khushbu ko rangton pe ubhartaa huaa bhi dekh — Kishwar Naheed

"talaash dariyaa ki thi ba-zaahir saraab dekhaa vo kaun aankhein thiin jin ki khaatir ye khvaab dekhaa jo rut bhi aae hamin se girya kaa rizq maange hamaari surat kise zamin intikhaab dekhaa nadaamatein bahte aansuon se sharh na paaein safina apni duaa kaa maqtal rikaab dekhaa barasti aankhon se sukhe taalaab bhar na paaein ye gham kaa dariyaa misaal-e-qarz-e-sahaab dekhaa kabhi to aankhon mein un ki aabaadiyaan khileingi vo bastiyaan umr bhar jinhein zer-e-aab dekhaa abhi to bakhiya-gari ko sozan hi kaam aae hinaa ki dahliz pe tulu-e-hijaab dekhaa yaqin ki tishna-labi muqaddar raqam rahegi vufur-e-dariyaa bhi misl-e-dariyaa-e-khvaab dekhaa jataa gayaa saari aadatein bas gale se lag ke us ek anjum ko chaandni ke hisaab dekhaa khayaal us ke badan ki galiyon ko DhunDtaa hai vo jis ko dekhaa to hairaton ko naqaab dekhaa"

"main tasht-e-khvaab liye haath mein guzar gai huun samajh sakaa na vo jis ke liye main ghar gai huun bahut ajab thi samundar se guftugu lekin pahan ke pyaas palaTne kaa sabr kar gai huun miraa mizaaj rahaa dasht-aashnaa shab bhar ki din mein bastiyaan dekhin to jaise Dar gai huun husul-e-khvaahish-e-naayaab garche naa-mumkin kisi ke vaada-e-be-aab pe Thahar gai huun bahut nihaal hai dil aankh mein hai sarmasti lage ki shahar-e-khush-anjaam se guzar gai huun balaa se bhuul gae vo jo aashnaa the kabhi main aaj apne shabistaan mein be-khatar gai huun khushaa hatheli pe yaadon kaa qaafila Thahraa khushaa ki yaad thi aisi khushi se mar gai huun bahut aziiz thaa aashuftagi kaa pairaahan ye jaan kar dam-e-aazurdagi bikhar gai huun saraab-aasaa rahaa vo taalluq-e-khubaan palaT palaT ke bulaataa hai phir bhi Dar gai huun"

"apne lahu se naam likhaa ghair kaa bhi dekh zinda hai to shaqaavat-e-dasht-e-balaa bhi dekh aankhon ke aainon kaa to paani utar gayaa ab jism chob-e-khushk hai ye saaneha bhi dekh hoti hai zindagi ki haraarat ragon mein sard sukhe hue badan pe ye chamDaa kasaa bhi dekh betaabiyon ko siine ke andar sameT le fitne ko apni had se musalsal baDhaa bhi dekh har zarra ibraton ke samundar ki shakl hai sahraa-navard-e-shauq kabhi naqsh-e-paa bhi dekh pahchaan apni ho to mile manzil-e-muraad 'naahid' gaahe gaahe sahi aaina bhi dekh"

"kabhi to aa miri aankhon ki raushni ban kar zamin-e-khushk ko sairaab kar nami ban kar rachaa huaa hai tiri kam-nigaahiyon kaa karam nashe ki tarah mire dil mein sarkhushi ban kar kabhi to aa tapish-e-jaan-gusal hi dene ko kabhi guzar inhi raahon se ajnabi ban kar khushaa ki aur milaa gham kaa taaziyaana hamein khushaa vo dard jo chhaayaa hai naghmagi ban kar tumhein aziiz nahin hai to ho aziiz kise na mil sakegaa koi vajh-e-zindagi ban kar palaT ke dekh na us ko vo khaak kar degaa tire ghurur ko zahraab ki ani ban kar hui na us se vafaa tum se kyaa huaa 'naahid' abhi talak jiye jaati ho baaoli ban kar"

"bigDi baat banaanaa mushkil bigDi baat banaae kaun kunj-e-tamannaa viraana hai aa kar phuul khilaae kaun tan ki daulat man ki daulat sab khvaabon ki baatein hain nau man tel na ho to ghar mein raadhaa ko nachvaae kaun apnaa gham ab khud hi uThaa le varna rusvaai hogi teraa bhed chhupaa kar dil mein naahaq bojh uThaae kaun chalti gaaDi naam kaa rishta kyaa mohan kyaa raadhaa aaj ban ke sanvar ke raas rachaa ke mohan aaj manaae kaun saagar paar ki khabrein dekhe ham-saae kaa pataa nahin aaj kaa insaan aalam faazil us ko ab samjhaae kaun naa-ummidi naam-e-tamannaa apnaa muqaddar hijr-e-musalsal dard ke khaaristaan mein aa ke daaman-e-dil uljhaae kaun raat bhi kaali chaadar oDhe aa pahunchi hai ziine mein mehndi lagaae baiThi soche laT uljhi suljhaae kaun"

"ye dasht-e-faraamoshi Thaharne nahin detaa lekin dar-e-khvaahish ko bhi khulne nahin detaa ye rasm hai divaar-o-dar-e-girya ki lekin daryuza-gar-e-khvaab to rone nahin detaa aashob hai aisaa ki saraasima hai vahshat ye ijz-e-bayaan zakhm bhi dhone nahin detaa haan manzil-e-ummid bhi nazdik thi lekin gham-khaana-e-jaanaanaan bahalne nahin detaa aankhon mein vahi ranj-e-asiri hai musallat jo hashr bapaa honaa thaa hone nahin detaa be-naam rahi khvaahish-e-didaar hamesha shabnam ki tarah vo mujhe hansne nahin detaa aangan mein lahu dekh ke roti nahin aankhein ye dil to sulagtaa hai pa jalne nahin detaa"

"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"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kaam liyaa jab lafzon hi se khud ko bas naakaam kiyaa baat asar-andaaz hui jab she'ron ko paighaam kiyaa ye kaise saari duniyaa mein aaj bahut mashhur ho tum vaise to saari duniyaa ne tum ko bahut gumnaam kiyaa yak-rangi se 'aajiz aa kar rangaa-rangi ki khaatir jo mujh ko raas aayaa thaa us nilam ko nilaam kiyaa aksar tanhaai mein mujh ko yaad aa jaataa hai vo sab haan aaghaaz se pahle hi jis ko main ne anjaam kiyaa khaamoshi pas fan hai khudaa kaa sikhaa ham ne bhi lekin har-su roz machaayaa tahalka yaa paidaa kohraam kiyaa vaqt ke saath aur aap ke haathon qadrein kitni badli hain ek ilzaam se kitnaa kam hai haasil jo in'aam kiyaa kahiye husn aur 'ishq ko de kar apne dil ke khuun kaa lams kis ne use gul-rang kiyaa phir kis ne use gulfaam kiyaa ab kaa fasaad aaraam se guzre is koshish mein us ne to qashqa khinchaa dair mein baiThaa kab kaa tark islaam kiyaa"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"