jidhar khud gayaa thaa lagaa le gayaa — Kalidas Gupta Raza

"jis ne ik ahd ke zehnon ko jilaa di hogi mere aavaara khayaalaat ki bijli hogi le uDi hai tire haathon ki hinaa pichhle pahar mere uljhe hue afkaar ki aandhi hogi jitni mil jaaegi kaanTon ki chubhan le lungaa jo bhi haalat dil-e-be-taab ki hogi hogi ham na maaneinge khamoshi hai tamannaa kaa mizaaj haan bhari bazm mein vo bol na paai hogi meri naa-kaami-e-haalaat ke dhaare ke sivaa ek naddi bhi to be-aab na bahti hogi hai 'razaa' aaj kaa aalam to asir-e-ibhaam yaar zinda hain to kal aur taraqqi hogi"

"bahaar aai gulon ko hansi nahin aai kahin se bu tiri guftaar ki nahin aai kuchh aur vajah hai kam ho gai hai lazzat-e-jaam hamaari pyaas mein koi kami nahin aai ye kaaenaat sab aaghosh-e-nim-shab mein hai zamaana ho gayaa aavaaz hi nahin aai dil ik darakht-e-zamin-bos baad o baaraan se rutein guzar gaiin konpal nai nahin aai na jaane kaisi ghaDi se guzar rahe the ham ki jaagte na rahe niind bhi nahin aai"

"ye lamhaat-e-nau meraa kyaa le gae kuchh aansu gire the uThaa le gae nadi naale qadrein bahaa le gae vafaa le gae muddaaa le gae kise DhunDte ho khaDi naav par sabhi faasle naa-khudaa le gae ye kaise jhakole the pindaar ke mujhe pankh de kar uDaa le gae chunaa rahnumaa un ko ye kyaa kiyaa kahaan se kahaan naqsh-e-paa le gae ghar aangan mein sone kaa suraj kahaan kiran tak paDosi churaa le gae labon par kahin 'kaali-daas' ab nahin baDe naam 'guptaa-razaa' le gae"

"baat agar na karni thi kyuun chaman mein aae the rang kyuun bikheraa thaa phuul kyuun khilaae the be-karaan khalaaon ki had bhi baandh deni thi jab zamin banaai thi aasmaan banaae the be-adab na the ham kuchh apni bhuul itni thi aap tak pahunch kar bhi aap mein na aae the aansuon ki chaadar ne Dhak diyaa hamein varna maang bhi sajaai thi khvaab bhi sajaae the aaj tere charnon kaa ruup hi niraalaa hai aaj phuul puujaa ke dhuul se uThaae the ai 'razaa' haqiqat to ab gale paDi varna boi thiin ghaTaaein bhi chaand bhi ugaae the"

"manzil ki dhuum dhaam se jab ji uchaT gayaa rah-gir jaise sainkaDon raston mein baT gayaa afsos dil tak aane ki raahein na khul sakin koi faqat khayaal tak aa kar palaT gayaa ham taul baiThe subh-dam insaan ko saae se suraj ke sar pe aate hi saayaa simaT gayaa kyaa jaane kis chaTaan se Takraa gayaa hai dil chaltaa huaa safina achaanak ulaT gayaa ab koi DhunD-DhaanD ke laao nayaa vajud insaan to bulandi-e-insaan se ghaT gayaa manzil pe gard-e-vahm-o-gumaan thi vo dhul gai raste mein aql o hosh kaa patthar thaa haT gayaa mahfil bhi nur-baar hai saaqi bhi khum ba-dosh mere hi naav nosh kaa meyaar ghaT gayaa manzil kahin mili na mili lekin ai 'razaa' manzil ke ishtiyaaq mein rastaa to kaT gayaa"

"azal se taa-ba-abad ek hi kahaani hai isi se ham ko nai daastaan banaani hai ujaD to saktaa hai lekin badal nahin saktaa vo haq-shanaas jo ik ahd ki nishaani hai khirad ki baatein kahaan tak karoge divaano khirad ke naam pe kuchh khaak bhi uDaani hai tumhaare rang-e-jafaa ko bhi hai qayaam kahin hamaare ishq ki manzil to kaamraani hai faqat samajhne ke andaaz hain qadim o jadid fasaana-go ke to lab par vahi kahaani hai hayaat laakh ho faani magar ye sun rakhiye hayaat se jo hai maqsud ghair-faani hai suni-sunaai pe tarjih laakh baar us ko kitaab-e-dil ki 'razaa' baat aasmaani hai"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"