jaane kyuun ruuh tan-badan mein nahin — Basheer Dada

"khvaab thaa armaan thaa kyaa kuchh tiri palkon pe thaa vo hamaaraa zikr jo kal tak tire honTon pe thaa vo musaafir paa-ba-jaulaan jaane kyuun lab-doz the ek jaisaa dard-e-afsaana sabhi chehron pe thaa khush-nasibon ko pahaaDon se khazaane mil gae mujh ko vo bhi mil na paayaa jo mire honTon pe thaa marhabaa teraa hunar to bhuul bhi kaise saki vo zamaana jab hamaaraa haq tiri saanson pe thaa khud-bakhud raaz-e-mohabbat munkashif kartaa rahaa vo gulaabi aks jo raqsaan tire gaalon pe thaa"

"mire naalon se jalte hain miri aahon se jalte hain mire dil ke nihaan-khaane mire haathon se jalte hain haqiqat mein masarrat ki bahaarein jin ko haasil hain vahi aksar mire jhaDte hue khvaabon se jalte hain miraa un se lipaT jaanaa vo ik lahza tasavvur thaa harif-e-dil usi dam se miri baanhon se jalte hain shab-e-gham se miri rukti ukhaDti saans chalti hai mire sab maut ke pyaase miri raaton se jalte hain vo aakhir kesari malbus mein uryaan nikal aae vo khul ke ab hamaare zaafaraan-zaaron se jalte hain vo khushbu naam jab se kar liyaa vird-e-zabaan main ne tabhi se itr ke taajir miri saanson se jalte hain"

"tire baad is jahaan mein koi dusraa nahin thaa are be-misaal tujh saa koi bevafaa nahin thaa miraa Dubtaa safina kahun kaise paar utraa mire saath ik khudaa thaa koi naa-khudaa nahin thaa tire ishq ke talaatum ne Dubo diyaa hai varna to ai mauj-e-reg main bhi koi bulbulaa nahin thaa to ThiThurti sardiyon mein kabhi aag lene aati main jigar jalaae rakhtaa koi dil-jalaa nahin thaa vo misaal-e-khvaab-e-manzar na lage palak palak se koi khvaab phir na jaage mujhe ye pataa nahin thaa tire is mariz-e-dil tak tu kabhi pahunch na paai tu ye baat so chhupaae main kahin chhupaa nahin thaa main tamaam hosh kho kar tire dar pe jaan se jaataa tire ghar ke raaston mein kahin mai-kada nahin thaa"

"be-basar aafaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe sar-phire haalaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe jo mire dushman ko samjhaa kar gai kam-zarf hai yaani kis kis baat se taklif hoti hai mujhe aaj bairun-e-qafas sayyaad ki parvaa nahin aap apni zaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe jashn kar meri tabaahi par koi shikva nahin bas tiri auqaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe ham-nashini se tiri har shab bahut shirin thi juz tire ab raat se taklif hoti hai mujhe zulm kaa aadi huun zanjiri miri pahchaan hai khud lagaai ghaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe"

"pyaar ke khaTTe-miThe naame vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun har shab ko jaane-anjaane vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun aaj bhi furqat ke lamhon mein mere naam ke harf-e-adaavat TeDhe-meDhe tirchhe aaDe vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun main naazuk ehsaas likhun to bojh tale vo dab jaati hai lafz javaaban patthar baandhe vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun roz baqaa-e-baaham ki tajviz pe ham ghul-mil jaate hain baiTh ke aksar maut kinaare vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun meri ThanDi aah pe vo har tarah samaaat rok chuki hai lekin apne man ki baatein vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun jab us ki tausif likhun to khushbu se khushbu likhtaa huun badle mein naa-zebaa taane vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun"

"safar mein raasta jo pur-khatar milaa thaa mujhe bahut hi khuub thaa kyuun raahbar milaa thaa mujhe jahaan mein jab koi jins-e-garaan-shanaas na thaa to itnaa besh-bahaa kyuun guhar milaa thaa mujhe phir us ke baad miraa sar rahaa na shaanon par dayaar-e-ishq mein vo sang-e-dar milaa thaa mujhe main taa-hayaat farishton ke par kutar letaa jigar kaa dard magar mukhtasar milaa thaa mujhe chaman mein yaar-e-sharar-baar ki khudaai mein shajar milaa thaa na koi samar milaa thaa mujhe jo chaahtaa use main bhi tabaah kar detaa usi ke qurb mein aisaa hunar milaa thaa mujhe sunaa thaa sura-e-ikhlaas main ne aazar se sanam-kade mein khudaa kaa hi ghar milaa thaa mujhe hai moajiza ki vo sidra maqaam tak pahunchaa jo ek taair-e-be-baal-o-par milaa thaa mujhe ye meri aabla-paai mujhe mubaarak ho vo din yahi thaa ki izn-e-safar milaa thaa mujhe kabhi 'bashir' ko main ne junun mein dekhaa thaa ajiib saahab-e-fahm-o-nazar milaa thaa mujhe"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"kaam liyaa jab lafzon hi se khud ko bas naakaam kiyaa baat asar-andaaz hui jab she'ron ko paighaam kiyaa ye kaise saari duniyaa mein aaj bahut mashhur ho tum vaise to saari duniyaa ne tum ko bahut gumnaam kiyaa yak-rangi se 'aajiz aa kar rangaa-rangi ki khaatir jo mujh ko raas aayaa thaa us nilam ko nilaam kiyaa aksar tanhaai mein mujh ko yaad aa jaataa hai vo sab haan aaghaaz se pahle hi jis ko main ne anjaam kiyaa khaamoshi pas fan hai khudaa kaa sikhaa ham ne bhi lekin har-su roz machaayaa tahalka yaa paidaa kohraam kiyaa vaqt ke saath aur aap ke haathon qadrein kitni badli hain ek ilzaam se kitnaa kam hai haasil jo in'aam kiyaa kahiye husn aur 'ishq ko de kar apne dil ke khuun kaa lams kis ne use gul-rang kiyaa phir kis ne use gulfaam kiyaa ab kaa fasaad aaraam se guzre is koshish mein us ne to qashqa khinchaa dair mein baiThaa kab kaa tark islaam kiyaa"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"