lutf aane lagaa bikharne mein — Alok Mishra

"dhuup ab sar pe aa gai hogi kuchh nami dasht mein bachi hogi dil musalsal hi zakhm khaataa hai is ki miTTi mein kuchh kami hogi tu bhi kuchh bad-havaas lauTaa hai saans ruk ruk ke TuTti hogi chaand shab bhar dahak rahaa hogaa niind shab bhar pighal rahi hogi ghar ki divaar thi hi bosida ab ki baarish mein gir gai hogi"

"chikh ki or main khinchaa jaaun ghup andheron mein Dubtaa jaaun kab se phirtaa huun is tavaqqoa par khud ko shaayad kahin main paa jaaun ruuh tak bujh chuki hai muddat se tu jo chhu le to jagmagaa jaaun lamha lamha ye chhaanv ghaTti hai patta patta main TuTtaa jaaun dhuup pi kar tamaam sahraa ki abr ban kar main khud pe chhaa jaaun dukh se kaisaa bharaa huaa hai dil us ko sochun to sochtaa jaaun ek patta huun shaakh se bichhDaa jaane bah kar main kis dishaa jaaun ji mein aataa hai chhoD duun ye zamin aasmaanon mein jaa samaa jaaun"

"saans lete hue Dar lagtaa hai zahr-aalud dhuaan phailaa hai kis ne sahraa mein miri aankhon ke ek dariyaa ko ravaan rakkhaa hai koi aavaaz na jumbish koi meraa honaa bhi koi honaa hai baat kuchh bhi na karungaa ab ke ru-ba-ru us ke faqat ronaa hai zakhm dhoe hain yahaan par kis ne saare dariyaa mein lahu phailaa hai itnaa gahraa hai andheraa mujh mein paanv rakhte hue Dar lagtaa hai shakhs hanstaa hai jo aaine mein yaad paDtaa hai kahin dekhaa hai chaaT jaae na mujhe dimak saa gham jo siine se mire lipTaa hai jaane kyaa khonaa hai ab bhi mujh ko phir se kyuun ji ko vahi khadsha hai"

"dil par kisi ki baat kaa aisaa asar na thaa pahle main is tarah se kabhi dar-ba-dar na thaa chaaron taraf the dhuup ke jangal hare-bhare sahraa mein koi mere alaava shajar na thaa taare bhi shab ki jhiil mein gharqaab ho gae meri udaasiyon kaa koi ham-safar na thaa furqat ki aanch thi na tiri yaad ki tapish dil sard paD rahaa thaa kahin ik sharar na thaa kal shab na jaane kaun se gham the ufaan par ashkon se is qadar main kabhi tar-ba-tar na thaa"

"khaak ho kar bhi kab miTungaa main phuul ban kar yahin khilungaa main tujh ko aavaaz bhi main kyuun dungaa teraa rasta bhi kyuun takungaa main ik puraane se zakhm par ab ke koi marham nayaa rakhungaa main gher leingi ye titliyaan mujh ko khushbuein jiyun rihaa karungaa main khud se baahar to kam nikaltaa huun ji mein aayaa to phir milungaa main varna jiinaa muhaal kar degaa dard ko ab ghazal karungaa main dhukdhuki si lagi hai kyuun ji ko itni jaldi kahaan marungaa main saansein deti rahin jo chingaari ek jangal saa jal uThungaa main thak gayaa huun main is jazire par phir samundar kaa rukh karungaa main ruuh kaa ye libaas badlungaa bhes duujaa koi dharungaa main"

"aankhon kaa puuraa shahr hi sailaab kar gayaa ye kaun mujh mein nazm ki surat utar gayaa jangal mein teri yaad ke jugnun chamak uThe maidaan siyaah-shab kaa ujaalon se bhar gayaa varna siyaah raat mein jhulsaa huaa thaa main ye to tumhaari dhuup mein kuchh kuchh nikhar gayaa jhumaa thirakte naachte joDon mein kuchh ghaDi dil phir na jaane kaisi udaasi se bhar gayaa donon anaa mein chuur the an-ban si ho gai rishta nayaa nayaa saa thaa kuchh din mein mar gayaa pahle kuchh ek din to kaTi mushkilon mein raat phir teraa hijr meri ragon mein utar gayaa haathon se apne khud hi nasheman ujaaD kar dekho udaas ho ke parinda kidhar gayaa ik chikh aasmaan ke daaman mein so gai dil ki zamin pe dard har ik su bikhar gayaa"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"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"

"saanvli dhuup surmai mausam phir vahi ham hain phir vahi mausam khair ho saaebaan-e-gum-gashta jhelne paD gae kai mausam daastaan-e-tazaad hai goyaa shahr-e-khubaan samundari mausam ham ne apni bayaaz mein likkhe dil pe biite hue sabhi mausam ik ta'alluq hai 'aarzi yaa'ni mausam-e-gul hai 'aarzi mausam dil-figaaron ko kaun samjhaae lauTte kab hain makhmali mausam"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"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"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"