didani ab safar-e-zist kaa manzar hogaa — Arsh Siddiqui

"yuun na koi tiri mahfil mein pareshaan ho jaae jaise aavaaz-e-sabaa dasht mein hairaan ho jaae muntazir hain miri aahaT ki balaaein kitni ek mushkil to nahin hai ki jo aasaan ho jaae chaak-e-daaman hi zamaane se nahin hotaa rafu aur agar siina kabhi chaak-e-garebaan ho jaae pech-dar-pech hai yuun silsila-e-zulf-e-hayaat haath lagte hi jo kuchh aur bhi pechaan ho jaae daagh-e-dil jalne lage bujh gai har sham-e-tarab yuun hai to yuun hi sahi ghar mein charaaghaan ho jaae mujh pe qadghan hai ki main bazm mein khaamosh rahun aur khamoshi hi jo rusvaai kaa saamaan ho jaae nashtar-e-shauq ke haathon gul-e-sad-barg hai dil khuub ho ab jo ye nazr-e-dam-e-tufaan ho jaae kyuun na phir jalne lagein rashk se viraana-o-dasth shahr jab dil ki nigaahon mein bayaabaan ho jaae dil ko saudaa hai rahe rang-e-shafaq pesh-e-nazar gham ko ik taur to bahlaane kaa saamaan ho jaae raushni shaam ki sun paae na aavaaza-e-shab mohr-e-zartaab kaa aafaaq se paimaan ho jaae baat is aankh mein poshida hai vo 'arsh' ki jo lab se nikle to mire siine pe paikaan ho jaae"

"itni havaa na vaaiz-e-din-daar baandhiye izzat sanbaaliye sar-e-dastaar baandhiye gum kijiye havaas ko tafsir-e-hosh mein daanish ko jahl jahl ko pindaar baandhiye mahrum-e-hosh soiye par diije daad-e-hosh gul ko giyaah dasht ko gulzaar baandhiye bu chhiniye gulon se ki dete hain zauq-e-fan yuun khush-navaa tuyur ki chahkaar baandhiye ab juz havaa nahin hai girah mein hamaari khaak sau baar kholiye use sau baar baandhiye bhaDki hai aag 'arsh' khayaabaan-e-bazm mein hadd-e-jalaal-e-shoala-e-guftaar baandhiye"

"bas ek hi kaifiyyat-e-dil subh-o-masaa hai har lamha miri 'umr kaa zanjir-ba-paa hai main shahr ko kahtaa hon bayaabaan ki yahaan bhi saaya tiri divaar kaa kab sar pe paDaa hai hai vaqt ki kahtaa hai rukungaa na main ik pal tu hai ki abhi baat miri tol rahaa hai main bazm se khaakistar-e-dil le ke chalaa huun aur saamne tanhaai ke sahraa ki havaa hai aavaaz kaa tesha hai na khaamosh takallum taalaa jo zabaan par thaa vo ab dil pe paDaa hai main saath liye phirtaa huun saamaan-e-halaakat rag rag mein miri zahr-e-vafaa dauD rahaa hai kyaa kyaa hain tamannaaein dil-e-khaak-basar mein ye qaafila viraane mein kyuun Thahraa huaa hai"

"phir usi shahr kaa fasaana chheD mutriba tarz-e-aashiqaana chheD saaz-e-dil se uThaa thaa jo ik baar phir vahi raag vaalihaana chheD ghar hai taarik yurish-e-gham se aaj ik aatishin taraana chheD phir jahaan dilkashi se hai mahrum zulf-e-hasti ko misl-e-shaana chheD bazm khauf-e-fanaa se hai be-dam kuchh ba-andaaz-e-jaavedaana chheD aaj har shai se bad-gumaan hain ham mat hamein ai gham-e-zamaana chheD ai gham-e-yaar ham hain khaakistar aur mat ai rafiq-e-khaana chheD 'arsh' thi har sukun ki jo rahzan us qayaamat kaa phir fasaana chheD"

"vo jo ab dil ki rahguzar mein nahin vaqt kahtaa hai main safar mein nahin meri divaangi bhi khatm hui tere jalve bhi ab nazar mein nahin kyaa gham-e-yaar kyaa khayaal-e-bahaar aaj saudaa bhi koi sar mein nahin ham saa kyaa hogaa koi be-saamaan haae naam-e-khudaa bhi ghar mein nahin vajh-e-rusvaai hai yahaan har baat aib mein kyaa hai jo hunar mein nahin main huun tere jamaal se sozaan apnaa kuchh taabish-e-qamar mein nahin ek divaar-e-tirgi ke sivaa koi manzar bhi 'arsh' dar mein nahin"

"vo jis ki daastaan phaili dil-e-divaana meraa thaa zabaanein dushmanon ki thiin magar afsaana meraa thaa taDaptaa huun ki ik saaghar kisi haatim se mil jaae zavaal-e-aasmaan dekho kabhi mai-khaana meraa thaa balaa ki khaamushi taari thi har-su teri haibat se sar-e-mahfil jo gunjaa naara-e-mastaana meraa thaa kaTe yuun to hazaaron sar vafaa ki karbalaaon mein tire neze pe jo ubhraa sar-e-shaahaana meraa thaa faqih-e-shahr ko samjho ki ham pakDe gae naahaq sharaabein sab usi ki thiin bas ik paimaana meraa thaa banaa hai 'arsh' vo munsif to phir ye bhi kabhi dekhe huaa hai band jo mujh par vahi viraana meraa thaa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"