itnaa aasaan nahin masnad pe biThaayaa gayaa main — Abbas Tabish

"dukhon kaa dasht aankhon kaa samundar chhoD aayaa huun jo ghar mein laa na sakta thaa vo baahar chhoD aayaa huun tum agli baarishon ke baa'd jaakar dekhnaa pyaare tumhaaraa naam divaaron pe likh kar chhoD aayaa huun mohabbat ki hai us ghar mein rihaaish to nahin ki hai abhi to sirf darvaaze pe bistar chhoD aayaa huun tiri baanhon mein aa kar bhi yahi mahsus hotaa hai ki khud ko vaqt ke rahm-o-karam par chhoD aayaa huun abhi kuchh der mein phailegi khushbu saari basti mein vahaan ke ik dariche mein gul-e-tar chhoD aaya huun khudaa-na-khvaasta main bhi agar banbaas luun 'taabish' vahaan kis ko bataaungaa bharaa ghar chhoD aaya huun"

"khud ko be-shak mire aa'saab pe taari na samajh lekin ai 'ishq mujhe 'ishq se 'aari na samajh tujh se maangaa hai zarurat ke 'alaava tujh ko tu mujhe dost samajh dost bhikaari na samajh sag-e-aavaara ki aavaaz mein aavaaz milaa raat ko raat samajh vaqt-guzaari na samajh main guzar jaaungaa maqtal se bagule ki tarah tu mire raqs ko zaalim miri baari na samajh"

"koi Takraa ke subuk-sar bhi to ho saktaa hai meri taamir mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyuun na ai shakhs tujhe haath lagaa kar dekhun tu mire vahm se baDh kar bhi to ho saktaa hai tu hi tu hai to phir ab jumla jamaal-e-duniyaa teraa shak aur kisi par bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai phuul hatheli pe ise phuul na jaan meraa dil jism se baahar bhi to ho saktaa hai shaakh par baiThe parinde ko uDaane vaale peD ke haath mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki baahar hi numu ho meri meraa khilnaa mire andar bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai ret kaa Tiila mire qadmon ke tale koi dam mein mire uupar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki ham haar ke jitein 'taabish' ishq kaa khel baraabar bhi to ho saktaa hai"

"chamkegaa shajar par na mire ghar mein rahegaa vo chaand hai aur chaand samundar mein rahegaa ab saanp ke maanand mire pichhe paDaa hai shab ko yahi saaya mire paikar mein rahegaa khvaahish ko khudaa rizq baham kartaa hai dil mein lagtaa hai ye kiiDaa isi patthar mein rahegaa aae hain to sustaa ke chale jaaeinge panchhi vo peD isi tarh isi ghar mein rahegaa taare bhi to mehvar se nikal jaate hain pyaare aakhir koi kab tak tire chakkar mein rahegaa"

"isi liye to ye shaamein ujaDne lagti hain ki lau baDhaa ke havaaein sukaDne lagti hain main kaise apne tavaazun ko barqaraar rakhun qadam jamaaun to saansein ukhaDne lagti hain yunhi nahin mujhe dariyaa ko dekhne se gurez sunaa hai paani mein shaklein bigaDne lagti hain isi liye to havaa apne ghar nahin jaati ki us ke baa'd ye galiyaan ujaDne lagti hain rahein khamosh to honTon se khuun Tapaktaa hai karein kalaam to khaalein udhaDne lagti hain agar main saans bhi aahista se na luun 'taabish' mire badan mein daraaDein si paDne lagti hain"

"yuun to shiraaza-e-jaan kar ke baham uThte hain baiThne lagtaa hai dil junhi qadam uThte hain ham to is razm-gah-e-vaqt mein rahte hain jahaan haath kaT jaaein to daanton se alam uThte hain sahl angaar-tabiat kaa buraa ho jis se naaz uThte hain tire aur na sitam uThte hain koi raunde to uThaate hain nigaahein apni varna miTTi ki tarah raah se kam uThte hain niind jaati hi nahin arz-e-hunar se aage daftar-e-gham hi sadaa kar ke raqam uThte hain din ki aaghosh-e-razaaat se nikal kar 'taabish' raat ki raat kaf-e-khaak se ham uThte hain"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"

"hijaab vaalon se vo be-hijaab ho na sakaa vo saamne thaa magar be-naqaab ho na sakaa vajud-e-khaak kaa insaan khitaab ho na sakaa ye zarra ghair-e-karam aaftaab ho na sakaa karam vo tuur pe ik be-niyaaz-e-jalva par vo be-niyaazi thi jis kaa javaab ho na sakaa uThaa ke parda chhupaa kasrat-e-tajalli mein vo be-naqaab huaa be-naqaab ho na sakaa tamaam umr rahe dekhte hayaat ke khvaab hamaari aankhon mein ye khvaab khvaab ho na sakaa rahi fareb-e-tasavvur ye raftani duniyaa saraab jaise kabhi ju-e-aab ho na sakaa zamir zaahir-o-baatin se ho gayaa aagaah kharaab baada-e-irfaan kharaab ho na sakaa mire karim ne bakhshaa isi bahaane se mire gunaahon kaa jab kuchh hisaab ho na sakaa abhi kami hai tire zauq-e-ishq mein 'aiman' lahu huaa tiraa aansu sharaab ho na sakaa"