doston mein vaaqai ye bahs bhi aksar hui — Iqbal Umar

"har ek chiiz kaa is tarah kaal paDne lagaa miraa vatan mire dil ki tarah ujaDne lagaa jise bigaDnaa na thaa vo bhi yuun bigaDne lagaa zamin phaTne lagi aur darakht ukhaDne lagaa kisi ko rotaa huaa dekh kar jo royaa huun main har nigaah mein maanind-e-khaar gaDne lagaa jagah jagah se palastar nizaam-e-kohna kaa ye bahs kaahe ko hoti hai ab udhaDne lagaa bahut dinon se mire shahr ke har ik ghar se sadaaein aane lagi hain ki ghar ujaDne lagaa havaaein tez thiin 'iqbaal' aur kyaa kartaa yahi kiyaa ki havaaon se main bhi laDne lagaa"

"ab ilaaj-e-dil-e-bimaar-e-sahar ho ki na ho zindagi saaya-e-gesu mein basar ho ki na ho mujh ko rakhnaa hi thaa aadaab-e-mohabbat kaa khayaal mere shaane pe kal us shokh kaa sar ho ki na ho aaj har baat miri qaul-e-khudaavandi hai kal miri baat pe yuun jumbish-e-sar ho ki na ho jaane kis moD pe le aai mujhe umr-e-ravaan sochtaa huun ye tiri raahguzar ho ki na ho kyuun na ji bhar ke ab ashkon se charaaghaan kar luun yuun koi raat phir aankhon mein basar ho ki na ho saae mein jin ke andheron ke sivaa kuchh bhi nahin un charaaghon ko bujhaa dungaa sahar ho ki na ho mere gham-khaane mein aate hue ummid ki zau puchhti hai ki udhar meraa guzar ho ki na ho aaj jo kahnaa ho ai husn khud-aaraa kah le kal tiri bazm mein 'iqbaal'-umar ho ki na ho"

"ham jis taraf nikal paDe vaaraftagi ke saath manzil ne chuum chuum liyaa sarkhushi ke saath ham jaante hain koi bahaana taraash kar pesh aaeinge vo ham se baDi be-rukhi ke saath vo jannat-e-nigaah jo hai ain-e-zindagi aksar uThi hai meri taraf barhami ke saath shokhi si kuchh jhalakti hai un ki nigaah se chalte to hain qadam-ba-qadam saadgi ke saath kuchh bhi na kah sake mire haal-e-tabaah par sunte rahe fasaana-e-gham khaamushi ke saath maayus ho ke palTe jo aivaan-e-husn se phir aarzu lipaT gai divaangi ke saath vo saamne hai manzil-e-jaanaan ki sarzamin ai mukhlisaan-e-ishq chalo be-khudi ke saath matlab hi jaise kuchh unhein 'iqbaal' se nahin aae bhi hain vo dil mein to kis saadgi ke saath"

"ek ik lamha ki ek ek sadi ho jaise zindagi khel koi khel rahi ho jaise dil dhaDak uTThaa hai tanhaai mein yuun bhi aksar baiThe baiThe koi aavaaz suni ho jaise phir rahaa huun main uThaae hue yuun baar-e-hayaat mere shaane pe tiri zulf paDi ho jaise dil kaa har zakhm kuchh is tarah lahak uTThaa hai raat-bhar yaadon ki purvaai chali ho jaise aaj ki subh bhi hai vaisi hi bojhal bojhal aaj ki raat bhi aankhon mein kaTi ho jaise jaane kis soch mein chup baiThe hain yuun divaane barf honTon pe bahut din se jami ho jaise dil ne badlaa hai is andaaz se pahlu 'iqbaal' paas hi dil ke kahin aag lagi ho jaise"

"chhu ke kyaa zulf-e-pareshaan ko sabaa aai hai aaj divaane ne jiine ki qasam khaai hai mahfil-e-naaz mein har ik se shanaasaai hai phir bhi har gaam pe andesha-e-rusvaai hai kuchh khabar bhi hai urus-e-gham-e-dauraan tujh ko kaun si baat hamein raah pe le aai hai itni pur-pech hai ai jaan-e-jahaan raah-e-hayaat teri zulfon ki har ik gaam pe yaad aai hai jhaanktaa rahtaa hai khvaabon ke dariche se koi kitni pur-kaif hamaari shab-e-tanhaai hai kyaa tire chaahne vaalon mein hai us kaa bhi shumaar jo na divaana hai majnun hai na saudaai hai sochtaa huun ki na guzre kahin kuchh un pe giraan aaj phir saaz-e-shikasta pe ghazal gaai hai"

"chaandni raat hai aaj kitni sajal shaahraah-e-mohabbat pe gaaein ghazal ahl-e-aalam ko de kyon na dein koi hal mashal-e-zindagi dhime dhime na jal jaantaa huun main ye rasm-e-daar-o-rasan do qadam haath mein haath le ke tu chal kaun jaagaa hai yuun raat pichhle pahar aankh mein ashk hain aur labon par ghazal regzaar-e-gham-e-zindagi se guzar dekhte dekhte khvaab-e-subh-e-azal tu bhi naa-aashnaa-e-sukun ho gai gardish-e-zindagi mujh se bach bach ke chal apni majburi-e-dil bayaan kyaa karun TuTte hi nahin hasraton ke mahal haan yahi kaaenaat-e-mohabbat hai bas ik gham-e-mustaqil ik hansi be-mahal mujh se 'iqbaal' ab koi kahtaa to hai meri khaatir giraa meri khaatir sanbhal"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"