ajnabi ki tarah tumhaaraa khvaab huun main tum to mujh ko pahchaano jo jaa chuke vo musaafir na aaeinge armaan bas ab to dafn karo nim-jaan umidon ko"

"nigaah-e-tishna se hairat kaa baab dekhte hain bisaat-e-aab pe raqs-e-saraab dekhte hain ukhaDte khemon pe kyaa qahr-e-shaam TuuTaa hai lahu mein Duubaa huaa aaftaab dekhte hain nahin hai qatre ki auqaat bhi jinhein haasil vo kam-nazar bhi samundar ke khvaab dekhte hain unhein to vaqt ki gardish asiir kar bhi chuki vo ab guzishta zamaane kaa khvaab dekhte hain hamein to mauj-e-ravaan bhi nazar nahin aati vo log aur hain jo zer-e-aab dekhte hain dayaar-e-shauq ki miTTi mein kyaa guhar hi nahin numu ki rut ko bhi be-aab-o-taab dekhte hain sazaa milegi hamein to ziyaa-ba-doshi ki charaagh-e-jaan pe havaa kaa itaab dekhte hain milaa nahin unhein sairaabi-e-vujud kaa lams ye dasht sadiyon se raah-e-sahaab dekhte hain"

"jo gum-gashta hai us ki zaat kyaa hai gharib-e-shahr ki auqaat kyaa hai saron par saaya-e-aafaat kyaa hai jo kaTti hi nahin vo raat kyaa hai na hone aur hone ki haqiqat savaal-e-nafi-o-isbaat kyaa hai jami hai gard ki tah bastiyon par havaa ke haath mein saughaat kyaa hai hiqaarat mein bujhe kuchh tir-o-nashtar mire kashkol mein khairaat kyaa hai bujhaa paaein na un ko oDh paaein guzishta mausamon ki baat kyaa hai kabhi dekhaa na us ko baar-aavar hamaari fasl-e-imkaanaat kyaa hai varaq par kyuun utarte hain sharaare lahu mein shoala-e-jazbaat kyaa hai ubharte Dubte rahte hain saae tamaashaa ek saa din raat kyaa hai"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"