kisi ki yaad aankhon mein Dhali hai — Neelam Bhatti

"dhaDak rahaa hai khayaalaat ke samundar mein vo bah rahaa hai miri zaat ke samundar mein badan ko chhoD diyaa chaand par baseraa hai kabhi to aaegaa vo raat ke samundar mein nahin javaab koi sirf shor phailaa hai vo aa chukaa hai savaalaat ke samundar mein vo meri aankh ke nazzaare mein samaayaa hai main chhup gai huun karaamaat ke samundar mein falak ke paas mujhe ik safar pe jaanaa hai zamin ke saare tilismaat ke samundar mein pighal rahaa hai koi faaslon ki hiddat se charaagh jal rahaa hai zaat ke samundar mein ye kaun hai jo miri aankh ke nazaare ko dikhaai de rahaa hai raat ke samundar mein vo joDtaa hai zamaane ke taane-baane ko bikhar rahaa hai rivaayaat ke samundar mein vo ek lamha jo hotaa hai yaa nahin hotaa laraz rahaa hai vo khadshaat ke samundar mein falak mein tairti sadiyon kaa faasla 'nilam' sameT leti hai lamhaat ke samundar mein"

"guzarti shaam ne phir se pukaaraa giraa hai aankh se koi sitaara churaa lo vaqt ki chaadar se mujh ko chhupaa lo aankh mein apni khudaaraa samundar soch mein Duubaa huaa hai kisi par haar baiThaa hai kinaaraa fazaa badli hui hai shahr-e-jaan ki kisi ne aaj phir mujh ko pukaaraa labon ko hai takalluf aarzu se miri khaamoshiyaan hain ik ishaara tumhaare saath ho to zindagi hai tumhaare baa'd rasmi saa guzaaraa agarche lauT jaane kaa kahaa hai nahin lagtaa lagegaa dil hamaaraa takhayyul chaandni hai chaand bhi hai agarche tirgi ne hai nikhaaraa kise maa'lum hai jhagDe mein 'nilam' bazaahir jiit kar bhi kaun haaraa"

"sukut-e-shab mein larazte hain vaahime tere khamoshiyon mein utarte hain qaafile tere bikhar rahe hain rag-e-jaan ki aziyyat mein nuzul-e-dard mein poshida silsile tere agarche hone ko hotaa bahut hai duniyaa mein kabhi rahe na muravvat se vaaste tere tu aaegaa ki nahin kaun jaan paaegaa thame hue hain tazabzub mein faisle tere ye tirgi jo bhaTakti hai meri aankhon mein isi ke pair mein jalte hain aable tere shab-e-visaal bhi rukhsat huaa andhere mein sahar ne dekh liye aaj hausle tere tilism-e-khvaab hai teraa miraa fasaana bhi ki meri aankh mein barpaa hain saanahe tere"

"dard-e-dil ki baqaa hai shishe mein kyunki har saaniha hai shishe mein aasmaan chhup gayaa hai shishe mein vaqt phir se thamaa hai shishe mein kaun saaghar mein raqs kartaa hai kaun utraa huaa hai shishe mein aankh mein phir koi samundar hai aansu rukne lagaa hai shishe mein jo kabhi bhuul kar nahin aataa barmalaa aa chukaa hai shishe mein ek saaya jo saath rahtaa thaa teraa chehra banaa hai shishe mein sehn-e-dil mein daraaD aaegi baal ab aa chukaa hai shishe mein shahr mein tere baada-khvaaron kaa kaam behad chalaa hai shishe mein ek utraa hai baam par mere ek shab bhar jalaa hai shishe mein tu nahin hai to dard vaalon ke dard kaa silsila hai shishe mein mere dil se tire taghaaful kaa 'umr se vaasta hai shishe mein mere hone se tum se milne tak har hasin vaaqi'a hai shishe mein maa'ni utraa jo aasmaanon se harf zinda huaa hai shishe mein shishe jaisaa badan taDaptaa hai aur us ki davaa hai shishe mein aaj 'nilam' ki aankh kyon chup hai kis ne phir aa liyaa hai shishe mein"

"aankhon mein ek dasht hai kab se rukaa huaa pahlu mein ik charaagh hai aadhaa jalaa huaa muddat se mere dil mein hai koi basaa huaa mahram hai meri zaat kaa garche chhupaa huaa rakhaa huaa hai chaand ki dahliz par qadam rasta hai raushni kaa samundar banaa huaa pahli nazar mein umr kaa saudaa huaa thaa tai sach baat hai ki aankh kaa vaada vafaa huaa khushbu kaa raaz khol rahaa hai jahaan par sheron mein koi shakhs hai shaayad chhupaa huaa dasht-e-fanaa mein DhunD liyaa apni zaat ko meraa kahin na honaa hi meri baqaa huaa titli chaman mein aaj bahut chup lagi mujhe jaise kisi gulaab pe ho dil rukaa huaa kahne lagi huun sher main 'nilam' ke saath saath shauq-e-navaa-e-dasht miraa ham-navaa huaa"

"us sitamgar ne mujhe aaj pukaaraa kyon hai sard honTon pe muravvat kaa fasaana kyon hai miri vahshat hai chhupi us ki nazar mein kyunkar us kaa chehra mire chehre ki tarah kaa kyon hai baada-e-jaan mein utartaa hai jo qatra-qatra vo dil-afroz sukhan dard ne sinchaa kyon hai daaman-e-dil mein chhupaai hain gulaabi yaadein kaun mahkaa hai yahaan aaj ye dhaDkaa kyon hai vo mujhe kahtaa hai khushbu huun ghazal huun us ki us ke lahje mein magar khauf khizaan kaa kyon hai faasle baDhne lage kam na hui majburi dil-e-barbaad ko ik shakhs kaa saudaa kyon hai rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhaataa hai na jaataa hai kahin vo mujhe bhuul chukaa hai to chhupaataa kyon hai raaz khultaa hai mohabbat kaa zaraa ruk ruk kar surkh phulon ke liye koi divaana kyon hai garche 'nilam' ne kisi khvaab ko sochaa to nahin us ki aankhon mein abhi ek daricha kyon hai"

"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"

"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"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"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"