is haal-e-be-sabaat ki aaindagi rahi — Ali Kaunain

"badli thi ek dasht mein lekin vo chhaT gai pyaali mire nasib ki aise ulaT gai har fard apne apne qabile se mil gayaa har chiiz apni asl ki jaanib palaT gai qadmon mein mere aa ke gire qudsiyaan-e-'arsh paaon ke saath shaakh-e-surayyaa lipaT gai bikhri to daaeron mein bikharti chali gai simTi to ek nuqte mein duniyaa simaT gai ab khud ko kostaa huun ki rakhtaa kitaab mein rakkhi hui thi jeb mein tasvir phaT gai barson se meri rah mein rukaavaT bani rahi ik din vo mere raaste se aap haT gai"

"angur ke daanon mein na shahtut mein aayaa jo zaaiqa tere lab-e-yaaqut mein aayaa main husn ki vaadi mein phiraa aur tarah se main misr se hotaa huaa bairut mein aayaa tujh hazrat-e-insaan ki takmil ki khaatir main 'aalam-e-laahut se nasut mein aayaa bus itnaa mujhe yaad hai manzar kaa nazaara hairat se koi haalat-e-mabhut mein aayaa ye kis ko tiri maut-bhari aankh ne dekhaa ye kis kaa janaaza mire taabut mein aayaa"

"yahaan talak ki miraa apnaa dil nahin hotaa miri udaasi mein koi mukhil nahin hotaa kisi kisi pe hi khultaa hai bhed miTTi kaa har ek shakhs yahaan paa-ba-gil nahin hotaa tamaam zakhmon pe marham rahaa asar-andaaz bus ek zakhm hai jo mundamil nahin hotaa har aire-ghaire ki hamsaaegi mein rahtaa hai magar vo meri taraf muntaqil nahin hotaa ye duniyaa hoti kisi TheT gaanv ke maanind ye gas-o-bijli vaghaira kaa bill nahin hotaa hamaare dil mein koi aur dil samaae kyaa hamaare pahlu mein apnaa hi dil nahin hotaa"

"is mein 'ajab nahin ki pari jhiil se mile yusuf kunvein se muusaa hamein niil se mile aisaa vo apni zaat mein yaktaa-e-rozgaar tashbih se mile na vo tamsil se mile itni buland apni samaa'at ko rakhtaa huun aavaaz mujh ko sur-e-saraafil se mile pahle vo apni marzi se aate the mere paas aur ab ke mere hukm ki taa'mil se mile rakkhaa huaa hai yaad unhein al-kitaab ne jo abraha ko zakhm abaabil se mile"

"ye jo unchaa bol rahaa hai ye kab apnaa bol rahaa hai tu aane mein der karegaa teraa lahja bol rahaa hai jaane kyaa kyaa bolne vaalaa jaane kyaa kyaa bol rahaa hai koi saraapaa chup hai abhi tak koi saraapaa bol rahaa hai saare shajar khaamosh khaDe hain ek parinda bol rahaa hai"

"manzil nahin baandhi koi jaada nahin baandhaa main ne kahin jaane kaa iraada nahin baandhaa main dast-e-talab rakkhun kisi aur ke aage itnaa bhi zarurat ko kushaada nahin baandhaa khulti hi chali jaati hai har shakhs ki gaThri achchhaa hai ki dil had se ziyaada nahin baandhaa jitnaa ki samajhtaa hai tu aisaa bhi nahin hai baandhaa hai magar itnaa bhi saada nahin baandhaa taa'viz-e-mohabbat hai ise pahn ke rakhnaa gardan mein koi teri qilaada nahin baandhaa main jaantaa huun farq-e-shutur-gurba mire dost asvaar ke hamraah piyaada nahin baandhaa ik baar idhar aa gayaa to aa gayaa 'kaunain' ab vaapsi jaane kaa iraada nahin baandhaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"