ek sukhi haDDiyon kaa is taraf ambaar thaa — Ateequllah

"vo baat kyaa thi ki jis kaa asar nahin jaataa kisi kaa zehn tiri baat par nahin jaataa zamin ke itne se TukDe pe itni divaarein ki ek shakhs idhar se udhar nahin jaataa vo chaand taar-e-garebaan mein jaa ke aTkaa hai tamaam aasmaan daaman mein bhar nahin jaataa sitam ke haath the aur aasmaan ko chhute the zaraa jhukaa diyaa hotaa to sar nahin jaataa vahi lapak hai sinaan mein chamak hai khanjar mein agarche mere qabile kaa Dar nahin jaataa gumaan ke haath se mash'al kahaan pe jaa ke giri agar main apni hadon se guzar nahin jaataa kuchh aur teri taraf se umiid rakhtaa huun main is tarah ki 'inaayaat par nahin jaataa vo tum hi the jo basar kar gae 'atiqullaah jahaan se itnaa koi be-khabar nahin jaataa"

"us ek zarre ko raushan sitaara karnaa hai ghurub-e-shaam se pahle kinaara karnaa hai ab aisi shab ki siyaahi kaa rizq meraa nasib ab aise din hain to un par guzaaraa karnaa hai buland rakkhungaa apne 'alam main aakhir tak vahaan pahunch ke tujhe bhi ishaara karnaa hai ye 'ahd paara-e-naan-e-javin kaa kaffaara shikam shikam koi khanjar utaaraa karnaa hai usi ko yaad bhi had se ziyaada kartaa huun vo jis ko aakhiri had tak gavaara karnaa hai"

"andheraa mere baatin mein paDaa thaa koi mujh ko pukaare jaa rahaa thaa ham apne aasmaanon mein kahin the hamaare pichhe koi aa rahaa thaa ufuq sunsaan hote jaa rahe the sukut-e-vasl kaa manzar bhi kyaa thaa chamak kaisi badan se phuuT nikli hamaare haath mein kis kaa siraa thaa sar-e-lams-e-badan jo lazzatein thiin khataa ke batn mein jo kaif saa thaa main sadiyon us taraf thaa aur vo mujh ko miri maujudgi mein dekhtaa thaa koi shab DhunDti thi mujh ko aur main tiri nindon mein jaa kar so gayaa thaa usi ne zulmatein phailaa rakhi hain asaas-e-khvaab par jis ko rakhaa thaa"

"de kar pichhli yaadon kaa ambaar mujhe pheink diyaa hai saat samundar paar mujhe har manzar ke andar bhi ik manzar hai dekhne vaalaa bhi to ho tayyaar mujhe teri kami gar mujh se puuri hoti hai le aaeinge log sar-e-baazaar mujhe saari chizein ghair-munaasib lagti hain haath mein de di jaae ik talvaar mujhe inTein jaane kab harkat mein aa jaaein jaane kis din chun le ye divaar mujhe ek musalsal choT si lagti rahti hai saamnaa khud apnaa hai har har baar mujhe"

"qalb-gah mein zaraa zaraa saa kuchh zakhm jaisaa chamak rahaa thaa kuchh yuun to vo log mujh hi jaise the in ki aankhon mein aur hi thaa kuchh thaa sar-e-jism ik charaaghaan saa raushni mein nazar na aayaa kuchh ham zamin ki taraf jab aae the aasmaanon mein rah gayaa thaa kuchh dusron ki nazar se dekheinge dekhnaa kuchh thaa ham ne dekhaa kuchh kuchh badan ki zabaan kahti thi aansuon ki zabaan mein thaa kuchh"

"main un hudud se kuchh aage jaane vaalaa thaa tamaasha aur hi tujh ko dikhaane vaalaa thaa vo khaak-e-nam bhi miri thi shikasta-dil bhi mire yahi asaasa abhi main ganvaane vaalaa thaa ye shaakh phir hui viraan ai parinda-e-shab isi Thikaane kabhi tu bhi aane vaalaa thaa na ek raat hi aisi na ek din aisaa magar main raat ko din se milaane vaalaa thaa gharib-e-shahr kaa sar ho gayaa qalam aakhir kahaan ki chiiz kahaan par luTaane vaalaa thaa ik aur gumaan ne saaya saa mujh pe Daal diyaa ik aur gumaan ki zad mein jab aane vaalaa 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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"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"