bekasi had se jab guzar jaae — Jan Nisar Akhtar

"bahut dil kar ke honTon ki shagufta taazgi di hai chaman maangaa thaa par us ne ba-mushkil ik kali di hai mire khalvat-kade ke raat din yunhi nahin sanvre kisi ne dhuup bakhshi hai kisi ne chaandni di hai nazar ko sabz maidaanon ne kyaa kyaa vusatein bakhshin pighalte aabshaaron ne hamein dariyaa-dili di hai mohabbat naa-ravaa taqsim ki qaael nahin phir bhi miri aankhon ko aansu tere honTon ko hansi di hai miri aavaargi bhi ik karishma hai zamaane mein har ik darvesh ne mujh ko duaa-e-khair hi di hai kahaan mumkin thaa koi kaam ham jaise divaanon se tumhin ne giit likhvaae tumhin ne shaairi di hai"

"ek to nainaan kajraare aur tis par Duube kaajal mein bijli ki baDh jaae chamak kuchh aur bhi gahre baadal mein aaj zaraa lalchaai nazar se us ko bas kyaa dekh liyaa pag-pag us ke dil ki dhaDkan utri aae paael mein pyaase pyaase nainaan us ke jaane pagli chaahe kyaa taT par jab bhi jaave soche nadiyaa bhar luun chhaagal mein subh nahaane juuDaa khole naag badan se aa lipTein us ki rangat us ki khushbu kitni milti sandal mein gori is sansaar mein mujh ko aisaa teraa ruup lage jaise koi diip jalaa ho ghor andhere jangal mein pyaar ki yuun har buund jalaa di main ne apne siine mein jaise koi jalti maachis Daal de pi kar botal mein aaj pata kyaa kaun se lamhe kaun saa tufaan jaag uThe jaane kitni dard ki sadiyaan guunj rahi hain pal pal mein"

"tu is qadar mujhe apne qarib lagtaa hai tujhe alag se jo sochun ajiib lagtaa hai jise na husn se matlab na ishq se sarokaar vo shakhs mujh ko bahut bad-nasib lagtaa hai hudud-e-zaat se baahar nikal ke dekh zaraa na koi ghair na koi raqib lagtaa hai ye dosti ye maraasim ye chaahatein ye khulus kabhi kabhi mujhe sab kuchh ajiib lagtaa hai ufuq pe duur chamaktaa huaa koi taaraa mujhe charaagh-e-dayaar-e-habib lagtaa hai"

"har ek ruuh mein ik gham chhupaa lage hai mujhe ye zindagi to koi bad-duaa lage hai mujhe jo aansuon mein kabhi raat bhiig jaati hai bahut qarib vo aavaaz-e-paa lage hai mujhe main so bhi jaaun to kyaa meri band aankhon mein tamaam raat koi jhaanktaa lage hai mujhe main jab bhi us ke khayaalon mein kho saa jaataa huun vo khud bhi baat kare to buraa lage hai mujhe dabaa ke aai hai siine mein kaun si aahein kuchh aaj rang tiraa saanvlaa lage hai mujhe ab ek aadh qadam kaa hisaab kyaa rakhiye abhi talak to vahi faasla lage hai mujhe hikaayat-e-gham-e-dil kuchh kashish to rakhti hai zamaana ghaur se suntaa huaa lage hai mujhe"

"har ek shakhs pareshaan-o-darba-dar saa lage ye shahr mujh ko to yaaro koi bhanvar saa lage ab us ke tarz-e-tajaahul ko kyaa kahe koi vo be-khabar to nahin phir bhi be-khabar saa lage har ek gham ko khushi ki tarah baratnaa hai ye daur vo hai ki jiinaa bhi ik hunar saa lage nashaat-e-sohbat-e-rindaan bahut ghanimat hai ki lamha lamha pur-aashob-o-pur-khatar saa lage kise khabar hai ki duniyaa kaa hashr kyaa hogaa kabhi kabhi to mujhe aadmi se Dar saa lage vo tund vaqt ki rau hai ki paanv Tik na sakein har aadmi koi ukhDaa huaa shajar saa lage jahaan-e-nau ke mukammal singaar ki khaatir sadi sadi kaa zamaana bhi mukhtasar saa lage"

"aankhein churaa ke ham se bahaar aae ye nahin hisse mein apne sirf ghubaar aae ye nahin ku-e-gham-e-hayaat mein sab umr kaaT di thoDaa saa vaqt vaan bhi guzaar aae ye nahin khud ishq qurb-e-jism bhi hai qurb-e-jaan ke saath ham duur hi se un ko pukaar aae ye nahin aankhon mein dil khule hon to mausam ki qaid kyaa fasl-e-bahaar hi mein bahaar aae ye nahin ab kyaa karein ki husn jahaan hai aziiz hai tere sivaa kisi pe na pyaar aae ye nahin vaadon ko khun-e-dil se likho tab to baat hai kaaghaz pe qismaton ko sanvaar aae ye nahin kuchh roz aur kal ki muravvat mein kaaT lein dil ko yaqin-e-vaada-e-yaar aae ye nahin"

"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"