gham-e-dil hita-e-tahrir mein aataa hi nahin — Shakeb Jalali

"khamoshi bol uTThe har nazar paighaam ho jaae ye sannaaTaa agar had se baDhe kohraam ho jaae sitaare mishalein le kar mujhe bhi DhunDne niklein main rasta bhuul jaaun jangalon mein shaam ho jaae main vo aadam-gazida huun jo tanhaai ke sahraa mein khud apni chaap sun kar larza-bar-andaam ho jaae misaal aisi hai is daur-e-khirad ke hosh-mandon ki na ho daaman mein zarra aur sahraa naam ho jaae 'shakeb' apne taaaruf ke liye ye baat kaafi hai ham us se bach ke chalte hain jo rasta aam ho jaae"

"kanaar-e-aab khaDaa khud se kah rahaa hai koi gumaan guzartaa hai ye shakhs dusraa hai koi havaa ne toD ke patta zamin pe pheinkaa hai ki shab ki jhiil mein patthar giraa diyaa hai koi baTaa sake hain paDosi kisi kaa dard kabhi yahi bahut hai ki chehre se aashnaa hai koi darakht-e-raah bataaein hilaa hilaa kar haath ki qaafile se musaafir bichhaD gayaa hai koi chhuDaa ke haath bahut duur bah gayaa hai chaand kisi ke saath samundar mein Dubtaa hai koi ye aasmaan se TuuTaa huaa sitaara hai ki dasht-e-shab mein bhaTakti hui sadaa hai koi makaan aur nahin hai badal gayaa hai makin ufuq vahi hai magar chaand dusraa hai koi fasil-e-jism pe taaza lahu ke chhinTe hain hudud-e-vaqt se aage nikal gayaa hai koi 'shakeb' diip se lahraa rahe hain palkon par dayaar-e-chashm mein kyaa aaj rat-jagaa hai koi"

"vahaan ki raushniyon ne bhi zulm Dhaae bahut main us gali mein akelaa thaa aur saae bahut kisi ke sar pe kabhi TuuT kar giraa hi nahin is aasmaan ne havaa mein qadam jamaae bahut na jaane rut kaa tasarruf thaa yaa nazar kaa fareb kali vahi thi magar rang jhilmilaae bahut havaa kaa rukh hi achaanak badal gayaa varna mahak ke qaafile sahraa ki samt aae bahut ye kaaenaat hai meri hi khaak kaa zarra main apne dasht se guzraa to bhed paae bahut jo motiyon ki talab ne kabhi udaas kiyaa to ham bhi raah se kankar sameT laae bahut bas ek raat Thaharnaa hai kyaa gila kiije musaafiron ko ghanimat hai ye saraae bahut jami rahegi nigaahon pe tirgi din bhar ki raat khvaab mein taare utar ke aae bahut 'shakeb' kaisi uDaan ab vo par hi TuuT gae ki zer-e-daam jab aae the phaDphaDaae bahut"

"mujh se milne shab-e-gham aur to kaun aaegaa meraa saaya hai jo divaar pe jam jaaegaa Thahro Thahro mire asnaam-e-khayaali Thahro meraa dil gosha-e-tanhaai mein ghabraaegaa log dete rahe kyaa kyaa na dilaase mujh ko zakhm gahraa hi sahi zakhm hai bhar jaaegaa azm pukhta hi sahi tark-e-vafaa kaa lekin muntazir huun koi aa kar mujhe samjhaaegaa aankh jhapke na kahin raah andheri hi sahi aage chal kar vo kisi moD pe mil jaaegaa dil saa anmol ratan kaun kharidegaa 'shakeb' jab bikegaa to ye be-daam hi bik jaaegaa"

"mariz-e-gham ke sahaaro koi to baat karo udaas chaand sitaaro koi to baat karo kahaan hai Duub chukaa ab to Dubne vaalaa shikasta-dil se kinaaro koi to baat karo mire nasib ko barbaadiyon se nisbat hai luTi hui si bahaaro koi to baat karo kahaan gayaa vo tumhaaraa bulandiyon kaa junun bujhe bujhe se sharaaro koi to baat karo isi tarah se ajab kyaa jo kuchh sukun mile gham-e-firaaq ke maaro koi to baat karo tumhaaraa gham bhi miTaati hain mastiyaan ki nahin sharaab-e-naab ke maaro koi to baat karo tumhaari khaak uDaataa nahin 'shakeb' to kyaa udaas raah-guzaaro koi to baat karo"

"ham-jins agar mile na koi aasmaan par behtar hai khaak Daaliye aisi uDaan par aa kar giraa thaa koi parinda lahu mein tar tasvir apni chhoD gayaa hai chaTaan par puchho samundaron se kabhi khaak kaa pata dekho havaa kaa naqsh kabhi baadbaan par yaaro main is nazar ki bulandi ko kyaa karun saaya bhi apnaa dekhtaa huun aasmaan par kitne hi zakhm hain mire ik zakhm mein chhupe kitne hi tiir aane lage ik nishaan par jal-thal hui tamaam zamin aas-paas ki paani ki buund bhi na giri saaebaan par malbus khush-numaa hain magar jism khokhle chhilke saje hon jaise phalon ki dukaan par saaya nahin thaa niind kaa aankhon mein duur tak bikhre the raushni ke nagin aasmaan par haq baat aa ke ruk si gai thi kabhi 'shakeb' chhaale paDe hue hain abhi tak zabaan par"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"