lafz to hon lab-e-izhaar na rahne paae — Mohsin Bhopali

"binaa-e-ishq hai bas ustuvaar karne tak falak ko chain kahaan phir ghubaar karne tak ye kab kahaa ki bharosaa nahin hai vaade par main ji sakungaa tiraa intizaar karne tak khabar na thi vo mujhe qatl karne aayaa hai main us ko dost samajhtaa thaa vaar karne tak phir is ke baad kahaan imtiyaaz-e-daaman-o-dil junun hai shauq faqat ikhtiyaar karne tak vo khu-e-ishq basi hai hamaari fitrat mein ki saath dete hain ham jaan nisaar karne tak kuchh is se pahle hi aa jaae meri ziist ki shaam hayaat vaqf ho jab din shumaar karne tak mere qabile kaa 'mohsin' ye qaul-e-faisal hai ki zulm zulm hai sabr ikhtiyaar karne tak"

"ye tai huaa hai ki qaatil ko bhi duaa diije khud apnaa khuun bahaa phir bhi khun-bahaa diije niyaaz-o-naaz bajaa hain magar ye shart-e-visaal hai sang-e-raah-e-taalluq ise haTaa diije sunaa thaa ham ne ki manzil qarib aa pahunchi kahaan hain aap agar ho sake sadaa diije sahar qarib sahi phir bhi kuchh baiid nahin charaagh bujhne lage hain to lau baDhaa diije mahakte zakhmon ko inaam-e-fasl-e-gul kahiye sulag uThe jo chaman barq ko duaa diije kuchh is tarah hai ki guzre hain jis qayaamat se samjhiye khvaab use khvaab ko bhulaa diije badal gae hain taqaaze sukhan-shanaasi ke udhar ataa ho idhar daad barmalaa diije ye kyaa zarur ki ehsaas ko zabaan mil jaae hai hukm-e-naghma-saraai to gungunaa diije"

"me'yaar-e-jehd jazba-e-isaar bhi nahin ye aap keh rahe hain to inkaar bhi nahin dekhein kahaan safina-e-ahl-e-sitam ruke ab ke to khun-bahaa ke talabgaar bhi nahin tashhir-e-kasmapursi-e-qaatil hi kijiye ab koi aur surat-e-izhaar bhi nahin sho'la-navaa hue bhi to kab ai navaa-garo hangaam-e-razm-o-'arsa-e-paikaar bhi nahin ab gaa rahe ho naghma-e-taqdis-e-zindagi jab zindagi ke jism pe ik taar bhi nahin 'mohsin' pe fard-e-jurm lagaaein to kis tarah maa'sum gar nahin hai gunahgaar bhi nahin"

"saron ki fasl kaaTi jaa rahi hai vo dekho surkh aandhi aa rahi hai haTaa lo sahn se kachche ghaDon ko kahin malhaar sohni gaa rahi hai miri dastaar kaise bach sakegi qasam vo mere sar ki khaa rahi hai ye barsegi kahin par aur jaa kar ghaTaa jo mere sar par chhaa rahi hai samajh rakkhaa hai kyaa divaangi ko ye duniyaa kyaa hamein samjhaa rahi hai tamannaa jald marne ki hai ham ko hayaat ab tak yunhi bahlaa rahi hai"

"main lafzon ke asar kaa moajiza huun mujhe dekho mujassam ik duaa huun main chhoTon mein bahut chhoTaa huun lekin baDon ke darmiyaan sab se baDaa huun talaash-e-rizq mein niklaa thaa ghar se ab apne aap ko main DhunDhtaa huun ataa kar hausle ko istaqaamat mire maabud tanhaa rah gayaa huun mire alfaaz hain aavaaz 'mohsin' main naghma huun agarche be-sadaa huun"

"dosto baargah-e-qatl sajaate jaao qarz hai rishta-e-jaan qarz chukaate jaao rahe khaamosh to ye honT sulag uTheinge shoala-e-fikr ko aavaaz banaate jaao apni taqdir mein sahraa hai to sahraa hi sahi aabla-paao! nae phuul khilaate jaao zindagi saaya-e-divaar nahin daar bhi hai ziist ko ishq ke aadaab sikhaate jaao be-zamiri hai sar-afraaz to gham kaisaa hai apni tazlil ko meaar banaate jaao ai mashihaao agar chaaragari hai dushvaar ho sake tum se nayaa zakhm lagaate jaao kaarvaan azm kaa roke se kahin ruktaa hai laakh tum raah mein divaar uThaate jaao ek muddat ki rifaaqat kaa ho kuchh to inaam jaate jaate koi ilzaam lagaate jaao jin ko gahna diyaa afkaar ki parchhaain ne 'mohsin' un chehron ko aaina dikhaate jaao"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"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"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"