main khud hi khvaab-e-ishq ki taabir ho gayaa — Jitendra Mohan Sinha Rahbar

"adu-e-din-o-imaan dushman-e-amn-o-amaan nikle tire paikaan baDe jaabir baDe naa-mehrbaan nikle adaaon ne lubhaayaa di nigaah-e-naaz ne daavat magar alfaaz dil-shikani mein meri kaamraan nikle mukar lo ishq se lekin sar-e-mahshar na kahnaa kuchh vahaan par kaun jaane koi apnaa raaz-daan nikle tumhaari bazm hai rutbe mein jannat se bhi baalaa-tar yahaan piiri mein aae ham magar ho kar javaan nikle baDaa charchaa hai koh-e-tur kaa vaadi-e-aiman kaa bahut aghlab hai vo dar-parda meri daastaan nikle bayaabaan mein chaman mein dasht mein yaa koh-e-viraan mein khudaa jaane kahaan pahunche jo su-e-aashiyaan nikle hamaari maut bhi ik mauj hai dariyaa-e-hasti ki bas ik ghota lagaanaa hai yahaan Duube vahaan nikle mo'attar kar gai bu-e-vafaa maahaul-e-aalam ko mire har qatra-e-khun se hazaaron gulsitaan nikle chhupe hain saat pardon mein ye sab kahne ki baatein hain unhein meri nigaahon ne jahaan DhunDaa vahaan nikle ye vaqt-e-naz' kaisaa kaisi takmil-e-hayaat ai dil ummidein kab huiin puuri abhi armaan kahaan nikle khudaa kaa shukr be-daam-o-diram the mai-kade mein ham magar pir-e-mughaan apne puraane mehrbaan nikle haqiqat ko jo dekhaa ik nai duniyaa nazar aai sitam goyaa karam thaa dushman-e-jaan paasbaan nikle mohabbat mein luTe lekin bahut achchhe rahe 'rahbar' gumaan thaa jin pe rahzan kaa vo mir-e-kaarvaan nikle"

"aaj mahfil mein nae sar se sanvar aaeinge un ko maa'lum hai kuchh ahl-e-nazar aaeinge ru-ba-ru yaar ke gar baar-e-digar jaaeinge kar ke ham ek baDaa maa'rka sar aaeinge ye to dhamki hai ki vo ghair ke ghar jaaeinge ham-nashin dekhnaa hir-phir ke idhar aaeinge sabr karne ko jo kahte hain nahin aate hain kyaa mire zakhm-e-jigar aap hi bhar aaeinge kaun ummid meri aap se puuri hogi kaun armaan mere aap se bar aaeinge laakh pardon mein rahein mujh se nihaan roz-ba-roz khvaab mein vo mujhe har shab ko nazar aaeinge dar se phir us but-e-pur-fan ke hamaare naale saaf zaahir hai ki maayus-e-asar aaeinge chashm-e-binaa se jo dekheinge miraa parda-e-dil ai masihaa kai naasur nazar aaeinge koi kah do ki bas ab aur tavaqquf na karein varna ham ji se guzarne pe utar aaeinge naa-tavaani se hamaari tujhe kyaa teraa sanbhaal ham tire saamne phir sina-sipar aaeinge aazmaaeinge gham-e-hijr kaa ik aur ‘ilaaj kar ke sahraa mein kuchh ayyaam basar aaeinge rahbari khaak rah-e-'ishq mein in se hogi dil agar hazrat-e-'rahbar' kahin dhar aaeinge"

