kyuun Daraate ho mujhe maut kaa saayaa ban kar — Kumar Pashi

"ek kahaani khatm hui hai ek kahaani baaqi hai main be-shak mismaar huun lekin meraa saani baaqi hai dasht-e-junun ki khaak uDaane vaalon ki himmat dekho TuuT chuke hain andar se lekin man-maani baaqi hai haath mire patvaar bane hain aur lahrein kashti meri zor havaa kaa qaaem hai dariyaa ki ravaani baaqi hai gaahe gaahe ab bhi chale jaate hain ham us kuche mein zehn buzurgi oDh chukaa dil ki naadaani baaqi hai kuchh ghazlein un zulfon par hain kuchh ghazlein un aankhon par jaane vaale dost ki ab ik yahi nishaani baaqi hai nai nai aavaazein ubhrin 'paashi' aur phir Duub gaiin shahr-e-sukhan mein lekin ik aavaaz puraani baaqi hai"

"apni to taqdir mein shab-bhar khaak uDaanaa hogaa hi yaar to saare bichhaD chale hain un kaa Thikaanaa hogaa hi din chaDh aayaa kyon nahin aae jaaein un se puchh aaein lekin un ke paas to ai dil koi bahaana hogaa hi aao chalein un ki mahfil mein aur apni sudh-budh kho dein aaj bhi yaaro un aankhon mein koi fasaana hogaa hi subh ko shab kah dete hain ham sach ko jhuuT bataate hain ham jaise sar-phiron se to naaraaz zamaana hogaa hi ai rangun mein chalti havaa meraa sandesa leti jaa teraa to un ki galiyon mein aanaa-jaanaa hogaa hi aaj milaa thaa 'paashi' se main vo bhi hai shaadaab bahut miri tarah us ke dil mein bhi gham kaa khazaana hogaa hi"

"havaa ke rang mein duniyaa pe aashkaar huaa main qaid-e-jism se niklaa to be-kanaar huaa sitaare TuuT ke taarikiyaan bikher gae ye hadisaa bhi safar mein hazaar baar huaa bulandiyon pe thaa mahv-e-safar huaa ki tarah libaas-e-khaak jo pahnaa to khaaksaar huaa lahuluhaan huaa bahr-o-bar kaa har manzar jo meri raah mein aayaa miraa shikaar huaa tamaam shahr ne mujrim mujhi ko gardaanaa tamaam shahr mein ik main hi sangsaar huaa"

"tiri shikast hai zaahir tiraa zavaal aTal yahi hai teraa muqaddar ki apni aag mein jal khataa ki tu ne ki yaaron ke qatl ki khvaahish sazaa ki apne janaaze ko khud uThaa kar chal kisi tarah se miTaa de ye naqsh-haa-e-yaqin kisi tarah se bhi is shahr-e-aarzu se nikal sitam ki TuuT rahaa hai tilism-e-harf-o-navaa fughaan ki bujhne lagi hai khayaal ki mashal 'elinaapaa' bhi nahin aur vo bevafaa bhi nahin sunaaein shahr mein 'paashi' kise ye taaza ghazal"

"miThi dhun mein gaa ke hamein bulaataa hai is mandir mein kaun bhagat ye subh-savere aataa hai is mandir mein pyaasi devi maang rahi hai rakt kaa pyaalaa bhagton se dekhein ab ke kaun surmaa jaataa hai is mandir mein unche aasan baiThne vaalaa unchi padvi paataa hai gire huon ko pagle kaun uThaataa hai is mandir mein yahaan to sab bahre baste hain devtaa hon yaa bhagat mahant kis ko apne dil kaa dard sunaataa hai is mandir mein patthar ne kab kis ko di hai man-chaahi bhikshaa batlaa kis ke aage haath apne phailaataa hai is mandir mein kaun yahaan aataa hai varna subh ko uTh kar jaldi mein hamein to bas ik but kaa ruup lubhaataa hai is mandir mein kaun sunegaa tere dukh ko hari hari ke kirtan mein kah kar kyon tu apni baat ganvaataa hai is mandir mein yahi samajhtaa hai ki ab bhagvaan usi ke bas mein hain jo bhi maathe tilak lagaa kar aataa hai is mandir mein vo jo khoyaa saa rahtaa hai naam hai jis kaa 'paashi' ji kyaa vo ab bhi shaam-savere aataa hai is mandir mein"

"duur kisi ko yaad aataa huun raat mujhe paagal karti hai ghar se duur nikal jaataa huun raat mujhe paagal karti hai ik anjaane shahr mein dekhun shakl koi jaani-pahchaani us ki or khinchaa jaataa huun raat mujhe paagal karti hai duur des ik ghar hai apnaa jaise koi ik sundar sapnaa sapne mein khud ko paataa huun raat mujhe paagal karti hai 'paashi' dil ko chain na aae gherein un ki yaad ke saae raat aae to ghabraataa huun raat mujhe paagal karti 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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"