dard hote hain kai dil mein chhupaane ke liye — Adeem Hashmi

"taalluq apni jagah tujh se barqaraar bhi hai magar ye kyaa ki tire qurb se faraar bhi hai kured aur zamin mausamon ke mutalaashi! yahin kahin miri khoi hui bahaar bhi hai yahi na ho tiri manzil zaraa Thahar ai dil vahi makaan hai diyon ki vahi qataar bhi hai yunhi to ruuh nahin toDti hisaar-e-badan zarur apnaa koi baadalon ke paar bhi hai main pattharon se hi sar ko paTakh ke lauT aayaa chaTaan kahti rahi mujh mein shaahkaar bhi hai ye kyaa ki rok ke baiThaa huaa huun sail-e-havas machaan par bhi huun aur saamne shikaar bhi hai chhupaa huaa bhi huun jiine ki aarzu le ke panaah-gaah miri sher ki kachhaar bhi hai"

"rakht-e-safar yunhi to na bekaar le chalo rasta hai dhuup kaa koi divaar le chalo taaqat nahin zabaan mein to likh hi lo dil ki baat koi to saath surat-e-izhaar le chalo dekhun to vo badal ke bhalaa kaisaa ho gayaa mujh ko bhi us ke saamne is baar le chalo kab tak nadi ki tah mein utaaroge kashtiyaan ab ke to haath mein koi patvaar le chalo paDti hain dil pe gham ki agar silvaTein to kyaa chehre pe to khushi ke kuchh aasaar le chalo jitne bhanvar kahoge pahan lungaa jism par ik baar to nadi ke mujhe paar le chalo kuchh bhi nahin agar to hatheli pe jaan sahi tohfa koi to us ke liye yaar le chalo"

"gham ke har ik rang se mujh ko shanaasaa kar gayaa vo miraa mohsin mujhe patthar se hiiraa kar gayaa ghurtaa thaa main khalaa mein to saji thiin mahfilein meraa aankhon kaa jhapaknaa mujh ko tanhaa kar gayaa har taraf uDne lagaa taarik saayon kaa ghubaar shaam kaa jhonkaa chamaktaa shahr mailaa kar gayaa chaaT li kirnon ne mere jism ki saari miThaas main samundar thaa vo suraj mujh ko sahraa kar gayaa ek lamhe mein bhare baazaar sone ho gae ek chehra sab puraane zakhm taaza kar gayaa main usi ke raabte mein jis tarah malbus thaa yuun vo daaman khinch kar mujh ko barahna kar gayaa raat bhar ham raushni ki aas mein jaage 'adim' aur din aayaa to aankhon mein andheraa kar gayaa"

"kis havaale se mujhe kis kaa pataa yaad aayaa husn-e-kaafir ko jo dekhaa to khudaa yaad aayaa ek TuuTaa huaa paimaan-e-vafaa yaad aayaa yaad aayaa bhi mujhe aaj to kyaa yaad aayaa shaam ke haath ne jis vaqt lagaa li mehndi mujhe us vaqt tiraa rang-e-hinaa yaad aayaa kahin aankhon ki nami raaz na ifshaa kar de main ne munh pher liyaa tu jo zaraa yaad aayaa saare fankaar uThaa laae the shahkaaron ko aur main thaa mujhe andaaz tiraa yaad aayaa kitni duniyaa thi mire gird tujhe kyaa maalum baDi mushkil se mujhe teraa pataa yaad aayaa tere daaman mein nami itni ziyaada kyuun hai kaun saa phuul tujhe baad-e-sabaa yaad aayaa jab kisi ko koi ummid vafaaon ki na thi mujhe us pal tiraa paimaan-e-vafaa yaad aayaa qadam uThte the kahaan su-e-haram apne 'adim' aaj mushkil nazar aai to khudaa yaad aayaa"

"kyuun mire lab pe vafaaon kaa savaal aa jaae ain mumkin hai use khud hi khayaal aa jaae hijr ki shaam bhi siine se lagaa letaa huun kyaa khabar yunhi kabhi shaam-e-visaal aa jaae ghar isi vaaste jangal mein badal Daalaa hai shaayad aise hi idhar meraa ghazaal aa jaae dhanak ubhre sar-e-aflaak kaDi dhuup mein bhi dasht-e-vahshat mein agar teraa khayaal aa jaae koi to uD ke dahaktaa huaa suraj Dhaanpe gard hi sar pe ghaTaaon ki misaal aa jaae chhoD de vo mujhe taklif mein mumkin to nahin aur agar aisi kabhi surat-e-haal aa jaae us ghaDi puchhungaa tujh se ye jahaan kaisaa hai jab tire husn pe thoDaa saa zavaal aa jaae kuchh nahin hai to bhulaanaa hi use siikh 'adim' zindagi mein tujhe koi to kamaal aa jaae"

"dil ajab gumbad ki jis mein ik kabutar bhi nahin itnaa viraan to mazaaron kaa muqaddar bhi nahin Dubti jaati hain miTTi mein badan ki kashtiyaan dekhne mein ye zamin koi samundar bhi nahin jitne hangaame the sukhi Tahniyon se jhaD gae peD par phal bhi nahin aangan mein patthar bhi nahin khushk Tahni par parinda hai ki pattaa hai 'adim' aashiyaana bhi nahin jis kaa koi par bhi nahin jitni pyaari hain miri dharti ko zanjirein 'adim' utnaa pyaaraa to kisi dulhan ko zevar bhi nahin"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"