kitne hi peD khauf-e-khizaan se ujaD gae — Aanis Moin

"ye qarz to meraa hai chukaaegaa koi aur dukh mujh ko hai aur niir bahaaegaa koi aur kyaa phir yunhi di jaaegi ujrat pe gavaahi kyaa teri sazaa ab ke bhi paaegaa koi aur anjaam ko pahunchungaa main anjaam se pahle khud meri kahaani bhi sunaaegaa koi aur tab hogi khabar kitni hai raftaar-e-taghayyur jab shaam Dhale lauT ke aaegaa koi aur ummid-e-sahar bhi to viraasat mein hai shaamil shaayad ki diyaa ab ke jalaaegaa koi aur kab baar-e-tabassum mire honTon se uThegaa ye bojh bhi lagtaa hai uThaaegaa koi aur is baar huun dushman ki rasaai se bahut duur is baar magar zakhm lagaaegaa koi aur shaamil pas-e-parda bhi hain is khel mein kuchh log bolegaa koi honT hilaaegaa koi aur"

"ho jaaegi jab tum se shanaasaai zaraa aur baDh jaaegi shaayad miri tanhaai zaraa aur kyuun khul gae logon pe miri zaat ke asraar ai kaash ki hoti miri gahraai zaraa aur phir haath pe zakhmon ke nishaan gin na sakoge ye uljhi hui Dor jo suljhaai zaraa aur tardid to kar saktaa thaa phailegi magar baat is taur bhi hogi tiri rusvaai zaraa aur kyuun tark-e-taalluq bhi kiyaa lauT bhi aayaa? achchhaa thaa ki hotaa jo vo harjaai zaraa aur hai diip tiri yaad kaa raushan abhi dil mein ye khauf hai lekin jo havaa aai zaraa aur laDnaa vahin dushman se jahaan gher sako tum jitoge tabhi hogi jo paspaai zaraa aur baDh jaaeinge kuchh aur lahu bechne vaale ho jaae agar shahr mein mahngaai zaraa aur ik Dubti dhaDkan ki sadaa log na sun lein kuchh der ko bajne do ye shahnaai zaraa aur"

"patthar hain sabhi log karein baat to kis se is shahr-e-khamoshaan mein sadaa dein to kise dein hai kaun ki jo khud ko hi jaltaa huaa dekhe sab haath hain kaaghaz ke diyaa dein to kise dein sab log savaali hain sabhi jism barahna aur paas hai bas ek ridaa dein to kise dein jab haath hi kaT jaaein to thaamegaa bhalaa kaun ye soch rahe hain ki asaa dein to kise dein"

"ajab talaash-e-musalsal kaa ikhtitaam huaa husul-e-rizq huaa bhi to zer-e-daam huaa thaa intizaar manaaeinge mil ke divaali na tum hi lauT ke aae na vaqt-e-shaam huaa har ek shahr kaa meaar mukhtalif dekhaa kahin pe sar kahin pagDi kaa ehtiraam huaa zaraa si umr adaavat ki lambi fehristein ajiib qarz viraasat mein mere naam huaa na thi zamin mein vusat miri nazar jaisi badan thakaa bhi nahin aur safar tamaam huaa ham apne saath liye phir rahe hain pachhtaavaa khayaal lauT ke jaane kaa gaam gaam huaa"

"jivan ko dukh dukh ko aag aur aag ko paani kahte bachche lekin soe hue the kis se kahaani kahte sach kahne kaa hausla tum ne chhin liyaa hai varna shahr mein phaili viraani ko sab viraani kahte vaqt guzartaa jaataa aur ye zakhm hare rahte to baDi hifaazat se rakkhi hai teri nishaani kahte vo to shaayad donon kaa dukh ik jaisaa thaa varna ham bhi patthar maarte tujh ko aur divaani kahte tabdili sachchaai hai is ko maante lekin kaise aaine ko dekh ke ik tasvir puraani kahte teraa lahja apnaayaa ab dil mein hasrat si hai apni koi baat kabhi to apni zabaani kahte chup rah kar izhaar kiyaa hai kah sakte to 'aanas' ek alaahida tarz-e-sukhan kaa tujh ko baani kahte"

"vo kuchh gahri soch mein aise Duub gayaa hai baiThe baiThe nadi kinaare Duub gayaa hai aaj ki raat na jaane kitni lambi hogi aaj kaa suraj shaam se pahle Duub gayaa hai vo jo pyaasaa lagtaa thaa sailaab-zada thaa paani paani kahte kahte Duub gayaa hai mere apne andar ek bhanvar thaa jis mein meraa sab kuchh saath hi mere Duub gayaa hai shor to yuun uTThaa thaa jaise ik tufaan ho sannaaTe mein jaane kaise Duub gayaa hai aakhiri khvaahish puuri kar ke jiinaa kaisaa 'aanas' bhi saahil tak aa ke Duub gayaa hai"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"