khud ki ruuh jalaai hai — Deepak Kamil

"shohratein de 'izzatein de taaliyaan de shaa'iri haan magar is se bhi pahle roTiyaan de shaa'iri is jahaan mein pyaar ko miltaa nahin hai pyaar hi mere lahje mein balaa ki talkhiyaan de shaa'iri vaaqa'i jo naam-levaa hain tire sansaar mein kam se kam un ko to mat gum-naamiyaan de shaa'iri kab talak dekhein yahaan dekhi dikhaai zindagi zindagi mein nit nai hairaaniyaan de shaa'iri ab ke bhi tyauhaar par vo she'r hi sun ro paDi kaan mein beTi ke ab ke baaliyaan de shaa'iri jin charaaghon ne tiraa ghar raushni se bhar diyaa un ko ujrat mein bhalaa kyuun aandhiyaan de shaa'iri jin se teri mahfilein aabaad hain shaadaab hain un ko tohfe mein na yuun barbaadiyaan de shaa'iri vaaqa'i 'kaamil' banaanaa chaahti hai gar mujhe to mujhe zakhm-e-hunar ki sipiyaan de shaa'iri"

"chalne do jaise chalti hai bahti hui havaa saansein ukhaaD deti hai Thahri hui havaa un ke hunar kaa shor bhi qaabil hai daad ke jin ko mili nasib mein sahmi hui havaa is se vafaa ki chhoD dein ummid aap bhi is ki hui na ye kabhi us ki hui havaa chup si khaDi havaa ko na aankhein dikhaaiye pagDi uchhaal degi ye bigDi hui havaa behad khushi se kaaTiye peDon ko aap to dekhi nahin hai aap ne jalti hui havaa"

"jangalon kaa saahilon kaa vaadiyon kaa kyaa karein jab maza hai raaston mein manzilon kaa kyaa karein aadmi kaa kyaa karein ye sochti hain 'auratein aadmi ye sochte hain 'auraton kaa kyaa karein zindagi kaa aaina jab har ghaDi ho saamne ghar mein rakh kar ham bhalaa phir aainon kaa kyaa karein ham bhi auron ki tarah mahfuz ji lete magar kyaa karein ham kyaa karein in hauslon kaa kyaa karein 'aadatan kar hi diyaa ham ne to un kaa zikr phir dil ko to ham rok lein par 'aadaton kaa kyaa karein dosti ko chhoD kar har kaam yaaron ne kiyaa aap hi batlaaiye in doston kaa kyaa karein aap kyuun karte nahin hain karne vaale kaam ko aap ki 'kaamil' inhin ham ghaflaton kaa kyaa karein"

"parinde ko bharam hai uD rahaa hai uDaane vaalaa koi dusraa hai gharaz ki Dor se lipTe hain varna jahaan mein kaun kis ko chaahtaa hai unhein bas bhuul hi sakte nahin ham agarche bhulne kaa qaa'eda hai bhalaa is dil saa paaji kaun hogaa hamaare saath hai aur laapata hai bharosa toDne vaalaa yahaan par 'ajab hai ki bharosa chaahtaa hai hamaare khaatme kaa sochnaa hi tumhaare khaatme ki ibtidaa hai yaqinan raaste to hain kai par khamoshi raaston kaa raastaa hai baDaa mushkil hai kuchh vo DhunDhnaa jo hamaare paas hai aur kaam kaa hai bhalaa vo baadshah kaise banegaa ghulaamon ki tarah jo sochtaa hai agar hai dusron par to hai ghaatak bharosa khud pe hai to kaam kaa hai muqaddar khinch laaya ham ko varna khushi se kaun ghar ko chhoDtaa hai kisi bhi vaar se dushman ko 'kaamil' nazar-andaaz karnaa maartaa hai"

"jo nahin rakhni thiin vo sab chuppiyaan mahfuz hain aap ko bheji nahin jo chiTThiyaan mahfuz hain jism se zinda huun lekin man miraa hai mar chukaa yaa'ni bal to jal chuke hain rassiyaan mahfuz hain aa gayaa daftar mein kyon main ghar se bach kar aaj bhi jab ki meri saal bhar ki chhuTTiyaan mahfuz hain tab talak dene paDeinge paas hone ke subut duriyaan jab tak hamaare darmiyaan mahfuz hain muflison ko di thiin jitni aap ne vo sab ki sab naama-e-aa'maal mein vo siskiyaan mahfuz hain sochtaa huun yaad aanaa aap kaa aakhir hai kyaa jal chukaa hai peD to kyon pattiyaan mahfuz hain dil mein teri yaad ki jo bas gai hain bastiyaan jal rahaa hai dil magar vo bastiyaan mahfuz hain is qadar khud ko sataanaa zakhm khaanaa bhulnaa aap mein 'kaamil' ye kaisi khubiyaan mahfuz hain"

"log samajhte rah jaaeinge ek paheli ho jaaegi bhiiD ko main ne chhoD diyaa to bhiiD akeli ho jaaegi divaanon ki sohbat mein yuun aur to kuchh ho naa ho lekin itnaa tai hai nindein bairi raat saheli ho jaaegi 'ishq mein rusvaa 'ishq mein tanhaa hone vaale jhuThe hain sab kar ke dekho subh-e-banaaras shaam-e-bareli ho jaaegi jis pal bhi dekhegi tujh ko us pal se main Dartaa huun aankh miri ziddi bachche ki band hatheli ho jaaegi"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"