khush-dili se bazm-e-duniyaa se guzar jaaeinge ham — Avinash Pandey

"tumhaare jism kaa saaya paDaa nahin hogaa dayaar-e-gham mein ujaalaa huaa nahin hogaa zaraa si baat samajhne mein ek umr lagi vo khud-parast hai vo baa-vafaa nahin hogaa bahut khamosh-nafas thaa guzarne vaalaa bhi so us ki maut kaa shohra huaa nahin hogaa tire khayaal kaa baadal baras gayaa thaa vahaan so jism-o-jaan kaa sahraa tapaa nahin hogaa use yaqin hai kitnaa ki us ke jaane se koi bhi shakhs akelaa huaa nahin hogaa ye ho bhi saktaa hai duniyaa kaa koi maalik ho magar ye tai hai kitaabi khudaa nahin hogaa jo us ko qatl kiyaa us ke chaarasaazon ne 'junun' ke dard kaa darmaan huaa nahin hogaa"

"ab intishaar ki hasrat nahin kharaabe ko jo aa rahe ho to aao ye ghar basaane ko tiraa vajud miri zaat ke liye kyaa hai khudaa kaa aasraa jaise kisi abhaage ko zamaane bhar ke masaail mein aise uljhe hain hamaare haal kaa kuchh gham nahin hamaare ko khat us ko likhte agar khat mein us ko kyaa likhte ravaana ham ne tahi kar diyaa lifaafe ko gai ruton mein kai phuul aae the un par ab ek barg nahin hai badan chhupaane ko main khul ke kar nahin saktaa thaa apnaa dukh zaahir koi samajh bhi na paayaa mire ishaare ko har ik ke bas kaa kahaan hai sameTnaa vahshat junun na jaan faqat khaak ke uDaane ko"

"aql jis pahlu se chaahe ziist samjhaae ise dil kaa ye 'aalam ki har lamhe se khauf aae ise dasht kaa raahi bhaTak kar aa gayaa hai shahr mein qais koi ho to apne saath le jaae ise sar-ba-zaanu yaad kaa zindaani hai baiThaa huaa koi miThi yaad aae aa ke sahlaae ise ye hi sab ko dars detaa hai qaraar-o-sabr kaa ye hi bekal ho uThe to kaun samjhaae ise bulbul-e-muztar ki qismat jaag jaae ek din chhu ke gul baad-e-sabaa chhu kar guzar jaae ise ajnabi ek shahr mein hai ajnabi logon ke biich kaun pahchaane ise aur le ke ghar jaae ise tum ko gar bimaar ki hai fikr kuchh aisaa karo ye baDi taklif mein hai niind aa jaae ise ai junun ab dil kaa koi aur maskan DhunD lo hai pari-chehra koi jo aa ke le jaae ise"

"aankhon se jin ki ashk nikalte nahin vo log rone lagein agar to sambhalte nahin vo log vo log jin se dard kaa rishta thaa ustuvaar duniyaa badal gai hai badalte nahin vo log aabaad jin ke dam se hue koh aur dasht kyaa hotaa gar gharon se nikalte nahin vo log vo jin pe chaDh gayaa kabhi dard-o-alam kaa rang bazm-e-tarab ke rang mein Dhalte nahin vo log ushshaaq par zamaane kaa ye jaur ye sitam haathon mein ik kali bhi masalte nahin vo log ahl-e-qalam se shaah ko hai masala to ye qissa kahaaniyon se bahalte nahin vo log"

"raqs karte hain miri aankh mein manzar kyaa kyaa dekhtaa rahtaa huun main khvaab ke baahar kyaa kyaa vaqt zaalim ne bhulaa diin hamein kaisi baatein haae maazi ke khazine mein the gauhar kyaa kyaa ik tire naam kaa aanaa thaa zabaan par aur bas ham pe barse hain har ik samt se patthar kyaa kyaa ghar se baahar ko nikalnaa bhi to ghar aanaa bhi din guzarte hain mire ranj uThaa kar kyaa kyaa ab jo aa pahunche hain tujh tak to nahin kahte ham raah mein khaai hai ushshaaq ne Thokar kyaa kyaa ek arsa huaa dekhaa hi nahin us jaanib jaane tabdil huaa hai mire bhitar kyaa kyaa jaane kyaa kaifiyyat-e-dil hai hamaari imroz naam rakkhe hain junun kaif badal kar kyaa kyaa"

"na jaane tere mere darmiyaan ab kyaa hai khalaa si pahle koi shai thi ab khalaa bhi nahin teraa khayaal ye sach hai hamein nahin aayaa magar khayaal mein koi tere sivaa bhi nahin junun ke naam pe kaaghaz kiye gae kaale dimaagh kaar-e-junun ki taraf gayaa bhi nahin"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"