dasht-o-sahraa phir se apnaaein bhi kyaa — Abdullah Kamal

"itnaa yaqin rakh ki gumaan baaqi rahe ek zaraa kaar-e-jahaan baaqi rahe baaqi rahe yaadon ki ik qaus-e-quzah yaani miri jaa-e-amaan baaqi rahe shorish-e-khun raqs-e-junun khatm na ho qahqaha-e-ham-nafasaan baaqi rahe aataa rahe yuun hi sadaa mausam-e-gul silsila-e-dil-zadagaan baaqi rahe qaafla-e-gham guzraan ki bhi sunaa hausla-e-ham-safaraan baaqi rahe qaid-e-qafas shor-e-nafas kis ke liye kis ke liye rishta-e-jaan baaqi rahe aankhon se chhin jaaein ik ik khvaab magar us ki talab dil kaa dhuaan baaqi rahe"

"lafzon mein ik nae safar kaa kartaa hai aaghaaz badan nuqta nuqta phail ke mujh ko detaa hai aavaaz badan har-pal TuuT bikharnaa khadsha Thes lage to kaanp uThtaa hai shisha shisha ruup liye hai patthar kaa dam-saaz badan uDtaa baadal Dhalti chhaayaa ik ik pal mein sau sau kaayaa uDte roz-o-shab se aage kartaa hai parvaaz badan anjaani an-dekhi sadaaein aksar dastak de jaati hain mujh ko barahna kar detaa hai aksar ye ghammaaz badan kitne haatim bhaTke barson lauh-e-tilism-e-raaz liye phir bhi ik asraar kaa sahraa phir bhi hai ik raaz badan ik ik taar nafas se ab tak lipTi hai us lams ki khushbu ik din shaayad Takraayaa thaa mujh se koi shahnaaz badan"

"apni aankhon ko umidon se sajaae rakhnaa jalti raaton mein koi khvaab bachaae rakhnaa lauT kar aaungaa phir gaanv tumhaare ik din apne darvaaze pe ik diip jalaae rakhnaa ajnabi jaan ke patthar na svaagat ko baDhein apni galiyon ko miraa naam bataae rakhnaa suune saavan mein sataaegi bahut purvaai dard ko dil mein magar apne dabaae rakhnaa hijr ki tira-shabi Thahri hai taqdir-e-visaal meri yaadon ke sitaaron ko jagaae rakhnaa khush-naqaabi kaa bharam TuTne paae na 'kamaal' gham ko honTon ke tabassum mein chhupaae rakhnaa"

"us ki jaam-e-jam aankhein shisha-e-badan meraa us ki band muTThi mein saaraa baankpan meraa main ne apne chehre par sab hunar sajaae the faash kar gayaa mujh ko saada pairahan meraa dil bhi kho gayaa shaayad shahr ke saraabon mein ab miri tarah se hai dard be-vatan meraa ek dasht-e-khaamoshi ab miraa muqaddar hai yaad be-sadaa teri zakhm be-chaman meraa aao aaj ham donon apnaa apnaa ghar chun lein tum navaah-e-dil le lo khitta-e-badan meraa roz apne khvaabon kaa khuun kartaa rahtaa huun haae kin ghanimon se aa paDaa hai ran meraa gaanv ki havaaon ne phir sandesa bhejaa hai muntazir tumhaaraa hai khushbuon kaa ban meraa"

"khush-shanaasi kaa sila karb kaa sahraa huun main kaun pahchaane ki ik dasht-e-tamannaa huun main sard paani ki zabaan chaaTti rahti hai mujhe kohar mein Duubaa huaa koi jazira huun main apni viraan si aankhon ko sajaa lo mujh se phir na haath aaungaa uDtaa huun sapnaa huun main bhuul jaaoge mujhe tum bhi sahar hone tak aakhir-e-shab kaa koi TuTtaa lamha huun main TuTaa-phuTaa hi sahi phir bhi kashish rakhtaa huun mujh se mahzuz to ho lo ki khilaunaa huun main ek dushnaam hai ye tarz-e-taaaruf mujh ko yaaro is shahr kaa derina shanaasaa huun main"

"apne hone kaa ik ik pal tajraba karte rahe nok-e-neza par bhi ham raqs-e-anaa karte rahe ik musalsal jang thi khud se ki ham zinda hain aaj zindagi ham teraa haq yuun bhi adaa karte rahe haath mein patthar na thaa chehre pe vahshat bhi na thi phir vo kyaa thaa jis pe ham yuun qahqaha karte rahe kuchh na kuchh to pesh-e-manzar mein bhi shaayad thaa kahin kuchh pas-e-manzar bhi ham aab-o-havaa karte rahe be-talab baDhtaa rahaa har lamha qarz-e-jaan kaa bojh be-sabab hi har nafas khud ko adaa karte rahe duur tak phailaa diye kohsaar jangal vaadiyaan rizq aankhon ko diyaa har pal nayaa karte rahe tum to ai khushbu havaao us se mil kar aa gaiin ek ham the zakhm-e-tanhaai haraa karte rahe zahr khud bote rahe ujli havaaon mein 'kamaal' chand saanson ko bhi ham be-zaaiqa karte rahe"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"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"

"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"