lab-e-khaamosh se ifshaa hogaa — Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

"daavaa to kiyaa husn-e-jahaan-soz kaa sab ne duniyaa kaa magar ruup baDhaayaa tiri chhab ne tu niind mein bhi meri taraf dekh rahaa thaa sone na diyaa mujh ko siyah-chashmi-e-shab ne har zakhm pe dekhi hain tire pyaar ki mohrein ye gul bhi khilaae hain teri surkhi-e-lab ne khushbu-e-badan aai hai phir mauj-e-sabaa se phir kis ko pukaaraa hai tire shahr tarab ne darkaar hai mujh ko to faqat izn-e-tabassum patthar se agar phuul ugaae mire rab ne vo husn hai insaan ki meraaj-e-tasavvur jis husn ko puujaa hai mire sher o adab ne"

"miraa ghurur tujhe kho ke haar maan gayaa main choT khaa ke magar apni qadr jaan gayaa kahin ufuq na milaa meri dasht-gardi ko main teri dhun mein bhari kaaenaat chhaan gayaa khudaa ke baad to be-intihaa andheraa hai tiri talab mein kahaan tak na meraa dhyaan gayaa jabin pe bal bhi na aataa ganvaa ke donon-jahaan jo tu chhinaa to main apni shikast maan gayaa badalte rang the teri umang ke ghammaaz tu mujh se bichhDaa to main teraa raaz jaan gayaa khud apne aap se main shikva-sanj aaj bhi huun 'nadim' yuun to mujhe ik jahaan maan gayaa"

"labon pe narm tabassum rachaa ke dhul jaaein khudaa kare mire aansu kisi ke kaam aaein jo ibtidaa-e-safar mein diye bujhaa baiThe vo bad-nasib kisi kaa suraagh kyaa paaein talaash-e-husn kahaan le chali khudaa jaane umang thi ki faqat zindagi ko apnaaein bulaa rahe hain ufuq par jo zard-ru Tiile kaho to ham bhi fasaanon ke raaz ho jaaein na kar khudaa ke liye baar baar zikr-e-bahisht ham aasmaan kaa mukarrar fareb kyuun khaaein tamaam mai-kada sunsaan mai-gusaar udaas labon ko khol ke kuchh sochti hain minaaein"

"hotaa nahin zauq-e-zindagi kam buniyaad-e-hayaat hai tiraa gham ehsaas-e-jamaal ubhar rahaa hai jab se tiraa iltifaat hai kam tere hi ghamon ne mujh ko bakhshi kaunde ki lapak ghazaal kaa ram saamaan-e-sabaat hain safar mein ummid ki pech raah ke kham shamon ki lavein hain yaa zabaanein aansu hain ki ehtijaaj-e-paiham anjum se khilaaegi shagufe shabnam se ladi hui shab-e-gham tufaan kaa muntazir khaDaa hai ye ain sahar ko shab kaa aalam"

"kisi laa-ilaaj rajaai ne ye khabar chaman mein uDaai hai koi patta jab na ho peD par to samajh lo fasl-e-gul aai hai koi ishtiraak zarur hai vo ho rang kaa ki umang kaa miraa dil bhi to gul-e-surkh hai tiraa haath bhi to hinaai hai vo kashish kuchh aur hi chiiz hai jise husn kahte hain ahl-e-dil na jamaal-e-aariz-o-chashm-o-lab na kamaal-e-chust-qabaai hai safar-e-hayaat ke moD par mujhe tu milaa ki khudaa milaa yahi meraa kaaba-e-justuju yahi meri hadd-e-rasaai hai main jhukun to chaand jhukaa rahe main rukun to vaqt rukaa rahe main tiri vafaa kaa jab ahl huun mire bas mein saari khudaai hai main 'nadim' qarya-e-sim-o-zar se bhi sar-kashida guzar gayaa jo miri anaa kaa ghurur hai miri umr bhar ki kamaai hai"

"apne maahaul se the qais ke rishte kyaa kyaa dasht mein aaj bhi uThte hain bagule kyaa kyaa ishq meaar-e-vafaa ko nahin kartaa nilaam varna idraak ne dikhlaae the raste kyaa kyaa ye alag baat ki barse nahin garje to bahut varna baadal mire sahraaon pe umDe kyaa kyaa aag bhaDki to dar-o-baam hue raakh ke Dher aur dete rahe ahbaab dilaase kyaa kyaa log ashiyaa ki tarah bik gae ashiyaa ke liye sar-e-baazaar tamaashe nazar aae kyaa kyaa lafz kis shaan se takhliq huaa thaa lekin us kaa mafhum badalte rahe nuqte kyaa kyaa ik kiran tak bhi na pahunchi mire baatin mein 'nadim' sar-e-aflaak damakte rahe taare kyaa kyaa"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"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"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"