dard ki lahar chamke — Naseem Ajmal

"dard siine mein sulaa detaa hai harf honTon se haTaa detaa hai khud banaataa hai miraa manzar-e-shauq phir tah-e-khaak chhupaa detaa hai DhunDh laataa hai kabhi mujh se mujhe phir mujhi mein vo milaa detaa hai mere hone ki numaaish kar ke apne hone kaa pata detaa hai saare aalam mein andheraa kar ke dil mein shamein vo jalaa detaa hai ghaur se dekh zaraa shaam ke vaqt rukh se parda vo haTaa detaa hai mujh ko kar detaa hai mujh se hi judaa phir vo dariyaa mein milaa detaa hai kaise har raat kaa rone vaalaa mujh ko jiine ki duaa detaa hai vo jo chaahe to tire shaair ki hamd mashhur banaa detaa hai"

"nazar sarshaar us ki fazaa bedaar us ki bahut baatein suni hain sar-e-baazaar us ki kahaan kaTtaa miraa sar magar talvaar us ki main chhoTaa saa nagina baDi baazaar us ki havaa us kaa takallum shafaq dastaar us ki suni hai main ne aahaT hazaaron baar us ki kahaani kah rahi hai nigaah-e-yaar us ki nazar aai vo surat giri divaar us ki fazaa ik shabnami si badan ke paar us ki yahaan kyaa main nahin huun ye sab paikaar us ki ajab hamd-o-sanaa hai sukhan ke paar us ki dikhaa de koi 'ajmal' jhalak ik baar us ki"

"kahaan-kahaan tujhe DhunDun kahaan duhaai duun kisi kaa jurm ho apni to main safaai duun ye kusht-o-khun kaa manzar nafas-nafas lekin asir-e-jaan ko bhalaa kis tarah rihaai duun main ik sadaa huun to taDpun tiri zabaan ke biich huun ik khayaal to parvaaz mein dikhaai duun kabhi to phailun in aankhon mein daastaan ban kar kahaan talak lab-e-khaamosh se duhaai duun badan mein chikhtaa phirtaa huun tire raat gae nahin yaqin ki tujh ko na main sunaai duun tiri vafaa ke bahut tazkire kiye ab to ye ji mein hai tujhe ilzaam-e-bevafaai duun tujhe shafaq mein bharun chaand chaand chamkaaun sahar mein duur talak rang-aazmaai duun bas ek baar nazar aa miyaan-e-shoala-o-shaam phir is ke baad na main umr bhar dikhaai duun kahaan talak tere laulaak par main chhaayaa rahun kahaan talak tiri palkon pe main dikhaai duun ghazal nahin na sahi marsiya likhun 'ajmal' qalam hai sard ise dil ki raushnaai duun"

"naghma thaa yaa ki giit sunaai nahin diyaa aisaa thaa gahraa rang dikhaai nahin diyaa ubhri thi ek shakl fasil-e-nigaah par phir us kaa koi naqsh dikhaai nahin diyaa main kheltaa rahaa unhin tughyaaniyon ke biich tufaan kaa shor kuchh bhi sunaai nahin diyaa jab dil mein aa gayaa mire ghar-baar chhoD kar phir aisaa kyaa huaa ki dikhaai nahin diyaa taaron ki dhuup chhaanv mein soyaa tamaam raat jo khvaab dekhnaa thaa dikhaai nahin diyaa aahistagi se vo miri jaan mein utar gayaa hangaama aisaa thaa ki sunaai nahin diyaa Takraa ke khud se rah gai meri nigaah-e-shauq maujon ke aar-paar dikhaai nahin diyaa har nok-e-khaar ko main dikhaataa lahu kaa rang sahraa ne izn-e-aabla-paai nahin diyaa halchal machaa di us ne miri zaat mein magar kuchh hausla-e-sang-kushaai nahin diyaa us ki sadaa navaah-e-dil-e-yaasman ki thi yaani ki dars-e-shoala-navaai nahin diyaa baiThaa huaa hai gham ki tarah dil ki raah mein us ne bichhaD ke dard-e-judaai nahin diyaa vo chaand jis ko chaand kahein kaaenaat kaa aisaa to koi chaand dikhaai nahin diyaa kyaa naqsh-e-paa-e-gul hain jo taktaa hai ghaur se mujh ko to kuchh zamin pe dikhaai nahin diyaa 'ajmal' jamaal-e-yaar ki raanaai kuchh na puchh aks-e-rukh-e-khayaal dikhaai nahin diyaa"

"koi aahaT na koi Dagar saamne ek aks-e-safar sar-basar saamne aasmaan par lahu gul bikhartaa huaa aur ubhartaa huaa meraa sar saamne vo akelaa hazaaron se laDtaa rahaa jang hoti rahi raat bhar saamne nannhi-munni duaaon kaa haasil hai kyaa luT gayaa saaraa rakht-e-safar saamne TuuT kar saare manzar bikharne lage be-tahaashaa aDe baam-o-dar saamne kashtiyaan TuuT kar sab kinaare lagin kaise aaseb kaa hai safar saamne koi autaar to is zamin par mile aae koi to paighaambar saamne faasla mere qadmon mein manzil kaa thaa varna rahtaa kahaan ye safar saamne TukDe TukDe badan raqs kartaa huaa ik zaraa saa udhar baam par saamne ik jhalak sabz miTTi ki aankhon mein bas shoala shoala shafaq lamha bhar saamne sar pe buDhaa gagan kab se rakkhaa huaa raqs-e-shams-o-qamar aankh bhar saamne koi mujh mein mujhe qaid kartaa huaa pheink kar kitne laal-o-guhar saamne kyaa karun meraa man thaa khalaaon mein gum vo dikhaataa rahaa sab hunar saamne siina siina safar ye tilism-e-hunar dekh 'ajmal' hai raftaar bhar saamne"

"dard phir uThaa mujh mein gul koi khilaa mujh mein ek shakhs aaya thaa likh gayaa hai kyaa mujh mein jo nahin huaa ab tak phir vahi huaa mujh mein uf miri ye tanhaai tu bhi aa milaa mujh mein main libaas apnaa thaa aur thaa hi kyaa mujh mein raah meri taktaa hai koi saaneha mujh mein kal kisi ne ghonTaa thaa meraa hi galaa mujh mein mujh se bach nikalne kaa DhunD raasta mujh mein"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"