ho ke is chashm-e-mai-parast se mast — Majeed Amjad

"chehra udaas udaas thaa mailaa libaas thaa kyaa din the jab khayaal-e-tamannaa libaas thaa uryaan zamaana-gir sharar-gun jibillatein kuchh thaa to ek barg-e-dil un kaa libaas thaa us moD par abhi jise dekhaa hai kaun thaa sambhali hui nigaah thi saada libaas thaa yaadon ke dhundle des khili chaandni mein raat teraa sukut kis ki sadaa kaa libaas thaa aise bhi log hain jinhein parkhaa to un ki ruuh be-pairahan thi jism saraapaa libaas thaa sadiyon ke ghaaT par bhare melon ki bhiiD mein ai dard-e-shaadmaan tiraa kyaa kyaa libaas thaa dekhaa to dil ke saamne saayon ke jashn mein har aks-e-aarzu kaa anokhaa libaas thaa 'amjad' qabaa-e-shah thi ki cholaa faqir kaa har bhes mein zamir kaa pardaa libaas thaa"

"is apni kiran ko aati hui subhon ke havaale karnaa hai kaanTon se ulajh kar jiinaa hai phulon se lipaT kar marnaa hai shaayad vo zamaana lauT aae shaayad vo palaT kar dekh bhi lein in ujDi ujDi nazron mein phir koi fasaana bharnaa hai ye soz-e-darun ye ashk-e-ravaan ye kaavish-e-hasti kyaa kahiye marte hain ki kuchh din ji lein ham jiite hain ki aakhir marnaa hai ik shahr-e-vafaa ke band dariche aankhein miche sochte hain kab qaafila-haa-e-khanda-e-gul ko in raahon se guzarnaa hai is niili dhund mein kitne bujhte zamaane raakh bikher gae ik pal ki palak par duniyaa hai kyaa jiinaa hai kyaa marnaa hai raston pe andhere phail gae ik manzil-e-gham tak shaam hui ai ham-safaro kyaa faisla hai ab chalnaa hai ki Thaharnaa hai har haal mein ik shoridgi-e-afsun-e-tamannaa baaqi hai khvaabon ke bhanvar mein bah kar bhi khvaabon ke ghaaT utarnaa hai"

"qaasid-e-mast-gaam mauj-e-sabaa koi ramz-e-khiraam mauj-e-sabaa vaadi-e-barf kaa koi sandes mere ashkon ke naam mauj-e-sabaa koi mauj-e-khayaal mein bahti manzilon kaa payaam mauj-e-sabaa so simaTti masaafaton kaa tilism teri karvaT kaa naam mauj-e-sabaa tere daaman ki khushbuon mein hain gham sau suhaane maqaam mauj-e-sabaa aati patjhaD ke saath lauTte vaqt ik bahaarein payaam mauj-e-sabaa ik naved-e-nigaah-e-paik-e-habib ik javaab-e-salaam mauj-e-sabaa"

"qarib-e-dil kharosh-e-sad-jahaan ham jo tum sun lo tumhaari daastaan ham kisi ko chaahne ki chaah mein gum jiye ban kar nigaah-e-tishnagaan ham har ik Thokar ki zad mein laakh manzil hamein DhunDo nasib-e-gumrahaan ham hamein samjho nigaah-e-naaz vaalo labon par kaanptaa harf-e-bayaan ham bujhi samton ki is nagri mein 'amjad' ubharte aaftaabon ki kamaan ham"

"tire farq-e-naaz pe taaj hai mire dosh-e-gham pe galim hai tiri daastaan bhi aziim hai miri daastaan bhi aziim hai miri kitni sochti subhon ko ye khayaal zahr pilaa gayaa kisi tapte lamhe ki aah hai ki khiraam-e-mauj-e-nasim hai tah-e-khaak kirmak-e-daana jo bhi sharik-e-raqs-e-hayaat hai na bas ek jalva-e-tur hai na bas ek shauq-e-kalim hai ye har ek samt masaafaton mein gundhi paDi hain jo saaatein tiri zindagi miri zindagi inhi mausamon ki shamim hai kahin mahmalon kaa ghubaar uDe kahin manzilon ke diye jalein kham-e-aasmaan rah-e-kaarvaan na maqaam hai na muqim hai haram aur dair fasaana hai yahi jalti saans zamaana hai yahi gosha-e-dil-e-naa-subur hi kunj-e-baagh-e-naim hai"

"baDhi jo had se to saare tilism toD gai vo khush-dili jo dilon ko dilon se joD gai abad ki raah pe be-khvaab dhaDkanon ki dhamak jo so gae unhein bujhte jagon mein chhoD gai ye zindagi ki lagan hai ki rat-jagon ki tarang jo jaagte the unhi ko ye dhun jhinjhoD gai vo ek Tiis jise teraa naam yaad rahaa kabhi kabhi to mire dil kaa saath chhoD gai rukaa rukaa tire lab par ajab sukhan thaa koi tiri nigah bhi jise naa-tamaam chhoD gai faraaz-e-dil se utarti hui nadi 'amjad' jahaan jahaan thaa hasin vaadiyon kaa moD gai"

"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"