khvaabon ko libaas de rahaa huun — Aulad

"dil kaa gulshan jalaa gae kaanTe un ki yaadein miTaa gae kaanTe ab zarurat nahin rahi gul ki itni kasrat se aa gae kaanTe ziist mein rah gai chubhan hi chubhan aisaa qabza jamaa gae kaanTe gul hi kyaa gulsitaan bhi hairaan hai is qadar mujh ko bhaa gae kaanTe ab to khushiyon ki bu nahin milti har taraf gham ke chhaa gae kaanTe un pe kaliyaan bhi ho gaiin shaidaa os mein yuun nahaa gae kaanTe kyaa kiyaa tum ne ajnabi mohsin raah se kyon haTaa gae kaanTe ab phaTaa jaa rahaa hai meraa dimaagh kaisi khushbu basaa gae kaanTe main to mohsin unhein samajhtaa rahaa nafratein kyon baDhaa gae kaanTe mujh ko ehsaas tak na ho paayaa dost ban kar samaa gae kaanTe ham tumhaare bane rahe ham-dam khuub ehsaan jataa gae kaanTe roz-o-shab kaa rahaa na farq koi niind aisi sulaa gae kaanTe kam nahin ham pe un kaa ye ehsaan ramz-e-duniyaa bataa gae kaanTe kaise azbar kitaab hoti mujhe har sabaq phir bhulaa gae kaanTe jaise saathi janam ke hon 'qudsi' yuun gale se lagaa gae kaanTe"

"kahtaa hai kaun sang-o-shajar bolte nahin vo bolte hain jab to bashar bolte nahin taamil-e-hukm-e-rab mein hain masruf raat-din is vaaste ye shams-o-qamar bolte nahin gaanv ke zarre zarre mein hai shor-o-ghul magar baazaar chup hai aur nagar bolte nahin pal pal ki hai khabar inhein phir bhi na jaane kyon divaar be-zabaan hai dar bolte nahin paDhte rahe darud hai dasht-e-arab gavaah ye baat hai ghalat ki hajar bolte nahin be-jaan se bhi hote hain vo mahv-e-guftugu kyaa jaane mujh se kyon vo magar bolte nahin qatron ko roz dete hain ye dars-e-ijtihaad phir kaise maan luun ki guhar bolte nahin"

"dil ke safhon mein jaal lafzon kaa jaan par hai vabaal lafzon kaa kaise mahfuz hon usul-e-huruf baDh rahaa hai zalaal lafzon kaa uljhe rahte hain sab ibaarat mein hai ajab ye kamaal lafzon kaa harf to harf kaT gae nuqte allah allah jalaal lafzon kaa ab qayaamat zabaan pe aaegi ho rahaa hai qitaal lafzon kaa hai kitaabon mein dimakon kaa hisaar aa gayaa ab zavaal lafzon kaa biich raahon mein saut ke hamraah luT gayaa saaraa maal lafzon kaa tum to sheron mein kho gae 'qudsi' aur ham ko malaal lafzon kaa"

"is daur mein jismon ke kharidaar bahut hain har samt gunaahon ke bhi baazaar bahut hain baalidgiyaan ruh-e-adab mein to sameTo aslaaf ke is hind mein aasaar bahut hain tahqiq tumhaari ye adhuri hi rahegi qudrat ke jahaan mein abhi asraar bahut hain tum shauq se shahron ke ujaalon se ho mahzuz mere liye paataal ziyaa-baar bahut hain gulzaar-e-rivaayat se zaraa zehn ko moDo jiddat ke bayaabaan mein ashjaar bahut hain sab par gul-e-raanaa ki to hoti hai navaazish kyaa mere muqaddar ke liye khaar bahut hain 'qudsi' to akelaa nahin maidaan-e-sukhan mein har kucha-o-baazaar mein fan-kaar bahut hain"

"vo ek shakhs miraa ham-mizaaj pahle thaa badal gayaa vahi kal mein jo aaj pahle thaa bashar ki pyaas bashar ke lahu se bujhti hai jahaan mein kyaa yahi khuni rivaaj pahle thaa tamaam vaqt guzartaa hai laghviyaat mein ab hamaare sar pe bahut kaam kaaj pahle thaa ye aisaa daur ki insaaniyat bilakti hai sukun se par baDaa saada samaaj pahle thaa na dekhi dahr ne us ki tarah ziyaa ab tak ajiib bujhtaa huaa ik siraaj pahle thaa ghubaar-o-khaak mein vo sab badal gae 'qudsi' javaaharaat kaa ghar bhar anaaj pahle thaa"

"uDaa ghubaar havaaon ki anjuman mein hai dhuaan dhuaan saa fazaaon ki anjuman mein hai nigaah-e-manzar-e-dilkash mein chhaa gai surkhi mai-e-khumaar sadaaon ki anjuman mein hai libaas-posh ki khvaahish mein lag gayaa hai zang shikasta daagh qabaaon ki anjuman mein hai tum us se duur raho niind uD na jaae kahin thakan khamida ridaaon ki anjuman mein hai nizaam-e-vaqt kaa ab khuun nichoDnaa hogaa ki sang-e-sakht adaaon ki anjuman mein hai darinde karb ke manDlaa rahe hain us ke gird ye kaun khufta-balaaon ki anjuman mein hai bashar ki ziist mulavvis hai raakh se 'qudsi' sulagti aag vafaaon ki anjuman mein hai"

"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"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"