khaaksaaron se qarin rahtaa hai — Syed Amin Ashraf

"be-lutf hai ye soch ki saudaa nahin rahaa aankhein nahin rahin ki tamaashaa nahin rahaa duniyaa ko raas aa gaiin aatish-parastiyaan pahle dimaagh-e-laala-o-gul thaa nahin rahaa fursat kahaan ki soch ke kuchh gungunaaiye koi kahin halaak-e-tamannaa nahin rahaa unchi imaaraton ne to vahshat kharid li kuchh bach gai to gosha-e-sahraa nahin rahaa dil mil gayaa to vo utar aayaa zamin par aahaT mili qadam ki to rasta nahin rahaa girdaab chikhtaa hai ki dariyaa udaas hai dariyaa ye kah rahaa hai kinaaraa nahin rahaa miTTi se aag aag se gul gul se aaftaab teraa khayaal shahpar-e-tanhaa nahin rahaa baatil ye e'tiraaz ki tujh se lipaT gayaa mujh ko nashe mein hosh kisi kaa nahin rahaa ik baar yuun hi dekh liyaa thaa khiraam-e-naaz phir lab pe naam sarv o saman kaa nahin rahaa"

"ru-e-khandaan rag-e-jaan dida-e-giryaan jaise qafas-e-rang hai ye aalam-e-imkaan jaise nashsha-e-sher uDaae liye jaataa hai mujhe jaise rahvaar-e-sabaa takht-e-sulaimaan jaise aarzu hi se hai hangaama-e-aalam saaraa aarzu hi se hai dil tiflak-e-naadaan jaise aanch bhi aati hai khush-pairahni se aksar kahin roidagi-e-shoala ho pinhaan jaise shaam-e-tanhaai kalid-e-dar-e-nazzaaraa hai jaise mizhgaan-e-siyah abru-e-jaanaan jaise harf-e-saada varaq-e-nam sukhan-e-khud-rafta dil hai yaa mir-taqi-'mir' kaa divaan jaise be-ravaa be-sar-o-paa ek alam-naak sadaa zindagi qaafila-e-shaam-e-gharibaan jaise buDhe bargad ke tale soch mein gum mard-e-faqir aane vaalaa hai kahin se koi tufaan jaise"

"laraz rahaa thaa falak arz-e-haal aisaa thaa shikastagi mein zamin kaa savaal aisaa thaa kamaal aisaa ki hairat mein charkh-e-nili-faam shajar uThaa na sakaa sar zavaal aisaa thaa kisi vajud ki koi ramaq na ho jaise daraaz silsila-e-maah-o-saal aisaa thaa khilaa huaa thaa badan par jaraahaton kaa chaman ki zakhm phail gayaa indimaal aisaa thaa kabhi ye takht-e-sulaimaan kabhi sabaa raftaar nasha chaDhaa to samand-e-khayaal aisaa thaa ghire hue the jo baadal baras ke tham bhi gae bichhaa huaa thaa jo taaron kaa jaal aisaa thaa kabhi vo shola-e-gul thaa kabhi gul-e-shola mizaaj-e-husn mein kuchh e'tidaal aisaa thaa vo aankhein qahr mein bhi kar gaiin mujhe shaadaab farogh-e-baada mein rang-e-jamaal aisaa thaa kisi se haath milaane mein dil nahin miltaa talab mein shaaiba-e-ehtimaal aisaa thaa"

"safar ke tajrabon mein gard-e-paa bhi aa hi jaati hai magar us pech-o-kham se kuchh jilaa bhi aa hi jaati hai jo chaltaa huun falak se khuun ke favvaare baraste hain jo ruktaa huun samum-e-fitna-zaa bhi aa hi jaati hai khirad ki saans bhi ruk jaati hai tira-khayaali se tah-e-ehsaas naadida balaa bhi aa hi jaati hai jo paude sahn mein khilte hain un ko dhuup lagti hai darakhton se tar-o-taaza havaa bhi aa hi jaati hai hare rah jaaeinge jaan-daar patte zard mausam mein khizaan-bakhti mein jiine ki adaa bhi aa hi jaati hai unhin se qarya-e-jaan mein vufur-e-dard hotaa hai unhin nazron mein taasir-e-shifaa bhi aa hi jaati hai"

"shauq-e-vaarafta ko malhuz-e-adab bhi hogaa shart hai maal-e-arab pesh-e-arab bhi hogaa lab-o-rukhsaar mein hogi gul-o-mahtaab ki baat aankh mein tazkira-e-bint-e-inab bhi hogaa maan letaa hai miri baat miraa hila-taraaz aur sab vaadon mein ik vaada-e-shab bhi hogaa ishq vo shai hai ki barfile nihaan-khaanon mein sard paD jaae sharar-baar to jab bhi hogaa be-taalluq hi sahi ye magar us shakhs ke paas dil jo lagtaa hai to lagne kaa sabab bhi hogaa har gali shahr ki ghaalicha-e-ushshaaq nahin khun-e-naahaq hai to phir daad-talab bhi hogaa qahr darvesh to hotaa hai ba-jaan-e-darvesh zer-e-farmaan jo hotaa thaa so ab bhi hogaa karb ke zahr kaa maaraa huaa insaan hai ye sar pe sau bojh magar khanda-ba-lab bhi hogaa ik asaa paas na ho zoam-e-kalimi bhi ho aisaa lagtaa hai ki ye kaar-e-ajab bhi hogaa yuun to be-aab hain kheme ye jahaan tak bhi hain dil ye kahtaa hai kahin abr-e-tarab bhi hogaa"

"dalil-e-kun hai magar dard-e-laa-davaa nikli ye kaaenaat ajab hairat-aazmaa nikli ye maanaa sach hai koi gham sadaa nahin rahtaa khushi mili thi to vo bhi gurez-paa nikli havaa ki tarah se uD jaaungaa jahaan bhi rahun pae khabar qafas-e-rang se sadaa nikli kahaan se aai havaa is ujaaD manzar mein jo ghar se nikli to vo bhi shikasta-paa nikli vo nim-shab vo rukh-e-maahtaab-o-abr-e-siyah shikastagi thi ki chashm-e-falak-numaa nikli vo mauj-e-mai thi jo chamkaa gai udaasi ko kisi ki khanda-labi bu-e-aashnaa nikli hayaa ke saath taqaazaa-e-qahr-o-mahar bhi hai tiri nazar se tabiat miri judaa nikli"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"