dekhe-bhaale raste the — Asrar Zaidi

"aane vaali kal ki de kar khabar gayaa ye din bhi maah-e-visaal ki shiryaanon mein utar gayaa ye din bhi lamha lamha saaat saaat pal pal mein taqsim huaa reza reza hote hote bikhar gayaa ye din bhi us ki taabaani par kitne hi suraj qurbaan hue apne hone kaa dukh sah kar magar gayaa ye din bhi sard havaa kaa jhonkaa thaa jo sannaaTo ko chiir gayaa kitne dilon par dastak de kar guzar gayaa ye din bhi ham to apni nindon mein khvaabon ko jagaa kar khvaar hue mauj-e-saraab mein Dhal kar jaane kidhar gayaa ye din bhi"

"be-sadaa kyunkar huaa be-dast-o-paa kyunkar huaa main qafas mein bhi na thaa phir bhi rihaa kyunkar huaa aashnaa jitne bhi the naa-aashnaa kyunkar hue haadisa ye bhi huaa kaise huaa kyunkar huaa subh ki pahli kiran mehr-e-munavvar kab hui har bagula mauja-e-baad-e-sabaa kyunkar huaa baam-o-dar par jaa-ba-jaa parchhaaiyon ke aks the ghar kaa ye manzar bhi lekin khushnumaa kyunkar huaa Dubnaa Thahraa to phir kachche ghaDe ki shart kyaa vo sadaa kaa sang-dil dard-aashnaa kyunkar huaa shoabada-baazi kahaan kaar-e-masihaai hui aadmi jab aadmi Thahraa khudaa kyunkar huaa khaamushi kitne hi jazbon kaa pata deti rahi naala gar paaband-e-nai thaa naa-rasaa kyunkar huaa"

"ghar ki surat jo bhi ho us par hiraasaan main nahin dar muqaffal hain to divaaron se larzaan main nahin tujh mein himmat hai so phir shishe mein mujh ko bhi utaar haan magar ye jaan le itnaa bhi aasaan main nahin nafraton ki tah mein kitni chaahatein hain ye to soch tu gurezaan ho to ho tujh se gurezaan main nahin raushni dil mein agar ho ik sitaara hi bahut Dubte suraj ke manzar se pareshaan main nahin main ki apni zaat mein shoala bhi huun shabnam bhi huun phir bhi apne-aap se dast-o-garebaan main nahin raaste ke pech-o-kham mere lahu ki taak mein bakht ke andhe kuein mein paa-ba-jaulaan main nahin mausamon ki dhuup se kajlaa gayaa chehre kaa rang aadmi huun be-niyaam-e-barq-o-tufaan main nahin sochtaa huun kis kharaabe mein mujhe laayaa gayaa apne hone par ba-har-surat pashemaan main nahin"

"vajh-e-qaraar-o-raahat-e-dil-zadagaan hai tu ki main lafz-e-yaqin hai tu ki main harf-e-gumaan hai tu ki main teraa bhi aastaan vahi meraa bhi aashiyaan vahi us ki sahar hai tu ki main us ki azaan hai tu ki main jis ki taraash ke liye khud ko lahu lahu kiyaa ab usi rahguzaar kaa sang-e-giraan hai tu ki main apni khabar se be-khabar apni hi zaat se mafar apni hi daastaan kaa ik harf-e-ziyaan hai tu ki main jis ki nazar mein khaar hai arz-e-vatan ki aabru us kaa hadaf hai tu ki main us ki kamaan hai tu ki main"

"barahnagi kaa mudaavaa koi libaas na thaa khud apne zahr kaa tiryaaq mere paas na thaa sulag rahaa huun khud apni hi aag mein kab se ye mashghala to mire dard ki asaas na thaa tiri navaazish-e-paiham ke naqsh dil mein rahe main be-khabar sahi par aisaa naa-sipaas na thaa har ek sher thaa meraa mire khayaal kaa aks koi kitaab na thi koi iqtibaas na thaa bikhar gae the so khud ko sameT bhi lete ki is yaqin mein shaamil miraa qayaas na thaa"

"dil-e-shikasta bhi thaa koi raazdaan bhi na thaa vo mehrbaan sahi par itnaa mehrbaan bhi na thaa rivaayaton ke tilismaat toD kar ye khulaa gham-e-zamaana koi jaur-e-aasmaan bhi na thaa muaamalaat gham-e-dosti salaamat-baash vo e'tibaar ki andesha-e-gumaan bhi na thaa zamaana-saaz kabhi taba-e-mah-rukhaan bhi na thi ki is mizaaj kaa andaaz-e-dil-baraan bhi na thaa mohabbaton ke qarine badal gae aakhir main is ke dar pe jo pahunchaa to paasbaan bhi na thaa tamaam shahr pe taari hai kaisaa sannaaTaa sukut-e-subh mein aavaaza-e-azaan bhi na thaa"

"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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"