kaise afsun the vahaan kaise fasaane the udhar — Ain Tabish

"khaaksaari thi ki bin dekhe hi ham khaak hue aur kabhi maarka-e-fath-o-zafar dekh na paae us ne dekhaa hai to phir dekhnaa kyaa ho jaae dekhte rahnaa hai zaalim ko idhar dekh na paae be-hunar dekh na sakte the magar dekhne aae dekh sakte the magar ahl-e-hunar dekh na paae ho gae khvaahish-e-nazzaara se be-khud itne dekhnaa chaahte the us ko magar dekh na paae kab use lauT ke dekheinge ye dekhaa jaae ham ne duniyaa to bahut dekh li ghar dekh na paae log jab dekhne par aae to itnaa dekhaa aankh pathraa gai aur had-e-nazar dekh na paae vo bhi kyaa dekhnaa thaa dekhne vaale bole jalva har-chand rahaa pesh-e-nazar dekh na paae diip jalte rahe taaqon mein ujaalaa na huaa aankh paaband-e-tahayyur thi udhar dekh na paae ye tayaqqun nahin hotaa thaa kidhar dekh sake ye ta'ayyun nahin hotaa thaa kidhar dekh na paae vo taghaaful thaa ki us ne hamein dekhaa hi nahin vo tasaahul thaa ki ham us ki nazar dekh na paae is qadar tez chali ab ke havaa-e-naa-bud chaah kar shahr-e-tamannaa kaa khanDar dekh na paae yuun huaa dil-zadagaan lauT gae aakhir-e-shab raat to jaag ke kaaTi thi sahar dekh na paae kis ne dekhi hai ujaalon se sulagti hui raat aur jo dekh sake khvaab-e-sahar dekh na paae"

"ab to vo zamin hai na zamaana hai udhar kaa bas ham hain idhar aur fasaana hai udhar kaa jo kuchh hai muqaabil vo muqaabil kaa nahin hai jo kuchh hai mayassar vo khazaana hai udhar kaa ik jaan jo mire paas hai nazr-e-digaraan hai ik dil jo idhar hai vo divaana hai udhar kaa tu sar pe kafan baandh ke niklaa hai udhar ko ye sheva magar jaadu-garaana hai udhar kaa ai sokhta-jaan kuchh to idhar ki bhi khabar rakh ye kyaa tujhe le de ke bahaana hai udhar kaa ab aisaa tarah-daar idhar to nahin koi dastaar bataati hai gharaanaa hai udhar kaa"

"ai mire 'aks-e-ziyaan-kaar ye ji chaahtaa hai aaina toD duun is baar ye ji chaahtaa hai ji bahut chaahtaa hai toD duun sab divaarein khuub maa'lum hai be-kaar ye ji chaahtaa hai phir vahi khvaab ki taa'bir ho jis ki naapaid aur vahi dida-e-khun-baar ye ji chaahtaa hai chahl-khaana koi aur ganj-e-giraan-maaya koi raat ho darpae-aazaar ye ji chaahtaa hai dil pe jab ranj-e-giraan-baar ziyaada ho jaae khiDkiyaan khol mire yaar ye ji chaahtaa hai aisaa saudaa ho ki ham apne hi haathon bik jaaein ham hi baazaar-o-kharidaar ye ji chaahtaa hai subh hone mein bahut der agar hoti hai toD dein raat ki divaar ye ji chaahtaa hai"

"dariyaa-e-dil mein ashk-ravaani yahi to hai yaa'ni ki is safar ki kahaani yahi to hai yak ranj-e-intizaar tamaashaa-e-be-shumaar sad be-karaani sokhta-jaani yahi to hai aakhir ko aa ke kaund gayaa barq ki tarah harf-e-vidaa' us ki nishaani yahi to hai ik raat jaise Thahri rahegi tamaam 'umr anjaam-kaar dil pe giraani yahi to hai yaa'ni bichhaDte vaqt hamein chain aa gayaa divaar-e-ehtiyaat uThaani yahi to hai"

"ghazaal ko jaantaa hai vahshat ko jaantaa hai ye dasht teri miri mohabbat ko jaantaa hai hazaar ghar ki udaasiyon ko na jaantaa ho charaagh paagal havaa ki himmat ko jaantaa hai ye aakhir-e-shab ki hichkiyaan jaanti hain sab kuchh guzarne vaalaa khumaare-rehlat ko jaantaa hai vo aazmaaish hai jaan kar kaun jaan paae vo jaantaa hai jo vajh-e-rukhsat ko jaantaa hai ye baat ghar ki hai ahl-e-duniyaa ko kyaa khabar ho ye dil hi kuchh teri meri kulfat ko jaantaa hai"

"kai mausam andheri raat ke album se nikle to ham bhi haath baandhe ik hisaar-e-gham se nikle 'ajab hairat mein the khvaabon nahaae phuul chehre bhari barsaat mein jab girya-e-paiham se nikle rakhaa thaa aatish-e-sayyaal par namnaak manzar vo bas ik vahm thaa jis huzn ke 'aalam se nikle dam-e-rukhsat bahut ashkon ne ki thi chaara-saazi tilism-e-aab jaise qatra-e-zamzam se nikle sukut-e-shab mein ik hangaama barpaa ho gayaa thaa puraane kuchh dar-o-divaar jab album se nikle sukut-e-vaqt ne hangaama barpaa kar diyaa thaa puraane gumbad-o-mehraab jab album se nikle"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"