labrez ho chukaa hai paimaana zindagi kaa — Abr Ahsani Ganauri

"vahshat-zadon ki kitni dilchasp hain adaaein kuchh der khuun roein kuchh der muskuraaein hairaan hain kidhar ham bahr-e-talaash jaaein aati hain har taraf se un ki hi ab sadaaein gunji huiin hain mere naalon se ye fazaaein yaa kaali kaali raatein karti hain saaein saaein us vaqt khaas rahrav himmat na haar jaaein manzil qarib samjhein jab paanv Dagmagaaein ye dekhnaa hai mujh par kyaa bijliyaan giraaein badli to hain havaaein uTThi to hain ghaTaaein uf sharmgin nigaahein baarbaad-kun adaaein ye nimche kisi ke dil mein na Duub jaaein ab hichkiyaan bani hain rukh nazaa mein badal kar maayus aarzuein naakaam iltijaaein dil ki tabaahiyon par masrur hone vaale dil hi na ho to tere jalve kahaan samaaein pahle hi sochte tum aahon kaa ab gila kyaa jo bandh gaiin havaaein vo bandh gaiin havaaein main lafz-e-dost sun kar Dartaa huun dil hi dil mein vo mujh se 'abr' ki hain ahbaab ne daghaaein"

"fariyaad hai ki meri nazar se nihaan rahe aur jalva-rez aap makaan-dar-makaan rahe ghar-e-be-nishaan qafas se rihaai chaman mein barq is bebasi ke daur mein koi kahaan rahe rudaad apne ishq ki gunge kaa khvaab thaa taa-zist apne raaz ke khud raazdaan rahe tum kyon udaas ho gae maidaan-e-hashr mein kah do to dil ki dil mein miri daastaan rahe manzil thi duur raah thi gham khud shikasta-paa shauq-e-talab bataa to sahi ham kahaan rahe duniyaa ho 'abr' yaa vo adam ho ki bazm-e-hashr un ki hi justuju mein rahe ham jahaan rahe"

"qaidiyon mein na kare zikr-e-gulistaan koi le ke uD jaae na gulzaar mein zindaan koi daagh-haa-e-dil-e-viraan pe taajjub na karo bas bhi jaataa hai kisi vaqt bayaabaan koi shaayad is baat pe lab mere siye jaate hain aah ke saath nikal jaae na armaan koi shiddat-e-dard ne fitrat hi badal di dil ki naala ho jaataa hai bantaa hai jo armaan koi sakhti-e-raah-e-talab dekh ke ji chhuT gayaa 'abr' vo chhoD chalaa jaada-e-irfaan koi"

"sau zulmatein hai ishq-e-pareshaan liye hue aa jaao mashal-e-rukh-e-taabaan liye hue har mauj be-kharaash thi dariyaa-e-husn ki aanaa paDaa talaatum-e-armaan liye hue dast-e-junun ko chheD na ghairat-dah-e-bahaar daaman se jaa mile na garebaan liye hue baDh jaae aur arsa-e-mehshar zaruratan aayaa huun saath kasrat-e-isyaan liye hue ik sarmadi hayaat gale mil ke di gai thi tegh-e-naaz chashma-e-haivaan liye hue dete rahe vo husn ko dars-e-jamaal-e-tur baiThaa rahaa main dida-e-hairaan liye hue aataa hai kaun hashr mein ye jhumtaa huaa sajdon ke saath kucha-e-jaanaan liye hue tu apne tir-e-naaz kaa mujh se na zikr kar dil uD na jaae aalam-e-imkaan liye hue chhaayaa hai 'abr' mohr-e-qayaamat pe ban ke abr vo ashk thaa jo dida-e-giryaan liye hue"

"bekasi kaa haal mayyat se ayaan ho jaaegaa be-zabaan honaa miraa goyaa zabaan ho jaaegaa shauq se dil ko miTaa do lekin itnaa soch lo is ke har zarre se paidaa ik jahaan ho jaaegaa dil ke bahlaane ko aao aaj naale hi karein aasmaan ke zarf kaa bhi imtihaan ho jaaegaa vaqt khud maanus kar detaa hai ai taaza asiir chand din rah le qafas bhi aashiyaan ho jaaegaa 'abr' main kyaa kah sakungaa un se haal-e-dard-e-dil jo zabaan se lafz niklegaa fughaan ho jaaegaa"

"aa rahi hai ye tuur se aavaaz aae vo jis ko taab-e-did pe naaz ye taDap aur ye aah ruh-e-gudaaz haae hain apnaa khud nahin hamraaz hai vahin ibtidaa-e-sarhad-e-naaz ho jahaan khatm 'aql ki parvaaz vo muqarrar to dar karein apnaa DhunD legi miri jabin-e-niyaaz ek mizraab-e-gham mein TuuT gayaa kitnaa naazuk thaa zindagi kaa saaz parda-e-zist uTThaa rahaa huun main ab to uTh parda-e-harim-e-naaz un ki nichi nazar kaa ochhaa tiir dil mein hai misl-e-umr-e-khizr daraaz vaqt-e-aakhir nafas mein paataa huun teri raftaar-e-naaz ke andaaz kaisaa giryaan hai kaisaa naadim hai meri mayyat pe meraa duniyaa-saaz har zamin sair-gaah thi apni haae vo 'abr' quvvat-e-parvaaz"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"