mire nuqush tire zehn se miTaa degaa — Iftikhar Naseem

"ban gayaa hai jism guzre qaafilon ki gard saa kitnaa viraan kar gayaa mujh ko miraa hamdard saa kyaa abhi tak us kaa rasta rokti hai koi soch mere haathon mein hai us kaa haath lekin sard saa is tarah ghul-mil gayaa aa kar nae maahaul mein vo bhi ab lagtaa hai mere ghar kaa hi ik fard saa jazb thaa jaise koi suraj hi us ke jism mein duur se vo sang lagtaa thaa ba-zaahir sard saa aaj tak aankhon mein hai manzar bichhaDne kaa 'nasim' pairahan melaa saa us kaa aur chehraa zard saa"

"mishal-e-ummid thaamo rahnumaa jaisaa bhi hai ab to chalnaa hi paDegaa raastaa jaisaa bhi hai kis liye sar ko jhukaaein ajnabi ke saamne us se ham vaaqif to hain apnaa khudaa jaisaa bhi hai kis ko fursat thi hujum-e-shauq mein jo sochtaa dil ne us ko chun liyaa vo bevafaa jaisaa bhi hai saari duniyaa mein vo mere vaaste bas ek hai phuul saa chehra hai vo yaa chaand saa jaisaa bhi hai fasl-e-gul mein bhi dikhaataa hai khizaan-dida-darakht TuuT kar dene pe aae to ghaTaa jaisaa bhi hai"

"sazaa hi di hai duaaon mein bhi asar de kar zabaan le gayaa meri mujhe nazar de kar khud apne dil se miTaa di hai khvaahish-e-parvaaz uDaa diyaa hai magar us ko apne par de kar nikal paDe hain sabhi ab panaah-gaahon se guzar gai hai siyah shab gham-e-sahar de kar use main apni safaai mein kyaa bhalaa kahtaa vo puchhtaa thaa jo mohlat bhi mukhtasar de kar pukaartaa huun ki tanhaa main rah gayaa huun 'nasim' kahaan gayaa hai vo mujh ko miri khabar de kar"

"phuul gaalon ko to aankhon ko kanval kahtaa rahaa jang thi baahar gali mein main ghazal kahtaa rahaa mar rahe the rafta rafta mere sab mahsur dost aur main masjid mein rabb-e-lam-yazal kahtaa rahaa shaaeri ki aur nazar-andaaz ki bachchon ki bhuuk chaand ko roTi kaa main nemul-badal kahtaa rahaa aa paDaa dil par mire aakhir miraa kohna vajud roz dastak de ke is ghar se nikal kahtaa rahaa aa gai aakhir mire sar par mire dushman ki fauj main bhi tayyaari karungaa aaj-kal kahtaa rahaa tai na kar paayaa kabhi apnaa tashakhkhus hi 'nasim' aab-e-zamzam ko hamesha gangaa-jal kahtaa rahaa"

"vo milaa mujh ko na jaane khol kaisaa oDh kar raushni gum ho gai apnaa hi saayaa oDh kar niind se bojhal hain patte unghte se peD hain shahr soyaa hai khamoshi kaa labaada oDh kar DhunDhtaa phirtaa thaa main har shakhs ke asli nuqush log milte the mujhe chehre pe chehraa oDh kar munjamid saa ho gayaa huun khunki-e-ehsaas se dhuup bhi nikli hai lekin tan pe kapDaa oDh kar rang saare dho gayaa hai raat kaa baadal 'nasim' aur ghar nange hue paani barastaa oDh kar"

"lagegaa ajnabi ab kyon na shahr bhar mujh ko bachaa gayaa hai nazar tu bhi dekh kar mujh ko main ghuum phir ke usi samt aa nikaltaa huun jakaD rahi hai tire ghar ki rahguzar mujh ko jhulas rahaa hai badan zer-e-saaya-e-divaar bulaa rahaa hai koi dasht-e-be-shajar mujh ko main sang-dil huun tujhe bhultaa hi jaataa huun main hans rahaa huun to mil ke udaas kar mujh ko main dekhtaa hi rahungaa tujhe kinaare se tu DhunDhtaa hi rahegaa bhanvar bhanvar mujh ko bani hain tund havaaon ki zard divaarein uDaa rahaa hai magar shoala-e-safar mujh ko banaa diyaa hai niDar ziddi khvaahishon ne 'nasim' khud e'timaad na thaa apne aap par mujh ko"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"