parinda aaine se kyaa laDegaa — Imran Aami

"tujh se ik haath kyaa milaa liyaa hai shahr ne vaaqia banaa liyaa hai ham to ham the ki us pari-ru ne aaine kaa bhi dil churaa liyaa hai varna ye sail-e-aab le jaataa shahr ko aag ne bachaa liyaa hai aisi naav mein kyaa safar karnaa jis ne dariyaa ko dukh sunaa liyaa hai kuza-gar ne hamaari miTTi se kyaa banaanaa thaa kyaa banaa liyaa hai dekhiye pahle kaun martaa hai saanp ne aadmi ko khaa liyaa hai jaane vaalon ko ab ijaazat hai ham ne apnaa diyaa bujhaa liyaa hai jab koi baat hi nahin 'aami' aasmaan sar pe kyuun uThaa liyaa hai"

"zakhm ab tak vahi siine mein liye phirtaa huun kuufe vaalon ko madine mein liye phirtaa huun jaane kab kis ki zarurat mujhe paD jaae kahaan aag aur khaak safine mein liye phirtaa huun ret ki tarah phisalte hain miri aankhon se khvaab aise bhi khazine mein liye phirtaa huun ek naakaam mohabbat miraa sarmaaya hai aur kyaa khaak dafine mein liye phirtaa huun dil pe likkhaa hai kisi aur pari-zaad kaa naam naqsh ik aur nagine mein liye phirtaa huun is liye sab se alag hai miri khushbu 'aami' mushk-e-mazdur pasine mein liye phirtaa huun"

"is dasht se aage bhi koi dasht-e-gumaan hai lekin ye yaqin kaun dilaaegaa kahaan hai ye ruuh kisi aur ilaaqe ki makin hai ye jism kisi aur jazire kaa makaan hai kartaa hai vahi kaam jo karnaa nahin hotaa jo baat main kahtaa huun ye dil suntaa kahaan hai kashti ke musaafir pe yunhi taari nahin khauf Thahraa huaa paani kisi khatre kaa nishaan hai jo kuchh bhi yahaan hai tire hone se hai varna manzar mein jo khiltaa hai vo manzar mein kahaan hai is raakh se uThti hui khushbu ne bataayaa marte hue logon ki kahaan jaa-e-amaan hai ye kaar-e-sukhan kaar-e-abas to nahin 'aami' ye qaafiya-paimaai nahin husn-e-bayaan hai"

"ehtiyaatan use chhuaa nahin hai aadmi hai koi khudaa nahin hai dasht mein aate jaate rahte hain ye hamaare liye nayaa nahin hai tum samajhte ho naakhudaa khud ko tum pe dariyaa abhi khulaa nahin hai jis kaa hal sochne mein vaqt lage vo mohabbat hai masala nahin hai baagh par sher kahne vaalon kaa ek misraa haraa-bharaa nahin hai ret hi ret hai tah-e-dariyaa yaani sahraa abhi miraa nahin hai aao chalte hain ab khalaa ki taraf sun rahe hain vahaan khalaa nahin hai"

"jitne paani mein koi Duub ke mar saktaa hai utnaa paani to miri ok mein bhar saktaa hai ye to main roz kinaare pe khaDaa sochtaa huun pyaas baDh sakti hai dariyaa bhi utar saktaa hai ik diyaa aur to kuchh kar nahin saktaa lekin shab ki divaar mein darvaaza to kar saktaa hai husn-e-tartib se rakkhi hui yaadon ki taraf dekhne vaalaa kisi roz bikhar saktaa hai is kaa titli saa badan duur se dekhaa jaae vo kisi haath mein aate hue mar saktaa hai tum zaraa soch ke us shakhs pe takiya karnaa vo farishta nahin vaade se makr saktaa hai dil ko aankhon se ulajhne nahin detaa 'aami' varna dariyaa se samundar bhi guzar saktaa hai"

"baat dil ko mire lagi nahin hai mere bhaai ye shaaeri nahin hai jaanti hai mire charaagh ki lau kaun se ghar mein raushni nahin hai vo taalluq bhi mustaqil nahin thaa ye mohabbat bhi daaimi nahin hai main jo qissa sunaa chukaa to khulaa koi divaar bolti nahin hai dekhne vaali aankh bhi to ho kaun dariyaa mein jal-pari nahin hai buzdilaa chhup ke vaar kartaa hai tujh ko tahzib-e-dushmani nahin hai kyaa karun is bahisht ko jis mein ek botal sharaab ki nahin hai tujh se milnaa bhi hai nahin bhi mujhe aur tabiat ulajh rahi nahin hai kaun se shahr ke charaagh ho tum tum mein dam bhar ki raushni nahin hai jis kaa charchaa hai shahr mein 'aami' vo ghazal to abhi kahi nahin hai"

"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"

"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"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"