har ek raah mein imkaan-e-haadisa hai abhi — Azhar Naiyyar

"main apne shahr mein apnaa hi chehra kho baiThaa ye vaaqia jo sunaayaa to vo bhi ro baiThaa tumhaari aas mein aankhon ko main bhigo baiThaa ki dil mein yaas ke kaanTe kai chubho baiThaa mataa-e-haal na maazi kaa koi sarmaaya nadi mein vaqt ki har chiiz ko Dubo baiThaa sunahre vaqt ki tahrirein jin mein thiin mahfuz main un sahifon ko ashkon se apne dho baiThaa main suntaa rahtaa thaa jis aaine ki sargoshi vo shahr-e-sang mein apni jilaa bhi kho baiThaa kisi babul ke saae tale mili jo amaan to apne paanv mein kaanTe bhi main chubho baiThaa vahi rahaa hai bahar-taur shaadmaan 'nayyar' jo apne gham mein gham-e-digaraan samo baiThaa"

"main mahal ret ke sahraa mein banaane baiThaa chand alfaaz ko maazi ke bhulaane baiThaa haadse se hi huaa gham kaa mudaavaa mere falsafa sabr kaa logon ko paDhaane baiThaa thak ke saae mein babulon ke sukun jab chaahaa us kaa har patta mujhe kaanTe lagaane baiThaa jis ne toDaa sabhi naaton sabhi rishton ko mire umr bhar kaa vahi ab qarz chukaane baiThaa us ke talkhaab se kab pyaas miri bujh paai ghar samundar ke kinaare hi basaane baiThaa jism ke bakhiye jo udhDe to udhaDte hi rahe jaama resham kaa pahne ko silaane baiThaa log the gird alaav ke magar main 'nayyar' jism ki aag ko paani se bujhaane baiThaa"

"hairaan huun ki aaj ye kyaa haadisa huaa hai aag sard dil bhi hai meraa bujhaa huaa manzil pe pahle meri rasaai hui to phir har naqsh-e-paa se aage miraa naqsh-e-paa huaa rekhaaein haath ki to sivaa jaagti rahein ai kaash meraa bakht rahe jaagtaa huaa thi us ki band muTThi mein chiTThi dabi hui jo shakhs thaa train ke niche kaTaa huaa 'nayyar' kahaani yaad hai pariyon ke desh ki main us tilism se na abhi tak rihaa huaa"

"insaan jo hain in ko kabhi kamtar nahin dekhaa khud raah kaa kham hote hue sar nahin dekhaa tum bahr-e-mohabbat ke kinaare pe khaDe the tum ne miri aankhon mein samundar nahin dekhaa yuun biit gai shahr-e-gharibaan mein miri umr khush-haal yahaan main ne koi ghar nahin dekhaa dil khaak huaa pyaar ki is aag mein jal kar aur jhaank ke us ne kabhi andar nahin dekhaa aavaaz pe aavaaz vo detaa rahaa 'nayyar' ham ne use ik baar bhi muD kar nahin dekhaa"

"hamaare chehre pe ranj-o-malaal aisaa thaa masarraton kaa zamaane mein kaal aisaa thaa fazaa-e-shahr mein baarud ki thi bu shaamil ki saans lenaa bhi ham ko muhaal aisaa thaa amir-e-shahr ke honTon pe paD gae taale gharib-e-shahr kaa chubhtaa savaal aisaa thaa ba-vaqt-e-shaam samundar mein gir gayaa suraj tamaam din ki thakan se niDhaal aisaa thaa tamaam ghonsle khaali the nange peDon par hudud-e-dasht mein vaqt-e-zavaal aisaa thaa vo jab bhi milte hain zakhmon ke phuul dete hain hamaaraa raabta un se bahaal aisaa thaa zamin pe jhukne lagi khud-ba-khud har ik Daali darakht karb-e-numu se niDhaal aisaa thaa khud apne aap se bhi main rahaa huun begaana hisaar-e-dil mein kisi kaa khayaal aisaa thaa"

"ji rahaa huun main udaasi bhari tasvir ke saath shor kartaa huun siyah raat mein zanjir ke saath surkh phulon ki ghani chhaanv mein chupke chupke mujh se miltaa thaa koi ik nai tanvir ke saath ik tiri yaad ki har saans ke nazdik rahi ik tiraa dard ki chaspaan rahaa taqdir ke saath kabhi zakhmon kaa bhi khanda-e-gul kaa mausam ham pe khultaa rahaa ik dard ki tafsir ke saath baat aapas ki hai aapas hi mein rahne diije varna ham surkhiyaan ban jaaeinge tashhir ke saath aap ki mez pe phir ek nayaa manzar hai meri tasvir bhi hai aap ki tasvir ke saath dil ke nazdik sar-e-shaam-e-alam ai 'nayyar' zakhm ke chaand chamak uThte hain tanvir ke saath"

"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"