hissa mire makaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye — Mohammad Haneef Katib

"kyaa muqaddar hai Thahre paani kaa hukm aataa nahin ravaani kaa saaat-e-sabz mambaa-e-anvaar koi unvaan miri kahaani kaa koi patthar uchhaal kar dekho shor hogaa to hogaa paani kaa shor kartaa vajud-e-faani mein ek sannaaTaa laa-makaani kaa mahl thaa ek do the shahzaade ek raaja kaa ek raani kaa saahilon saahilon guzar jaaein koi mausam to ho ravaani kaa bazm-e-surat-garaan mein charchaa thaa ek tasvir-e-raaegaani kaa neza neza ubhar ke dekh liyaa ek dhokaa thaa kaamraani kaa saahilon par bachaa nahin kuchh bhi bas nishaan rah gayaa hai paani kaa"

"silsile fikr-o-fan ke the hi nahin ham to is anjuman ke the hi nahin kaun apnaa hi ghar ujaaDtaa hai baaghbaan vo chaman ke the hi nahin kyon palaT kar idhar nahin dekhaa kyaa bulaave vatan ke the hi nahin mutmain the darun-e-shahr-e-panaah ham sipaahi to ran ke the hi nahin sab navishte to ham ne dekh liye vo havaale matan ke the hi nahin haae vo rabt-e-baahami ki fazaa faasle maa-o-man ke the hi nahin ab khulaa ham pe vo sabhi rishte tan ke the saare man ke the hi nahin"

"roz-o-shab mujh mein samaataa hai koi nit-nae jalve dikhaataa hai koi chain se kab mujhe sonaa hai nasib vaqt be-vaqt bulaataa hai koi band hai silsila-e-aamad-o-raft koi aataa hai na jaataa hai koi baarhaa mujh ko jalaane ke liye baarhaa mujh ko bujhaataa hai koi jaate jaate to rulaate hain sabhi aate aate bhi rulaataa hai koi daakhle ke sabhi dar band hue yuun bhalaa der se aataa hai koi"

"raat bhar thaa main kisi khvaab mein gum mauj-dar-mauj thaa girdaab mein gum gahre paani kaa shanaavar thaa kabhi dekhnaa ab use paayaab mein gum vajd mein aauun to raqsaan sar-e-bazm aur kabhi khalvat-e-mehraab mein gum ek fariyaad gulu-basta rahi jaise naghma kisi mizraab mein gum dar-ba-dar honaa muqaddar Thahraa jab tavakkul huaa asbaab mein gum ham se hairat kaa safar tai na huaa ham ki the manzar-e-naayaab mein gum khushk hon aankhein to DhunDein tiraa aks tu kahaan jaa ke huaa aab mein gum"

"saath vo aakhir-e-shab tak rahtaa chaand rahtaa bhi to kab tak rahtaa yaa chalaa aataa vahaan se uTh kar yaa vahin arz-e-talab tak rahtaa aise mahfil mein na hote badnaam muddaaa larzish-e-lab tak rahtaa us pe khul jaate junun ke asraar vo agar shor-o-shaghab tak rahtaa pesh-qadmi ki duaaein detaa ik nigahbaan aqab tak rahtaa pahli fursat mein nikal aanaa thaa main vahaan rahtaa to ab tak rahtaa us se aage kaa mujhe ilm na thaa kaash vo naam-o-nasab tak rahtaa tasht-az-baam na hotaa 'kaatib' raaz vo muhr-ba-lab tak rahtaa"

"apni poshaak badalne ke liye aae hain ham tiri aag mein jalne ke liye aae hain kaun kahtaa hai sanbhalne ke liye aae hain ham to sarkaar machalne ke liye aae hain ham kahin aur se aae hain yahaan par vaise aur yaan se bhi nikalne ke liye aae hain vaadi-e-gul kaa pata puchhne aae hain yahaan aur yahaan phulne-phalne ke liye aae hain raat bhar ke liye mil jaae Thikaana ham ko khvaab hain aankh mein palne ke liye aae hain aaj ki raat alaav ke muqaabil honge aaj ki raat pighalne ke liye aae hain hai khabar garm ki kuchh sar-phire aabi dhaare regzaaron mein ubalne ke liye aae hain phir kisi yaad ke aangan ke chamakte jugnu meri aankhon mein machalne ke liye aae hain subh-dam un ki hai dahliz pe haazir honaa raat ke raat nikalne ke liye aae hain"

"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"