"zakhm kyaa ubhre hamaare dil mein un ke tiir ke gul khile goyaa ki khvaab-e-'ishq ki taa'bir ke paasbaan ne gham diyaa aur ham-damon ne jaan li aaj qaail ho gae ham gardish-e-taqdir ke khud likhi hai khun-e-dil se 'ishq ki har daastaan zer-e-ehsaan main nahin huun kaatib-e-taqdir ke rakh diyaa hai likhne vaale ne kaleja chiir kar hai musannif munkashif har lafz mein tahrir ke main ne jab maayus ho kar honT apne si liye phir ho kyuun mushtaaq itne tum meri taqrir ke phir vahi saudaa vahi vahshat vahi tarz-e-junun hain nishaan maujud saare 'ishq ki taasir ke justuju-e-did mein phirte hain sar-gardaa mudaam har qadam par hain muqaabil aap ki tasvir ke be-kason maa'sum ki mushkil-kushaai kijiye chhuTnaa chakkar se hai gar aasmaan-e-pir ke khidmat-e-har-mustahiq vo kaar-gar tadbir hai qufl khul jaate hain jis se bandish-e-taqdir ke dekhte hain dusron ki aankh ke til mein bhi 'aib be-khabar hain lekin apni aankh ke shahtir ke tum faraaez-mansabi anjaam do 'rahbar' faqat mat paDo jhagDe mein tum taqdir-o-tadbir ke"

"haalat jo yahi ai dil-e-naashaad rahegi basti tire armaanon ki aabaad rahegi is husn-parasti kaa yahi hashr hai honaa kul umr miri ishq mein barbaad rahegi miT jaaeinge duniyaa se bhi ham diid ke guzre gar ai but-e-kaafir yahi be-daad rahegi kis ji se bhulaaungaa tujhe ai rukh-e-jaanaan taa-roz-e-abad mujh ko tiri yaad rahegi ik umr-e-asiri hi sahi jism mein ai ruuh daaim to na ye qaid ki miaad rahegi lab tak nahin aaegaa tire naam bhi meraa par dil mein lagaataar miri yaad rahegi ik dasht-e-junun se dil-e-vahshi ko nikaalaa 'rahbar' ye tiri raahbari yaad rahegi"

"tujhe gar paas-e-ghairat ai sitamgar ho nahin saktaa to dil bhi shaaki-e-taazir-e-khanjar ho nahin saktaa main tark-e-baada-noshi ke liye muddat se koshaan huun magar ye kaam puuraa qabl-e-mahshar ho nahin saktaa bulaa kar baat puchhein ru-ba-ru apne to ro denaa dalaael kaa asar kuchh is se behtar ho nahin saktaa shikaayat tujh se kyaa saaqi ki hai taakhir kaa aadi sitam duniyaa mein lekin is se baDh kar ho nahin saktaa sukun-o-zabt ki to ham-nashin main intihaa kar duun magar mujh ko vo yusuf ab mayassar ho nahin saktaa pilaae jaa ki main madhosh ho jaaun to tu maane ki mai-noshi mein koi mujh se baDh kar ho nahin saktaa sukhan-saazi mein laazim hai kamaal-e-ilm-o-fan honaa mahz tuk-bandiyon se koi shaaer ho nahin saktaa hunar-mandon ki har majlis se ye aavaaz aati hai ki naadaan kaa koi duniyaa mein 'rahbar' ho nahin saktaa"

"ik gosha-e-dil mein jo kisi ke hain makin ham ye zoam hai goyaa ki hain vaali-e-zamin ham jaari hai dilon kaa to vahi rabt-e-nihaani har-chand kahin aur hain vo aur kahin ham kyaa hai ye makaan kyaa ye dayaar aur ye jahaan kyaa ye auj hai apnaa ki jahaan vo hain vahin ham ye moajaza-e-ishq hai ik zinda haqiqat aate hain nazar aaj jahaan bhar mein hamin ham vaan apni rasaai na sahi dar to hai us kaa hote nahin aghyaar se yuun chin-ba-jabin ham har ik mein nazar aati hain kuchh us ki adaaein ulfat na kisi aur se kar baiThe kahin ham jo chaahe kahe iizaa de yaa kuchh kare tazlil dar chhoD ke us kaa nahin jaa sakte kahin ham parvaana-e-jannat hamein dilvaate hain kyuun aap kah to diyaa sau baar ki jaaeinge nahin ham nazzaara-e-aalam hai bas ik khvaab-e-pareshaan bedaar hue gar nazar aaeinge hamin ham duniyaa mein hai nairangi-e-taqdir tamaashaa the aabla-paa kal to hain ab takht-nashin ham uff ik dil-e-'rahbar' pe hasinon ki ye takraar lalchaaein hamin ham ise paa jaaein hamin ham"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"