kaise kaise mere manzar ho gae — Khursheed Alig

"kahaa na kuchh bhi dabaa di gai miri aavaaz uDaa na thaa ki shikasta hue par-e-parvaaz ajiib qaid mein dam hai ye kaisaa jiinaa hai ki zindagi hui jaati hai maut ki ghammaaz taDap taDap ke sar-e-daar mar gayaa koi hayaat kahiye ki marne hi kaa hai ik andaaz jigar kaa soz mayassar nahin to kuchh bhi nahin jigar ke soz se saaz-e-hayaat baa-aavaaz koi salib pe kyaa soch ke laTaktaa hai masih-e-vaqt se puchhe zaraa koi ye raaz firaaq-e-yaar mein har lamha zindagi hai azaab daraaz silsila-e-zist hai bahut hi daraaz gham-e-hayaat ne shaair banaa diyaa 'khurshid' vagarna main kahaan aur shaairi kaa ye eazaaz"

"husn maasum nahin ishq pe ilzaam ke baad aap kaa naam bhi aataa hai mire naam ke baad hai yahi aalam-e-mearaaj-e-mohabbat shaayad ab koi naam nahin lab pe tire naam ke baad ab mohabbat ki tumhein laaj to rakhni hogi log lete hain tiraa naam mire naam ke baad naa-muraadi se mire dil ki khalish kam na hui tishnagi aur baDhi hasrat-e-naakaam ke baad uljhanein ishq mein kuchh aur bhi baDh jaati hain kabhi aaghaaz se pahle kabhi anjaam ke baad main khataavaar-e-mohabbat sahi lekin ai dost zindagi aur nikhar aai is ilzaam ke baad"

"charaagh jalte nahin hain jalaae jaate hain ye ashk bahte nahin hain bahaae jaate hain jab un ki bazm mein pahunche to ye huaa maalum yahaan charaagh nahin dil jalaae jaate hain khizaan ke khauf se lutf-e-bahaar kyon chhoDein yahi to soch ke gul muskuraae jaate hain shab-e-firaaq ki be-taabiyaan na puchh hamein kuchh aise zakhm hain jo dil ko khaae jaate hain samaan ab aa gayaa sone kaa ghaaliban 'khurshid' charaagh shaam ke ghar ghar bujhaae jaate hain"

"na-jaane TuuT ke kab se bikhar rahaa huun main ki apni zaat kaa khud ek saaneha huun main mire lahu ki zarurat hai tere haathon ko isi tasavvur-e-rangin se ji rahaa huun main musibatein to hain apni shumaar se baahar ki haadsaat mein har lahza mubtalaa huun main na-jaane kaisaa safar hai ki kuchh pata hi nahin chalaa kahaan se kahaan aa ke ruk gayaa huun main na yaad aae koi aur na de koi aavaaz nikal ke yaadon ki basti se aa gayaa huun main anaa ko toD ke aa jaaun tere paas magar tiraa iraada na ab tak samajh sakaa huun main phir aaj sahme hue lamhe yaad aane lage hisaar-e-dard mein 'khurshid' ghir gayaa huun main"

"ham taghaaful ko ibtidaa samjhe aur vo dard ki davaa samjhe vo to begaangi mein the goyaa aur ham un ko aashnaa samjhe shorish-e-dil ne jo kahaa ham se is ko ham hukm aap kaa samjhe un se qaaem huaa hai naqsh-e-vafaa koi un ko na bevafaa samjhe aashnaa-e-muraad-e-saahil hai vo jo tufaan ko naakhudaa samjhe kal sar-e-bazm in ishaaron se kahiye 'khurshid' aap kyaa samjhe"

"bhari mahfil mein zabt-e-gham baa-aasaani bhi karte hain magar tanhaai mein ashkon ki arzaani bhi karte hain miyaan ham khaaksaari mein javaab apnaa nahin rakhte zarurat aa paDe to phir hama-daani bhi karte hain unhein mat dekhein ahl-e-dil hiqaarat ki nigaahon se faqiraan-e-haram shahron pe sultaani bhi karte hain shikaayat be-sabab karte hain apne gum-shuda dil ki kabhi aap apni chizon ki nigahbaani bhi karte hain khaDe hain sab saf-e-insaaniyat mein haath baandhe par zaraa sochein kabhi kyaa kaar-e-insaani bhi karte hain yahi kaasa liye 'khurshid' jo phirte hain galiyon mein yahi jab vaqt aa jaae to man-maani bhi karte hain"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"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"