mire paanv ke niche bhi zamin hai — Ashfaq Husain

"jazire ki tarah meri nishaani kis liye hai mire chaaron taraf paani hi paani kis liye hai main aksar sochtaa huun dil ki gahraai mein jaa kar zamin par ek chaadar aasmaani kis liye hai ba-zaahir pur-sukun aur dil ki har ik rag salaamat to zer-e-sath-e-dariyaa ik ravaani kis liye hai main TuuTaa huun to apni kirchiyaan bhi joD lungaa pa chehre par mire ye shaadmaani kis liye hai ye dil be-hausla dil mere kahne mein nahin jab to apne dil ki main ne baat maani kis liye hai karein lahje badal kar guftugu ik dusre se hamaare darmiyaan ye be-zabaani kis liye hai sabhi kirdaar apnaa kaam puuraa kar chuke hain to aakhir naa-mukammal ye kahaani kis liye hai"

"sukun-e-dil ki khaatir ik sahaaraa DhunDte hain jo gardish mein nahin hai vo sitaaraa DhunDte hain abhi to tujh se vaabasta hain pichhle zakhm saare shab-e-rafta tujhe ham kyuun dobaaraa DhunDte hain koi ghar hi nahin to be-ghari kaa zakhm kaisaa sukunat ke liye ik istiaaraa DhunDte hain zamin achchhi lagi hai aasmaan par jaa ke ham ko kahaan hai is zamin par ghar hamaaraa DhunDte hain ye dariyaa zindagi kaa paar kaise ho ki jab ham kinaare par khaDe hain aur kinaara DhunDte hain hamaari khvaahish-e-be-khvaahishi jo raakh kar de ham apni shakhsiyat mein vo sharaara DhunDte hain kisi mahtaab ko qadmon mein le aane se pahle ham un aankhon kaa halkaa saa ishaara DhunDte hain"

"dil ik nai duniyaa-e-maaani se milaa hai ye phal bhi hamein naql-e-makaani se milaa hai jo naam kabhi naqsh thaa dil par vo nahin yaad ab us kaa pataa yaad-dahaani se milaa hai ye dard ki dahliz pe sar phoDti duniyaa is kaa bhi siraa meri kahaani se milaa hai khoe hue logon kaa suraagh ahl-e-safar ko jalte hue khemon ki nishaani se milaa hai khaatir mein kisi ko bhi na laane kaa ye andaaz biphri hui maujon ki ravaani se milaa hai lafzon mein har ik ranj samone kaa qarina us aankh mein Thahre hue paani se milaa hai ye subh ki aaghosh mein khiltaa huaa manzar ik silsila-e-shab ki giraani se milaa hai"

"kahin bhi jaa ke baseraa karein udhar hi ke hain hamaare saare havaale hamaare ghar hi ke hain hamaari saans talak hi hamaaraa virsa hai hamaare khvaab bhi aankhon mein raat bhar hi ke hain main in se TuuT ke kartaa huun pyaar kyuun na karun ye saare phuul ye patte mire shajar hi ke hain vo jis ko chaahe banaa de kalaam-e-fan ki misaal tamaam moajize us dast-e-kuza-gar hi ke hain tiri nazar se tire dil tak aane jaane mein jo faasle hain vo lagtaa hai umr bhar hi ke hain karun to kaise karun main tiri gali mein qayaam mire to jo bhi sitaare hain vo safar hi ke hain"

"dil ajnabi des mein lagaa hai aandhi se diye kaa raabta hai TuuTe hue log hain salaamat ye naql-e-makaani kaa moajaza hai koi bhi nahin yahaan pe aazaad dhokaa ye faqat nigaah kaa hai main jis mein nahin huun aur vahin huun vo ghar miri raah dekhtaa hai baDh jaaeingi aur uljhanein kuchh lauT aane se faaeda bhi kyaa hai jab DhunD liyaa use to jaanaa meraa hi vajud kho chukaa hai 'ashfaaq' har ek lamha-e-zist jiine kaa khiraaj maangtaa hai"

"soch ki mauj-e-ravaan le ke kidhar aai hai ye samundar kaa kinaara hai ki gahraai hai kaun hai jis ne hilaa Daalaa miraa saaraa vajud meri aavaaz kis aavaaz se Takraai hai shohratein had se guzar jaaein to ye dhyaan rahe mausam-e-naamvari mausam-e-rusvaai hai apne atraaf bahut bhiiD ke hote hue bhi main jahaan huun vahaan tanhaai hi tanhaai hai us ke phaldaar darakhton pe na patthar pheinko ye mire ghar ki nahin dard ki angnaai hai vo jo chup-chaap hai us ko nazar-andaaz na kar khaamushi asl mein sarmaaya-e-daanaai 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"

"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"