de gayaa aakhiri sadaa koi — Abid Almi

"kisi maqaam pe ham ko bhi roktaa koi magar uDaae liye jaati hai havaa koi tamaam-umr na mujh ko milaa vajud miraa tamaam-umr mujhe sochtaa rahaa koi mujhe sameT lo yaa phir uDaa ke le jaao ye kah ke raah-e-talab mein bikhar gayaa koi yunhi sadaaein na do khaamushi ke sahraa mein havaa chalegi to aa jaaegi sadaa koi kisi ko apni nigaahon pe eatibaar na thaa hamein hamaari tarah kaise dekhtaa koi hazaar sang hain raahon mein ab bhi soe hue ye aur baat hai ham ko jagaa gayaa koi badan ke dasht ko ham jis se paar kar lete kahin milaa na hamein aisaa raasta koi main band kamre mein khaamosh rah to saktaa huun mire badan mein agar ghuT ke mar gayaa koi"

"kyaa khabar kab se pyaasaa thaa sahraa saare dariyaa ko pi gayaa sahraa log pagDanDiyon mein khoe rahe mujh ko rasta dikhaa gayaa sahraa dhuup ne kyaa kiyaa suluk us se jaise dharti pe bojh thaa sahraa baDhti aati thi mauj dariyaa ki main ne ghar mein bulaa liyaa sahraa jaane kis shakhs kaa muqaddar hai dhuup mein taptaa be-sadaa sahraa kho ke apnaa vajud andhere mein raat kitnaa udaas thaa sahraa zehn ko vaadiyaan uThaate phirein aankh mein aa ke bas gayaa sahraa mere qadmon ko chumne ke liye raste raste se jaa milaa sahraa main samundar ko ghar mein le aayaa mere dar par paDaa rahaa sahraa meraa is mein bikharnaa thaa 'aabid' phir mujhe DhunDhtaa phiraa sahraa"

"bagulon kaa bulaavaa aa chukaa hai dekhte kyaa ho chalo qadmon mein ab to raasta hai dekhte kyaa ho samundar se lipaT kar dil kaa har armaan nikaal aao talaatum ab tumhaaraa naakhudaa hai dekhte kyaa ho abhi bhi vaqt hai ai dosto is ko badal Daalo bahut zahrili ye aab-o-havaa hai dekhte kyaa ho falak to sirf aankhon ko thakaane kaa bahaana hai nikal lo haath bhar kaa faasla hai dekhte kyaa ho uTho aur is mein mil jaao ki saaraa kaarvaan 'aabid' tumhaare vaaste Thahraa huaa hai dekhte kyaa ho"

"jab kahaa main ne kuchh hisaab to dein kyon farishton ki jhuk gaiin aankhein itne khaamosh kyon hain shahr ke log kuchh to puchhein koi to baat karein ajnabi shahr aur raat kaa vaqt ab sadaa dein bhi ham to kis ko dein kaun aataa hai utni raat gae ab to darvaaza uTh ke band karein bahs chaaragaron se kyaa lekin sirf itnaa hai mujh ko jiine dein"

"umr sahraa-e-khamoshi mein guzaarein kaise baar baar us ki jagah khud ko pukaarein kaise TikTiki baandh ke main dekh rahaa thaa phir bhi kaT gai meri nigaahon se bahaarein kaise jis mein tufaan hai na tufaan ke koi aasaar kashtiyaan aise samundar mein utaarein kaise raat ke dasht mein naadida dayaaron kaa safar aisi surat mein koi raah sanvaarein kaise log 'aabid' ke liye sang-ba-kaf phirte hain us ko is shahr ki galiyon se guzaarein kaise"

"TuTti shaakh par vo baiThaa thaa hans rahaa thaa ghaDi-bhar unchaa thaa yuun to baiThaa thaa mutmain chhat par haan magar zalzale se Dartaa thaa jaane kis baat par bigaD baiThe main to khud se bhi duur baiThaa thaa roz kahtaa thaa kuudo kuud gae ghar se ik saans duur dariyaa thaa rah gaiin raah mein hi vo raahein bojh jin par falak falak kaa thaa bikhraa aandhi mein ek ik Tiila ret kaa ye to hashr honaa thaa 'aabid' us ki nazar kaa thaa jaadu vo jo jiine kaa hausla saa thaa"

"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"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"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"