mujhe pata hai junun kaa asar ziyaada hai — Masood Tanha

"dayaar-e-be-hunar mein ye hunar bechaa nahin main ne main be-ghar to huaa huun apnaa ghar bechaa nahin main ne zarurat to rahi hai mujh ko bhi ashyaa-e-duniyaa ki magar khud ko kabhi bhi lamha-bhar bechaa nahin main ne mire siine mein jo paltaa rahaa hai ek muddat se kisi surat bhi bachpan kaa vo Dar bechaa nahin main ne usi ko bech Daalaa hai ye joban bhi javaani bhi ye apni aabru ko dar-ba-dar bechaa nahin main ne jalaa huun umr-bhar main is tamaazat mein sar-e-sahraa kisi surat bhi ghurbat mein shajar bechaa nahin main ne samandar se adaavat to rahi hai aaj tak 'tanhaa' samandar kaa koi laal-o-gohar bechaa nahin main ne"

"mohabbat mein vafaa ke goshvaare bhuul baiThaa thaa main apne sab munaafe sab khasaare bhuul baiThaa thaa safar mein saath tum bhi the mujhe kyaa gham thaa raste kaa main apni dhun mein thaa vaade tumhaare bhuul baiThaa thaa main in lahron ke aanchal mein lipaT ke duur jaa pahunchaa samandar ki mohabbat mein kinaare bhuul baiThaa thaa bichhaD jaane ki vo baatein to aksar kartaa rahtaa thaa main un lafzon ke makhfi istiaare bhuul baiThaa thaa miri nazron mein be-mafhum thi ye raunaq-e-duniyaa main is duniyaa ko yaadon ke sahaare bhuul baiThaa thaa mujhe tum yaad aae the december ke mahine mein jab apni saari nindein khvaab saare bhuul baiThaa thaa"

"kuchh tumhaare to kuchh hamaare hue is mohabbat mein jo khasaare hue ham ne tanhaaiyon ke saare pal apne ashkon se hain sanvaare hue ab to shiddat se yaad aate hain teri qurbat mein din guzaare hue ye to hain ashk meri aankhon ke teri palkon pe jo sitaare hue jab talaatum kaa saamnaa thaa hamein duur ham se bahut kinaare hue aaj milnaa hai tum ne kis kis se tum ne gesu bhi hain sanvaare hue uTh ke ham aa gae the mahfil se us ki jaanib se jab ishaare hue"

"rahaa safar mein to aksar udaas kar degaa use bhi shaam kaa manzar udaas kar degaa mujhe yaqin hai ki ik roz laaziman tum ko vo apne ahd se haT kar udaas kar degaa jo tere naam ke sadqe mein mujh se maangegaa gali mein aisaa gadaagar udaas kar degaa abhi to vaqt hai is ke na tum qarib raho tumhein tumhaaraa sukhanvar udaas kar degaa ik ajnabi pe jo tum e'timaad karte ho tumhein kahin na kahin par udaas kar degaa mujhe pata hai ki mulhid hai shahr-e-hasrat se chalaa gayaa to ye kaafir udaas kar degaa"

"aqlim-e-aql-o-hosh ke sultaan ho gae khud ko bhulaa ke saahib-e-irfaan ho gae kyaa jaane aks meraa vahaan kaise aa gayaa vo aaine ko dekh ke hairaan ho gae har gosha-e-hayaat miraa jagmagaa uThaa raushan mohabbaton ke shama-daan ho gae yaadon ke zakhm aur zamaane ki tohmatein ham bekason ki maut ke saamaan ho gae aisi havaa chali ki miraa dil hi bujh gayaa taarik meri ziist ke aivaan ho gae 'tanhaa' se ab zaraa bhi maraasim nahin rahe teri taraf se aaj ye elaan ho gae"

"kam kiyaa ham ne apni zaat pe ghaur ham to karte hain kaaenaat pe ghaur tum ne maane hain hukm ghairon ke kab kiyaa hai hamaari baat pe ghaur masale hal na ho sake apne kar chuke hain muzaakaraat pe ghaur baat hoti hai jab mohabbat ki karnaa paDtaa hai dil ki baat pe ghaur jab bhi milne ki baat kartaa huun karne lagte hain meri baat pe ghaur haadisa phir na pesh aataa hamein ye muhaafiz jo karte ghaat pe ghaur"

"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"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"