dekh ke tujh ko main dekhtaa rah gayaa — Anmol Savaran Katib

"jaam-e-lab piine ki hasrat ab to mere dil mein hai par miraa saaqi to yaaron ghair ki mahfil mein hai qatl kar de jo nazar se vo hunar sab mein kahaan ye hunar to bas pari-vash dil-nashin qaatil mein hai hai nazaakat hai nazaafat har adaa mein us ke to is liye hi ab talak zinda vo mere dil mein hai ishq ki dariyaa mein ghote khaa rahaa huun main to ab vo lahar hai ab to manzil meri yaan saahil mein hai ho gayaa huun main pareshaan dil kahin lagtaa nahin ishq karne ki khataa se dil meraa mushkil mein hai jo khushi apni luTaa de ghair ke hi vaaste is jahaan mein is tarah ki aarzu aadil mein hai kaun teraa hai yahaan pe ye zaraa maalum kar rang mein chehre sane hain raaz mustaqbil mein hai thak gayaa huun zindagi ke is safar mein main to ab maut mil jaae safar mein bas yahi manzil mein hai sun liye jo sher 'kaatib' ke binaa ik daad ke ye gavaahi de rahaa tu mahfil-e-jaahil mein hai"

"jo chehra auron ki khaatir khabar mein rahtaa hai mire liye vahi chehra jigar mein rahtaa hai Thahar gayaa main to us husn ki gali mein ab sabab to har ghaDi meri nazar mein rahtaa hai jise bhi dekho kahe chaand hai meraa mahbub jahaan mein kyaa hai jo koi qamar mein rahtaa hai ajiib shahar hai teraa kisi ki suntaa nahin yahaan pe jhuTh kaa qissa safar mein rahtaa hai panaah dil mein hai le li sabhi ke 'kaatib' ne kalaam us kaa sabhi ke jigar mein rahtaa hai"

"bimaar hain go ishq mein to kyaa kare koi dil ke mariz ko yuun na kosaa kare koi zar ko jahaan mein le ke chukaate hain jaise sab ehsaan ko bhi aise chukaayaa kare koi daulat zaruri jaise samajhte hain sab yahaan rishte zaruri vaise hi samjhaa kare koi duniyaa mein gham ke bojh tale dab gayaa huun main jiine ki ek vajah bataayaa kare koi manzil talaashne mein ye jivan guzar rahaa himmat yahaan pe meri baDhaayaa kare koi naakaamiyon ki tirgi mein kho gayaa huun main ab raushni safar mein dikhaayaa kare koi gar mil gae khudaa to karun un se arz main gham aur dard se na sataayaa kare koi ikhlaas mein badan ki jagah ruuh ko milaa lab ki jagah jabin pe to bosaa kare koi is hijr mein talab meri pahle se baDh gai ab vasl ke fasaane sunaayaa kare koi ik arse se hansaa nahin gham ke sabab se main dair-o-haram mein us ko bataayaa kare koi vaalid khafaa hain naukri main kar nahin rahaa apne sukhan ko kaise khasaara kare koi har koi bhaagtaa hai guhar ki talaash mein 'kaatib' ke jaise naam kamaayaa kare koi"

"mulk ko aakhir mire ab ye huaa kyaa hai khudaa ho rahe dange fasaadon ki davaa kyaa hai khudaa rahnumaa hi mulk ke dushman bane baiThe hon phir mulk mein bahte hue khuun ki sazaa kyaa hai khudaa mazhabi matlab ne Dheron naam mein baanTaa tujhe tu to qaazi hai bataa is ki sazaa kyaa hai khudaa kahte hain sab saari duniyaa ko banaayaa tum ne to god allaah aur bhagvan ye bataa kyaa hai khudaa mandiron yaa masjidon mein tu bataa jaaun kahaan dar pe tere jaane kaa ik raasta kyaa hai khudaa tu madaari hai jahaan kaa aur sab kaTh-putliyaan tu fasaadon ki vajh is mein gila kyaa hai khudaa sab kahe 'kaatib' tu kaafir hai pe vo khush hai bahut rahm-dil hai vo bataa is mein khataa kyaa hai khudaa"

"main kyaa thaa aur ab kyaa ho gayaa huun mohabbat karke tanhaa ho gayaa huun musalsal chashm tar rahti hai meri main yaadon kaa khazaana ho gayaa huun meri in chashm mein dekho zaraa saa tiri manzil kaa rasta ho gayaa huun mujhe to sunne de jhuTi tasalli bahaa ke aansu dariyaa ho gayaa huun ye dariyaa miThe paani kaa nahin hai main dard-o-gham se khaaraa ho gayaa huun mere zakhmon pe marham mat lagaao main zakhmon kaa sahaaraa ho gayaa huun shabon mein chikhtaa rahtaa hai 'kaatib' tere jaane se sahraa ho gayaa huun"

"aankhon mein tiri chaahat kaa aisaa nasha dekhaa maikhaane mein jaise main ne jaam bharaa dekhaa vo lab the tire yaa vo the mai se bhare pyaale piite hi use saari duniyaa kaa nasha dekhaa chehre pe tire bikhri zulfon ki ghaTaa aisi saavan mein qamar ke uupar abr ghiraa dekhaa auron ke liye jo bhi ho ishq ki taqdirein par main ne to is ke zariye apnaa khudaa dekhaa ik khvaab jo ham donon ne saath mein dekhaa thaa jab aankh khuli to main ne khud ko judaa dekhaa is hijr mein tanhaai se vasl kiyaa main ne is mein koi main ne dard-o-gham kaa maza dekhaa ye zakhm puraane hain lekin ye bhare kaise apnon ke sabab se har pal zakhm haraa dekhaa maut ek tamaashaa hai kirdaar baneinge sab duniyaa mein khudaa kaa bas ye ek vafaa dekhaa taftish mein 'kaatib' ne ye ziist guzaari par har ek qadam par khud kaa shauq nayaa dekhaa"

"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"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"