hogaa kyaa chaand-nagar sochte hain — Basheer Munzir

"ham bayaabaanon mein ghume shahr ki saDkon pe Tahle dil kisi surat to sanbhle dil kisi surat to bahle zindagi ke raaste mein do-ghaDi kaa saath hai ye apne man ki main bhi kah luun apne man ki tu bhi kah le goyaa zinda rahnaa bhi ik jurm tere shahr mein thaa ham har ik aahaT pe larze ham har ik dhaDkan pe dahle ab to taa-hadd-e-nazar viraaniyaan phaili hui hain ghar kaa ye be-dar kharaaba kitnaa thaa aabaad pahle vaqt aisaa aa gayaa hai khaamushi behtar hai 'munzir' baat jo kahtaa hai sun le choT jo lagti hai sah le"

"dam-ba-khud hai chaandni chup-chaap hain ashjaar bhi aaj ki shab tham gai kyuun vaqt ki raftaar bhi ziist ki naav na jaane kis kinaare jaa lage malgaji si dhund hai is paar bhi us paar bhi dil ki baatein kahne vaale aur aahista zaraa gosh-bar-aavaaz hai koi pas-e-divaar bhi aansuon kaa abr vo barsaa ki sab kuchh bah gayaa hasraton ke shahr bhi zakhmon ke laala-zaar bhi"

"soe hue jazbon ko jagaa kar phir vo shaam na aai sang tire bas ik din aa kar phir vo shaam na aai teri baaton ki khushbu se mahki vaadi vaadi phulon ke ambaar lagaa kar phir vo shaam na aai nadi kinaare kaa vo manzar takne ko ji chaahe kunjon ki ik Daar uDaa kar phir vo shaam na aai baiThe baiThe jal uThti hain bhigi bhigi aankhein aab-e-ravaan mein aag lagaa kar phir vo shaam na aai roz hi suraj nikle 'manzar' roz hi suraj Duube main jis ki raah dekhun jaa kar phir vo shaam na aai"

"hairaan hai zamaane mein kise apnaa kahe dil chehre to hain gul-rang magar khoT bhare dil kis samt liye jaataa hai ye daur-e-taraqqi dhaaton ke hue jism to patthar ke bane dil ghuncha hai to chaTke vo sitaaraa hai to chamke betaab hai siine mein dhaDakne ke liye dil viraan-kada-e-dahr mein kyaa rakkhaa hai 'munzir' kuchh dard ke afsaane to kuchh TuuTe hue dil"

"sarmaaya-e-jaan hain shah-e-abraar ki baatein kis darja sukun deti hain sarkaar ki baatein karte hain karam sab pe ki aadat hai ye un ki sunte hain vafaadaar-o-khataa-kaar ki baatein haan kaise hain vo kucha-o-baazaar vo galiyaan kuchh aur karo shahr-e-pur-anvaar ki baatein haan kaise barastaa hai vahaan nuur kaa baadal kuchh aur karo gumbad-e-zau-baar ki baatein haan kaise ghubaar-e-dil-o-jaan dhultaa hai zaaer kuchh aur karo abr-e-guhar-baar ki baatein haan kaise vahaan chalti hain tham tham ke havaaein kuchh aur machalti hui mahkaar ki baatein ji chaahe ki har aan sunun zikr-e-payambar hoti rahein kaunain ke sardaar ki baatein"

"har roz hi din bhar ke jhamelon se nimaT ke ro lete hain ham raat ke aanchal se lipaT ke ham kaun hain kyuun baiThe hain yuun raahguzar par puchhaa na kisi ik bhi musaafir ne palaT ke kyaa kyaa the mire dil ke sahife mein mazaamin dekhe na kisi ne mire auraaq ulaT ke phirte rahe aavaara khayaalaat ki surat kyaa chiiz thi ham jis ke liye dahr mein bhaTke shab karvaTein lete to na guzre kabhi 'munzir' so jaao miyaan dard ki baahon mein simaT ke"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"