kuchh der us ki laash pe ronaa kiyaa thaa bas — Dua Ali

"mohabbatein jab hisaab maangeingi nafraton kaa javaaz hogaa vo jis safar mein saubatein hon vo aabgina-navaaz hogaa kuchh aisi mushkil si aa paDi hai ki chehra aaina ban gayaa hai mujhe ye dhaDkaa hai dil mein rakkhaa ayaan vo muddat kaa raaz hogaa tilism kahiye ki yaa tamanna ragon mein paara lahu banaa hai lahu jo Tapkegaa ashk ban kar nazar se ulfat kaa saaz hogaa ye manzaron mein jo aa gae hain kisi ilaaqe ke sabz taair ye hijraton kaa hasin mausam farogh-e-gulshan ba-naaz hogaa akele-pan ki 'duaa' ye shiddat hi maar Daale kahin na mujh ko vo aaegaa to ye meraa honaa bhi us ke sarf-e-niyaaz hogaa"

"kabhi jo aap ko dekhun to dil mein phuul khilte hain kahun main aap se kaise mujhe aap achchhe lagte hain mire dil ki ye khvaahish hai banun main aap ki dulhan ki dil mein aap rahte hain mire honTon pe sajte hain adhure khvaab jivan ke mire ho jaaeinge puure miri aankhon mein teri chaah ke ilhaam palte hain yahaan fursat kise hai dil ki jo basti kare aabaad yahaan suraj ki hamraahi mein saare log chalte hain kinaare nilgun dariyaa ke jaise ham bhi hain goyaa 'duaa' jo paani ke phailaav ki duuri pe rahte hain"

"suntaa nahin hai dil to us bevafaa ki baatein kal par uThaa ke rakkho us bevafaa ki baatein dil hai udaas ab to is tazkire ko badlo kyon ho musir ki sun lo us bevafaa ki baatein aaj us ne hai rulaayaa ham ko bahut sataayaa ham se na karnaa ab to us bevafaa ki baatein TuuTe hain khvaab mere ab dafn in ko kar do dohraa bhi kyon rahe ho us bevafaa ki baatein ham ko sameTnaa hain ab dil ki kirchiyaan bhi toDaa hai dil ko dekho us bevafaa ki baatein us ki judaai kaise ab ham 'duaa' saheinge kuchh der phir se kar lo us bevafaa ki baatein"

"garche nisbat bhi us ko gham se hai vo miri zindagi qasam se hai us ko sajda bhi kar nahin sakti dair se vo nahin haram se hai kuchh nahin lenaa mujh ko duniyaa se mujh ko matlab tire karam se hai zindagi ki udaas raahon mein lutf un abruon ke kham se hai laaj rakhti huun main jo lafzon ki rabt qirtaas aur qalam se hai us se kyaa ruThnaa 'duaa' meraa dil dhaDaktaa usi ke dam se hai"

"kuchh ziyaada na kam hui labrez had-e-qaul-o-qasam hui labrez teri yaadon ne dil ko taDpaayaa dard se chashm-e-nam hui labrez mujhe kirdaar kaaTne paDe phir jab kahaani qalam hui labrez itni mushkil zamin mein nazm 'duaa' aankh kar ke raqam hui labrez"

"jis kaa hotaa nahin vo log usi kaa samjhe kyaa buraai hai bure ko ki na achchhaa samjhe itnaa kaafir ho ki puchhe nahin ahvaal talak aise kaafir ko bhalaa kaun masihaa samjhe jiit to lungi main haari hui baazi lekin piit ke khel mein kaafir mujhe apnaa samjhe ek kaafir se faqat itni guzaarish hai miri dil ke bikhre hue aaine ko yakjaa samjhe us pe bahte hue ashkon kaa asar honaa nahin vo to patthar ki tarah hai use ham kyaa samjhe vo to but thaa kisi kaafir kaa taraashaa huaa but ham 'duaa' jis ko duaaon kaa karishma samjhe"

