jangal se jaate jaate yahi kaam kar diyaa — Azhar Nawaz

"qalam pe us ke nahin hai ab e'tibaar mujhe miTaa chukaa hai vo likh likh ke baar-baar mujhe agar main zakhm huun to mujh ko darmiyaan mein rakh agar main tiir huun to kar le aar-paar mujhe use pukaar rahaa thaa main apni aankhon se palaT ke dekh to letaa vo ek baar mujhe nashe ko jis kaa nasha ho vo aankh aisi hai nasha jis aankh se kahtaa hai mat utaar mujhe ye phuul taaza raheinge tiri rifaaqat ke tiraa khayaal rakhegaa sadaa-bahaar mujhe rafu ki koshishein mujh ko udheD deti hain sanbhal ke yaar na kar denaa taar taar mujhe davaa zaruri nahin kaam bhi kare 'azhar' khushi to kar ke gai aur sogvaar mujhe"

"chale aae javaan-o-pir sunne khanakti paanv ki zanjir sunne muqarrar vaqt par sab aa gae hain kisi kaa qissa-e-taakhir sunne bataao 'umr bhar kyaa ro sakoge baDe aae gham-e-shabbir sunne nishaana-baaz ko sab dekhte hain vo andhaa aa gayaa hai tiir sunne tum apne khvaab sab mahfuz rakhnaa kisi din aaeinge taa'bir sunne"

"'umr kis ki ye lag gai hai mujhe zindagi shak se dekhti hai mujhe ho gayaa huun main subh saa raushan shab se itni du'aa mili hai mujhe ab khudaaraa tu khol de aankhein apni tasvir dekhni hai mujhe aur 'aadat ye kuchh buri to nahin teri 'aadat si ho gai hai mujhe khushbuon mein rachi-basi laDki roz ik phuul bhejti hai mujhe"

"mataa'-e-zist kaa mehvar na qaid ho jaae hatheliyon mein muqaddar na qaid ho jaae main ab ki baar bahut khul ke ro nahin paayaa ye saaniha mire andar na qaid ho jaae qafas se nikle parinde ki le to luun tasvir magar rihaai kaa manzar na qaid ho jaae abhi to khushk zaminon pe log qaabiz hain phir is ke baa'd samundar na qaid ho jaae vahi dhuaan jo ugalte hain ghar ke sab afraad usi dhuein mein miraa ghar na qaid ho jaae barash uThaae hue soch mein huun gum 'azhar' tire khayaal kaa paikar na qaid ho jaae"

"jo ho na paai usi baat ki kahaani hai ye meri us ki mulaaqaat ki kahaani hai mire badan ko jo dimak lagi to kaise lagi sab intizaar ke lamhaat ki kahaani hai gharon ki baat alag hai vahaan pe khushbu hai ye rukhe sukhe makaanaat ki kahaani hai hazaar raaton pe ye phailti gai aakhir tumhein lagaa thaa bas ik raat ki kahaani hai kahin pe jashn bapaa hai kisi ki aamad kaa kisi ke aakhiri lamhaat ki kahaani hai 'ajib baat hai main khud bhi paDh nahin saktaa na jaane kaisi miri zaat ki kahaani hai"

"milo to aise ki rah jaae shaan khvaabon ki koi ghaDi to bane tarjumaan khvaabon ki jo khvaab dekhne vaale the sun rahe the use vo shakhs bol rahaa thaa zabaan khvaabon ki main kis se jaa ke kahun tere khvaab dikhlaae sanbhaal rakkhi hai kis ne kamaan khvaabon ki kabhi kabhi to ye lagtaa hai jaise duniyaa bhi bahut qadim hai ik daastaan khvaabon ki"

"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"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"