mere raste mein bhi ashjaar ugaayaa kiije — Adeem Hashmi

"taalluq apni jagah tujh se barqaraar bhi hai magar ye kyaa ki tire qurb se faraar bhi hai kured aur zamin mausamon ke mutalaashi! yahin kahin miri khoi hui bahaar bhi hai yahi na ho tiri manzil zaraa Thahar ai dil vahi makaan hai diyon ki vahi qataar bhi hai yunhi to ruuh nahin toDti hisaar-e-badan zarur apnaa koi baadalon ke paar bhi hai main pattharon se hi sar ko paTakh ke lauT aayaa chaTaan kahti rahi mujh mein shaahkaar bhi hai ye kyaa ki rok ke baiThaa huaa huun sail-e-havas machaan par bhi huun aur saamne shikaar bhi hai chhupaa huaa bhi huun jiine ki aarzu le ke panaah-gaah miri sher ki kachhaar bhi hai"

"rakht-e-safar yunhi to na bekaar le chalo rasta hai dhuup kaa koi divaar le chalo taaqat nahin zabaan mein to likh hi lo dil ki baat koi to saath surat-e-izhaar le chalo dekhun to vo badal ke bhalaa kaisaa ho gayaa mujh ko bhi us ke saamne is baar le chalo kab tak nadi ki tah mein utaaroge kashtiyaan ab ke to haath mein koi patvaar le chalo paDti hain dil pe gham ki agar silvaTein to kyaa chehre pe to khushi ke kuchh aasaar le chalo jitne bhanvar kahoge pahan lungaa jism par ik baar to nadi ke mujhe paar le chalo kuchh bhi nahin agar to hatheli pe jaan sahi tohfa koi to us ke liye yaar le chalo"

"gham ke har ik rang se mujh ko shanaasaa kar gayaa vo miraa mohsin mujhe patthar se hiiraa kar gayaa ghurtaa thaa main khalaa mein to saji thiin mahfilein meraa aankhon kaa jhapaknaa mujh ko tanhaa kar gayaa har taraf uDne lagaa taarik saayon kaa ghubaar shaam kaa jhonkaa chamaktaa shahr mailaa kar gayaa chaaT li kirnon ne mere jism ki saari miThaas main samundar thaa vo suraj mujh ko sahraa kar gayaa ek lamhe mein bhare baazaar sone ho gae ek chehra sab puraane zakhm taaza kar gayaa main usi ke raabte mein jis tarah malbus thaa yuun vo daaman khinch kar mujh ko barahna kar gayaa raat bhar ham raushni ki aas mein jaage 'adim' aur din aayaa to aankhon mein andheraa kar gayaa"

"kis havaale se mujhe kis kaa pataa yaad aayaa husn-e-kaafir ko jo dekhaa to khudaa yaad aayaa ek TuuTaa huaa paimaan-e-vafaa yaad aayaa yaad aayaa bhi mujhe aaj to kyaa yaad aayaa shaam ke haath ne jis vaqt lagaa li mehndi mujhe us vaqt tiraa rang-e-hinaa yaad aayaa kahin aankhon ki nami raaz na ifshaa kar de main ne munh pher liyaa tu jo zaraa yaad aayaa saare fankaar uThaa laae the shahkaaron ko aur main thaa mujhe andaaz tiraa yaad aayaa kitni duniyaa thi mire gird tujhe kyaa maalum baDi mushkil se mujhe teraa pataa yaad aayaa tere daaman mein nami itni ziyaada kyuun hai kaun saa phuul tujhe baad-e-sabaa yaad aayaa jab kisi ko koi ummid vafaaon ki na thi mujhe us pal tiraa paimaan-e-vafaa yaad aayaa qadam uThte the kahaan su-e-haram apne 'adim' aaj mushkil nazar aai to khudaa yaad aayaa"

"kyuun mire lab pe vafaaon kaa savaal aa jaae ain mumkin hai use khud hi khayaal aa jaae hijr ki shaam bhi siine se lagaa letaa huun kyaa khabar yunhi kabhi shaam-e-visaal aa jaae ghar isi vaaste jangal mein badal Daalaa hai shaayad aise hi idhar meraa ghazaal aa jaae dhanak ubhre sar-e-aflaak kaDi dhuup mein bhi dasht-e-vahshat mein agar teraa khayaal aa jaae koi to uD ke dahaktaa huaa suraj Dhaanpe gard hi sar pe ghaTaaon ki misaal aa jaae chhoD de vo mujhe taklif mein mumkin to nahin aur agar aisi kabhi surat-e-haal aa jaae us ghaDi puchhungaa tujh se ye jahaan kaisaa hai jab tire husn pe thoDaa saa zavaal aa jaae kuchh nahin hai to bhulaanaa hi use siikh 'adim' zindagi mein tujhe koi to kamaal aa jaae"

"dil ajab gumbad ki jis mein ik kabutar bhi nahin itnaa viraan to mazaaron kaa muqaddar bhi nahin Dubti jaati hain miTTi mein badan ki kashtiyaan dekhne mein ye zamin koi samundar bhi nahin jitne hangaame the sukhi Tahniyon se jhaD gae peD par phal bhi nahin aangan mein patthar bhi nahin khushk Tahni par parinda hai ki pattaa hai 'adim' aashiyaana bhi nahin jis kaa koi par bhi nahin jitni pyaari hain miri dharti ko zanjirein 'adim' utnaa pyaaraa to kisi dulhan ko zevar bhi nahin"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"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"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"