ghise-piTe hue aansu miTe miTe hue dost — Fatima Mehru

"mukhtasar 'ishq hai is mein bahut 'arsa nahin hai jaise bas jism hai aur ruuh kaa kharcha nahin hai in dinon aisi mahaarat mein hai mashhur koi jis kaa is shahr ke qaatil ne bhi sochaa nahin hai aa to jaate hain sabhi us ke tasarruf mein magar maan jaate hain ki vo aadmi achchhaa nahin hai ai mire dil ki zaminon ke nigahbaan khudaa kyaa mire naam pe thoDaa saa bhi raqba nahin hai maar dete hain yahi log adaa se apni aur kahte hain ki aadam kaa bharosa nahin hai pahle rakkheinge mohabbat ki jagah khaamoshi phir kaheinge ki miri jaan ye dhokaa nahin hai kaise samjhaaein ki barbaad hue hain kaise tu ne us aankh ko uThte kabhi dekhaa nahin hai"

"kaanTon kaa khamyaaza hai phuul abhi tak taaza hai vo meraa hai bas meraa ye bhi to andaaza hai khiDki khol ke dekho mat har manzar darvaaza hai make-up karti laDki sun kaun se dukh kaa ghaaza hai rishte marte jaate hain har-su ek janaaza hai"

"kyon na-jaane nahin huaa mujh se ek rasta nahin khulaa mujh se qasr-e-rangini-e-labaada kaa ek patthar nahin hilaa mujh se apne asbaaq mujh ko raTvaae aur kuchh bhi nahin sunaa mujh se hiddatein meri jaan le leingi apnaa saaya nahin haTaa mujh se shahr kaa shahr mujh mein Duub gayaa koi baahar nahin gayaa mujh se tum to phir bhi khudaa ho kyaa milte aadmi tak nahin milaa mujh se ghairat-e-dast-e-qaatilaana huun kaun kartaa nahin hayaa mujh se"

"jo kuchh bhi ho chukaa thaa jataa kar nahin gae achchhaa huaa ki aap bataa kar nahin gae bikhre hain kaaghzaat yunhi dil ki mez par jaate hue bhi log uThaa kar nahin gae yaa sirf naashirin ko mauqa' diyaa gayaa yaa sirf saama'in sunaa kar nahin gae joDaa hai baarhaa inhein khilqat ke saamne ham log sirf haath dikhaa kar nahin gae rukhsat kiyaa gayaa hai tiri jail se hamein nikle par apne haath chhuDaa kar nahin gae"

"bashar ke dil par azal se likkhi khudaa ki pahli kitaab huun main sunaa rahaa hai zamaana jis ko abad talak kaa khitaab huun main jo raakh samjho to aag jaisi jo zahr gholo to naag aisi tumhaaraa partav likhi gai huun tumhaare jaisaa 'azaab huun main napi-tuli si nigaah mere badan pe yaksar ghumaane vaalo tumhaari 'aqlon pe jo paDaa hai siyaah sangin hijaab huun main kali ki surat masal ke mujh ko baDhaa rahe ho dukaan-e-khushbu har ek gaahak se kah rahe ho sadaa mahaktaa gulaab huun main jo daftaron mein jami hui huun baqaa ki khaatir khaDi hui huun savaal ban kar mujhe na dekho zaruraton kaa javaab huun mein tumhi ne chhup kar mohabbaton ke dinon mein mujh ko gulaab bheje aur ab sabhi se ye kah rahe ho ghalat farebi kharaab huun main miri haqiqat ke ek rukh se nisaab-daanon ne khuub khelaa kisi ne bas angbin samjhaa kisi ne likkhaa sharaab huun mein"

"havaa se baat kareinge yaa hausla kareinge charaagh aisi fazaaon mein aur kyaa kareinge nayaa makaan khanDar kar liyaa sajaate hue ab aise log tamaashe mein kyaa nayaa kareinge bahut giraayaa hai takiye ki 'aadaton ne hamein so agle khvaab mein bistar kaa aasraa kareinge tumhaare saath ta'alluq banaaeinge gahraa zaraa si baat pe hafton bhi laD liyaa kareinge ham ab ki baar buzurgon kaa maan rakkheinge samajh ke soch ke har tajraba kiyaa kareinge bas ek baar hamein dosti mein shaamil kar kareinge teri taraf-daari baa-khudaa kareinge bichhaDte vaqt bhi amn-o-amaan banaa rahegaa salaam bhejeinge harf-e-du'aa kiyaa kareinge"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"

"ek ujli du'aa kaa saaya hai masjid-e-jaan mein kaun aaya hai aane vaale dinon ki soch zaraa ye jo teraa hai sab paraayaa hai zakhm detaa hai sirf apnon ko us ne bhi kyaa mizaaj paayaa hai vaqt ab kyaa mutaalbe hain tire ham ne har qarz to chukaayaa hai haar kar tum se dil mohabbat mein aansuon kaa kharaaj laayaa hai ham andhere parakhne vaalon ne raushni se fareb khaayaa hai dosti pyaar e'tibaar 'anis' 'umr bhar bas ye dhan kamaayaa hai"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"gham utaaraa gayaa sabhi ke liye ashk utre hain aadmi ke liye ik tajalli mujhe 'inaayat ho meri aankhon ki raushni ke liye ji ke lagtaa nahin munaasib hai zindagi lafz zindagi ke liye baar hotaa rahaa kisi ke sipurd shukr kartaa rahaa kisi ke liye main ne had-darja koshishein kar liin dil banaa hi nahin khushi ke liye kuchh darinde bhi jaane jaate hain apni insaan-dosti ke liye sab nahin jaante ye vo dar hai yuun to darvaaza hai sabhi ke liye us ne baadal haTaa liye 'aamir' chand lamhon ki chaandni ke liye"

"nigaahon mein iqraar saare hue hain ham un ke hue vo hamaare hue hain jin aankhon mein aansu chakaare hue hain ham un ki nigaahon ke maare hue hain na khaTkein kaho kis tarah tir-e-mizhgaan jigar par hamaare utaare hue hain jhaDe jo tiri kafsh-e-zarrin ke zarre falak par vo jaa kar sayyaare hue hain 'abas jaan deti hai bulbul gulon par ye us rukh ke sadqe utaare hue hain kis andaaz se band-e-mahram kase hain ki joban ko un ke ubhaare hue hain yaqin hai balaa ho koi aaj naazil vo baalon ko apne sanvaare hue hain khabar-daar haathon se jaane na paaein ye duzd-e-hinaa maal maare hue hain kahe deti hain saaf aankhein tumhaari kisi ghair se kuchh ishaare hue hain main manjdhaar mein Dubtaa huun ilaahi vo dil le ke meraa kinaare hue hain hamesha jo bharte the dam dosti kaa vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain nazar kar du'aa par khudaavand-e-aalam ki ham haath apne pasaare hue hain bhalaa ghair ki is mein hai kyaa shikaayat vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain unhein ham ne nahlaa diyaa de ke chhinTein 'ajab lutf dariyaa kinaare hue hain khabar aamad-e-gul ki shaayad hai 'aaghaa' chaman saare jhaaDe bahaare hue hain"