nazrein jhuki savaal pe mere javaab mein — JaiKrishn Chaudhry Habeeb

"mire hi dil se tu puchh kitni tiri adaaon mein zindagi hai tiraa sitam bhi karam hai mujh par tiri jafaaon mein zindagi hai jo tere javon se hai farozaan jo teri nikhat se jhumti hai jo tere naghmon se guunj uTThe unhin fazaaon mein zindagi hai inhin se rangin hai bazm-e-hasti inhin se nikhar hai husn-e-duniyaa jo chaahein samjhein jahaan vaale miri khataaon mein zindagi hai khushi mein sar dhunne vaalo sun lo ki kitnaa shirin hai naghma-e-gham jo TuuTe dil se sadaaein uTThi unhin sadaaon mein zindagi hai rachi hai sargoshiyaan si jin mein hamaare raaz-o-niyaaz ki hi jo husn-o-ulfat se hi basi hai unhin havaaon mein zindagi hai ghurur kitnaa bhi tum ko apne ho zehn-o-baazu ki quvvaton par zaraa to be-kas dilon se puchho ki kyaa duaaon mein zindagi hai tiri hasin kaa ho saaz bajtaa ki aabshaaron kaa ho tarannum ho raqs-e-gul yaa navaa-e-bulbul inhin navaaon mein zindagi hai jo be-niyaaz-e-zar-e-zamin hai jo dil ki daulat se hi ghani hai 'habib' in ko samajh na kamtar inhin adaaon mein zindagi hai"

"tiri mohabbat mein gham jo aae to us se baDh kar khushi nahin hai vafaa ki manzil ke khaar mein bhi gulon se kam dil-kashi nahin hai na tujh mein jurat hai rind ki si na tujh mein vusat dil-o-nazar ki aziim shai hai ye rasm-e-rindi ye sirf baada-kashi nahin hai libaas-e-nau mein havas ne aa kar mazaaq-e-husn-o-nazar hain badle vo ishq mein hai na sarfaroshi vo husn mein dilbari nahin hai tujhi se garmi thi mahfilon ki tujhi se thi vo chaman ki sairein nahin vo mahfil mein lutf baaqi gulon ke lab par hansi nahin hai nahin ye mumkin ki us ke dar se tu khaali daaman hi lauT jaae talab hi teri hai khaam ab tak nazar bhi dar par jami nahin hai khirad ki go hain hazaar aankhein hai dil ki sirf ek aankh lekin jo dil ki bujh jaae sham-e-ulfat to phir kahin raushni nahin hai gham-aashnaa teraa dil nahin hai to aae us mein gudaaz kaise jo saaz dil kaa nahin hai TuuTaa to us mein phir naghmagi nahin hai karoge kyaa tum 'habib' aakhir hayaat-e-tul-o-tavil le kar tabassum-e-gul ke ek lamhe mein kyaa koi zindagi nahin hai"

"khamosh nazron se husn-e-butaan ki baat karein na lab pe aai jo us daastaan ki baat karein rah-e-junun mein bhaTakte kahaan kahaan pahunche kahaan kahaan ki sunaaein kahaan ki baat karein jigar ke daagh dikhaane se faaeda kyaa hai abas hai mahz ke zor-e-zamaan ki baat karein na bhuul jaae zamaana vafaa ki qadron ko miTe jo ishq mein un ke nishaan ki baat karein jabin-e-shauq kaa sajda yahaan vahaan kyon ho jahaan ho azmat-e-sar ham vahaan ki baat karein qadam qadam pe guzarte hain imtihaan kitne chalo ki aaj nae imtihaan ki baat karein ye yaad-e-lutf-e-bahaaraan bhi kam nahin hai 'habib' bhari khizaan mein bhi kyaa ham khizaan ki baat karein"

