kuchh ehtimaam na thaa shaam-e-gham manaane ko — Imran Aami

"tujh se ik haath kyaa milaa liyaa hai shahr ne vaaqia banaa liyaa hai ham to ham the ki us pari-ru ne aaine kaa bhi dil churaa liyaa hai varna ye sail-e-aab le jaataa shahr ko aag ne bachaa liyaa hai aisi naav mein kyaa safar karnaa jis ne dariyaa ko dukh sunaa liyaa hai kuza-gar ne hamaari miTTi se kyaa banaanaa thaa kyaa banaa liyaa hai dekhiye pahle kaun martaa hai saanp ne aadmi ko khaa liyaa hai jaane vaalon ko ab ijaazat hai ham ne apnaa diyaa bujhaa liyaa hai jab koi baat hi nahin 'aami' aasmaan sar pe kyuun uThaa liyaa hai"

"zakhm ab tak vahi siine mein liye phirtaa huun kuufe vaalon ko madine mein liye phirtaa huun jaane kab kis ki zarurat mujhe paD jaae kahaan aag aur khaak safine mein liye phirtaa huun ret ki tarah phisalte hain miri aankhon se khvaab aise bhi khazine mein liye phirtaa huun ek naakaam mohabbat miraa sarmaaya hai aur kyaa khaak dafine mein liye phirtaa huun dil pe likkhaa hai kisi aur pari-zaad kaa naam naqsh ik aur nagine mein liye phirtaa huun is liye sab se alag hai miri khushbu 'aami' mushk-e-mazdur pasine mein liye phirtaa huun"

"is dasht se aage bhi koi dasht-e-gumaan hai lekin ye yaqin kaun dilaaegaa kahaan hai ye ruuh kisi aur ilaaqe ki makin hai ye jism kisi aur jazire kaa makaan hai kartaa hai vahi kaam jo karnaa nahin hotaa jo baat main kahtaa huun ye dil suntaa kahaan hai kashti ke musaafir pe yunhi taari nahin khauf Thahraa huaa paani kisi khatre kaa nishaan hai jo kuchh bhi yahaan hai tire hone se hai varna manzar mein jo khiltaa hai vo manzar mein kahaan hai is raakh se uThti hui khushbu ne bataayaa marte hue logon ki kahaan jaa-e-amaan hai ye kaar-e-sukhan kaar-e-abas to nahin 'aami' ye qaafiya-paimaai nahin husn-e-bayaan hai"

"ehtiyaatan use chhuaa nahin hai aadmi hai koi khudaa nahin hai dasht mein aate jaate rahte hain ye hamaare liye nayaa nahin hai tum samajhte ho naakhudaa khud ko tum pe dariyaa abhi khulaa nahin hai jis kaa hal sochne mein vaqt lage vo mohabbat hai masala nahin hai baagh par sher kahne vaalon kaa ek misraa haraa-bharaa nahin hai ret hi ret hai tah-e-dariyaa yaani sahraa abhi miraa nahin hai aao chalte hain ab khalaa ki taraf sun rahe hain vahaan khalaa nahin hai"

"jitne paani mein koi Duub ke mar saktaa hai utnaa paani to miri ok mein bhar saktaa hai ye to main roz kinaare pe khaDaa sochtaa huun pyaas baDh sakti hai dariyaa bhi utar saktaa hai ik diyaa aur to kuchh kar nahin saktaa lekin shab ki divaar mein darvaaza to kar saktaa hai husn-e-tartib se rakkhi hui yaadon ki taraf dekhne vaalaa kisi roz bikhar saktaa hai is kaa titli saa badan duur se dekhaa jaae vo kisi haath mein aate hue mar saktaa hai tum zaraa soch ke us shakhs pe takiya karnaa vo farishta nahin vaade se makr saktaa hai dil ko aankhon se ulajhne nahin detaa 'aami' varna dariyaa se samundar bhi guzar saktaa hai"

"baat dil ko mire lagi nahin hai mere bhaai ye shaaeri nahin hai jaanti hai mire charaagh ki lau kaun se ghar mein raushni nahin hai vo taalluq bhi mustaqil nahin thaa ye mohabbat bhi daaimi nahin hai main jo qissa sunaa chukaa to khulaa koi divaar bolti nahin hai dekhne vaali aankh bhi to ho kaun dariyaa mein jal-pari nahin hai buzdilaa chhup ke vaar kartaa hai tujh ko tahzib-e-dushmani nahin hai kyaa karun is bahisht ko jis mein ek botal sharaab ki nahin hai tujh se milnaa bhi hai nahin bhi mujhe aur tabiat ulajh rahi nahin hai kaun se shahr ke charaagh ho tum tum mein dam bhar ki raushni nahin hai jis kaa charchaa hai shahr mein 'aami' vo ghazal to abhi kahi nahin 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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"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"