kam se kam aarzi nahin hogi — Ali Qaisar

"main ne teri yaad bhulaa di shahzaadi taaj-mahal ko aag lagaa di shahzaadi mel dilon kaa kar ke apne maalik ne beach mein ik divaar uThaa di shahzaadi ham bhi khuub hanse duniyaa ki haalat par duniyaa ne bhi khuub sazaa di shahzaadi tere joban ne meri in aankhon ki saari punji kharch karaa di shahzaadi tujh ko kho kar khaanaa piinaa chhoD diyaa hijr ne meri bhuuk miTaa di shahzaadi jhuriyaan kyon chehre par hain kyaa batlaaun ishq ne meri umr ghaTaa di shahzaadi candle par jab aan giraa ik parvaana main ne cigarette raakh banaa di shahzaadi har surat ab tujh se duur hi rahnaa hai teraa ishq miri barbaadi shahzaadi"

"dukh mein lipTaa huaa sataae badan main pukaaraa chalun ki haae badan ye badan apne saath le jaae aur apnaa vo chhoD jaae badan pahle gundhaa gayaa khamir un kaa phir khudaa ne kahin banaae badan ruuh parvaaz kar gai meri aur kahti rahi ki haae badan ik parinda kisi ki hijrat kaa noch kar le gayaa qabaa-e-badan teri ulfat ki daastaan ham ko aa ke ik roz to sunaae badan muskuraaun main us ki haalat par meri haalat pe muskuraae badan"

"aankh ke goshe ho kar nam aabaad hue dil ki basti ke sab gham aabaad hue jaise ik dariyaa chume sahraaon ko tere lams pe aise ham aabaad hue kis ne chhu kar ham ko hosh dilaayaa hai kis ke chhune se phir ham aabaad hue divaarein darvaaze aur ham divaane sun kar paael ki chham-chham aabaad hue dil ne teraa naam liyaa sarshaari mein saanson ke viraan ridham aabaad hue"

"darakht mujh ko nai kahaani sunaa rahe hain ki ye parinde gae dinon mein khudaa rahe hain main kuchh dinon mein khudaa se milne ko jaa rahaa huun mujhe lakiron ko paDhne vaale bataa rahe hain tamaam shahron ko dushmanon ne bachaa liyaa hai mire sipaahi bas apni jaanein bachaa rahe hain sisak rahe hain tamaam vaada nibhaane vaale ki ham ye kaisi aziyyaton ko nibhaa rahe hain kisi ne khiDki ko kholnaa hai to dekhnaa hai so ham gali mein gulon ke jhurmuT lagaa rahe hain bichhaDne vaale ne kab palaT kar ye dekhnaa hai ki gham badan ke tamaam hisson ko khaa rahe hain ye peD vaaqif hain in fusun-khez khushbuon se so ehtiraaman tamaam sar ko jhukaa rahe hain"

"jahaan koi nahin hotaa hai vahaan chikhtaa hai ye miraa dost mire saath kahaan chikhtaa hai chup hi rahne ki tamannaa tire darvesh ko hai varna jis shakhs ko miltaa hai ziyaan chikhtaa hai baaz auqaat jo cigarette main kuchal detaa huun adh-jale sokhta cigarette kaa dhuaan chikhtaa hai jab kabhi sher mein laane ki tujhe koshish ho lafz siskaariyaan bharte hain gumaan chikhtaa hai apne 'sarvat' ki kahaani se nahin vaaqif tum naam se is ke station bhi miyaan chikhtaa hai"

"vo koi jaadui takhliq nazar aati hai duur se bhi mujhe nazdik nazar aati hai jis se khiltaa hai bayaabaan mein gulon kaa mausam husn-e-jaanaan mein vo tahrik nazar aati hai hai mohabbat mein ujaalaa hi ujaalaa lekin ye guphaa duur se taarik nazar aati hai aap kyon hijr ke topic pe pareshaan ho ji kyaa kahin par koi tashkik nazar aati hai nazm ho yaa ho ghazal yaa koi pyaari tasvir nasl-e-gauhar hi ki takhliq nazar aati hai aaj-kal main bhi pareshaan huun mire paper hain aaj-kal vo bhi bahut weak nazar aati hai haath phailaaun to aataa hai nazar haal miraa haath baandhun to mujhe bhiik nazar aati hai aur ab kuchh bhi nahin Thiik se dikhtaa mujh ko yaar lekin tu mujhe Thiik nazar aati hai"

"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"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"