main ne sochaa hai raat-bhar tum ko — Ambareen Haseeb Ambar

"ayaan donon se takmil-e-jahaan hai zamin gum ho to phir kyaa aasmaan hai tilsmaati koi qissa hai duniyaa yahaan har din nai ik daastaan hai jo tum ho to ye kaise maan luun main ki jo kuchh hai yahaan bas ik gumaan hai saron par aasmaan hote hue bhi jise dekho vahi be-saaebaan hai kisi dharti ki shaayad ret hogi hamaare vaaste jo kahkashaan hai agar thaa chand-roza mausam-e-gul to phir do chaar hi din ki khizaan hai jise umr-e-ravaan kahte hain 'amabar' chalo dekhein kahaan tak raaegaan hai"

"zindagi-bhar ek hi kaar-e-hunar karte rahe ik gharaundaa ret kaa thaa jis ko ghar karte rahe ham ko bhi maalum thaa anjaam kyaa hogaa magar shahr-e-kufa ki taraf ham bhi safar karte rahe uD gae saare parinde mausamon ki chaah mein intizaar un kaa magar buDhe shajar karte rahe yuun to ham bhi kaun saa zinda rahe is shahr mein zinda hone ki adaakaari magar karte rahe aankh rah takti rahi dil us ko samjhaataa rahaa apnaa apnaa kaam donon umr-bhar karte rahe ik nahin kaa khauf thaa so ham ne puchhaa hi nahin yaad kyaa ham ko bhi vo divaar-o-dar karte rahe"

"zamin pe insaan khudaa banaa thaa vabaa se pahle vo khud ko sab kuchh samajh rahaa thaa vabaa se pahle palak jhapakte hi saaraa manzar badal gayaa hai yahaan to mela lagaa huaa thaa vabaa se pahle tum aaj haathon se duriyaan naapte ho socho dilon mein kis darja faasla thaa vabaa se pahle ajiib si dauD mein sab aise lage hue the makaan makinon ko DhunDhtaa thaa vabaa se pahle ham aaj khalvat mein is zamaane ko ro rahe hain vo jis se sab ko bahut gila thaa vabaa se pahle na jaane kyon aa gayaa duaa mein miri vo bachcha saDak pe jo phuul bechtaa thaa vabaa se pahle duaa ko uTThe hain haath 'amabar' to dhyaan aayaa ye aasmaan surkh ho chukaa thaa vabaa se pahle"

"khushi kaa lamha ret thaa so haath se nikal gayaa vo chaudhvin kaa chaand thaa andheri shab mein Dhal gayaa hai vasf us ke paas ye badal sake har ek shai so mujh ko bhi badal diyaa aur aap bhi badal gayaa machal rahaa thaa dil bahut so dil ki baat maan li samajh rahaa hai naa-samajh ki daav us kaa chal gayaa ye dauD bhi ajiib si hai faisla ajib-tar ki faateh-e-hayaat vo jo gir ke phir sambhal gayaa samajh liyaa aham nahin main us ke vaaste magar nazar phir us se mil gai ye dil ki phir bahal gayaa ajiib meraa aks thaa utar ke us ki aankh mein sanvaaraa mujh ko is tarah ki aaina hi jal gayaa"

"jism-o-jaan mein dar aai is qadar aziyyat kyuun zindagi bhalaa tujh se ho rahi hai vahshat kyuun silsila mohabbat kaa sirf khvaab hi rahtaa apne darmiyaan aakhir aa gai haqiqat kyuun faisla bichhaDne kaa kar liyaa hai jab tum ne phir miri tamannaa kyaa phir miri ijaazat kyuun ye ajiib uljhan hai kis se puchhne jaaein aaine mein rahti hai sirf ek surat kyuun karr-o-farr se nikle the jo sameTne duniyaa bhar ke apne daaman mein aa gae nadaamat kyuun aap se mukhaatib huun aap hi ke lahje mein phir ye barhami kaisi aur ye shikaayat kyuun"

"ik gali se khushbu ki rasm-o-raah kaafi hai laakh jabr mausam ho ye panaah kaafi hai niyyat-e-zulekhaa ki khoj mein rahe duniyaa apni be-gunaahi ko dil gavaah kaafi hai umr-bhar ke sajdon se mil nahin saki jannat khuld se nikalne ko ik gunaah kaafi hai aasmaan pe jaa baiThe ye khabar nahin tum ko arsh ke hilaane ko ek gunaah kaafi hai pairvi se mumkin hai kab rasaai manzil tak naqsh-e-paa miTaane ko gard-e-raah kaafi hai chaar din ki hasti mein hans ke ji liye 'amabar' be-nashaat duniyaa se ye nibaah kaafi hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"