kis qadar mukhtasar saa milte ho — Basharat Gill

"agar jaanaa zaruri thaa to chupke se chale jaate ki ik khush-fahmi si rahti sahaare jis ke ji paate abhi bhi vaqt lagtaa hai abhi bhi fan nahin kaamil agarche 'umr guzri hai hamein is dil ko bahlaate raho apne hi ghar mein tum paraae fard ke maanind sitam dekho taqaaza hai raho is par bhi itraate samaa'at ne Duboyaa hai gulon ki siskiyaan sun kar na kaanon tak sadaa aati na aansu aankh tak aate ye ‘ahd-e-kam-nigaahi hai yahaan shikva nahin kaafi kahaan shikve shikaayat hain kisi patthar ko kumhlaate"

"dil par jami paDi hai kai dilbaron ki khaak har samt uD rahi hai gae mausamon ki khaak ham ko bhi hissa dijiye ham bhi hain hissa-daar sar mein hamaare Daaliye ujDe gharon ki khaak rasta bhi dhuul ho gayaa manzil bhi ik ghubaar aapas mein baanT lijiye ab rahbaron ki khaak dariyaa ke paas hote koi tishna-lab mire uDti hai phir vahaan pe sadaa paaniyon ki khaak saston ke haath aa gai saste mein bech di varna to jaan se mahngi thi mere baDon ki khaak"

"hosh jab jaae to pyaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain phire dariyaa ko kinaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain jab muridi hi kisi raat ki kar li jaae aise mein din ke ishaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain aap ke saath to ham dekh liyaa karte the ab hamein chaand sitaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain kandhe phir chaar hon chhe aaTh ki das baarah hon mar gae hon to sahaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain jo kabhi dard ko bhi dekh liyaa karte the ab unhein dard ke maare bhi kahaan dikhte hain"

"dil ko nahin hai 'ilm ki dhaDkan kidhar gai aise guzar rahi hai ki jaise guzar gai dikhtaa nahin jo chaahe faqat us ko dekhnaa dikhtaa hai jo kab us ki taraf hai nazar gai ab janvari ki dhuup bhi lagti hai june si sar se tire khayaal ki chaadar utar gai vo khvaahish-e-visaal thi yaa khushk ret thi jitnaa sameTaa us ko vo utnaa bikhar gai laalach faqat gunaah hai jannat kaa chaahe ho ye baat sun ke khvaahishon ki huur mar gai"

"baat kab tak zabaan mein Thahre kaun giile makaan mein Thahre ham bhalaa kaise paar lag jaate aap the darmiyaan mein Thahre jab mileinge bataaeinge maalik kaise tere jahaan mein Thahre naav kaa chalnaa tab hi mumkin hai jab havaa baadbaan mein Thahre ham ko maa'lum thaa natija par 'umr-bhar imtihaan mein Thahre"

"tire khayaal se duniyaa taraash saktaa huun magar kahaan koi tujh saa taraash saktaa huun ye mo'jiza bhi mohabbat ne de rakhaa hai mujhe ki pyaas joDun to dariyaa taraash saktaa huun mire vujud mein maujud hain mire apne khulun to puuraa qabila taraash saktaa huun jo e'tibaar nahin hai to aazmaa mujh ko akele-pan se main mela taraash saktaa huun iraada kar to sahi mere paas aane kaa rukaavaTon se bhi rasta taraash saktaa huun"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"