jab chaudhvin kaa chaand nikaltaa dikhaai de — Bimal Krishn Ashk

"aise mein roz roz koi DhunDtaa mujhe aavaaz de rahi thi udhar ki havaa mujhe aisaa huaa ki ghar se na niklaa tamaam din jaise ki khud se aaj koi kaam thaa mujhe parde ke aas-paas koi baagh hi na ho khiDki khuli to phuul kaa dhokaa huaa mujhe ye peD jis pe phuul na patti na Tahniyaan das biis saal baad jo khud saa lagaa mujhe main aaj bhi vahi huun vafaa thi jise aziiz fursat mile to aa ke kabhi dekh jaa mujhe aankhon mein dil utar paDaa aaina dekh kar aayaa thaa ik khayaal bahut duur kaa mujhe ye fikr aa paDi hai ki badle gae na hon saae se kah rahaa huun zaraa dekhnaa mujhe kahte hain yaar-dost agar bevafaa kahein ai 'ashk' aansuon ne bhi kyaa de diyaa mujhe"

"agar tujh se huun to phir aur kyaa huun main kis jaisaa huun kis kis se judaa huun mujhe maalum hai kitnaa buraa huun ye kyaa kam hai ki apnaa aaina huun koi divaar si TuuTi hai shaayad main andar hi kahin girne lagaa huun kabhi to saamne aaungaa apne ki apni raah mein kab se khaDaa huun mujhe ehsaas ne gheraa huaa hai main apne-aap apnaa daaera huun ye meraa haath kis ke haath mein hai ye kis ke paanv hain jin par khaDaa huun mire alfaaz patthar ho gae hain main apne haath se zakhmi huaa huun khud apne-aap ko aavaaz de kar na jaane 'ashk' kis ko DhunDhtaa huun"

"kaise kahein ki chaar taraf daaera na thaa jaate kahaan ki khud se pare raastaa na thaa jab saans le rahi thi darakhton ke aas-paas aavaaz de rahi thi koi boltaa na thaa khud se chale to rah-guzar aaina ho gai apne sivaae aur koi sujhtaa na thaa ab ke basant aai to aankhein ujaD gaiin sarson ke khet mein koi patta haraa na thaa parda hilaa ke baad-e-sahar duur tak gai khushbu kidhar se aai kisi ko pataa na thaa guzri tamaam umr usi shahr mein jahaan vaaqif sabhi the go koi pahchaantaa na thaa ai 'ashk' ik kitaab paDhi thi varaq varaq vo tirgi thi lafz koi sujhtaa na thaa"

"charaagh jalne lagein aur dil machalne lage udhar ho raat udhar koi ji ko malne lage udaas os ki bundon se bujhne-jalne lage tum aa raho to sitaaron ki lau sambhalne lage ye devdaar ki Tahni pe tham gayaa saa chaand havaa chale to abhi karvaTein badalne lage tamaam-raat dhuaan saa uchhaalti rahi raat ruki to ThiThure hue haath-paaon jalne lage ab in hari-bhari saDkon kaa jaane kyaa hogaa thi jin se raah vahi raasta badalne lage jo baadalon mein tiri maang si lakiron par nazar gai to dilon mein charaagh jalne lage ruko to dard saa Thahraa sujhaai de dil mein chalo to 'ashk' kasak saath saath chalne lage"

"guzri raaton ke tasalsul se koi kyaa nikle ham jise teri tarah chaahein tujhi saa nikle jaise vo jaan nazar aankh jhapaktaa nikle raat ki kokh se aisaa koi taaraa nikle us pe kyaa jaaniye kyaa kyaa na guzarti hogi tum to ye soch rahe ho vo idhar aa nikle chup raho ik do-ghaDi ke liye rone vaalo ain mumkin hai koi hanstaa huaa aa nikle raah mein phuul khileinge to chubhan bhi hogi ghar mein baiThun to miri aankh kaa kaanTaa nikle raat jalti hai sulagte hue sahraa ki tarah dard agar ho to kisi aankh se dariyaa nikle"

"man mein jot jagaane vaale tyaag gae ye Deraa jogi uttar dakhkhin purab pachchhim chaaron or andheraa jogi dvaare dvaare alakh jagaane ko to saari 'umr paDi hai sej saji do chaar ghaDi ko kar le rain baseraa jogi is ghar mein ik koraa aanchal rote rote bhiig chalaa hai bhule hi se sahi kabhi to maar idhar bhi pheraa jogi apne man mein chor chhupaa ho to phir dosh kisi kaa kyaa hai vo hi raah-rau vo hi rahzan apnaa aap luTeraa jogi pal-do-pal ruk pahan gerue kapDe ham bhi saath chaleinge maar chali ras-bhari javaani jogi vaalaa pheraa jogi paanv paanv muDti pagDanDi aankh jhapakte Das leti hai jivan ki naagin kis ke bas is kaa kaun saperaa jogi tu jo kahe to un zulfon ki narm chhaaon hamraah le chalein jangal mein kaale baadal kaa saaya bahut ghaneraa jogi ye bhabhut kis ki palkon kis ke baalon ki parchhaain hai tere saaf saped jism par kis ne rang bikheraa jogi kaan mein kunDal kaDaa haath mein lambe baal ghunghrun vaale tere tan ke chaar chaphere kis jogan kaa gheraa jogi jis ne mujh ko ghar bakhshaa hai aur aavaara-gardi tujh ko us ki raahguzar kis ghar se kis raste par Deraa jogi har rukh par parchhaain kisi ki har chehre par 'aks kisi kaa chalte phirte baazaaron mein kyaa teraa kyaa meraa jogi is basti mein 'ashk' kisi ik laDke ko kunDal pahnaa kar ik laDki ne ye kah kar barbaad kiyaa tu meraa jogi"

"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"