main jo tanhaa rah-e-talab mein chalaa — Rais Amrohvi

"bataa kyaa kyaa tujhe ai shauq-e-hairaan yaad aataa hai vo jaan-e-aarzu vo raahat-e-jaan yaad aataa hai pareshaan-khaatiri had se guzarti hai to vahshat ko kisi kaa aalam-e-zulf-e-pareshaan yaad aataa hai guzartaa hai kabhi jab chaudhvin kaa chaand badli se mahin aanchal mein un kaa ru-e-taabaan yaad aataa hai andheri raat mein jugnu chamakte hain to rah rah kar dupaTTe ke sitaaron kaa charaaghaan yaad aataa hai ufuq par phailti hain surkhiyaan jab subh-e-taaza ki koi siina pas-e-chaak-e-garebaan yaad aataa hai kali ko phuul bante dekh kar ahd-e-bahaaraan mein koi chehra bahut nau-khez-o-khandaan yaad aataa hai ghazal jab chheD detaa hai koi ahd-e-javaani ki kisi kaa jism-e-mauzun-o-ghazal-khvaan yaad aataa hai vo tufaan karvaTein letaa thaa jo ik jism-e-raaanaa mein vo tufaan ham-kinaari kaa vo tufaan yaad aataa hai vo armaan jo kisi ke shokh honTon par machaltaa thaa vo armaan bosa-e-lab kaa vo armaan yaad aataa hai vufur-e-shauq se khud haath apne chuum letaa huun vufur-e-shauq mein jab un kaa daamaan yaad aataa hai bahut kuchh yaad aataa hai 'rais' un ki judaai mein magar jaise koi khvaab-e-pareshaan yaad aataa hai"

"dayaar-e-shaahid-e-bilqis-adaa se aayaa huun main ik faqir huun shahr-e-sabaa se aayaa huun jahaan-e-nau ki talab aur is kharaabe mein savaad-e-istakhr-o-nainvaa se aayaa huun shab-e-siyaah-e-khizaan ke sumum-o-sar-sar tak nigaar-khaana-e-shubh-o-sabaa se aayaa huun abhi kahaan hai mujhe nauha-o-navaa kaa shuur ki ek naahiya-e-be-navaa se aayaa huun mire rumuz kaa irfaan kise nasib ki main sarosh-e-ruh-e-azal huun samaa se aayaa huun damak rahi hai zamaan-o-makaan ki peshaani sitaara-e-abadi huun khalaa se aayaa huun tumhaare ghuncha-o-gul se gharaz nahin mujh ko idhar ishaara-e-baad-e-sabaa se aayaa huun"

"ye faqat shorish-e-havaa to nahin koi mujh ko pukaartaa to nahin bol ai akhtar-e-ghunuda-e-subh koi raaton ko jaagtaa to nahin sun ki ye madd-o-jazr-e-saahil-e-bahr maajraaon kaa maajraa to nahin zehn par ek khurduri si lakir kankhajure kaa raastaa to nahin ret par chaDh rahi hai ret ki tah baabul o misr o nainvaa to nahin nok-e-har-khaar-o-khas hai khun-aalud ruh-e-sahraa barahna-paa to nahin ai miri jaan-e-mubtalaa ke sukun tu koi jaan-e-mubtalaa to nahin tere jism-e-hasin mein khvaabida baagh-e-jannat kaa azhdahaa to nahin"

"tiraa khayaal ki khvaabon mein jin se hai khushbu vo khvaab jin mein miraa paikar-e-khayaal hai tu sataa rahi hain mujhe bachpane ki kuchh yaadein vo garmiyon ke shab-o-roz dopahar ki vo lu pachaas saal ki yaadon ke naqsh aur naqshe vo koi nisf sadi qabl kaa zamaana-e-hu vo garm-o-khushk mahine vo jeTh vo baisaakh ki haafize mein kabhi aah hain kabhi aansu vo zaaein zaaein ke kitne muhib zanaaTe? fazaa kaa haul havaa ki vo vahshatein har su vo saaein saaein ke kitne ajiib sannaaTe? vo sansani vo pur-asraar ek aalam-e-hu vo dopahar vo habuDe vo seingi baai kuuT fazaa-e-shoala-bajaan o havaa-e-aatish-e-khu vo khiDkiyon mein havaaon ki sar-kashi tundi vo baam-o-dar pe musallat jahannami jaadu vo pech-o-taab bagulon kaa mere aangan main chuDelein ghar mein ghus aai hain khaul kar gesu vo lu kaa zor ki saare kivaaD bajte hain ki jaise lashkar-e-jinnaat kaa amal har su vo shor jaise bagulon mein bhuut hon raqsaan vo qaah-qaah vo haa-haa vo honk vo hu-hu guzar rahaa hai tasavvur se jeTh kaa mausam aur is samay mein mujhe yaad aa rahaa hai tu"

"siyaah hai dil-e-giti siyaah-tar ho jaae khudaa kare ki har ik shaam be-sahar ho jaae kuchh is ravish se chale baad-e-barg-e-rez-e-khizaan ki duur tak saf-e-ashjaar be-samar ho jaae bajaae rang rag-e-ghunchaa se lahu Tapke khile jo phuul to har barg-e-gul sharar ho jaae zamaana pi to rahaa hai sharaab-e-daanish ko khudaa kare ki yahi zahr kaargar ho jaae koi qadam na uThe su-e-manzil-e-maqsud duaa karo ki har ik raah pur-khatar ho jaae ye log rah-guzar-e-zist se bhaTak jaaein ajal qavaafil-e-hasti ki ham-safar ho jaae ba-qadr yak-do-nafs bhi giraan hai zahmat-e-zist hayaat-e-nau-e-bashar aur mukhtasar ho jaae"

"'rais' ham jo su-e-kucha-e-habib chale hamaare saath hazaaron balaa-nasib chale rafaaqaton ki saaadat liye rafiq aae raqaabaton ki nahusat liye raqib chale jo qaafile ki hamaari talab mein nikle the kabhi baiid se guzre kabhi qarib chale aqab mein haadisa-e-subh-o-shaam ke ifrit jilau mein gardish-e-ayyaam ke naqib chale jahaan ko jin ke nasibe pe rashk aataa thaa nikal ke apne gharon se vo bad-nasib chale ye chal-chalaav ajib-o-gharib thaa ai dost gharib log su-e-aalam-e-ajib chale"

"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"

"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"

"kaam liyaa jab lafzon hi se khud ko bas naakaam kiyaa baat asar-andaaz hui jab she'ron ko paighaam kiyaa ye kaise saari duniyaa mein aaj bahut mashhur ho tum vaise to saari duniyaa ne tum ko bahut gumnaam kiyaa yak-rangi se 'aajiz aa kar rangaa-rangi ki khaatir jo mujh ko raas aayaa thaa us nilam ko nilaam kiyaa aksar tanhaai mein mujh ko yaad aa jaataa hai vo sab haan aaghaaz se pahle hi jis ko main ne anjaam kiyaa khaamoshi pas fan hai khudaa kaa sikhaa ham ne bhi lekin har-su roz machaayaa tahalka yaa paidaa kohraam kiyaa vaqt ke saath aur aap ke haathon qadrein kitni badli hain ek ilzaam se kitnaa kam hai haasil jo in'aam kiyaa kahiye husn aur 'ishq ko de kar apne dil ke khuun kaa lams kis ne use gul-rang kiyaa phir kis ne use gulfaam kiyaa ab kaa fasaad aaraam se guzre is koshish mein us ne to qashqa khinchaa dair mein baiThaa kab kaa tark islaam kiyaa"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"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"