pahle saa rang-rup tumhaaraa nahin rahaa — Masood Ahmad

"dil-o-dimaagh mein kaisaa bhanvar banaa huaa hai zamir mere liye dard-e-sar banaa huaa hai main apni chhat ke liye kaaTtaa zarur magar shajar mein kitne parindon kaa ghar banaa huaa hai tum is bharose ko phir se bhi toD sakte ho jo taaza taaza abhi TuuT kar banaa huaa hai kahin to naqb lagaati hain raat-din saansein fasil-e-zaat mein koi to dar banaa huaa hai main kaise mom karun mom jaise shakhs ko bhi vo jaan-bujh ke patthar agar banaa huaa hai lagegi der use ret par utaarne mein vahi jo naqsh abhi aap par banaa huaa hai hamaare dard ke qisse bayaan kar kar ke sukhnavaron mein baDaa mo'atabar banaa huaa hai main apni had se tajaavuz karun to kaise karun miraa mazaar miri zaat par banaa huaa hai"

"chhupaa huaa thaa magar aashkaar honaa paDaa ye jang jiit ke mujh ko faraar honaa paDaa savaari koi mayassar thi kab safar ke liye so apne sar pe hi mujh ko savaar honaa paDaa ye sochtaa huun kahin is ki vajh main to nahin ye dar-ba-dar jo mujhe baar baar honaa paDaa shadid choT se aankhein phaTi rahin meri isi liye mujhe zinda shumaar honaa paDaa vo ik khushi jo akeli bhaTakti phir rahi thi ghamon ke saath use ham-kanaar honaa paDaa ye des bhi mujhe pardes ki tarah milaa hai mujhe vatan mein gharib-ud-dayaar honaa paDaa kiyaa hai andhaa tire din ki raushni ne mujhe mire vajud ko andar se ghaar honaa paDaa ye umr kam thi tiri raah dekhne ke liye isi liye to hamein sharmsaar honaa paDaa us aaine ne mujhe aks mein chhupaa liyaa thaa so aaine ke mujhe aar-paar honaa paDaa jab is qataar ke agle sire pe pohnch gayaa mujhe qataar se phir be-qataar honaa paDaa"

"ji rahaa huun abhi tadfin se rokaa jaae zindagi ko miri tauhin se rokaa jaae aql ne di hai duhaai ki bahar-taur mujhe dil ki har baat pe aamin se rokaa jaae solah-singhaar udaasi ne kiye hain phir se is ko aaraaish o tazin se rokaa jaae ye kitaabein to mohabbat kaa sabaq deti hain in ko nafrat ke mazaamin se rokaa jaae raaste band kiye jaataa hai divaanon par dasht ko aise qavaanin se rokaa jaae girya ye girya-e-yaaqub se bhi aage kaa ab hamein sabr ki talqin se rokaa jaae Dhaal ki koi zarurat nahin 'masud' agar vaar ko sura-e-yaasin se rokaa jaae"

"miri shikast kaa aaghaaz kaamraaniyon se main jang jiitaa muqaddar ki mehrbaaniyon se main der tak yahin saahil pe baiThaa rahtaa huun miraa mukaalima hotaa hai niile paaniyon se kabhi kabhi ye khanDar khud mujhe bataate hain ki meraa koi ta'alluq hai in kahaaniyon se har ek din nayaa mahshar uThaa ke laataa huun main tang aa ke qayaamat ki in nishaaniyon se vahi ki jis ki viraasat kaa daavedaar thaa main jhagaD rahaa huun usi saltanat ke baaniyon se nazar-navaaz bahaaron kaa giit sunte hi darakht jhumne lagte hain shaadmaaniyon se chhupaa ke rakkhun kahaan tere iltifaat ko main bachun to kaise bachun itni be-dhiyaniyon se hilaa ke rakh diyaa maujon ki sar-kashi ne use ulajhtaa buDhaa samundar kahaan javaaniyon se"

"ajab tarah vo kahaani se khelne lagaa hai bajaae aag ke paani se khelne lagaa hai isi ko kahte hain khatron se khelnaa shaayad vo bachpane mein javaani se khelne lagaa hai lage hain chhup ke parinde tamaashaa dekhne mein gulaab raat ki raani se khelne lagaa hai ghazab kaa saudaa hai din-raat ek karte hue hamaaraa sar bhi giraani se khelne lagaa hai ye dil ko shauq charaayaa hai kyaa jaraahat kaa har ek Tiis puraani se khelne lagaa hai ye kis ko aayaa hai lafzon se khelne kaa hunar sukut-e-shoala-bayaani se khelne lagaa hai kamaal chaal chali us ne band aankhon se vo khel kitni ravaani se khelne lagaa hai dhDaknaa bhuul na jaae ye dil mohabbat mein tumhaare gham ki nishaani se khelne lagaa hai"

"baadal banaa rahaa huun main ashkon ki bhaap se jhagDaa hai naa-guzir miraa apne aap se khushiyon ke saath mere ravaabit hain aaj-kal gham ko kashid kartaa huun Dholak ki thaap se jaaungaa saare masale virse mein chhoD kar tarke mein jo mile hain mujhe apne baap se puuraa kiyaa hai dil ne unhein kaanT-chhaanT kar vo dukh bahut baDe the kahin mere naap se haasil vasul kyaa hai khazaane pe baiTh kar kiilaa gayaa huun main kisi mantar ke jaap se masraf nikal to aaya hai andar ki aag kaa dil ke phaphole jalne lage hain alaap se sach-much kisi se koi adaavat nahin magar kuchh pun kamaa rahaa huun mohabbat ke paap se aise hi to main us kaa nishaana nahin banaa pahchaantaa thaa vo mujhe qadmon ki chaap se phir lahlahaa uThi hain tabassum ki khetiyaan khilne lage hain phuul dilon ke milaap se"

"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"