javaani harif-e-sitam hai to kyaa gham — Ali Jawad Zaidi

"junun se raah-e-khirad mein bhi kaam lenaa thaa har ek khaar se izn-e-khiraam lenaa thaa faraaz-e-daar pe daaman kisi kaa thaam liyaa junun-e-shauq ko bhi intiqaam lenaa thaa hazaar baar nataaej se ho ke be-parvaa usi kaa naam liyaa jis kaa naam lenaa thaa ilaaj-e-tishna-labi sahl thaa magar saaqi jo dast-e-ghair mein hai kab vo jaam lenaa thaa junun ki raah mein tadbir-e-sarkhushi ke liye bas ek valvala-e-tez-gaam lenaa thaa shikasta laakh thi kashti hazaar thaa tufaan khayaal mein koi daaman to thaam lenaa thaa nasim ek ravish tak pahunch ke tham si gai ki naa-shagufta kali kaa payaam lenaa thaa shab-e-firaaq mein bhi kuchh diye chamakne lagein nigaah-e-shauq se itnaa to kaam lenaa thaa hazaar baar tiri bazm mein huaa mahsus liyaa jo ghair ne mujh ko vo jaam lenaa thaa main ek jura-e-masti pe sulh kyuun kartaa mujhe to jaam mein maah-e-tamaam lenaa thaa ghazab huaa ki in aankhon mein ashk bhar aae nigaah-e-yaas se kuchh aur kaam lenaa thaa kisi ne aag lagaai ho koi mujrim ho hamein to apne hi sar ittihaam lenaa thaa nigaah-e-shokh yahi fath aur kuchh hoti jo gir rahe the unhein baDh ke thaam lenaa thaa ye bazm-e-khaas kaa aish-e-do-roza kyaa hogaa gham-e-avaam se aish-e-davaam lenaa thaa"

"tai kar chuke ye zindagi-e-jaavedaan se ham aage baDheinge aur uThe hain jahaan se ham kis ko sadaa dein kis se kahein saath le chalo pichhe rahe ghubaar-e-rah-e-kaarvaan se ham dil mein jo dard hai vo nigaahon se hai ayaan ye baat aur hai na kahein kuchh zabaan se ham chaunkaa diyaa qafas ne hamein gahri niind se vaabasta ho chale the bahut aashiyaan se ham gar aa bhi jaae meri jabin tak vo aastaan laaeinge sajda-rezi ki aadat kahaan se ham faiz-e-junun se fursat-e-fariyaad hi na thi naa-aashnaa hi rah gae tarz-e-fughaan se ham dekhi hain ham ne un ki pashimaan-nigaahiyaan kahnaa ho laakh phir bhi kahein kis zabaan se ham"

"dabi aavaaz mein karti thi kal shikve zamin mujh se ki zulm o jaur kaa ye bojh uTh saktaa nahin mujh se agar ye kashmakash baaqi rahi jahl o tamaddun ki zamaana chhin legaa daulat-e-ilm-o-yaqin mujh se tumhin se kyaa chhupaanaa hai tumhaari hi to baatein hain jo kahti hai tamannaa ki nigaah-e-vaapsin mujh se nigaahein chaar hote hi bhalaa kyaa hashr uTh jaataa yaqinan is se pahle bhi mile hain vo kahin mujh se dikhaa di main ne vo manzil jo in donon ke aage hai pareshaan hain ki aakhir ab kahein kyaa kufr o diin mujh se ye maanaa zarra-e-aavaara-e-dasht-e-vafaa huun main nibhaanaa hi paDegaa tujh ko duniyaa-e-hasin mujh se sar-e-manzil pahunch kar aaj ye mahsus hotaa hai ki laakhon laghzishein har gaam par hoti rahin mujh se udhar saari tamannaaon kaa markaz aastaan un kaa idhar barham tamannaa par miri sarkash jabin mujh se"

"ghair puchhein bhi to ham kyaa apnaa afsaana kahein ab to ham vo hain jise apne bhi begaana kahein vo bhi vaqt aayaa ki dil mein ye khayaal aane lagaa aaj un se ham gham-e-dauraan kaa afsaana kahein kyaa pukaare jaaeinge ham aise divaane vahaan hosh-mandon ko bhi jis mahfil mein divaana kahein shab ke aakhir hote hote donon hi jab jal bujhe kis ko samjhein sham-e-mahfil kis ko parvaana kahein aur kuchh kahnaa to gustaakhi hai shaan-e-shaikh mein haan magar naa-vaaqif-e-aadaab-e-mai-khaana kahein aaj tanhaai mein phir aankhon se Tapkaa hai lahu ji ke bahlaane ko aao apnaa afsaana kahein un se raunaq qatl-gah ki un se garmi bazm ki kahne vaale ahl-e-dil ko laakh divaana kahein hain baham mauj-e-sharaab o sail-e-ashk o ju-e-khun laaiq-e-sajda hai jis ko khaak-e-mai-khaana kahein un ki is chin-e-jabin kaa kuchh taqaazaa ho magar kyaa gham-e-dil ki haqiqat ko bhi afsaana kahein"

"aish hi aish hai na sab gham hai zindagi ik hasin sangam hai jaam mein hai jo mishal-e-gul-rang teri aankhon kaa aks-e-mubham hai ai gham-e-dahr ke giraftaaro aish bhi sarnavisht-e-aadam hai nok-e-mizhgaan pe yaad kaa aansu mausam-e-gul ki sard shabnam hai dard-e-dil mein kami hui hai kahin tum ne puchhaa to kah diyaa kam hai miTti jaati hai banti jaati hai zindagi kaa ajiib aalam hai ik zaraa muskuraa ke bhi dekhein gham to ye roz roz kaa gham hai puchhne vaale shukriya teraa dard to ab bhi hai magar kam hai kah rahaa thaa main apnaa afsaana kyuun tiraa daaman-e-mizha nam hai gham ki taarikiyon mein ai 'zaidi' raushni vo bhi hai jo maddham hai"

"ham-safar gum raaste naa-paid ghabraataa huun main ik bayaabaan dar bayaabaan hai jidhar jaataa huun main bazm-e-fikr o hosh ho yaa mahfil-e-aish o nashaat har jagah se chand nishtar chand gham laataa huun main aa gai ai naa-muraadi vo bhi manzil aa gai mujh ko kyaa samjhaaeinge vo un ko samjhaataa huun main un ke lab par hai jo halke se tabassum ki jhalak us mein apne aansuon kaa soz bhi paataa huun main shaam-e-tanhaai bujhaa de jhilmilaati sham' bhi in andheron mein hi aksar raushni paataa huun main himmat-afzaa hai har ik uftaad raah-e-shauq ki Thokarein khaataa huun girtaa huun sambhal jaataa huun main un ke daaman tak khud apnaa haath bhi baDhtaa nahin apnaa daaman ho to har kaanTe se uljhaataa huun main shauq-e-manzil ham-safar hai jazba-e-dil raahbar mujh pe khud bhi khul nahin paataa kidhar jaataa huun main"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"