dard siine mein sulaa detaa hai — Naseem Ajmal

"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"

"badan Thahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai zaraa gahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai har ik gungaa hai us ki anjuman mein har ik bahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai baDaa sunsaan saa hai us kaa kucha bahut pahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai kabhi utraa thaa yaan main paaniyon mein jahaan sahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai hai kaisaa maajraa kuchh tum bhi dekho ye kyaa chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai abhi Duubaa hi thaa main aansuon mein ki phir sahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai miri aavaaz ke bujhte diye mein tiraa chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai har ik yaan uD rahaa hai aandhiyon mein magar Thahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai jahaan mahfuz saari raunaqein hain vahin sahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai koi uTThegaa tufaan dil-zamin se qadam gahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai koi rishta nahin hai aaine se magar chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai vo mujh mein aa gayaa main us ke andar jahaan Thahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai zaraa chhaTne to do rangon ke baadal dhuaan gahraa dikhaai de rahaa hai abhi mat chheDnaa 'ajmal' ko dekho 'ajab chehraa dikhaai de rahaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"

"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"