jab tiri yaad mein machaltaa hai — JaiKrishn Chaudhry Habeeb

"mire hi dil se tu puchh kitni tiri adaaon mein zindagi hai tiraa sitam bhi karam hai mujh par tiri jafaaon mein zindagi hai jo tere javon se hai farozaan jo teri nikhat se jhumti hai jo tere naghmon se guunj uTThe unhin fazaaon mein zindagi hai inhin se rangin hai bazm-e-hasti inhin se nikhar hai husn-e-duniyaa jo chaahein samjhein jahaan vaale miri khataaon mein zindagi hai khushi mein sar dhunne vaalo sun lo ki kitnaa shirin hai naghma-e-gham jo TuuTe dil se sadaaein uTThi unhin sadaaon mein zindagi hai rachi hai sargoshiyaan si jin mein hamaare raaz-o-niyaaz ki hi jo husn-o-ulfat se hi basi hai unhin havaaon mein zindagi hai ghurur kitnaa bhi tum ko apne ho zehn-o-baazu ki quvvaton par zaraa to be-kas dilon se puchho ki kyaa duaaon mein zindagi hai tiri hasin kaa ho saaz bajtaa ki aabshaaron kaa ho tarannum ho raqs-e-gul yaa navaa-e-bulbul inhin navaaon mein zindagi hai jo be-niyaaz-e-zar-e-zamin hai jo dil ki daulat se hi ghani hai 'habib' in ko samajh na kamtar inhin adaaon mein zindagi hai"

"tiri mohabbat mein gham jo aae to us se baDh kar khushi nahin hai vafaa ki manzil ke khaar mein bhi gulon se kam dil-kashi nahin hai na tujh mein jurat hai rind ki si na tujh mein vusat dil-o-nazar ki aziim shai hai ye rasm-e-rindi ye sirf baada-kashi nahin hai libaas-e-nau mein havas ne aa kar mazaaq-e-husn-o-nazar hain badle vo ishq mein hai na sarfaroshi vo husn mein dilbari nahin hai tujhi se garmi thi mahfilon ki tujhi se thi vo chaman ki sairein nahin vo mahfil mein lutf baaqi gulon ke lab par hansi nahin hai nahin ye mumkin ki us ke dar se tu khaali daaman hi lauT jaae talab hi teri hai khaam ab tak nazar bhi dar par jami nahin hai khirad ki go hain hazaar aankhein hai dil ki sirf ek aankh lekin jo dil ki bujh jaae sham-e-ulfat to phir kahin raushni nahin hai gham-aashnaa teraa dil nahin hai to aae us mein gudaaz kaise jo saaz dil kaa nahin hai TuuTaa to us mein phir naghmagi nahin hai karoge kyaa tum 'habib' aakhir hayaat-e-tul-o-tavil le kar tabassum-e-gul ke ek lamhe mein kyaa koi zindagi nahin hai"

"khamosh nazron se husn-e-butaan ki baat karein na lab pe aai jo us daastaan ki baat karein rah-e-junun mein bhaTakte kahaan kahaan pahunche kahaan kahaan ki sunaaein kahaan ki baat karein jigar ke daagh dikhaane se faaeda kyaa hai abas hai mahz ke zor-e-zamaan ki baat karein na bhuul jaae zamaana vafaa ki qadron ko miTe jo ishq mein un ke nishaan ki baat karein jabin-e-shauq kaa sajda yahaan vahaan kyon ho jahaan ho azmat-e-sar ham vahaan ki baat karein qadam qadam pe guzarte hain imtihaan kitne chalo ki aaj nae imtihaan ki baat karein ye yaad-e-lutf-e-bahaaraan bhi kam nahin hai 'habib' bhari khizaan mein bhi kyaa ham khizaan ki baat karein"

"tumhaari aarzu tum se kahin baDh kar hasin nikli ki duniyaa ki har ik shai se yahi dil ke qarin nikli main samjhaa yaad bhi tark-e-taalluq par to aaegi magar jab dil TaTolaa hai vahin ye jaaguzin nikli abhi kuchh aur bhi khelo mire chaahat bhare dil se abhi bhi zakhm kam kam hain abhi hasrat nahin nikli sar-e-mahfil kiyaa rusvaa mujhe teri mohabbat ne jhuki jo naam par tere vo meri hi jabin nikli nigaahon ne tujhe DhunDaa tujhe dil se pukaaraa hai nazar aai na jo surat vo surat dil-nashin nikli hai do hi din ki umr-e-gul magar zinda-dili dekho tabassum lab pe raqsaan hai fazaa hargiz nahin nikli jahaan par sarhadein dair-o-haram ki khatm hoti hain vahin par nur-e-imaan hai vahin raah-e-yaqin nikli hamaari zindagi dariyaa ki mauj-e-muztarib si hai kahin ubhri kahin machli kahin Duubi kahin nikli uThaa karti hain maujon ki tarah hi hasratein dil mein nai kitni ubhar aaein jo ik hasrat kahin nikli shab-e-furqat 'habib' apnaa na koi kaam kaa niklaa na aansu baa-asar nikle na aah-e-aatishin nikli"

