naadida manzilon ke payambar bahut mile — Badr Shamsi

"tasvir-e-masarrat hai ki gham khoe hue hain kuchh ashk sar-e-dida-e-nam khoe hue hain mil kar bhi judaa rahnaa hai taqdir-e-mohabbat vo saamne aae hain to ham khoe hue hain hain zakhm-e-jigar mahv-e-munaajaat-e-mohabbat yaa zikr-e-ilaahi mein sanam khoe hue hain is vaqt na paaegi hamein gardish-e-dauraan is vaqt tiri yaad mein ham khoe hue hain in jaagti aankhon mein sulagte hain abhi tak kuchh khvaab jo khud apnaa bharam khoe hue hain khud se bhi mulaaqaat nahin tujh se bichhaD kar ham bhi tiri yaadon ki qasam khoe hue hain hai koi jo aa kar tire kuche kaa pata de kuchh log sar-e-dair-o-haram khoe hue hain ehsaas ko alfaaz kaa paikar nahin miltaa tahrir ki vaadi mein qalam khoe hue hain ab dil mein nahin 'badr' koi naqsh-e-tamannaa saae pas-e-divaar-e-haram khoe hue hain"

"guzri hui bahaar kaa koi pataa nahin is peD mein to ek bhi pattaa haraa nahin main khud bhi apne gosh-e-samaa'at pe baar huun vo harf huun jise tiraa lahja milaa nahin is bhiiD mein hain sab vahi derina ajnabi mere liye to ek bhi chehra nayaa nahin naaraaz mujh se shahr ke bachche hain is liye main un ke haath ban ke khilaunaa rahaa nahin pheinkaa hai kis ke haath ne patthar mein dekh lo patthar se baDh ke aur koi aaina nahin kis hausle se khud ko sameTe hue huun main TuuTaa huaa zarur huun bikhraa huaa nahin us se bichhaD ke milti koi raushni to kyaa ai 'badr' mujh ko khud miraa saae milaa nahin"

"aaina-e-khayaal mein khvaabon ke silsile dariyaa mein maujzan hain saraabon ke silsile mahke hain dil mein yuun tiri yaadon ke zakhm bhi jaise khile hon taaza gulaabon ke silsile phulon ki anjuman mein sitaaron ki chhaanv mein bikhre kahaan kahaan mire khvaabon ke silsile har shakhs hai khud apne khayaalaat kaa rasul chehre bhi hain khudaa ki kitaabon ke silsile ham bhi phire hain dasht-e-tamannaa mein sar-ba-kaf milte hain ham se khaana-kharaabon ke silsile ham hain savaal-e-‘arz-e-tamanna ki baazgasht ham par hue hain khatm javaabon ke silsile jaltaa huun zindagi ke jahannum mein raat-din jaari hain har nafas pe 'azaabon ke silsile apni haqiqaton ko chhupaae hue hain log chehre hain yaa hasin naqaabon ke silsile ai 'badr' zakhm-e-dil hain gham-e-dil pe khanda-zan dariyaa se khelte hain habaabon ke silsile"

"karam huaa bhi to kitne takallufaat ke baa'd 'ataa huaa gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-hayaat ke baa'd tire sitam ki qayaamat bhi dil pe guzri hai tiri nigaah-e-'inaayat ke haadsaat ke baa'd nazar nazar tiraa jalva nafas nafas khushbu 'ajib haal hai tark-e-ta'alluqaat ke baa'd khud apni shakl nazar aai un ki surat mein nazar uThi jo hijaab-e-ta’yyunaat ke baa'd kahin milaa na vo saaya ki dil Thahar jaataa tumhaare gham ki kaDi dhuup se najaat ke baa'd ye raushni unhin taarikiyon se phuTi hai yaqin dil ko milaa hai tavahhumaat ke baa'd hui hai 'badr' unhein zahmat-e-taghaaful bhi magar mire dil-e-paamaal-e-iltifaat ke baa'd"

"phir us nigaah kaa nashtar miri talaash mein hai sukun-e-dil kaa payambar miri talaash mein hai vo jis ne mujh ko kabhi aaine mein dekhaa thaa vo ek shakhs baraabar miri talaash mein hai main apni zaat mein bhaTkaa huaa musaafir huun har ek raah kaa patthar miri talaash mein hai ye zindagi kaa andheraa ye karb-e-tanhaai salib-o-daar kaa manzar miri talaash mein hai ba-naam-e-talkhi-e-dauraan ba-naam-e-zahr-e-hayaat sunaa hai phir koi saaghar miri talaash mein hai sukut-e-naaz ko andaaz-e-guftugu de kar kisi ki chashm-e-sukhanvar miri talaash mein hai milaa na chashma-e-haivaan se jis ko aab-e-hayaat nasib kaa vo sikandar miri talaash mein hai mujhe panaah de ai mere gham ki tanhaai umid-o-bim kaa lashkar miri talaash mein hai main 'badr' apne ujaale mein khud hi Duub gayaa tajalli-e-mah-o-akhtar miri talaash mein hai"

"har lamha bahr-e-vaqt ki tughyaaniyon mein huun Thahrun kahaan ki bahte hue paaniyon mein huun bikhraa huaa huun TuuTe hue khvaab ki tarah dekhaa gayaa huun jab se pareshaaniyon mein huun haalaat ki salib pe laTkaa huaa huun main masruf apne aap ki qurbaaniyon mein huun ye qaid Tuut jaae to shaayad sukun mile main apne hi vajud ke zindaaniyon mein huun ab zakhm zakhm hai mire ehsaas kaa badan shisha huun pattharon ki nigahbaaniyon mein huun aabaad mujh se hai mire khvaabon ki kaaenaat main vus’at-e-khayaal ki viraaniyon mein huun kyaa khush-libaas log hain shahr-e-libaas mein mahsus ho rahaa hai ki ‘uryaaniyon mein huun ai 'badr' soz-e-gham kaa ujaalaa hai har taraf main zulmaton mein rah ke bhi taabaaniyon mein huun"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"