mere ghar se us ki yaadon ke makin jaate nahin — Abdul Mannan Samadi

"kaise ruk saktaa thaa jo kaar-e-ziyaan hone ko thaa yaani sab kuchh tai-shuda thaa jo yahaan hone ko thaa kuchh badan ke the taqaaze kuchh sharaarat dil ki thi aaj lekin ishq apnaa jaavedaan hone ko thaa haan vahi jo shakhs mujh se bughz rakhtaa hai bahut raat meri zaat par vo meherbaan hone ko thaa main ne hi alfaaz mein us ko muqayyad kar liyaa varna vo lamha to kal hi raaegaan hone ko thaa main ne kal ishkaal saare khatm us ke kar diye varna meri zaat se vo bad-gumaan hone ko thaa"

"dosto zindagi amaanat hai saans lenaa bhi ik ibaadat hai vo kahaan hain hamein nahin maalum jin ko insaan se mohabbat hai saaf kahne mein sharm kaisi hai aap ko ham se kyaa shikaayat hai subh taa shaam ek hangaama milne julne ki kis ko fursat hai haal ahvaal kyaa bataaein ham koi taklif hai na raahat hai"

"zindagi tujh se pyaar kyaa karte khvaab kaa e'tibaar kyaa karte tujh ko fursat nahin thi milne ki ham tiraa intizaar kyaa karte jo bhi apne the saath chhoD gae ghair kaa e'tibaar kyaa karte kis ko chaahat thi chaara-saazi ki zakhm apne shumaar kyaa karte raaz koi nahin thaa siine mein tujh pe ham aashkaar kyaa karte"

"kisi ke chhuT jaane kaa use kyon gham nahin hotaa tiraa dil hai ki patthar hai kabhi jo nam nahin hotaa parinde gungunaate hain tumhaare shahr mein lekin hamaare shahr kaa aisaa kabhi mausam nahin hotaa ba-zaahir jugnuon ki raushni se ghar to raushan hai magar phir bhi mire ghar kaa andheraa kam nahin hotaa khudaa se gar tujhe maangaa nahin hotaa du'aaon mein tujhe khone kaa phir ham ko zaraa bhi gham nahin hotaa nigaahon ne hamaari ek manzar vo bhi dekhaa hai jahaan apnon ke marne kaa koi maatam nahin hotaa"

"haqiqat mein mare hain kuchh kahaani mein mare hain magar sab khvaab ulfat ke javaani mein mare hain parinde sab nahin zindaan mein maare gae hain qafas mein kuchh to kuchh naql-e-makaani mein mare hain mili hai maut kuchh khaamosh rahne ke sabab bhi magar kuchh log to shoala-bayaani mein mare hain jahaan kuchh log meri bad-zabaani se pareshaan vahin kuchh log meri be-zabaani mein mare hain hamaari tum faqat aatish-bayaani se khafaa ho magar ham to tumhaari bad-gumaani mein mare hain"

"khabar kuchh nahin mujh ko miraa anjaam kyaa hogaa vahi hogaa jo haathon ki lakiron mein likhaa hogaa tamaashaa jo dikhaanaa thaa vahi sab ko dikhaa aae nahin is se gharaz koi kisi ne kyaa kahaa hogaa ik aisaa vaqt bhi aaegaa is daur-e-ta'alluq mein hamaare aur us ke darmiyaan ik faasla hogaa abhi se dhuup ki shiddat se khaaif hain jahaan vaale savaa-neze pe jis din aa gayaa suraj to kyaa hogaa suno ab harf-giri kaa nahin hai faaeda kuchh bhi ki jo tum ne kahaa hogaa vahi ham ne sunaa hogaa"

"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"