libaas gard kaa aur jism nuur kaa niklaa — Aqeel Shadab

"mataa-o-maal na de daulat-e-tabaahi de mujhe bhi mumlikat-e-gham ki baadshaahi de khaDaa huaa huun main dast-e-talab daraaz kiye na mere sar ko yuun ilzaam-e-kaj-kulaahi de main apne aap ko kis tarah sangsaar karun mire khilaaf miraa dil agar gavaahi de main Thahre paani ki maanind qaid huun khud mein koi nasheb ki jaanib mujhe bahaa hi de mire dinon ko javaan jism kaa ujaalaa de miri shabon ko ghani zulf ki siyaahi de kabhi to lazzat-e-kaam-o-dahan do-baalaa kar ham aise faaqa-kashon ko bhi murgh-o-maahi de har ek daur ke suqraat kaa ye virsa hai mujhe bhi laa miri zahraab ki suraahi de"

"mere zehn-o-dil mein fikr-o-fan mein thaa niim kaa vo peD jo aangan mein thaa jis pe likkhaa thaa miraa naam-o-nasab qaid main miTTi ke us bartan mein thaa ek vo har dasht mein sairaab thaa ek main pyaasaa har ik saavan mein thaa dekh kar bhi jo na dekhaa jaa sakaa aks-aaraa vo har ik darpan mein thaa kah na paayaa jaane kyuun ik harf bhi jaane kyaa us aadmi ke man mein thaa jis ko koi naam de saktaa nahin vo bulaavaa us paraae-pan mein thaa aandhiyaan sab kuchh uDaa kar le gaiin peD par patta na phal daaman mein thaa jaa-ba-jaa qaus-e-quzah ki chhuT thi ik tilism aabaad pairaahan mein thaa chhin kar 'shaadaab' koi le gayaa ik anokhaa sukh jo ghar-aangan mein thaa"

"saatvein number ki surat vo bhi pur-asraar thaa main sifar ki tarah sab kuchh thaa magar be-kaar thaa har-nafas ab tak mire dil ki ajab haalat rahi maut se Dartaa bhi thaa jiine se bhi bezaar thaa ik shanaasaa naa-shanaasaai thi mere har taraf meraa ghar mere liye to ghar na thaa baazaar thaa meri barbaadi kaa zaamin dusraa koi nahin main ki apne vaahimon kaa aap zimmedaar thaa jism hi kyaa ruuh tak zakhmon se chhalni ho gai saans kaa rishta na thaa chalti hui talvaar thaa ab bhalaa haasil bhi kyaa hogaa ba-juz sharmindagi kyaa kahun 'shaadaab' kis se barsar-e-paikaar thaa"

"bujh chukaa suraj andheraa ho chukaa hai dosto duur mujh se meraa saaya ho chukaa hai dosto chaand ko chhu kar khudaa ki zaat ke munkir hue qad hamaaraa kitnaa unchaa ho chukaa hai dosto dafn jo sadiyon rahaa tahzib ke ambaar mein tang aa kar ab vo nangaa ho chukaa hai dosto jism kyaa dil kyaa jigar kyaa ruuh tak chhalni hui vaqt kaa bartaav aisaa ho chukaa hai dosto qurb se jis ke mahak uTThe the ye divaar-o-dar rang us khushbu kaa mailaa ho chukaa hai dosto jo ghiraa rahtaa thaa kal tak doston ki bhiiD mein aaj vo bilkul akelaa ho chukaa hai dosto ab to apne aap se milne ki bhi fursat nahin is qadar 'shaadaab' tanhaa ho chukaa hai dosto"

"kabhi bantaa kabhi miTtaa huun shaayad main apne vahm kaa saayaa huun shaayad na koi mujh ko ab tak paDh sakaa hai havaaon par kahin likkhaa huun shaayad mujhe meraa samandar DhunDhtaa hai main ik bhaTkaa huaa dariyaa huun shaayad badal jaate hain khadd-o-khaal mere main mar kar bhi nahin martaa huun shaayad kahaan hai meri marg-e-naa-gahaani usi ki aas mein zinda huun shaayad tujhe kho kar akelaa ho gayaa thaa tujhe paa kar bhi main tanhaa huun shaayad khud apne qatl kaa chaska hai mujh ko khud apne khuun kaa pyaasaa huun shaayad azal se main musalsal chal rahaa huun thakan se TuTtaa lamha huun shaayad na jaane kaun mujh mein kho gayaa hai kisi ko DhunDne niklaa huun shaayad mujhe rokaa gayaa thaa jis dishaa se usi jaanib chalaa aayaa huun shaayad mujhe pahchaan le aaine mere main teraa gum-shuda chehraa huun shaayad"

"us ke hote uThaa sakaa kab sar koi sarkaa de aakaash ki ye chaadar koi baras rahe hain sang-e-malaamat har jaanib kaise nikle ab ghar se baahar koi ik duuje ko kaaT rahaa hai har rasta khaDaa huaa hai chauraahe par har koi kaanch ki kaayaa le kar niklaa huun ghar se aa na lage bhulaa-bhaTkaa patthar koi chhoD gayaa raddi ke daamon bikne ko chaaT gayaa mujh ko akshar akshar koi baahar DhunD rahe ho tum kis dushman ko chhupaa huaa hai apne hi andar koi koi bhuul chukaa hogaa shaayad ham ko yaad nahin aataa hai ab aksar koi bulaa rahaa hai jangal jangal sannaaTaa bhaTak rahaa hai tanhaa nagar nagar koi kaan lagaae aankh bichhaae baiThaa huun gayaa hai jab se aane ko kah kar koi"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"