dard paayaa hai to ik dard aashnaa bhi chaahiye — Javed Akhtar Bedi

"vo raushni dimaagh ko denaa khayaal ki haajat rahe mujhe na tumhaare visaal kuchh yuun fanaa huaa huun mohabbat ki aag mein duniyaa ko de chalaa huun kahaani malaal ki vo meri khaamushi ko baDhaataa hai hashr se rakhtaa hai laaj mere lab-e-be-savaal ki sailaab ki shikast pe hanstaa huaa ye shahr aur aasmaan pe qaus-e-quzah bhi kamaal ki har dam havaa ke saath safar ki tarang mein kaisi hayaat hai miri khaak-e-faaal ki 'bedi' mariz dil kaa huun aur dard kaa safir mar jaaungaa na us ne agar dekh-bhaal ki"

"ye apnaa shahr jo hai dasht-e-be-amaan hi to hai is e'tibaar se dil dard kaa makaan hi to hai nahin hai pursish-e-ahvaal ke liye koi bas ek majmaa-e-arvaah-e-raftagaan hi to hai ye daastaan-e-tamannaa ajab sahi phir bhi bhulaa hi degaa zamaana ki daastaan hi to hai ye aur baat abhi inqalaab aa jaae hayaat varna abhi tak vabaal-e-jaan hi to hai sukun kaa ek bhi lamha ho kyuun muqaddar mein ye ahd-e-zist bhi daur-e-sitam-garaan hi to hai rulaa diyaa hai ghaTaa ke suluk ne 'bedi' magar ye tishna-labi ek imtihaan hi to hai"

"yahi likhaa hai ki ab main na maa-sivaa mein rahun safir-e-khaak ki surat kahin khalaa mein rahun sukut kaa ye nagar bhi mujhe aziiz rahe agar main jaa ke kisi mahshar-e-navaa mein rahun main manzilon ke liye raaste mein mar jaaun magar khudaa na kare shahr-e-naa-rasaa mein rahun main dekhtaa hi rahun hashr tak baqaa ke khvaab main hashr tak hi na kyuun panja-e-fanaa mein rahun puraane peD bhi hairat se mujh ko dekhte hain jo un se baDh ke main saabit-qadam havaa mein rahun"

"mere zarre ke muqaddar mein hai sahraa honaa ik na ik roz hai mujh ko bhi huvaidaa honaa shaayad is vaaste pahchaan tiri mushkil hai itnaa aasaan nahin khud se shanaasaa honaa itnaa biinaa huun ki gulshan ki havaa-khvaahi mein dekh saktaa nahin shaakhon kaa barahna honaa dekh is daur mein aalaam-o-masaaib ke hujum dekh is daur mein insaan kaa tanhaa honaa kitnaa aasaan hai sar kaaTte phirnaa 'bedi' kitnaa mushkil hai zamaane kaa masihaa honaa"

"nayaa mausam dar aayaa dasht mein barg-o-samar jaage zamaanon se jo mahv-e-khvaab the qalb-o-nazar jaage nae harfon ke phulon ko sajaayaa vaqt ne lab par nae harfon ke phulon mein nae kaif-o-asar jaage vo daur aayaa sadaa zulm-o-sitam ke bhi khilaaf uTThi hamaari aur tiri duniyaa ke arbaab-e-hunar jaage qayaamat kucha-o-baazaar mein yunhi nahin aai ham apne shahr mein pahle pas-e-divaar-o-dar jaage sivaae tirgi hadd-e-nazar tak kuchh na thaa 'bedi' ye khvaahish thi ki sinon mein tamannaa-e-sahar jaage"

"tirgi ki shiddat ko subh kaa sitaaraa likh phailne hi vaalaa hai har taraf ujaalaa likh razm-e-gaah-e-hasti mein yuun buraa na soch apnaa dushmanon ke andar ke sulh jo ko achchhaa likh naqsh-e-paa ke jangal mein kyaa shumaar raston kaa hai judaa zamaane se lekin apnaa rasta likh be-hisi kaa ye jaadu TuuT hi to jaaegaa is liye na qarye ko pattharon kaa sahraa likh is nagar ke logon ko pahle bakhsh binaai aur baa'd mein khud ko is nagar kaa iisaa likh harf-e-zehn mein 'bedi' rang se tahi kab hain sirf teraa kaaghaz hai jo abhi hai saada likh"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"