is qadar mashghul the ik ru-e-taabaan ki taraf — Abdul Mannan Samadi

"kaise ruk saktaa thaa jo kaar-e-ziyaan hone ko thaa yaani sab kuchh tai-shuda thaa jo yahaan hone ko thaa kuchh badan ke the taqaaze kuchh sharaarat dil ki thi aaj lekin ishq apnaa jaavedaan hone ko thaa haan vahi jo shakhs mujh se bughz rakhtaa hai bahut raat meri zaat par vo meherbaan hone ko thaa main ne hi alfaaz mein us ko muqayyad kar liyaa varna vo lamha to kal hi raaegaan hone ko thaa main ne kal ishkaal saare khatm us ke kar diye varna meri zaat se vo bad-gumaan hone ko thaa"

"dosto zindagi amaanat hai saans lenaa bhi ik ibaadat hai vo kahaan hain hamein nahin maalum jin ko insaan se mohabbat hai saaf kahne mein sharm kaisi hai aap ko ham se kyaa shikaayat hai subh taa shaam ek hangaama milne julne ki kis ko fursat hai haal ahvaal kyaa bataaein ham koi taklif hai na raahat hai"

"zindagi tujh se pyaar kyaa karte khvaab kaa e'tibaar kyaa karte tujh ko fursat nahin thi milne ki ham tiraa intizaar kyaa karte jo bhi apne the saath chhoD gae ghair kaa e'tibaar kyaa karte kis ko chaahat thi chaara-saazi ki zakhm apne shumaar kyaa karte raaz koi nahin thaa siine mein tujh pe ham aashkaar kyaa karte"

"kisi ke chhuT jaane kaa use kyon gham nahin hotaa tiraa dil hai ki patthar hai kabhi jo nam nahin hotaa parinde gungunaate hain tumhaare shahr mein lekin hamaare shahr kaa aisaa kabhi mausam nahin hotaa ba-zaahir jugnuon ki raushni se ghar to raushan hai magar phir bhi mire ghar kaa andheraa kam nahin hotaa khudaa se gar tujhe maangaa nahin hotaa du'aaon mein tujhe khone kaa phir ham ko zaraa bhi gham nahin hotaa nigaahon ne hamaari ek manzar vo bhi dekhaa hai jahaan apnon ke marne kaa koi maatam nahin hotaa"

"haqiqat mein mare hain kuchh kahaani mein mare hain magar sab khvaab ulfat ke javaani mein mare hain parinde sab nahin zindaan mein maare gae hain qafas mein kuchh to kuchh naql-e-makaani mein mare hain mili hai maut kuchh khaamosh rahne ke sabab bhi magar kuchh log to shoala-bayaani mein mare hain jahaan kuchh log meri bad-zabaani se pareshaan vahin kuchh log meri be-zabaani mein mare hain hamaari tum faqat aatish-bayaani se khafaa ho magar ham to tumhaari bad-gumaani mein mare hain"

"khabar kuchh nahin mujh ko miraa anjaam kyaa hogaa vahi hogaa jo haathon ki lakiron mein likhaa hogaa tamaashaa jo dikhaanaa thaa vahi sab ko dikhaa aae nahin is se gharaz koi kisi ne kyaa kahaa hogaa ik aisaa vaqt bhi aaegaa is daur-e-ta'alluq mein hamaare aur us ke darmiyaan ik faasla hogaa abhi se dhuup ki shiddat se khaaif hain jahaan vaale savaa-neze pe jis din aa gayaa suraj to kyaa hogaa suno ab harf-giri kaa nahin hai faaeda kuchh bhi ki jo tum ne kahaa hogaa vahi ham ne sunaa hogaa"

"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"