khumaar-e-mausam-e-khushbu had-e-chaman mein khulaa — Mohsin Naqvi

"jab hijr ke shahr mein dhuup utri main jaag paDaa to khvaab huaa miri soch khizaan ki shaakh bani tiraa chehra aur gulaab huaa barfili rut ki tez havaa kyuun jhiil mein kankar pheink gai ik aankh ki niind haraam hui ik chaand kaa aks kharaab huaa tire hijr mein zehn pighaltaa thaa tire qurb mein aankhein jalti hain tujhe khonaa ek qayaamat thaa tiraa milnaa aur azaab huaa bhare shahr mein ek hi chehra thaa jise aaj bhi galiyaan DhunDti hain kisi subh usi ki dhuup khili kisi raat vahi mahtaab huaa baDi umr ke baa'd in aankhon mein koi abr utraa tiri yaadon kaa mire dil ki zamin aabaad hui mire gham kaa nagar shaadaab huaa kabhi vasl mein 'mohsin' dil TuuTaa kabhi hijr ki rut ne laaj rakhi kisi jism mein aankhein kho baiThe koi chehra khuli kitaab huaa"

"ba-naam-e-taaqat koi ishaara nahin chalegaa udaas naslon pe ab ijaara nahin chalegaa ham apni dharti se apni har samt khud talaashein hamaari khaatir koi sitaara nahin chalegaa hayaat ab shaam-e-gham ki tashbih khud banegi tumhaari zulfon kaa istiaara nahin chalegaa chalo saron kaa khiraaj nok-e-sinaan ko bakhshein ki jaan bachaane kaa istikhaara nahin chalegaa hamaare jazbe baghaavaton ko taraashte hain hamaare jazbon pe bas tumhaaraa nahin chalegaa azal se qaaem hain donon apni zidon pe 'mohsin' chalegaa paani magar kinaara nahin chalegaa"

"na samaa'aton mein tapish ghule na nazar ko vaqf-e-azaab kar jo sunaai de use chup sikhaa jo dikhaai de use khvaab kar abhi muntashir na ho ajnabi na visaal-rut ke karam jataa jo tiri talaash mein gum hue kabhi un dinon kaa hisaab kar mire sabr par koi ajr kyaa miri dopahar pe ye abr kyon mujhe oDhne de aziyyatein miri 'aadatein na kharaab kar kahin aablon ke bhanvar bajein kahin dhup-rup badan sajein kabhi dil ko thal kaa mizaaj de kabhi chashm-e-tar ko chanaab kar ye hujum-e-shahr-e-sitam-garaan na sunegaa teri sadaa kabhi miri hasraton ko sukhan sunaa miri khvaahishon se khitaab kar"

"zabaan rakhtaa huun lekin chup khaDaa huun main aavaazon ke ban mein ghir gayaa huun mire ghar kaa daricha puchhtaa hai main saaraa din kahaan phirtaa rahaa huun mujhe mere sivaa sab log samjhein main apne aap se kam boltaa huun sitaaron se hasad ki intihaa hai main qabron par charaaghaan kar rahaa huun sambhal kar ab havaaon se ulajhnaa main tujh se pesh-tar bujhne lagaa huun miri qurbat se kyuun khaaif hai duniyaa samundar huun main khud mein gunjtaa huun mujhe kab tak sameTegaa vo 'mohsin' main andar se bahut TuuTaa huaa huun"

"ab vo tufaan hai na vo shor havaaon jaisaa dil kaa aalam hai tire baad khalaaon jaisaa kaash duniyaa mire ehsaas ko vaapas kar de khaamushi kaa vahi andaaz sadaaon jaisaa paas rah kar bhi hamesha vo bahut duur milaa us kaa andaaz-e-taghaaful thaa khudaaon jaisaa kitni shiddat se bahaaron ko thaa ehsaas-e-maaal phuul khil kar bhi rahaa zard khizaaon jaisaa kyaa qayaamat hai ki duniyaa use sardaar kahe jis kaa andaaz-e-sukhan bhi ho gadaaon jaisaa phir tiri yaad ke mausam ne jagaae mahshar phir mire dil mein uThaa shor havaaon jaisaa baarhaa khvaab mein paa kar mujhe pyaasaa 'mohsin' us ki zulfon ne kiyaa raqs ghaTaaon jaisaa"

"har ek shab yunhi dekheingi su-e-dar aankhein tujhe ganvaa ke na soeingi umr-bhar aankhein tulu-e-subh se pahle hi bujh na jaaein kahin ye dasht-e-shab mein sitaaron ki ham-safar aankhein sitam ye kam to nahin dil giraftagi ke liye main shahr bhar mein akelaa idhar-udhar aankhein shumaar us ki sakhaavat kaa kyaa karein ki vo shakhs charaagh baanTtaa phirtaa hai chhin kar aankhein main zakhm zakhm huaa jab to mujh pe bhed khulaa ki pattharon ko samajhti rahin guhar aankhein main apne ashk sanbhaalungaa kab talak 'mohsin' zamaana sang-ba-kaf hai to shishagar aankhein"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"