bas lamhe bhar mein faisla karnaa paDaa mujhe — Adeel Zaidi

"rah-e-khizaan mein talaash-e-bahaar karte rahe vo ek tarfa sahi tum se pyaar karte rahe hai kyaa tamaashaa udhar ranjishein hi baDhti rahin taalluqaat hamin ustuvaar karte rahe guzar gai jo ghaDi lauT kar na aai kabhi talaash-e-shaam-o-sahar baar baar karte rahe tumhaari chaah mein jitne bhi zakhm ham ko mile mohabbaton mein ham un kaa shumaar karte rahe tiri anaa pe hamein ikhtiyaar hi kab thaa tamaam umr tiraa intizaar karte rahe 'adil' log gharon ko sajaae baiThe hain farogh-e-husn faqat barg-o-baar karte rahe"

"vaqt mushkil hai ataa kar do zaraa thoDi si baad mein denaa jo deni ho sazaa thoDi si bas ik ummid pe chalte rahe ham saath us ke shaayad us shakhs mein baaqi ho vafaa thoDi si habs-e-jaan qaabil-e-bardaasht nahin rabb-e-karim khol de siina chalaa is mein havaa thoDi si yuun to ik umr guzaari hai ibaadat mein 'adil' jaa ke masjid mein bhi kar leinge adaa thoDi si"

"jahaan-e-ilm kaa baab-e-nisaab hote hue bhaTak rahaa huun main ahl-e-kitaab hote hue kuchh aur bhi hai kharaabi ki dusri surat main khud ko dekh rahaa huun kharaab hote hue jo kaam dil ko mire fitratan nahin bhaate unhein main kar nahin paataa savaab hote hue mire hi dam se hai jo kuchh bhi is jahaan mein hai main kaise khud ko bhulaa duun janaab hote hue 'adil' jo the in aankhon ki raushni kal tak vo chehre dekh rahaa huun main khvaab hote hue"

"ye zamini bhi hai zamaani bhi fitrat-e-ishq aasmaani bhi shart hai jaan se jaaiye pahle hai ajab umr-e-jaavedaani bhi tum ne jo daastaan sunaai hai hai vahi to miri kahaani bhi kitne dilchasp lagne lagte hain mere qisse tiri zabaani bhi hain zaruri bahut hamaare liye ye fazaa aag aur paani bhi ho gai khatm ik kiran ke saath raat bhi niind bhi kahaani bhi mat inhein jaaniye dar-o-divaar in mein yaadein hain kuchh suhaani bhi in divaaron pe hi hui tahrir mere maan baap ki javaani bhi ham jo ghar chhoD kar chale aae the vo ajdaad ki nishaani bhi laa-makaan hi kaa zikr-e-khair 'adil' go hain qisse bahut makaani bhi"

"rah-e-hayaat mein jo log jaavedaan nikle vahi vafaa-o-mohabbat ke tarjumaan nikle ajiib sehr kaa aalam thaa us ki mahfil mein zabaan pe naaz thaa jin ko vo be zabaan nikle vahaan vahaan pe vafaa-daariyon kaa zor baDhaa tumhaare chaahne vaale jahaan jahaan nikle safar ki hasratein niklin bahut miri yaarab magar jo dil mein the armaan vo kahaan nikle aziiz yuun to bahut hain aziiz kyaa kahiye kai aziiz magar mujh se bad-gumaan nikle yaqin bahut thaa mohabbat pe tum ko apni 'adil' yaqin ke badle vahaan bhi faqat gumaan nikle"

"naam suntaa huun tiraa jab bhare sansaar ke biich lafz ruk jaate hain aa kar miri guftaar ke biich ek hi chehra kitaabi nazar aataa hai hamein kabhi ashaar ke baahar kabhi ashaar ke biich ek dil TuuTaa magar kitni naqaabein palTin jiit ke pahlu nikal aae kai haar ke biich koi mahfil ho nazar us ki hamin par Thahri kabhi apnon mein sataayaa kabhi aghyaar ke biich aise zaahid ki qayaadat mein to tauba tauba kabhi imaan ki baatein kabhi kuffaar ke biich kabhi tahzib-o-tamaddun kaa ye markaz thaa miyaan tum ko basti jo nazar aati hai aasaar ke biich jis tarah TaaT kaa paivand ho makhmal mein 'adil' maghribi chaal-chalan mashriqi aqdaar ke biich"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"