"tumhaari aarzu tum se kahin baDh kar hasin nikli ki duniyaa ki har ik shai se yahi dil ke qarin nikli main samjhaa yaad bhi tark-e-taalluq par to aaegi magar jab dil TaTolaa hai vahin ye jaaguzin nikli abhi kuchh aur bhi khelo mire chaahat bhare dil se abhi bhi zakhm kam kam hain abhi hasrat nahin nikli sar-e-mahfil kiyaa rusvaa mujhe teri mohabbat ne jhuki jo naam par tere vo meri hi jabin nikli nigaahon ne tujhe DhunDaa tujhe dil se pukaaraa hai nazar aai na jo surat vo surat dil-nashin nikli hai do hi din ki umr-e-gul magar zinda-dili dekho tabassum lab pe raqsaan hai fazaa hargiz nahin nikli jahaan par sarhadein dair-o-haram ki khatm hoti hain vahin par nur-e-imaan hai vahin raah-e-yaqin nikli hamaari zindagi dariyaa ki mauj-e-muztarib si hai kahin ubhri kahin machli kahin Duubi kahin nikli uThaa karti hain maujon ki tarah hi hasratein dil mein nai kitni ubhar aaein jo ik hasrat kahin nikli shab-e-furqat 'habib' apnaa na koi kaam kaa niklaa na aansu baa-asar nikle na aah-e-aatishin nikli"

"shikva nahin gila nahin rabt koi baham nahin rasm-e-salaam kyaa jahaan pursish-e-haal-e-gham nahin go ki nahin nigaah mein dil se nahin ho duur tum dida-e-dil ke vaaste faasla besh-o-kam nahin bazm se aap kyaa gae raunaq-e-bazm le gae ab vo surur-e-dil kahaan aap gae to ham nahin aap ki yaad aa gai dil pe khushi si chhaa gai ab mujhe gham se vaasta ab mujhe koi gham nahin pahlaa saa vo karam kahaan lutf ki vo nazar kahaan hai ye sitam ki intihaa koi nayaa sitam nahin us ki nigaah-e-mast kaa ab bhi khumaar hai magar saaqi-e-dil-navaaz kaa pahlaa saa vo karam nahin daaman idhar hai taar taar rukh pe nahin udhar naqaab 'ishq agar hai be-vaqaar husn kaa bhi bharam nahin manzil-e-zindagi na puchh sirf safar hai zindagi paanv uThaa qadam baDhaa hosh sanbhaal tham nahin dekh kar un ke iltifaat rah gai dil ki dil mein baat hosh gayaa jo vo gae aae to dam mein dam nahin minnatein shaikh-o-barhaman kijiye kis liye 'habib' dil hai miri nigaah mein dair nahin haram nahin"

"kyaa kahun kyaa kyaa gayaa jab apnaa kaashaana gayaa khum gayaa saaqi gayaa aur ham se mai-khaana gayaa ho gae kitne hi gum aql-o-khirad ki raah mein manzil-e-maqsud tak to sirf divaana gayaa gosha-e-tahzib mein bhi ghaat mein sayyaad hai ab kabhi kaa farq-e-aabaadi-o-viraana gayaa aaj ki is zindagi ke tez-rau tufaan mein vaqt-e-zikr-e-saaghar-o-minaa-o-paimaana gayaa jiit le qalb-o-jigar qudrat kaa ab vo vaqt hai ab sanam ke jitne kaa lutf-e-afsaana gayaa zindagi ne ab taraashe nau-butaan-e-dil-rubaa vo puraanaa tarz-e-sajda aur but-khaana gayaa ham zamaane ke rukh-o-raftaar ki baatein karein ab vo lutf-e-garmi-e-raftaar-e-jaanaanaa gayaa aahan-o-tesha ki hai jhankaar naghma vaqt kaa ho gayaa khaamosh mutrib sher-e-rindaana gayaa khair maqdam ham nae dil se karein ab ai 'habib' raat guzri shama rukhsat aur parvaana gayaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"