jise main apni jaanib maantaa thaa — Pushpendra Pushp

"farebi ziist ke nakhre uThaa kar thakan hone lagi khud se nibhaa kar anaa meri mujhe jhukne na degi zamaana thak gayaa hai aazmaa kar kisi bhi taur jo jiitaa na jaae use tum jiit lenaa muskuraa kar hazaaron khvaab Thukraae hain main ne tumhaare hijr mein nindein ganvaa kar zaraa si choT par rone se pahle kabhi to dard duniyaa ke ginaa kar ghazab manzar thaa pahle ruThnaa phir tumhaaraa khuub hansnaa khilkhilaa kar kisi ko raaste chhalte rahe hain kisi ko manzilein laain bulaa kar kabhi imdaad bhijvaane se pahle hamaare aansuon se mashvara kar tire ehsaan se dil bhar gayaa hai kahaan rakh luun main tere gham chhupaa kar vo shaa'ir the magar meDal unhein bhi mile hain raag darbaari sunaa kar ghazal hogi ravaani mein tabhi jab likhoge dard meraa gungunaa kar"

"mohabbat mein hazaaron imtihaan the magar ye baat ham samjhe kahaan the kahin chhupnaa munaasib hi na thaa so main in mein aur vo mujh mein nihaan the huaa ye 'ilm duniyaa ki hansi se hamaare raaz to saare 'ayaan the samay badlaa nazar badli sabhi ki vahi jo ab se pahle qadr-daan the kahaan alfaaz ki narmi ganvaa di qasam se aap to shirin-zabaan the"

"khizaan ho zalzala ho yaa bhanvar ho mire jazbaat kaa kuchh to asar ho hamein bhi le chalo aisi Dagar par jahaan se chand khushiyon kaa guzar ho milan jis mein judaai tak na pahunche fasaana is qadar bhi mukhtasar ho kabhi to tazkira meraa bhi nikle mire haalaat ki us ko khabar ho kami koi na rakhnaa kaavishon mein natije mein bhale haasil sifar ho"

"khel jab hone lage taqdir kaa zor chaltaa hi nahin tadbir kaa jab nishaanaa ho nigaah-e-tir kaa kaam kyaa hai phir bhalaa shamshir kaa ek pahlu hai dil-e-be-pir kaa ek pahlu hai tiri tasvir kaa khuun ke pyaase gale mil kar gae chal gayaa sikka miri taqrir kaa dil samajhtaa hai nigaahon ki zabaan kyaa karun main aap ki tahrir kaa zulm sadiyon se pareshaan hai magar silsila TuuTaa na raanjhaa hiir kaa"

"jhuTi baaton se bahlaa kar lauT gayaa sukh to aadhe raste aa kar lauT gayaa pyaar umaD kar patthar-dil tak aaya phir divaaron se sar Takraa kar lauT gayaa ek farishta aaya ji bahlaane ko duniyaa ke gham se ghabraa kar lauT gayaa DhunD rahe the ham be-khud ho kar jis ko vo unchi aavaaz lagaa kar lauT gayaa yaadon kaa ik jvaar uThaa thaa siine mein maazi ke kuchh naqsh banaa kar lauT gayaa ek tasavvur us ke jaisaa aaya kal kuchh pal Thahraa phir iThlaa kar lauT gayaa"

"dikhne mein goyaa hamsaae rahte hain andar se kuchh log paraae rahte hain murat saa rang-rup banaae rahte hain sirat mein shaitaan basaae rahte hain chehre par muskaan ugaae rahte hain lekin dil mein sang chhupaae rahte hain himmat kar ke haal-e-dil kahne vaale kah kar bhi kitnaa sharmaae rahte hain unchaai par jaane vaale vaise hi girne se har pal ghabraae rahte hain din mein dekhaa khvaab faqat khush-fahmi hai phir bhi ham dil ko bharmaae rahte hain"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"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"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"