jaada-e-mai pe guzar khvaabon kaa — Abdur Rauf Urooj

"na jaane kyaa miri vahshat ne khvaab dekhaa hai tamaam shahr pe raaton kaa sakht pahraa hai khud aaj apni lakiron mein DhunDhtaa hai panaah vo ek haath jo taqdir ko badaltaa hai ma’ishaton ke jahannum mein jal rahe hain badan jahaan mein ruuh ki aasudgi kaa charchaa hai kisi ko sirf shagufe kisi ko sirf sharar na jaane ab ke bahaaron kaa faiz kaisaa hai nahin hai ham mein sulaimaan koi magar ham se zamaana qaaf ki pariyon ki baat kartaa hai kuchh ab ke aur bhi zakhmon ki aag tez hui 'uruj' un ke tabassum mein zahr kaisaa hai"

"chaand se pyaar sitaaron se shanaasaai bhi ham ne dekhi hai gham-e-dost ki rusvaai bhi jalva-e-shahr-e-nigaar aur nikhar aur sanvar ham mein divaane bhi maujud hain saudaai bhi jalva-e-shahr-e-nigaar aur nikhar aur sanvar ham mein divaane bhi maujud hain saudaai bhi zehn mein yuun tiri yaadon ke nashe lahraae ban gayaa giit sukut-e-shab-e-tanhaai bhi aao phir lahja-e-gul mein koi afsaana kahein salb hoti hai kahin quvvat-e-goyaai bhi ai gham-e-dost tiraa kaise buraa chaaheinge jin se dekhi na gai ghair ki rusvaai bhi hai vahi qaafila-e-fikr-o-nazar aur 'uruj' zindagi shaah-nashinon se utar aai bhi"

"khun-e-dil hai nikhaar kaanTon par dekhtaa jaa bahaar kaanTon par inqilaab-e-chaman ki baat karo ham ne dekhi bahaar kaanTon par meri divaangi bhi dekh chuki daaman-e-taar-taar kaanTon par fasl-e-gul bhi guzaar di ham ne ai gham-e-rozgaar kaanTon par dil ki be-khvaabiyaan na jaaeingi niind aae hazaar kaanTon par baat kyaa hai ki us ke gham ki tarah lauTti hai bahaar kaanTon par haae vo chand husn-e-kaar 'uruj' jin ko aataa hai pyaar kaanTon par"

"ba-qadr-e-did na the teri anjuman ke charaagh miri nigaah farozaan hui hai ban ke charaagh hazaar baad-e-havaadis hazaar sarsar-e-gham jalaa rahaa huun magar azmat-e-chaman ke charaagh nuqush-e-shahr-e-nigaaraan ubhaarte hi rahe mire junun ke ujaale tiri lagan ke charaagh savaad-e-asr mein fardaa ki taabnaaki hai bujhaa diye gae andesha-e-kuhan ke charaagh hujum-e-gham mein huaa thaa ye kaun naghma-saraa jali hai tirgi-e-shaam dard ban ke charaagh na baad-e-dasht-o-bayaabaan na shaam-e-ranj-o-balaa lahu se apne jalaate hain ham-vatan ke charaagh jilau mein taabish-e-qindil-e-aagahi le kar bujhaa diye hain mohabbat ne ahrman ke charaagh zamaana shaam-e-balaa se savaal kartaa hai kidhar gae vo tire daur-e-pur-fitan ke charaagh sharaar-e-nutq huaa sarf-e-har-khayaal 'uruj' jale to bujh na sake shokhi-e-sukhan ke charaagh"

"chand paaband-e-salaasil hue aazaad ab ke jaane divaanon pe kyaa aaegi uftaad ab ke jin ki yak-jehti-e-ehsaas thi aain-e-junun hain vahi log to majmua-e-azdaad ab ke yuun uDaayaa gayaa arbaab-e-mohabbat kaa mazaaq ho gae ham havas-e-naam mein barbaad ab ke ham ne bedaari-e-tahrik-e-masarrat ke liye har rag-e-jaan pe rakhaa dashna-e-fariyaad ab ke in fazaaon mein bujhe saikDon khurshid magar khair se chup hain shab-e-marg ke naqqaad ab ke aur to kuchh na rahaa ahl-e-vafaa ke bas mein nazr ko laae hain bhuli hui ik yaad ab ke der se soch mein hai ishrat-e-parvez 'uruj' jaane kis tarh uThe tesha-e-farhaad ab ke"

"nazar mein loch na haijaan manzaron mein hai 'urus-e-subh abhi shab ki chaadaron mein hai na soch taajvaron kaa maaal kyaa hogaa ye dekh tesha-ba-kaf kaun pattharon mein hai bhaDak rahi hain kinaaron ki bastiyaan ab tak balaa ki aag hamaare samundaron mein hai nigaar-khaana-e-maa'ni se sarsari na guzar lahu kaa rang bhi do-chaar manzaron mein hai sukut-e-sang ko aasaaish-e-bayaan de de 'ajab kamaal-e-hunar aaina-garon mein hai gali ke moD pe kis ne diyaa jalaayaa thaa usi ki raushni taarik se gharon mein hai nigal na jaaein use bhi ye kaj-kulaah 'uruj' zaraa si aan jo baaqi sukhanvaron mein hai"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"