chaman mein aamad-e-rangini-e-numu kahiye — Ahmad Adil

"kyaa fasaane mein miraa naam kahin hotaa hai tere honTon pe nahin hai to nahin hotaa hai tu jise DhunDhtaa phirtaa hai zamaane bhar mein apne dil mein tu zaraa jhaank vahin hotaa hai kitne saada hain ye kashti ke musaafir jin ko naa-khudaaon ki khudaai pe yaqin hotaa hai toD kar band-e-qabaa chaak-garebaan ho kar rang vahshat kaa miri aur hasin hotaa hai vo jataane ko ye aataa hai ki main aataa huun varna dhyaan us kaa sadaa aur kahin hotaa hai jabki baaqi hai bahut us ki bulandi kaa safar zikr insaan kaa sar-e-arsh-e-barin hotaa hai mat kaho us ko ziyaan jis se khushi milti ho vaqt aise kabhi zaaea to nahin hotaa hai mai-kade mein hi milegaa tujhe teraa 'aadil' us ko jaanaa hai kidhar roz vahin hotaa hai"

"un ke qisse agar bayaan hote raaz saare tabhi ayaan hote tum ko aate hunar jo rahzan ke bas tumhi mir-e-kaarvaan hote bair ham se sahi magar socho ham na hote to tum kahaan hote zindagi vo jagah dikhaa de ab tujh ko paate to ham jahaan hote un ki mahfil mein dil nahin lagtaa jab vo auron mein shaadmaan hote ye mukammal agar jahaan hotaa phir khalaaon mein kyuun jahaan hote soch mein qurbatein agar hotin faasle yuun na darmiyaan hote tum hi gosha-nashin the 'aadil' varna charche kahaan kahaan hote"

"ye mai-kashi kaa sabaq hai nae nisaab ke saath ki khun-e-dil hamein piinaa hai ab sharaab ke saath bas is yaqin pe hoti hain laghzishein aksar ki rahmaton kaa bhi daataa hai tu azaab ke saath ye qurbaton kaa ishaara hai yaa judaai kaa jo zard phuul milaa hai tire javaab ke saath zaraa vo saath bhi chalte hain lauT jaate hain hijaab TuuT rahe hain magar hijaab ke saath kahin hai tangi subu ki kahin faraavaani to phir giraft bhi maulaa usi hisaab ke saath agar raqib nahin hai to kaun hai vo shakhs dikhaai detaa hai jo aaj-kal janaab ke saath khayaal-e-sud-o-ziyaan aur husul-e-manzil-e-ishq zavaal-e-umr mein jaise koi shabaab ke saath faqat yuun shor machaane kaa faaeda kyaa hai sazaa bhi denaa zaruri hai ehtisaab ke saath hamaare ho to zaraa khul ke e'timaad karo nayaa savaal uThaate ho kyuun javaab ke saath ye apne aap ko paanaa hai tujh ko khonaa kyuun tamaam umr kaTi hai is iztiraab ke saath ye sab ghurub ke aasaar hain ayaan 'aadil' ki saae baDhne lage Dhalte aaftaab ke saath"

"ham apne zakhm sabhi ko dikhaa nahin sakte jo shikva tum se hai sab ko sunaa nahin sakte mire khayaal ki gahraai ko zaraa samjho ki sirf lafz to matlab bataa nahin sakte malaal ye hai ki saaqi to ban gae saahab sharaab haath mein hai aur pilaa nahin sakte ajab hai phuul ki fitrat use masal kar tum mahakte haathon ki khushbu chhupaa nahin sakte likhaa gayaa jo muqaddar mein harf-e-aakhir hai tum apni marzi se is ko miTaa nahin sakte hazaaron hiile bahaane taraash lo phir bhi tum apne chehre ki khiffat chhupaa nahin sakte ab ek ham hain ki sadiyaan guzaar dein 'aadil' aur ek vo hain ki lamha bataa nahin sakte"

"kamar kaso to masaafat ki aabru rakhnaa jo chal paDo to na manzil ki aarzu rakhnaa bikhar rahaa hai sabhi kuchh agarche duniyaa mein hayaat-e-nau ki magar phir bhi justuju rakhnaa jahaan mein log faqat zindagi nibhaate hain baDaa kamaal hai jiine ko khub-ru rakhnaa agar nigaah-o-nazar mein ho rahmat-e-mutlaq jhukaae sar mire maulaa ke ru-ba-ru rakhnaa vazaahaton ke liye baar baar jaanaa ho isi khayaal se mubham si guftugu rakhnaa khizaan ke baad chaman mein bahaar aane par ravish-ravish vahi afsaana-e-numu rakhnaa savaal ziist kaa dushvaar hai bahut 'aadil' ki aarzu nahin rakhnaa yaa aarzu rakhnaa"

"nishaan manzil kaa batlaayaa na mujh ko ham-safar jaanaa tazabzub mein paDaa hai vo jise main ne khizar jaanaa nazar meri basirat ko sadaa mahdud rakhti hai pas-e-manzar nahin dekhaa faqat pesh-e-nazar jaanaa jahaan taqdir le jaae vahaan raste nahin jaate kiyaa thaa rukh idhar kaa kyuun likhaa thaa jab udhar jaanaa havaala zindagi kaa bhi tumhaari zulf jaisaa hai bikharnaa phir sanvar jaanaa sanvarnaa phir bikhar jaanaa junun ki raah ko ab tak samajh paae nahin saahab ki apne jism ko Dhaa kar faqat jaan se guzar jaanaa Duboyaa jis ne kashti ko use hi naa-khudaa samjhe diye the jis ne saare dukh usi ko chaaragar jaanaa unhin taarik raahon se guzarnaa hai tumhein 'aadil' charaagh-e-jaan jalaa kar tum bilaa khauf-o-khatar jaanaa"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"