jigar ke chaak pe raqsaan ye pyaar ki miTTi — Dipishikha Sagar

"saanson ke paasbaan bahut thak chuki huun main khud kah rahi hai jaan bahut thak chuki huun main ummid ke ai dhundhle sitaare na jagmagaa ab mat ho mehrbaan bahut thak chuki huun main saanson ke donon haathon se khud apne jism kaa thaame hue makaan bahut thak chuki huun main pal pal junun-e-ishq ki manzil kaa aap ko de de ke itminaan bahut thak chuki huun main mujh ko bulandiyon se pukaaraa gayaa to phir kah dungi aasmaan bahut thak chuki huun main dafnaa do mujh ko mere hi maazi ki qabr main ji ji ke vartamaan bahut thak chuki huun main bujhte hue charaagh si kahti hai ab 'shikhaa' ai rabb-e-do-jahaan bahut thak chuki huun main"

"tum ne puchhaa to bataa deti huun kyon thaa yuun thaa sabab-e-tark-e-mohabbat bhi junun thaa yuun thaa tum ne aansu jinhein samjhaa thaa nahin the aansu meri aankhon se jo niklaa thaa vo khuun thaa yuun thaa is liye tum ne bhi shaayad miri tauqir na ki mujh mein jo shakhs darun thaa vo barun thaa yuun thaa yaar ab tum hi mire haq mein gavaahi de do varna kis kis ko bataaungi main yuun thaa yuun thaa aur bhaDak jaati thi siine mein teri yaad ki aag sabab-e-baada-kashi teraa fusun thaa yuun thaa aur kuchh vajh nahin thi miri khaamoshi ki dil ko tanhaai ke aalam mein sukun thaa yuun thaa main lagaataar kiyaa karti thi ulfat ke savaal us ki jaanib se 'shikhaa' haan thaa na huun thaa yuun thaa"

"kise pukaare madad ko kise bulaae badan akele ishq ko kaise sanbhaal paae badan main apni ruuh se milvaa duun us ko khush ho kar vo darmiyaan se apne agar haTaae badan na jaane phunk diyaa kyaa shikaari ne paDh kar chhuri ke niche parindon ne khud bichhaae badan kabhi jo dekho to baazaar-e-husn mein jaa kar yahaan vahaan rakhe honge saje sajaae badan andhere khauf ke tabdil hon ujaalon mein hamaari qabr mein ai kaash teraa aae badan are shuur nahin hai use to itnaa bhi chhupaae bhi to vo kis tarah se chhupaae badan ye ji mein aataa hai ab to utaar kar rakh dein kahaan kahaan phirein aakhir 'shikhaa' uThaae badan"

"phuul khushbu yaa havaa hai fikr ki dahliz par kaun dastak de rahaa hai fikr ki dahliz par kashtiyaan maujon se laD kar paar kab ki ho gaiin naakhudaa ab tak khaDaa hai fikr ki dahliz par aaj phir maazi ki dhun par raqs hogaa bazm mein aaj phir se ratjagaa hai fikr ki dahliz par tum ne mujh ko ishq mein ik din masihaa kyaa kahaa dard kaa jamghaT lagaa hai fikr ki dahliz par lafz-o-maani ke parindo shor itnaa mat karo ek aansu so rahaa hai fikr ki dahliz par ho rahi hai ruuh tak ik raushni tahlil si kyaa kisi kaa dil jalaa hai fikr ki dahliz par shart thi har ek lab par mohr-e-khaamoshi to phir hashr saa kyunkar bapaa hai fikr ki dahliz par chaand taare kahkashaan raushan falak jugnu charaagh shams bhi aakar paDaa hai fikr ki dahliz par ishq mein aisaa bhi main ne vaqt dekhaa hai 'shikhaa' zakhm khud marham huaa hai fikr ki dahliz par"

"kahkashaan ko toD kar saare ke saare aa gae chaand ko main ne pukaaraa thaa sitaare aa gae sar-phire suraj ke marne kaa tamaasha dekhne shaam ke manzar bhi baalon ko sanvaare aa gae yaad jab main ne kiyaa un ko bhare manjdhaar mein khud-ba-khud kashti mein chal kar ye kinaare aa gae haan yahi sach hai bichhaDte vaqt apni aankh mein un ki galiyon ke liye rangin nazaare aa gae prem-dhan ki baansuri aisi bajaai shyaam ne nafraton ke devtaa bhi munh utaare aa gae mai-kashon ki bazm mein thaa ranj-o-gham par tabsira main ne di aavaaz sab ulfat ke maare aa gae hamd likhne ko qalam jab bhi uThaai hai 'shikhaa' lafz saare baa-adab baanhein pasaare aa gae"

"ghamon ko apne dabaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo ye dil ki daulat chhupaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo har ik tamanna ki rahguzar par mukhaalifat ki havaa ke sar par charaagh-e-ulfat jalaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo samundaron kaa mizaaj ho kar zamin-e-chaahat pe ashk bo kar labon pe khushki sajaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo rafaaqaton ke usuul jaise mahakte khush-rang phuul jaise jigar ko patthar banaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo vo guzre lamhe vo saal saare diye jo rumaal tum ne saare vo apne dil mein sajaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo vo raushni kaa suraagh ban kar khuli chhaton kaa charaagh ban kar khilaaf khud ko havaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo nae zamaana ke qaasidon se hai bachnaa kis tarah haasidon se 'shikhaa' ko sab kuchh sikhaa ke rakhnaa kamaal hai yaa nahin hai bolo"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"