"tujh ko khiffat se bachaa luun paani tishnagi apni chhupaa luun paani khaak uDti hai har ik chehre par kis ki aankhon se nikaalun paani dhuup dariyaa pe nazar rakhti hai tujh ko kuuze mein chhupaa luun paani uDte phirte hain saron par baadal khvaab aankhon mein basaa luun paani roz bachchon ko sulaa duun yunhi roz patthar ko ubaalun paani aag se kheltaa hai kal mujh ko aa tujhe apnaa banaa luun paani khaarzaaron pe chalun nange paanv khushk dharti ki duaa luun paani sabr ki had bhi to kuchh hoti hai kitnaa palkon pe sambhaalun paani bhuul jaaun na kahin tairaaki kyuun na kashti hi jalaa luun paani apni vahshat kaa ik izhaar sahi kar ke sard aag jalaa luun paani zakhm ho phuul ho yaa angaara ho jo raushan to bulaa luun paani shart hai teri rifaaqat varna vaqt ki aag mein Daalun paani aag matlub-e-lab-e-tishna hai main tujhe kaise bulaa luun paani chashm-e-ahbaab jo ho khushk 'ataa' khuun ko apne banaa luun paani"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"

"dam-ba-khud meri anaa teri adaa bhi dam-ba-khud tere pahlu mein rahaa main aur rahaa bhi dam-ba-khud dekhiye pahle lahu Tapke ki phailein kirchiyaan dam-ba-khud teri nazar bhi aaina bhi dam-ba-khud itnaa sannaaTaa ki jaise avvalin shaam-e-firaaq dam-ba-khud hai aasmaan bhi aur havaa bhi dam-ba-khud yaad hai tujh ko vo pahle lams ki hiddat ki jab rah gai thi dafatan teri hayaa bhi dam-ba-khud ek se aalam mein donon mukhtalif asbaab se dam-ba-khud teraa karam meri duaa bhi dam-ba-khud aisaa lagtaa hai ki donon se nahin nisbat mujhe dam-ba-khud umr-e-ravaan sail-e-fanaa bhi dam-ba-khud khauf-e-tajdid-e-taaluq darmiyaan haail rahaa dam-ba-khud teraa sitam meraa galaa bhi dam-ba-khud yuun gumaan hotaa hai donon ki tavaqqoa ek thi dam-ba-khud teri vafaa meri sazaa bhi dam-ba-khud jab khule meri haqiqat tum vo manzar dekhnaa dam-ba-khud naa-aashnaa bhi aashnaa bhi dam-ba-khud"

"yaar ke bhes mein mahbub sitamgar niklaa phuul ham jis ko samajhte the vo patthar niklaa ek roTi ke evaz de gayaa jannat ki duaa mere kuche kaa bhikaari bhi mukhayyar niklaa aaj-kal aankh kaa dekhaa bhi ghalat hotaa hai jis ko samjhe the apaahij vo tavangar niklaa vaqt kamzor ko shah-zor banaa detaa hai shaam ko Duubaa magar subh mein khaavar niklaa ghar badalne se bhi taqdir badal jaati hai siip mein paani paDaa ban ke vo gauhar niklaa jo mire zehn-o-takhayyul mein bahut unchaa thaa us kaa qad taalib-e-duniyaa ke baraabar niklaa jis ke zimme thi mire ghar ki hifaazat 'muztar' dushmanon kaa mire vo shakhs bhi ham-sar niklaa"

"dard kab dil mein mehrbaan na rahaa haan magar qaabil-e-bayaan na rahaa ham jo gulshan mein the bahaar na thi jab bahaar aai aashiyaan na rahaa gham garaan jab na thaa garaan thaa mujhe jab garaan ho gayaa garaan na rahaa doston kaa karam maaaz-allaah shikva-e-jaur-e-dushmanaan na rahaa bijliyon ko duaaein detaa huun dosh par baar-e-aashiyaan na rahaa"

"havaa ke siing na pakDo khadeD deti hai zamin se peDon ke Taanke udheD deti hai main chup karaataa huun har shab umaDti baarish ko magar ye roz gai baat chheD deti hai zamin saa dusraa koi sakhi kahaan hogaa zaraa saa biij uThaa le to peD deti hai rundhe gale ki duaaon se bhi nahin khultaa dar-e-hayaat jise maut bheD deti hai"