dil-e-betaab ko bahlaa chuki huun — Aziz Badayuni

"baqaa sadaf ki guhar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin vafaa shuur-e-bashar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin ghalat ghalat ki mohabbat fareb-e-hasti hai ye rabt-e-khaas asar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin shuaa-e-mehr-e-munavvar main maah-e-taabaan main kisi ki pahli nazar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin abhi junun ko guzarnaa hai shaah-raahon se junun ki had tire dar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin vo shaam-e-gham jo tiri zindagi kaa haasil hai vo shaam nur-e-sahar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin yahi nizaam-e-jahaan hai yahi hai raaz-e-baqaa samar hayaat-e-shajar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin tujhe khirad se hai nisbat hamein 'aziz' junun ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahin"

"qalb-e-hasti-e-figaar dekh liyaa aarzu kaa mazaar dekh liyaa hosh gum ho gae zamaane ke zindagi kaa khumaar dekh liyaa lab-kushaa yuun huaa koi ghuncha jaise ik aabshaar dekh liyaa phir koi baar baar kyuun dekhe jab tujhe ek baar dekh liyaa daaman-e-sabr taar taar huaa aap kaa intizaar dekh liyaa zindagi bhi hamein 'aziz' nahin aarzu kaa mazaar dekh liyaa"

"dil-e-muztarib tiri dhaDkanon mein ye kis kaa aks-e-khiraam hai ki isi khiraam pe munhasir miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai isi kashmakash mein na tai hue rukh-o-zulf-e-yaar ke marhale ki harif-e-dida-e-muntazir kabhi subh hai kabhi shaam hai mire haal par nigah-e-karam to bajaa magar ye karam kahin miraa iztiraab na chhin le abhi is se aur bhi kaam hai mah-o-mehr-o-anjum-o-kahkashaan nahin laakh parda-e-darmiyaan vo had-e-nigaah se duur hai to jabin se ek hi gaam hai jo 'aziz' hai miri zindagi to ye mahviyat bhi hai bandagi ki namaaz-e-ishq mein naasehaa na sujud hai na salaam hai"

"hain kashmakash mein aaj tiri daastaan se ham ai dil shuru' karein ye hikaayat kahaan se ham teraa khulus teri mohabbat tiri nazar kis tarah chhin laaein mah-o-kahkashaan se ham naazaan hai koi apne taghaaful pe marhabaa majbur ho rahe dil-e-naaz-daan se ham josh-e-junun ne thaam liyaa hai khulus hai guzre qadam qadam pe nae imtihaan se ham qaht-e-vafaa mein valvala-e-jaan fanaa huaa kyaa bad-gumaan hain aaj kisi raazdaan se ham ye to khizaan-nasib bahaaron se puchhiye vaabasta-e-khulus rahe gulsitaan se ham mahsus ho rahaa hai ki manzil qarib hai kuchh duur jaa chuke hain fazaa-e-jahaan se ham uf vusat-e-nigaah-e-takhayyul na puchhiye so aasmaan-buland hain is aasmaan se ham ye daastaan-e-gham hi mataa-e-'aziz' hai duniyaa basaa rahe hain gham-e-jaavedaan se ham"

"soz-e-dil-o-jaan aur hai saaz-e-dil-o-jaan aur ehsaas-e-bayaan aur hai idraak-e-nihaan aur duniyaa-e-mohabbat mein zamin aur zamaan aur ik shoala-ba-jaan naghma-kunaan raaz-e-nihaan aur shaair kaa jahaan aur hai shaatir kaa jahaan aur mafhum mohabbat kaa yahaan aur vahaan aur ai chaand ki mafluj fazaaon ke musaafir hai muntazir-e-did abhi bazm-e-jahaan aur khud mahv-e-tamaashaa hain mah-o-mehr-o-kavaakib hai aadam-e-khaaki tiri manzil kaa nishaan aur kuchh duur hujum-e-gham-e-jaanaan se nikal jaa ai ashk-e-ravaan shoala-e-jaan barq-e-tapaan aur ye nuzhat-o-nikhat kaa tabassum vo tasaadum ye abr-e-karam aur hai aahon kaa dhuaan aur tujh ko gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-dauraan se badal duun hai azm-e-javaan aur zamaan aur samaan aur sarmaaya-e-hasti thaa kabhi josh-e-taghazzul ehsaas-e-junun aur thaa andaaz-e-bayaan aur kyaa ye bhi zamaane kaa koi turfa asar hai hai teri 'aziz' aaj zabaan aur bayaan aur"

"sunoge tum bhi miri daastaan kabhi na kabhi asar dikhaaegaa dard-e-nihaan kabhi na kabhi kabhi to aatish-e-namrud sard bhi hogi qaraar paaegaa qalb-e-tapaan kabhi na kabhi ye aaj gardish-e-shaam-o-sahar bataati hai nazar bachaaegaa khud aasmaan kabhi na kabhi kabhi to gauhar-e-naayaab haath aaegaa milegaa ruh-e-khudi kaa nishaan kabhi na kabhi jamud-e-sehr-e-tamannaa mein rah nahin saktaa farogh paaegaa azm-e-javaan kabhi na kabhi azaan bilaal ki gunji hai regzaaron mein sunegaa dil ki sadaa ye jahaan kabhi na kabhi 'aziz' teri mohabbat bhi rang laaegi tamaam hogaa gham-e-bekaraan kabhi na kabhi"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"bahut khajil hain ki ham raaegaan bhi zinda rahe jahaan pe tu bhi nahin thaa vahaan bhi zinda rahe ajiib shart hai is be-yaqin mizaaj ki bhi ki tu bhi paas ho teraa gumaan bhi zinda rahe tujhe pe zid hai magar is tarah nahin hotaa ki tu bhi zinda rahe daastaan bhi zinda rahe vo kaun log the jin kaa vajud jism se thaa ye kaun hain jo pas-e-jism-o-jaan bhi zinda rahe jo ye na ho to sukhan kaa koi javaaz nahin zamir zinda rahe to zabaan bhi zinda rahe ye kaaenaat faqat manfaat kaa naam nahin koi yahaan pe baraae ziyaan bhi zinda rahe adam mein jo bhi nahin thaa vo sab vajud mein thaa ye ham hi the jo kahin darmiyaan bhi zinda rahe"