jahaan tak gayaa kaarvaan-e-khayaal — Anjum Rumani

"ham se bhi gaahe gaahe mulaaqaat chaahiye insaan hain sabhi to musaavaat chaahiye achchhaa chalo khudaa na sahi un ko kyaa huaa aakhir koi to qaazi-e-haajaat chaahiye hai aaqibat kharaab to duniyaa hi Thiik ho koi to surat-e-guzar-auqaat chaahiye jaane palak jhapakne mein kyaa gul khilaae vaqt har dam nazar ba-surat-e-haalaat chaahiye aaegi ham ko raas na yak-rangi-e-khalaa ahl-e-zamin hain ham hamein din raat chaahiye vaa kar diye hain ilm ne dariyaa-e-maarifat andhon ko ab bhi kashf o karaamaat chaahiye jab qais ki kahaani ab anjum ki daastaan duniyaa ko dil lagi ke liye baat chaahiye"

"har chand unhein ahd faraamosh na hogaa lekin hamein us vaqt koi hosh na hogaa dekhoge to aaegi tumhein apni jafaa yaad khaamosh jise paaoge khaamosh na hogaa guzre hain vo lamhe ki sadaa yaad raheinge dekhaa hai vo aalam ki faraamosh na hogaa ham apni shikaston se hain jis tarah baghal-gir yuun qabr se bhi koi ham-aaghosh na hogaa pi jaate hain zahr-e-gham-e-hasti ho ki mai ho ham saa bhi zamaane mein balaa-nosh na hogaa hone ko to duniyaa mein kai parda-nashin hain lekin tiri surat koi ru-posh na hogaa paaoge na aazaad-e-gham-anjum kisi dil ko hogaa gham-e-fardaa jo gham-e-dosh na hogaa"

"nahin naam-o-nishaan saae kaa lekin yaar baiThe hain uge shaayad zamin se khud-ba-khud divaar baiThe hain savaar-e-kashti-e-amvaaj-e-dil hain aur ghaafil hain samajhte hain ki ham dariyaa-e-gham ke paar baiThe hain ujaaD aisi na thi duniyaa abhi kal tak ye aalam thaa yahaan do-chaar baiThe hain vahaan do-chaar baiThe hain phir aati hai isi sahraa se aavaaz-e-jaras mujh ko jahaan majnun se divaane bhi himmat haar baiThe hain samajhte ho jinhein tum sang-e-mil ai qaafile vaalo sar-e-rah khastgaan-e-hasrat-raftaar baiThe hain ye jitne masale hain mashghale hain sab faraaghat ke na tum be-kaar baiThe ho na ham be-kaar baiThe hain tumhein 'anjum' koi us se tavaqqo ho to ho varna yahaan to aadmi ki shakl se be-zaar baiThe hain"

"jab bhi koi baat ki aansu Dhalke saath ham bhi paagal ho gae man paagal ke saath raat ko kaali chaandni din ko kaali dhuup DhunDein aankhein raushni rahein dhundalke saath maarein Taamak-Toiye andhiyaare mein log taare saare bujh gae dil ke kanval ke saath aaj hai man mein ran paDaa aaj ki rakkho laaj jhuTi kal ki dosti jhuTe kal ke saath paap karo ji khol kar dhabbon ki kyaa soch jab ji chaahaa dho liye gangaa-jal ke saath guru to khair guru huaa us ki bhali kahi chaltaa hai kyaa baalakaa uchhal uchhal ke saath rail bajaae siTiyaan dauDo vaqt chalaa huqqa piine chaudhari gayaa ajal ke saath toton ne hain aaj kal khole yahaan schōl bailon ne hain aadmi juute hal ke saath aan ki aan mein ho gai duniyaa aur se aur ham tum baiThe rah gae biite pal ke saath duniyaa ki ye riit hai maange bhiik na de paae vahi jo chhin le baDh kar bal ke saath koi vaqt ko rok lo gayaa na aae haath aataa pal bhi lo gayaa jaate pal ke saath ghar baiThe hogi nahin vahshat dil ki duur raas rachi hai shahr mein dekho chal ke saath madh maate kaa saath kyaa aai lahr gayaa partav le man baanvaraa har aanchal ke saath ham ko dekho pi gae maTke zahr bhare tum to be-sudh ho gae ik botal ke saath jaataa thaa ik qaafila rup-nagar ki aur ham bhi 'anjum' ho liye bhes badal ke saath"

"dukhi dilon ke liye taaziyaana rakhtaa hai har ek shakhs yahaan ik fasaana rakhtaa hai kisi bhi haal mein raazi nahin hai dil ham se har ik tarah kaa ye kaafir bahaana rakhtaa hai azal se Dhang hain dil ke ajiib se shaayad kisi se rasm-o-rah ghaaebaana rakhtaa hai koi to faiz hai koi to baat hai is mein kisi ko dost yunhi kab zamaana rakhtaa hai faqih-e-shahr ki baaton se dar-guzar behtar bashar hai aur gham-e-aab-o-daana rakhtaa hai muaamlaat-e-jahaan ki khabar hi kyaa us ko muaamlaa hi kisi se rakkhaa na rakhtaa hai hamin ne aaj tak apni taraf nahin dekhaa tavaqquaat bahut kuchh zamaana rakhtaa hai qalandari hai ki rakhtaa hai dil ghani 'anjum' koi dukaan na koi kaar-khaana rakhtaa hai"

"din ho ki raat, kunj-e-qafas ho ki sehn-e-baagh aalaam-e-rozgaar se haasil nahin faraagh raghbat kise ki lijiye aish-o-tarab kaa naam fursat kahaan ki kijiye sahbaa se pur ayaagh viraana-e-hayaat mein aasuda-khaatiri kis ko milaa is aahu-e-ram-khurda kaa suraagh aasaar-e-ku-e-dost hain aur paa-shikastagi khushbu-e-zulf-e-yaar hai aur ham se be-dimaagh kis ki jabin pe hain ye sitaare araq araq kis ke lahu se chaand kaa daaman hai daagh daagh karte hain kasb-e-nur isi tirgi se ham 'anjum' hain dil ke daagh guhar-haa-e-shab-charaagh"

"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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"