dariyaaon ko haal sunaa kar raqs kiyaa — Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

"sunaa kisi ne na girya-e-mukhtasar hamaaraa huaa hai chhalni chhanan chhanan se jigar hamaaraa ye zard vahshat hamaare baatin mein ras gai hai tavil muddat se ham pe haavi hai Dar hamaaraa tire qabile se jang laD ke shahid honge kaTaa huaa hi milegaa tujh ko ye sar hamaaraa sabhi manaazil pe jaa ke vaapas palaT rahe hain ki raaegaan jaa rahaa hai har ik safar hamaaraa chahaar jaanib pahaaD masti se jhumte hon hasin shaadaab vaadiyon mein ho ghar hamaaraa hui nahin hai kisi taraf se bhi ajnabiyyat huaa thaa in jangalon se pahle guzar hamaaraa khabar mili hai vafaa ki sarhad pe mar gayaa hai vo ik sipaahi jo thaa bahut mo'atabar hamaaraa karein to kis tarah baat ashaar pe hamaare khulaa nahin hai kisi pe ab tak hunar hamaaraa"

"kiyaa hai hijr mein daaman ko taar aahista-aahista huaa huun ek se main be-shumaar aahista-aahista ham ahl-e-hijr vahshat mein kabhi maskan na badleinge uThaa leinge tamannaaon kaa baar aahista-aahista bhale jaisi bhi mushkil ho safon mein muntazir rahnaa vo karte hain ghulaamon ko shumaar aahista-aahista yahaan pe sabza-o-gul mustaqil bilkul nahin rahte mire gulshan mein aati hai bahaar aahista-aahista abhi in pe tasallut hai ajab duniyaa-e-vahshat kaa palaT aaeinge tere jaan-nisaar aahista-aahista hamaari zindagaani karb ke aalam mein guzri hai hamein hijrat ke lamhon se guzaar aahista-aahista miri is girya-o-zaari kaa 'jaami' khaas maqsad hai bichhaDte jaa rahe hain mere yaar aahista-aahista"

"khushbu hai agar yaar to khushbu pe fidaa main vo husn charaaghon kaa charaaghon ki ziyaa main kartaa huun safar guzre zamaanon kaa shab-o-roz rahtaa nahin ik lamha buzurgon se judaa main duniyaa ke jaziron mein tiraa bhed na paayaa haalaanki khalaaon mein bhi har samt gayaa main shaayad koi zarkhez bhanvar yaad kaa ubhraa kal raat kisi aankh se bahtaa hi rahaa main maare hain gham-e-zist ne pur-dard tamaanche lekin kisi manzil pe nahin thak ke giraa main hairat ki nigaahon se sabhi dekh rahe the jab kucha-e-jaanaan mein gayaa ban ke gadaa main 'jaami' miri guftaar kisi par na khuli thi sab log puraane the faqat ek nayaa main"

"jab peDon ki khidmat par maamur thaa main 'jaami' puure jangal mein mashhur thaa main mujhe khabar hai kyaa kuchh hai buniyaadon mein teri basti kaa pahlaa mazdur thaa main kuchh na kuchh to faasla thaa jo maapaa gayaa chaahe paas thaa chaahe tujh se duur thaa main ek sunahre nuur ne mujh mein rang bhare mujh mein koi rang na thaa be-nur thaa main soch rahaa huun kitnaa raushan manzar thaa tu zaakir thaa aur jahaan mazkur thaa main sar pe jab tak maan kaa dast-e-shafqat thaa rab shaahid hai har ik dukh se duur thaa main teri ek nazar se main tabdil huaa ishq se pahle had-darja maghrur thaa main"

"ik main huun jo hotaa nahin divaana-e-duniyaa hai raas har ik shakhs ko viraana-e-duniyaa sab aarzi lazzaat ke divaane hue hain ik roz kabhi dekhiye mai-khaana-e-duniyaa buniyaad mein jis chiiz ke hain maaddi anaasir aabaad bhalaa kaise ho vo khaana-e-duniyaa darvesh huun aur duur hi rahtaa huun hamesha so mujh ko mayassar nahin kaashaana-e-duniyaa duniyaavi khuraafaat se nafrat thi azal se main sun nahin paayaa kabhi afsaana-e-duniyaa"

"is kaifiyat ki koi nahin hai khabar mujhe ye kaun kar rahaa hai musalsal basar mujhe raas aa gayaa hai dasht kaa paiham safar mujhe rahnaa hai is dayaar mein ab umr-bhar mujhe bikhraao apni zaat kaa mujh ko pasand hai jitnaa bhi TuuT jaaun sameTaa na kar mujhe apni to koi samt nahin raasta nahin jaanaa hai tere saath tu le jaa jidhar mujhe haalat ko meri dekh pareshaan yuun na ho hairaan khaDe hain dekh ke sab naqsh-gar mujhe is ke sivaa koi bhi Thikaana nahin miraa baahu sakhi kaa yaad hai har pal nagar mujhe"

"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"

"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"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"