dukhon ke dasht ghamon ke nagar mein chhoD aae — Mohsin Ehsan

"maut se yaari na thi hasti se be-zaari na thi us safar par chal diye ham jis ki tayyaari na thi ham usi ki khaak se uTThe hain kundan ban ke aaj dosto jis shahr mein rasm-e-vafaadaari na thi ham ne khun-e-aarzu de kar munaqqash kar diyaa varna divaar-e-talab par aisi gul-kaari na thi mar gae sar phoD ke divaar-e-zindaan se asiir zindagi kunj-e-qafas mein maut se pyaari na thi ab shikast-e-aarzu hai baais-e-taskin-e-dil is se pahle to kabhi ye kaifiyat taari na thi jal rahaa hai har nafas ab apne gham ki aanch se saans lene mein kabhi 'mohsin' ye dushvaari na thi"

"tamaashaa is baras aisaa huaa hai samundar suukh kar sahraa huaa hai hamein bhejaa to hai duniyaa mein lekin hamaare saath kuchh dhokaa huaa hai mujhe lagtaa hai jaadugar ne mujh ko kisi zanjir se baandhaa huaa hai jahaan par shaadyaane baj rahe hain miraa lashkar vahin paspaa huaa hai jo mere aur us ke darmiyaan thi usi divaar par jhagDaa huaa hai asiraan-e-qafas ye puchhte hain muqimaan-e-chaman ko kyaa huaa hai kai din se bas ik harf-e-mohabbat sar-e-nok-e-zabaan aTkaa huaa hai guzargaahon mein sannaaTaa hai 'mohsin' ghubaar-e-ham-rahaan baiThaa huaa hai"

"thirakti lau ki bas ik aakhiri duaa suntaa phir us ke baad na kuchh mauja-e-havaa suntaa mujhe bhi lagti kuchh aasaan manzil-e-dushvaar jo dusron ki sadaa-e-naqush-e-paa suntaa kuchh is qadar bhi zamaane mein qaht-e-harf na thaa vo aashnaa thaa to aavaaz-e-aashnaa suntaa ba-juz zakhira-e-auhaam paas kuchh bhi nahin ye baat kaash vo girvida-e-anaa suntaa use pukaar chukaa zindagi mein haar chukaa miraa khudaa thaa to phir meri iltijaa suntaa ham ek umr se 'mohsin' khumaar-e-khvaab mein hain hamaari baat zamaane mein koi kyaa suntaa"

"durusht kyuun thaa vo itnaa kalaam se pahle ki meraa naam na thaa us ke naam se pahle vo sab charaagh ki thi jin mein raushni ki ramaq bujhaa diye gae basti mein shaam se pahle vo mehrbaan bhi hue dushmani pe aamaada ham aashnaa bhi na the jin ke naam se pahle khud-e'timaad kabhi the par ab ye aalam hai hazaar vasvase dil mein hain kaam se pahle hamaare dars-e-mohabbat kaa puchhte kyaa ho kitaabi chehra paDhaa hai kalaam se pahle subuk-ravaan-e-rah-e-gham ne zindagi 'mohsin' musaafiraana guzaari qayaam se pahle"

"bahte hue lamhon ki kahaani hi badal de dariyaa to badaltaa nahin paani hi badal de yaa ghar ko mire daulat-e-aaraam-o-sukun bakhsh yaa aarzu-e-naql-makaani hi badal de kyaa us se karein zahmat-e-takraar ki jo shakhs alfaaz ke mahfum-o-maaani hi badal de tarmim-o-tanvvo hai kahaani mein zaruri raajaa to badaltaa nahin raani hi badal de us ghar ki taraf us ki nishaani pe chale ho 'mohsin' vo agar ghar ki nishaani hi badal de"

"saae ki ummid thi taarikiyaan phailaa gayaa jo shajar phuTaa zamin se biij hi ko khaa gayaa kyaa gila tujh se ki gulshan kaa muqaddar hai yahi abr ghir kar jab bhi aayaa aag hi barsaa gayaa ab kinaaron se na maange qatre qatre kaa hisaab kyuun samundar ki taraf bahtaa huaa dariyaa gayaa meri sairaabi bhi meri tishnagi se kam na thi main misaal-e-abr aayaa surat-e-sahraa gayaa husn ke hamraah chaltaa thaa julusi-e-tishnagaan ishq tanhaa dahr mein aayaa thaa aur tanhaa gayaa 'mohsin'-ehsaan kisi baadal kaa TukDaa hai ki jo ek lamhe ke liye aayaa ghiraa barsaa gayaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"