ek tartib se jab ashk numudaar hue — Aarib Hashmi

"nahin chaahaa thaa ye kyaa ho gayaa hai use mujh par bharosa ho gayaa hai ye ik duuje kaa dukh bhi baanTte naiin mere logon ko ye kyaa ho gayaa hai bujhaa do taaq mein jalte diyon ko idhar dekho ujaalaa ho gayaa hai mayassar hai sabhi ko teri qurbat to kyaa tu itnaa sastaa ho gayaa hai buraa kahti thi jis ko saari duniyaa kahaa tum ne to achchhaa ho gayaa hai uThi jo aankh manzil saamne thi dharaa paaon to rasta ho gayaa hai falak ko chhu ke lauT aaiin duaaein ye mere saath dhokaa ho gayaa hai udhar niklaa vo mashkiza uThaa kar idhar har shakhs pyaasaa ho gayaa hai tire bin bhi guzaaraa zindagi ko sitam ye hai guzaaraa ho gayaa hai mujhe us ki khabar kaise ho 'aarib' mile jo ek arsa ho gayaa hai"

"dekhnaa bhi to tiri baat kaa ik Dhang lage tu ne dekhaa jise ik baar use rang lage ain mumkin hai qabile mein baghaavat honaa ain mumkin hai tire naam pe ik jang lage tu na jis raaste pe jaae vahaan dhuul uDe tu na jis aaine mein ho so use zang lage sochte sochte vusat bhi ataa hoti hai dekhte dekhte nazron ko khalaa tang lage ishq vaale use gul-paashi kahaa karte hain husn vaalon ke mohalle mein agar sang lage"

"ghamon ki dhuup thi aur saaebaan na miltaa thaa gharon se nikle huon ko makaan na miltaa thaa hamaare paanv ke niche zamin thi lekin hamaare sar pe koi aasmaan na miltaa thaa tumhaaraa khoyaa huaa lams apne kamre mein vahin pe DhunDh rahe the jahaan na miltaa thaa jo dard ham ne sanbhaalaa huaa thaa siine mein kise sunaate koi mehrbaan na miltaa thaa jo saans saans mayassar rahaa mujhe barson bichhaD gae to phir us kaa nishaan na miltaa thaa nai nai thi mohabbat magar dilon mein thi ye aisi aag thi jis kaa dhuaan na miltaa thaa vo roz baagh mein aati thi sair karne ko parinde khush the unhein aab-o-daana miltaa thaa ye log jis ke bahaao ke giit gaate the hamein vo dariyaa kabhi bhi ravaan na miltaa thaa ham aise bolne vaale kahaan the par 'aarib' vo boltaa to hamein bhi bahaana miltaa thaa"

"nahin ki teri mohabbat mein ghar se nikle the ham apne aap se vahshat mein ghar se nikle the ik ek kar ke sabhi raaste mein maare gae jo log teri hifaazat mein ghar se nikle the hamaari be-sar-o-saamaani ye bataati hai ham aise log to ujlat mein ghar se nikle the tamaam khvaab the bikhre hamaare bistar par badan sameT ke vahshat mein ghar se nikle the"

"ishq mein soch kaa rukh moD diyaa jaataa hai aur divaar se sar phoD diyaa jaataa hai hijr de kar to sabhi maar diye jaate hain haae vo shakhs jise chhoD diyaa jaataa hai ek lamhe mein hue qaid zamaane kitne vaqt se vaqt yahaan joD diyaa jaataa hai ishq phir apni panaahon mein use rakhtaa hai jis ko be-rahm-o-karam chhoD diyaa jaataa hai ab zaraa siikh le khaamosh takallum karnaa kaasa-e-harf yahaan toD diyaa jaataa hai"

"dayaar-e-ghair mein koi to aasraa niklaa vo ajnabi thaa mire apne gaanv kaa niklaa vagarna kaun mohabbat yahaan nibhaa paataa khudaa kaa shukr judaai kaa raasta niklaa main sab ko raah dikhaate yahaan talak aaya phir apne ghar kaa pata puchhtaa huaa niklaa main ek umr jise sang hi samajhtaa rahaa vo ek shakhs mohabbat mein mubtalaa niklaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"raabta mujh se miraa joD diyaa kartaa thaa vo jo ik shakhs mujhe chhoD diyaa kartaa thaa mujhe dariyaa, kabhi sahraa ke havaale kar ke vo kahaani ko nayaa moD diyaa kartaa thaa is se aage to mohabbat se gila hai mujh ko tu to bas haat miraa chhoD diyaa kartaa thaa baat peDon ki nahin, gham hai parindon kaa 'nadim' ghonsle jin ke koi toD diyaa kartaa thaa"