naa-rasaai ki hansi khud hi uDaate kyon ho — Arman Najmi

"dimaagh-o-dil pe ho kyaa asar andhere kaa ki dida-var bhi hai ab ham-safar andhere kaa dayaar-e-nur mein har samt khaak uDne lagi vajud hone lagaa mo'atabar andhere kaa ye raasta to charaaghon se jagmagaataa hai idhar se hone lagaa kyuun guzar andhere kaa ab is ke phulne-phalne mein din hi kitne hain jaDein jamaa to chukaa hai shajar andhere kaa yahaan to raushniyon kaa paDaav hotaa hai to kyaa yahin pe basegaa nagar andhere kaa sisakti shamon kaa ye aakhiri Thikaanaa hai shurua hogaa yahin se safar andhere kaa basiraton ke amiin hain hamin magar ham ne basaa liyaa hai rag-o-pai mein Dar andhere kaa manaao khair ujaalon ke baam-o-dar vaalo fazaa mein raqs-kunaan hai sharar andhere kaa vo apne saath to le kar charaagh chalte the shikaar kyuun hue ahl-e-nazar andhere kaa"

"pichhli rafaaqaton kaa na itnaa malaal kar apni shikastagi kaa bhi thoDaa khayaal kar Das le kahin tumhin ko na mauqaa nikaal kar rakkho na aastin mein koi saanp paal kar sharmindagi kaa zakhm na gahraa lage kahin kuchh is qadar daraaz na dast-e-savaal kar meri tarah na tu bhi ghuTan kaa shikaar ho khud apni khvaahishon ko na yuun paaemaal kar jo aap ki nigaah mein itnaa buland hai dekhaa hai us kaa zarf bhi main ne khangaal kar lamhon ki tund mauj se bachnaa muhaal hai rakhkhoge kaise yaad ki khushbu sambhaal kar 'armaan' bas ek lazzat-e-izhaar ke sivaa miltaa hai kyaa khayaal ko lafzon mein Dhaal kar"

"jaane kis aalam-e-ehsaas mein khoe hue hain ham hain vo log ki jaage hain na soe hue hain apne anjaam kaa dekhegaa tamaashaa kabhi vo jite-ji ham to abhi se use roe hue hain daagh miTtaa nahin kuchh aur numaayaan huaa hai apne haath aap ne kis chiiz se dhoe hue hain kuchh samajh mein nahin aataa ye mukaafaat-e-amal kaaTte kyuun nahin jo aap ne boe hue hain ruuh apni rahi hai qurb-e-badan se sarshaar ham farishte nahin daaman ko bhigoe hue hain saans lene ko bhi ab in ki taraf dekhtaa huun nok-e-nashtar jo rag-e-jaan mein chubhoe hue hain kyaa milaa un se hamein khaak nadaamat ke sivaa ham bhi kin khvaabon ki taabir ko Dhoe hue hain itne naadaan bhi nahin ham ki samajh bhi na sakein aap lahje mein jo shirini samoe hue hain"

"badlegaa rukh havaa kabhi to khul jaaegaa raasta kabhi to ghaflat pe khud apni chaunk uTThegaa sun kar vo miri sadaa kabhi to ho jaaegaa munkashif bhi khud par dekhegaa vo aaina kabhi to kab tak ye adaa-e-be-niyaazi TuTegaa ye silsila kabhi to kholegaa vo mujh pe baab-e-rahmat sun legaa miri du'aa kabhi to qaaem hai umiid par hi duniyaa hal hogaa ye masala kabhi to kar degaa zamin kaa bojh halkaa uTThegaa giraa huaa kabhi to baiThaa huun main us ke raaste par ho jaaegaa saamnaa kabhi to di hai dard-e-dil pe us ke dastak tai hogaa ye faasla kabhi to"

"kabhi to aa ke milo meraa haal to puchho ki mujh se chhuT ke bhi aaj kaise zinda ho javaaniyon ki ye rut kis tarah guzarti hai bas ek baar tum apni nazar se dekh to lo vo aarzuon kaa mausam to kab kaa biit chukaa main kab se jhel rahaa huun dukhon ke sahraa ko masarraton ki rutein to tumhaare saath gaiin main kaise duur karun ruuh ki udaasi ko guzar na jaao sar-e-raah ajnabi ki tarah tumhaaraa khvaab huun main tum to mujh ko pahchaano jo jaa chuke vo musaafir na aaeinge armaan bas ab to dafn karo nim-jaan umidon ko"

"jo gum-gashta hai us ki zaat kyaa hai gharib-e-shahr ki auqaat kyaa hai saron par saaya-e-aafaat kyaa hai jo kaTti hi nahin vo raat kyaa hai na hone aur hone ki haqiqat savaal-e-nafi-o-isbaat kyaa hai jami hai gard ki tah bastiyon par havaa ke haath mein saughaat kyaa hai hiqaarat mein bujhe kuchh tir-o-nashtar mire kashkol mein khairaat kyaa hai bujhaa paaein na un ko oDh paaein guzishta mausamon ki baat kyaa hai kabhi dekhaa na us ko baar-aavar hamaari fasl-e-imkaanaat kyaa hai varaq par kyuun utarte hain sharaare lahu mein shoala-e-jazbaat kyaa hai ubharte Dubte rahte hain saae tamaashaa ek saa din raat kyaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"