koi divaar hai na darvaaza — Javed Mushiri

"tumhaare chehre ki chilmanon se ham apni aankhein utaar leinge savaal ye hai ki ratjagon kaa jamaal kab tak udhaar leinge malaal ye hai tumhaari yaadein hamein akelaa na kar sakeingi magar ye sach hai tumhaare bin bhi ham apnaa jivan guzaar leinge gharaz se koi gharaz nahin hai davaa-talab ye maraz nahin hai 'ilaaj puchheinge laakh tum se davaaein tum se hazaar leinge ye 'umr-e-rafta tiri talab mein bhaTak rahi hai sulag rahi hai guzaarni thi jo zindagi ab guzaarni hai guzaar leinge ye aaDi-tirchhi si kuchh lakirein chamak rahi hain hatheliyon par milaa nujumi jo qaa'ede kaa so ham bhi in ko sanvaar leinge"

"diyaa aandhiyon mein jalaane chale ho vafaa ki rivaayat nibhaane chale ho munaasib nahin hai ye 'ujlat-pasandi hatheli pe sarson jamaane chale ho vahi baat jis se hayaa un ko aae bataane chale ho sunaane chale ho thapak kar sulaayaa jinhein mushkilon se vahi aap armaan jagaane chale ho jinhein ruuTh jaane ki 'aadat buri hai unhein aap phir se manaane chale ho"

"jurm kuchh aur hai kuchh aur sazaa kaaTtaa huun roz pairon se main zanjir-e-anaa kaaTtaa huun aandhiyaan shor machaati hain guzar jaati hain aur main apne charaaghon se havaa kaaTtaa huun tum bhi majbur ho phir mil ke bichhaDne ke liye main bhi haathon ki lakiron kaa likhaa kaaTtaa huun kuchh chamakte hue jugnu hain miri aankhon mein aur main khvaab mein phulon ki qabaa kaaTtaa huun"

"be-manzari kaa 'ajab khvaab dekhtaa huun main har ek aankh mein tezaab dekhtaa huun main talaash karne chalaa huun main aap ki surat palaT palaT ke nae baab dekhtaa huun main bas ek zid thi talaatum se jang laDni hai so ab safine ko gharqaab dekhtaa huun main tumhaaraa hijr salaamat mujhe kami kyaa hai har ek zakhm ko shaadaab dekhtaa huun main jahaan pe naam-o-nasab takhtiyon se raushan hon vahaan pe khud ko hi kamyaab dekhtaa huun main tujhe to hijr mein sahraa hue zamaana huaa ye kis ki aankhon mein sailaab dekhtaa huun main"

"khoi khoi aankhein hain dhaDkanon mein shiddat hai kyaa yahi mohabbat hai kyaa yahi mohabbat hai us ke pyaar ki khush-bu bas gai hai saanson mein us ki main zarurat huun vo miri zarurat hai phuul jaise lafzon se us kaa naam likkhungaa mere gaanv ki laDki kitni khub-surat hai har taraf mohabbat ki zaa'fraan mahkegi phuul jaise kaaghaz par reshmi 'ibaarat hai aap to khayaalon mein kho gae kahin 'jaaved' 'ishq ki 'ibaadat bhi kaun si 'ibaadat hai"

"sar par suraj naach rahaa hai dhuup paDi hai kone mein bas itnaa saa farq hai yaaro hone aur na hone mein pichhli rut ke pyaase patthar TuTeinge na bikhreinge tum ne kitni der lagaa di sab se mil kar rone mein vo raste mein haath chhuDaa kar apni manzil paa bhi gayaa ham ne saari 'umr ganvaa di jis ko paane khone mein hanste hanste dard ki daulat saunp gayaa vo chupke se tum bhi aakhir aa hi gae naa us ke jaadu-Tone mein tum yaadon ke diip jalaa kar chhat par baiTho khvaabon ke aur idhar masruf hai saavan pankh hamaare dhone mein aankhon kaa khaamosh samundar dil ko jal-thal kar degaa tishna-labi kuchh aur baDhegi ret se paanv bhigone mein"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"