kaun us ko chaahtaa meri tarah — Nomaan Shauque

"din-ba-din ghaTti hui umr pe naazil ho jaae ik badan aur miri ruuh ko haasil ho jaae morche kholtaa rahtaa huun samundar ke khilaaf jis ko miTnaa hai vo aae miraa saahil ho jaae khel hi khel mein chhu luun main kinaaraa apnaa aise souun ki jagaanaa mujhe mushkil ho jaae lag ke bimaar ke siine se na ronaa aise zindagaani ki tarah maut bhi mushkil ho jaae rakh rahe hain tire patthar mire zakhmon kaa hisaab ab ye majmaa bhi mire kashf kaa qaael ho jaae is qadar der na karnaa ki ye aaseb-nagar raat kaa ruup le aur jism mein daakhil ho jaae jang apnon se hai to dil ko kinaare kar luun raaste mein yahi talvaar na haael ho jaae"

"vo miTTi kaa sitaara hai hamaaraa tayammum par guzaara hai hamaaraa sukhan kaa husn baDh jaataa hai is se khamoshi isti'aara hai hamaaraa idhar koi mohabbat se na dekhe yahi ik dil bichaara hai hamaaraa hamein zinda kiyaa jaae to us par vahi daa'vaa dubaara hai hamaaraa kisi ki dakhl-andaazi nahin hai ye 'ishq aisaa idaara hai hamaaraa kai fir'aun hain ham-‘asr apne samajh liije ishaara hai hamaaraa"

"aaThon pahar kaa ye tiraa mazdur aa gayaa jannat ke dvaar khol miri huur aa gayaa paighambari kaa daa'vaa nahin 'aashiqi kaa hai patthar na maariye jo sar-e-tur aa gayaa sab ne suni jo raat ki lalkaar Dar gae siina thaa jis kaa nuur se maa'mur aa gayaa aaghosh us ki aisi puraani sharaab thi nashshe mein khvaahishon ke bahut duur aa gayaa basta uThaaiye ki ye maktab nahin hai vo basti badal gai nayaa dastur aa gayaa kyaa chaahiye ghulaam ko bas ik nazar ki bhiik shartein tamaam aap ki manzur aa gayaa"

"zamin hasb-e-zarurat ugaai jaati hai phir ek saanche mein khilqat banaai jaati hai khabar mein hain jo kai zar-kharid qissa-go hamein unhin ki kahaani sunaai jaati hai hamaari bazm mein jalte nahin charaagh ke saath yahaan charaagh ki dahshat jalaai jaati hai tamaam raat kaa jaagaa huun maa'zarat mire dost buraa na maan agar niind aai jaati hai hamaare jaam mein ilzaam ke sivaa nahin kuchh hamein sharaab ki tohmat pilaai jaati hai main khud se jang kaa e'laan karne vaalaa huun jo haari jaati nahin hai haraai jaati hai hamaare 'ahd kaa sarmaaya hain ye taalib-e-‘ilm inhein kitaab se nafrat sikhaai jaati hai zamin par hai tamaam andhe 'aashiqon kaa hujum yahaan vafaa bhi nahin aazmaai jaati hai ye kaise khvaab ki takmil mein lagaa hai jahaan ki zahr de ke mohabbat sulaai jaati hai"

"nahin ki tab koi kaaghaz qalam na hotaa thaa vo husn hi thaa qayaamat raqam na hotaa thaa har aadmi ko vahaan milti us ke kaam ki daad khudaa kaa naam khudaa ki qasam na hotaa thaa to kyaa sunaataa farishton ko main kalaam-e-jahaan kisi ki baaton mein pahlu-e-zam na hotaa thaa zaraa si pi thi kabhi jaahilon ke saath sharaab nasha thaa 'ilm kaa aisaa ki kam na hotaa thaa do ek baar to jiite bhi khel khel mein ham magar malaal zaraa besh-o-kam na hotaa thaa hamein hi marnaa paDaa apnaa haal likhne ko kisi kaa dard kisi se raqam na hotaa thaa bahaae jaataa thaa sailaab aansuon kaa hamein kisi ki aankh kaa konaa bhi nam na hotaa thaa"

