haadson se be-khabar the log dharti par tamaam — Aabid Adeeb

"giton kaa shahr hai ki nagar soz-o-saaz kaa qalb-e-shikasta aur ye aalam gudaaz kaa chaaron taraf saji hain dukaanein khulus ki chamkaa hai kaarobaar har ik hilaa-saaz kaa vo chaahe khvaab ho ki haqiqat magar kabhi ehsaan uThaaegaa na libaas-e-majaaz kaa jis tarah chaahaa jaae hai chaahaa nahin abhi andesha jaan khaae hai ifshaa-e-raaz kaa bahrupiyaa hai koi phire hai nagar nagar qaatil kaa ruup dhaare kabhi chaarasaaz kaa yuun hanste hanste daar-e-fanaa se chalaa hai vo jaise safar nasib ho arz-e-hijaaz kaa 'aabid' ghamon ki dhuup mein jalnaa hai chaar din bas qissa mukhtasar hai ye umr-e-daraaz kaa"

"sharik-e-aalam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi thaa ki raat jashn mein tere huzur main bhi thaa ajiib vaqt thaa duniyaa qarib thi mere ghazab ye thaa tire daaman se duur main bhi thaa ghamon ke ghere mein jab raqs kar rahi thi hayaat tamaash-bin ki tarah be-shuur main bhi thaa na ruknaa raah mein shart-e-safar mein shaamil thaa thakan se varna bahut chuur chuur main bhi thaa utar rahaa thaa lahu kis balaa kaa aankhon mein tire khayaal mein us dam zarur main bhi thaa guzarte vaqt ne pahre baiThaa diye 'aabid' khataaein un ki na thiin be-qusur main bhi thaa"

"safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain ye jaan kar bhi ki patthar har ek haath mein hai jiyaale log hain shishon ke ghar banaate hain jo rahne vaale hain log un ko ghar nahin dete jo rahne vaalaa nahin us ke ghar banaate hain jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain kabhi jo baat kahi thi tire taalluq se ab us ke bhi kai matlab nikaale jaate hain"

"kaar-naama ai gham-e-dil kuchh tiraa ye kam nahin bah gae aankhon se dariyaa aur aankhein nam nahin saaf thaa har lafz us ki be-badal taqrir kaa phir lahu ne naqsh jo chhoDe hain vo mubham nahin har zamaane mein nahin pahchaannaa mushkil unhein sar qalam hote raheinge un ke lekin gham nahin karbalaa hi ne kiye hain murtasim dil par nuqush varna is duniyaa mein gham ki vaardaatein kam nahin dil hi dil vo bhigi lakDi ki tarah sulgaa kiyaa us ke chehre se to lagtaa thaa ki koi gham nahin kaifiyat kaisi ajab is shahr ki yaadon ki hai garm hai aatish nahin aur sard hai shabnam nahin ik alag tahzib hai tanhaaiyon ke shahr ki ek hi aalam hamesha aur koi mausam nahin phir rahe hain log phir haathon mein sang-reze liye aur apne sar mein saudaa is ghaDi kuchh kam nahin ham se 'aabid' apne rahbar ko shikaayat ye rahi aankh munde un ke pichhe chalne vaale ham nahin"

"ye mere shahr kaa ik aur haadisa hogaa vo kal yahaan miraa mehmaan ban chukaa hogaa talaash mein huun kisi ki main kab se sargardaan usi tarah koi mujh ko bhi DhunDhtaa hogaa miri tarah se koi chikhtaa hai raahon mein miri tarah koi duniyaa ko dekhtaa hogaa lagaa ke aaegaa chehra koi nayaa shab mein vo jis ko baiTh ke din mein taraashtaa hogaa shanaasaa chehre bhi lagne lage hain begaane ab apnaa vaqt hi shaayad badal rahaa hogaa udaas udaas saa khoyaa huaa saa rahtaa hai kuchh us se bhi koi kah kar badal gayaa hogaa thakaa thakaa saa usi dar pe aa ke baiThaa thaa na puchhaa hogaa kisi ne to chal diyaa hogaa jahaan pahunch ke qadam Dagmagaae hain sab ke usi maqaam se ab apnaa raasta hogaa"

"jab jab bhi dekhiye use khun-baar si lage duniyaa hamesha barsar-e-paikaar si lage har har nafas pe rang badalti hai zindagi ik phuul si lage hai kabhi khaar si lage chehra hai mere dost kaa yaa koi aaina dekhun ulaT-palaT ke to bhi aarsi lage aadat si paD gai hai use bolne ki tez vo baat bhi kare hai to takraar si lage tum saath ho to ham bhi bayaabaan ko ghar karein ye sakht dhuup saaya-e-divaar si lage har har qadam pe jaise ki biktaa ho aadmi basti tamaam misr ke baazaar si lage 'aabid' tamaam shahr pe aalam hai kaun saa har ek shakl naqsh-ba-divaar si lage"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"