har shakhs apne aap mein simTaa huaa milaa — Manmohan Talkh

"kholegaa raaz kaun tiri kaaenaat ke laale paDe hue hain yahaan apni zaat ke yuun ruui se khayaal ko rakhtaa huun kaat ke uDte phirein roein na kahin meri baat ke sab muntazir hain aisi kisi apni maat ke khul jaaein sab bharam kisi raah-e-najaat ke suntaa huun mujh se maangti hai maut bhi panaah vo parkhachche uDaae hain main ne hayaat ke khud ko sameTne ke bakheDe mein kyuun paDe kaahe ko ho ke rah na gae haadsaat ke in aandhiyon pe zor chaman kaa to kuchh na thaa qisse bikhar gae hain magar paat paat ke kam ye bhi to khalaaon mein takhliq se nahin jaise mahal kiye hain khaDe mushkilaat ke is se ziyaada ret ke tufaan tujh mein hain jharne tiri nigaah mein jitne hain zaat ke nauha-kunaan azal se andheron mein hain sadaaein ye dukh to hain sadaaon ki bas ek raat ke Takraao be-sabab jo nazar aur dil kaa thaa afsaane sab ne ghaD liye ek raat ke sach sach bataa ki 'talkh' ye dil ki navaa mein yuun kaise kiye hain jam' ye dukh kaaenaat ke"

"yunhi nahin ham bolte jaate ye apni majburi hai junhi kuchh kah chukte hain lagtaa hai baat adhuri hai sab apni afvaah bane hain asl mein kyaa the bhuul gae jiine ki jo surat hai so ye bhi aaj zaruri hai duniyaa meri zindagi ke din kam karti jaati hai kyuun khuun pasina ek kiyaa hai ye meri mazduri hai apne baad hi duniyaa mein Thahraao jo aae to aae jab tak ham zinda hain tab tak har ik daur uburi hai DhunD rahe hain kis ko log shikaari jaisi nazron se saf-dar-saf maujud huun main to har ik saf to puuri hai sab ik dusre ko nazron se bas ye dilaasa dete hain hain to ham sab paas hi bas andar ki ye ik duuri hai itni saari aavaazon mein shaayad sunne vaale ko bas itnaa hi yaad rahegaa meri baat zaruri hai koi bahaanaa mil jaae to haath nahin ham aane ke der ye hai chal dene mein tayyaari to puuri hai 'talkh' hamaare hosh ke aalam kaa hai rang-e-sukhan kuchh aur jis par vajd mein hai ik duniyaa vo to ghair-shuuri hai"

"kis liye sab ko ajab bojh lagaa sar apnaa le ke mahfil mein jo pahunchaa main kaTaa sar apnaa haath lapke to bahut pahunche na gardan tak bhi na magar ahl-e-nazar the na jhukaa sar apnaa rasm phir rasm hai Thahraa hai lahu hi jo suhaag chamak ai tegh-e-havaa le ye rahaa sar apnaa sab havaa bhuul gai sarkashi-o-sha-zori ik zaraa dosh-e-havaa par jo uDaa sar apnaa ham ne Thokar bhi agar khaai to ghar aa kar hi apni dahliz hi se jaa ke lagaa sar apnaa bas ki ab dekhnaa hai apne lahu se rishta khvaab mein dekhtaa huun tan se judaa sar apnaa kam se kam bhuul gae vaar to shamshiron ko 'talkh' jaane do bhulaa do jo gayaa sar apnaa"

"kuchh der to sab kuchh TuTne kaa maahaul rahaa mat puchh ki phir is dil par kaisaa haul rahaa jab chaahaa us mein khud ko chhupaa lete hain sab aavaazon kaa har zaat pe koi khol rahaa yuun lagtaa thaa jo baat hai ulTi paDti hai ab kyaa hi kahein tab haul saa koi haul rahaa ab kaun kahaan aayaa ki gayaa maalum nahin bas qadmon ki aahaT kaa ik maahaul rahaa kah bhi na sakaa main us mein shaamil thaa ki nahin bas ek chhalaave saa maston kaa ghol rahaa aavaaz-e-faqiraana kashkol ummidon kaa ab ye to rahi aavaaz vahaan kashkol rahaa ham 'talkh' faqat us daur ki ab kuchh yaadein hain jab dard bhi thaa kahne kaa bhi maahaul rahaa"

"koi chehra jo mire saamne laayaa hai mujhe yahi har haal mein kyaa dekhtaa aayaa hai mujhe sa'i ye thi kisi kandhe pe khaDaa ho jaaun bhaag niklaa huun ki har ik ne giraayaa hai mujhe na kabhi baat hui us se na pahchaan kabhi hai magar koi yahaan tak vahi laayaa hai mujhe muntazir jo bhi the ye kah ke lapak nikle hain ye jo aayaa hai bulaavaa faqat aayaa hai mujhe baahar aataa huun to uThti hai mujhi par har aankh jaane kis khauf ne is ghar mein basaayaa hai mujhe ek hi lamhe mein suntaa huun main do aavaazein yaad ye kis ne kiyaa kis ne bulaayaa hai mujhe haan ye sach hai ki ba-sad jabr main ghar lauTaa huun kis ne is haal mein lekin kahin paayaa hai mujhe 'talkh' main ne jo laDi jang laDi phir kis se apne kandhon pe sabhi ne to uThaayaa hai mujhe"

"thoDi der ko ham jo kahin ruk jaate to ye mumkin thaa mil hi jaataa vo jo apne ilaaqe kaa ik saakin thaa kuchh bhi yaad nahin ab paDtaa kab pardes ko nikle the shaayad shaam lagi thi Dhalne yaa shaayad chaDhtaa din thaa ham ne jatan to laakh kiye the vaqt ne aisi karvaT li apni jaDon se ham juD paate ek yahi naa-mumkin thaa vo ik saaneha ham na jise kah paae ab tak guzraa jab kaise kaise dil se chaahaa thaa ki na sach ho lekin thaa 'talkh' nahin thaa sahl ye lahja jivan bhar ki tapasyaa hai har jazbe ke ham zaamin the dard hamaaraa zaamin thaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"