"zaraa saa ho mayassar vo jo mujh ko zaraa saa aae chain aae to mujh ko main shaah-e-'ishq kaa sanduqcha huun kabhi fursat mile to kholo mujh ko sar-e-saahil miri jurat raqam hai yahaan to kam se kam ab mat ro mujh ko agarche train aani thi tumhaari kahe jaataa thaa main hi roko mujh ko koi to raaz apnaa kholo mujh par kabhi to pyaar se kuchh kah do mujh ko"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"doshiza zaminein hain mamnu'a 'ilaaqa hai us baagh-e-tamannaa se kyaa apnaa 'ilaaqa hai har saans mein shaamil hai khushbu-e-nafas us ki us baagh-e-tamannaa se kyaa apnaa 'ilaaqa hai dil haath mein le kar ham duniyaa se nikal aae ab dil ke tasarruf mein duniyaa kaa 'ilaaqa hai baDhtaa huun agar aage vaapas bhi palaTtaa huun mulhaq kahin khvaabon se yaadon kaa 'ilaaqa hai ai baanu-e-be-parvaa aa dil ki taraf bhi aa ye meri mohabbat hai ye teraa 'ilaaqa hai"

"aaina huun ki main patthar huun ye kab puchhe hai ziist mujh se mere jiine kaa sabab puchhe hai munkashif hone lage jab se rumuz-o-asraar kuchh savaal ab dil-e-maasum ajab puchhe hai maqsad-e-zist, koi khvaab yaa khvaahish koii? ham ne jab si liye lab apne vo tab puchhe hai har koi apni tag-o-dau mein hai masruf yahaan kaun ab kis ki udaasi kaa sabab puchhe hai vahshat-e-dil mein kami ho bhi to kyaa, haal-e-darun aur baDh jaati hai kuchh, ham se vo jab puchhe hai jis ne barbaad kiyaa khaana-e-dil rah rah kar kyaa qayaamat hai, vahi is kaa sabab puchhe hai koi bhi rishta nikaltaa nahin ham donon mein phir bhi kyuun ham se hamaaraa vo nasab puchhe hai saath guzre the kabhi arsa huaa, mujh se magar aaj bhi teraa pataa raah-e-talab puchhe hai ik nidaa jis ko samajhte hain zamir apnaa sabhi qabl-e-laghzish hamein is shakl mein rab puchhe hai ab ye aalam hai ki khud vahshat-e-dil bhi 'khaalid' ghar mire der se aane kaa sabab puchhe hai"

"khud ko kyaa khuun rulaaoge bataao to sahi tum mujhe kaise bhulaaoge bataao to sahi aise chup-chaap tumhein main nahin jaane dungaa tum kabhi lauT ke aaoge bataao to sahi muddat-e-hijr mukarrar mujhe manzur magar apne siine se lagaaoge bataao to sahi yaad mein meri sabhi kaam se ghaafil ho kar chaar aansu bhi bahaaoge bataao to sahi ratjage mere muqaddar mein likhe hain tum ne aur khud khvaab sajaaoge bataao to sahi tum se pahle bhi kai log mujhe chhoD gae main jo ruThungaa manaaoge bataao to sahi tum kisi ko jo kabhi meraa havaala doge meri ghazlein bhi sunaaoge bataao to sahi jab davaa kaam na kar paaegi mujh par 'aarif' tum masihaai ko aaoge bataao to sahi"

"shabnam-aalud palak yaad aai gul-e-aariz ki jhalak yaad aai phir sulagne lage yaadon ke khanDar phir koi taak-e-khunak yaad aai kabhi zulfon ki ghaTaa ne gheraa kabhi aankhon ki chamak yaad aai phir kisi dhyaan ne Dere Daale koi aavaara mahak yaad aai phir koi naghma gulu-gir huaa koi be-naam kasak yaad aai zarre phir maail-e-ram hain 'naasir' phir unhein sair-e-falak yaad aai"

"zehn-o-dil mein basi hain divaarein jaane kab se khaDi hain divaarein dhuup utre bhi kaise aangan mein har taraf to khaDi hain divaarein sahn mein ek bhi nahin divaar zehn mein uTh rahi hain divaarein do sage bhaaiyon kaa jhagDaa hai faisla kar rahi hain divaarein meraa chehra mujhe dikhaati hain aaina ban gai hain divaarein kachchi miTTi ke mere ghar ke liye aandhiyon se laDi hain divaarein kaan dhar kar suno ki sadiyon ki daastaan kah rahi hain divaarein aisi divaarein saamne hain mire jin ke pichhe khaDi hain divaarein meraa qad bhi bahut baDaa hai magar mere qad se baDi hain divaarein 'aabid' uDne kaa khvaab kyaa dekhein har taraf to khaDi hain divaarein"