"shikva nahin gila nahin rabt koi baham nahin rasm-e-salaam kyaa jahaan pursish-e-haal-e-gham nahin go ki nahin nigaah mein dil se nahin ho duur tum dida-e-dil ke vaaste faasla besh-o-kam nahin bazm se aap kyaa gae raunaq-e-bazm le gae ab vo surur-e-dil kahaan aap gae to ham nahin aap ki yaad aa gai dil pe khushi si chhaa gai ab mujhe gham se vaasta ab mujhe koi gham nahin pahlaa saa vo karam kahaan lutf ki vo nazar kahaan hai ye sitam ki intihaa koi nayaa sitam nahin us ki nigaah-e-mast kaa ab bhi khumaar hai magar saaqi-e-dil-navaaz kaa pahlaa saa vo karam nahin daaman idhar hai taar taar rukh pe nahin udhar naqaab 'ishq agar hai be-vaqaar husn kaa bhi bharam nahin manzil-e-zindagi na puchh sirf safar hai zindagi paanv uThaa qadam baDhaa hosh sanbhaal tham nahin dekh kar un ke iltifaat rah gai dil ki dil mein baat hosh gayaa jo vo gae aae to dam mein dam nahin minnatein shaikh-o-barhaman kijiye kis liye 'habib' dil hai miri nigaah mein dair nahin haram nahin"

"kyaa kahun kyaa kyaa gayaa jab apnaa kaashaana gayaa khum gayaa saaqi gayaa aur ham se mai-khaana gayaa ho gae kitne hi gum aql-o-khirad ki raah mein manzil-e-maqsud tak to sirf divaana gayaa gosha-e-tahzib mein bhi ghaat mein sayyaad hai ab kabhi kaa farq-e-aabaadi-o-viraana gayaa aaj ki is zindagi ke tez-rau tufaan mein vaqt-e-zikr-e-saaghar-o-minaa-o-paimaana gayaa jiit le qalb-o-jigar qudrat kaa ab vo vaqt hai ab sanam ke jitne kaa lutf-e-afsaana gayaa zindagi ne ab taraashe nau-butaan-e-dil-rubaa vo puraanaa tarz-e-sajda aur but-khaana gayaa ham zamaane ke rukh-o-raftaar ki baatein karein ab vo lutf-e-garmi-e-raftaar-e-jaanaanaa gayaa aahan-o-tesha ki hai jhankaar naghma vaqt kaa ho gayaa khaamosh mutrib sher-e-rindaana gayaa khair maqdam ham nae dil se karein ab ai 'habib' raat guzri shama rukhsat aur parvaana gayaa"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"dushmani chalti rahi yaaron ke biich phuul bhi khilte rahe khaaron ke biich ho agar imaan-e-kaamil aaj bhi raqs ho saktaa hai angaaron ke biich dosti ki chhat banaanaa chaahiye ham ko bhi rahnaa hai divaaron ke biich aap ko to chaand kahte the sabhi aap kyon dhundlaa gae taaron ke biich khud-farebi ne sahaaraa de diyaa mil gayaa iqraar inkaaron ke biich khuub hai 'muztar' kaa rang-e-shaairi khuun ki surkhi hai ghazal-paaron ke biich"

"miri jaanib nigaah-e-naaz kar aahista aahista mire dil ke jazire mein utar aahista aahista mohabbat donon jaanib hai tafaavut sirf itnaa hai idhar hai tez-rau lekin udhar aahista aahista tiri beTi kaa qad tere baraabar ho gayaa shaayad tu apni khud-kushi par ghaur kar aahista aahista sahar aai na aae vo sitaaro jaao so jaao ki ab chalte hain ham bhi apne ghar aahista aahista jo kal tak meri barbaadi ki qasmein khaate phirte the vahi ab ho rahe hain dar-ba-dar aahista aahista na jaane rah-ravaan-e-raah kaa ab hashr kyaa hogaa bhaTakte jaa rahe hain raahbar aahista aahista khudaa ke vaaste samjhaa-bujhaa kar rok le koi vo dekho jaa rahe hain ruuTh kar aahista aahista adaavat dil mein rakhnaa muskuraa kar guftugu karnaa sabhi ko aa gayaa hai ye hunar aahista aahista nimaT luun doston ki dosti se pahle ai 'hamza' to lungaa dushmanon ki bhi khabar aahista aahista"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"ek dariyaa saa musalsal hai ravaan jaante hain ham zamaane se zamaane ko yahaan jaante hain raah-e-haq par hamein rakhnaa hain akele hi qadam saath degaa na hamaaraa ye jahaan jaante hain ham ne jo baat kahi vo bhi na samjhi tum ne dost to dost ki khaamosh zabaan jaante hain laakh aaraaishein mil jaaein magar un ke baghair ghar na ho paaegaa ham se ye makaan jaante hain daa'vaa karte hain khudaa ko bhi samajhne kaa magar ham yahaan Thiik se khud ko bhi kahaan jaante hain jism ke zakhm to sab bhar gae kab ke lekin ruuh par ab bhi jo hain ham vo nishaan jaante hain 'aarzu' kyon ho hamein ‘umr-daraazi ki jab zindagi ham tire sab sud-o-ziyaan jaante hain"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"