nigaar-e-fan pe harifaan-e-sher ki yalghaar — Mohsin Ehsan

"maut se yaari na thi hasti se be-zaari na thi us safar par chal diye ham jis ki tayyaari na thi ham usi ki khaak se uTThe hain kundan ban ke aaj dosto jis shahr mein rasm-e-vafaadaari na thi ham ne khun-e-aarzu de kar munaqqash kar diyaa varna divaar-e-talab par aisi gul-kaari na thi mar gae sar phoD ke divaar-e-zindaan se asiir zindagi kunj-e-qafas mein maut se pyaari na thi ab shikast-e-aarzu hai baais-e-taskin-e-dil is se pahle to kabhi ye kaifiyat taari na thi jal rahaa hai har nafas ab apne gham ki aanch se saans lene mein kabhi 'mohsin' ye dushvaari na thi"

"tamaashaa is baras aisaa huaa hai samundar suukh kar sahraa huaa hai hamein bhejaa to hai duniyaa mein lekin hamaare saath kuchh dhokaa huaa hai mujhe lagtaa hai jaadugar ne mujh ko kisi zanjir se baandhaa huaa hai jahaan par shaadyaane baj rahe hain miraa lashkar vahin paspaa huaa hai jo mere aur us ke darmiyaan thi usi divaar par jhagDaa huaa hai asiraan-e-qafas ye puchhte hain muqimaan-e-chaman ko kyaa huaa hai kai din se bas ik harf-e-mohabbat sar-e-nok-e-zabaan aTkaa huaa hai guzargaahon mein sannaaTaa hai 'mohsin' ghubaar-e-ham-rahaan baiThaa huaa hai"

"thirakti lau ki bas ik aakhiri duaa suntaa phir us ke baad na kuchh mauja-e-havaa suntaa mujhe bhi lagti kuchh aasaan manzil-e-dushvaar jo dusron ki sadaa-e-naqush-e-paa suntaa kuchh is qadar bhi zamaane mein qaht-e-harf na thaa vo aashnaa thaa to aavaaz-e-aashnaa suntaa ba-juz zakhira-e-auhaam paas kuchh bhi nahin ye baat kaash vo girvida-e-anaa suntaa use pukaar chukaa zindagi mein haar chukaa miraa khudaa thaa to phir meri iltijaa suntaa ham ek umr se 'mohsin' khumaar-e-khvaab mein hain hamaari baat zamaane mein koi kyaa suntaa"

"durusht kyuun thaa vo itnaa kalaam se pahle ki meraa naam na thaa us ke naam se pahle vo sab charaagh ki thi jin mein raushni ki ramaq bujhaa diye gae basti mein shaam se pahle vo mehrbaan bhi hue dushmani pe aamaada ham aashnaa bhi na the jin ke naam se pahle khud-e'timaad kabhi the par ab ye aalam hai hazaar vasvase dil mein hain kaam se pahle hamaare dars-e-mohabbat kaa puchhte kyaa ho kitaabi chehra paDhaa hai kalaam se pahle subuk-ravaan-e-rah-e-gham ne zindagi 'mohsin' musaafiraana guzaari qayaam se pahle"

"bahte hue lamhon ki kahaani hi badal de dariyaa to badaltaa nahin paani hi badal de yaa ghar ko mire daulat-e-aaraam-o-sukun bakhsh yaa aarzu-e-naql-makaani hi badal de kyaa us se karein zahmat-e-takraar ki jo shakhs alfaaz ke mahfum-o-maaani hi badal de tarmim-o-tanvvo hai kahaani mein zaruri raajaa to badaltaa nahin raani hi badal de us ghar ki taraf us ki nishaani pe chale ho 'mohsin' vo agar ghar ki nishaani hi badal de"

"saae ki ummid thi taarikiyaan phailaa gayaa jo shajar phuTaa zamin se biij hi ko khaa gayaa kyaa gila tujh se ki gulshan kaa muqaddar hai yahi abr ghir kar jab bhi aayaa aag hi barsaa gayaa ab kinaaron se na maange qatre qatre kaa hisaab kyuun samundar ki taraf bahtaa huaa dariyaa gayaa meri sairaabi bhi meri tishnagi se kam na thi main misaal-e-abr aayaa surat-e-sahraa gayaa husn ke hamraah chaltaa thaa julusi-e-tishnagaan ishq tanhaa dahr mein aayaa thaa aur tanhaa gayaa 'mohsin'-ehsaan kisi baadal kaa TukDaa hai ki jo ek lamhe ke liye aayaa ghiraa barsaa gayaa"

"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"