parinde be-qaraari mein — Khurshid Talab

"dhuaan uDaate hue din ko raat karte hue malang aag se tathir-e-zaat karte hue kahaa to thaa ye amaanat sambhaal kar rakhnaa hamaari nazr vo kul kaaenaat karte hue main ek jang khud apne khilaaf laDtaa huaa tamaam azv-e-badan mujh se ghaat karte hue ki ham bane hi na the ek dusre ke liye ab is yaqin ko jiinaa hayaat karte hue har ek qaid se aazaad bandishon se pare hasin log hasin vaardaat karte hue agarche kaam thaa mushkil magar maza aayaa kashid zahr se aab-e-hayaat karte hue"

"na shahr mein na kisi dasht-e-hu mein khaak hue hamaare khvaab hamaare lahu mein khaak hue kisi ke haath lagaa kab vo maahtaab-badan kai jiyaale vahin justuju mein khaak hue dhuaan saa uThtaa hai dil se jo sochtaa huun kabhi vo kaun the jo miri aarzu mein khaak hue the kitne giit jo aavaaz ko taraste rahe hazaar raag rag-e-khush-gulu mein khaak hue ab is se achchhaa-bhalaa ikhtitaam kyaa hotaa uThe the main se magar jaa ke tu mein khaak hue"

"tamaasha rahguzar-dar-rahguzar afsos kaa hai bhale hi khush hain sab lekin safar afsos kaa hai bahishti baagh ki sab titliyaan hain par-burida shikasta rang taa-hadd-e-nazar afsos kaa hai abhi itraa rahe hain saakinaan-e-qasr-shaahi abhi aankhon se un ke mahv ghar afsos kaa hai haveli ab kahaan jo qahqahon se gunjti thi jahaan tak dekhtaa huun main khanDar afsos kaa hai kahaan mumkin tire ishrat-kade mein shaam kaaTein abhi to saamnaa har gaam par afsos kaa hai azizo aao ab ik alvidaa'i jashn kar lein ki is ke baa'd ik lambaa safar afsos kaa hai"

"qusur-vaar jo tum ho khataa hamaari bhi hai diye bujhaane mein shaamil havaa hamaari bhi hai bahut aziiz hamein teri dosti hai magar agar ghurur hai tujh mein anaa hamaari bhi hai hamein bhi zeb-e-samaaat kabhi banaayaa jaae dabi dabi hi sahi ik sadaa hamaari bhi hai kisi ne dil pe mire haath rakh ke puchhaa thaa tiri bahisht mein kyaa koi jaa hamaari bhi hai ham is zamin se kis tarah dast-kash ho jaaein isi zamin ke andar ghizaa hamaari bhi hai har ek aankh mein khud ko talaash karte hain abhi shanaakht 'talab' gum-shuda hamaari bhi hai"

"jis ko dekho vahi paikaar mein uljhaa huaa hai har garebaan kisi taar mein uljhaa huaa hai dasht bechain hai vahshat ki paziraai ko dil-e-vahshi dar-o-divaar mein uljhaa huaa hai jang dastak liye aa pahunchi hai darvaaze tak shaahzaada lab-o-rukhsaar mein uljhaa huaa hai ik hikaayat lab-e-izhaar pe hai sokhta-jaan ek qissa abhi kirdaar mein uljhaa huaa hai sar ki qimat mujhe maalum nahin hai lekin aasmaan tak miri dastaar mein uljhaa huaa hai aaiye biich ki divaar giraa dete hain kab se ik masala be-kaar mein uljhaa huaa hai"

"lagtaa hai pech-o-taab ke aage kuchh aur hai is shor-e-inqalaab ke aage kuchh aur hai be-shak mire savaal ke pichhe hai aur baat kyaa tere is javaab ke aage kuchh aur hai har chand meri aankhon ne dekhaa nahin hunuz lekin tilism-e-khvaab ke aage kuchh aur hai jo tujh se khush-jamaal hai aur dil-fareb bhi duniyaa tire shabaab ke aage kuchh aur hai uDtaa huaa uqaab to aankhon mein qaid hai ab dekhiye uqaab ke aage kuchh aur hai haan jis se us zamin kaa tavaazun hai barqaraar din raat ke azaab ke aage kuchh aur hai parda paDaa huaa hai miri aankh par talab yaa barq-o-aaftaab ke aage kuchh aur hai"

"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"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"

"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"