pathrili si shaam mein tum ne aise yaad kiyaa jaanam — Anees Ansari

"jahaan dar thaa vahaan divaar kyuun hai alag naqshe se ye meamaar kyuun hai khudaa aazaad thaa haakim ki had se khudaa ke shahr mein sarkaar kyuun hai bahut aasaan hai mil-jul ke bahnaa nadi aur dhaar mein paikaar kyuun hai hazaaron rang ke phulon se khinch kar banaa hai shahd to bekaar kyuun hai kisi bhi samt se aa kar parinde sajaaein jhiil to aazaar kyuun hai tiri mahfil mein sab baiThe hain aa kar hamaaraa baiThnaa dushvaar kyuun hai banaa kar rakh tu ghar achchhaa rahegaa tu maalik ban kiraae-daar kyuun hai tumhaare saath ham aage baDhe the hamaari piiTh par talvaar kyuun hai khudaa se kyaa raqaabat hai sanam ki rah-e-masjid nazar mein khaar kyuun hai ibaarat mein na kar tahrif bejaa hamaare naam se bezaar kyuun hai parinde ko jo mauqa do dikhaa de bandhe par kaa safar laachaar kyuun hai paDosi ho to phal yaa phuul laate tumhaare haath mein hathiyaar kyuun hai zamin phaili hui hai aasmaan tak bas ik TukDe pe yuun takraar kyuun hai"

"tumhaare shahr mein itne makaan gire kaise mire aziiz Thikaane dhuaan hue kaise main shahr-e-jabr se guzraa to surakh-ru ho kar unhein ye fikr lahu kaa nishaan miTe kaise sunaa rahaa huun kahaani hazaar raaton ki ki shaahzaade ke sar se sinaan haTe kaise hisaab khuub rakhaa tum ne apni laagat kaa mire nisaab mein sud-o-ziyaan chale kaise har ek shakhs tumhaari tarah nahin hotaa koi kisi se mohabbat kahaan kare kaise jahaan bhi shaam hui ghar banaa liyaa apnaa makaan bahut the magar be-makaan rahe kaise 'anis' tum to bahut tez chaal chalte the zaraa hamein bhi bataao miyaan gire kaise"

"miraa har tiir nishaane pe na pahunchaa aakhir dar-safar mein bhi Thikaane pe na pahunchaa aakhir totli umr mein jo bachcha zaraa mushfiq thaa kuchh baDaa ho ke dahaane pe na pahunchaa aakhir ji ko samjhaataa huun qismat mein likhaa thaa so huaa kuchh sambhal kar bhi bahaane pe na pahunchaa aakhir ek gham hotaa to siine se lagaa letaa koi gham kaa ambaar uThaane pe na pahunchaa aakhir phal katarne ke liye Daar utar aati thi be-samar koi bulaane pe na pahunchaa aakhir shahr kuchh chhuT gae gard-e-safar lipTi rahi koi rudaad sunaane pe na pahunchaa aakhir"

"is shahr ke log ajiib se hain ab sab hi tumhaare asiir hue jab jaan pe baraste the patthar us vaqt hamin dil-gir hue kuchh log tumhaari aankhon se karte hain talab hiire moti ham sahraa sahraa Duub gae ik aan mein jogi faqir hue tum dard ki lazzat kyaa jaano kab tum ne chakhe hain zahr-e-subu ham apne vajud ke shaahid hain sangsaar hue shamshir hue ye pahron pahron soch-nagar raaton raaton be-khvaab lahar phir kaise kaTegaa dhup-safar jab piir luTi jaagir hue ik umr guzaari hai yuun hi saayon ke taaaqub mein ham ne Tuk baiTh gae phir chal nikle hans bol liye dil-gir hue kuchh shahr tumhaaraa tang bhi thaa kuchh tum bhi the kamzor zaraa patthar ki nigaahon ke Dar se tum apne hi ghar mein asiir hue"

"baDaa aazaar-e-jaan hai vo agarche mehrbaan hai vo agarche mehrbaan hai vo baDaa aazaar-e-jaan hai vo misaal-e-aasmaan hai vo mujhe zarkhez kartaa hai mujhe zarkhez kartaa hai misaal-e-aasmaan hai vo karim-o-saaebaan hai vo mujhe mahfuz rakhtaa hai mujhe mahfuz rakhtaa hai karim-o-saaebaan hai vo agarche be-makaan hai vo panaahein mujh ko detaa hai panaahein mujh ko detaa hai agarche be-makaan hai vo baDaa aaraam-e-jaan hai vo liye phirtaa hai siine mein liye phirtaa hai siine mein baDaa aaraam-e-jaan hai vo agarche be-zabaan hai vo nazar se baat kartaa hai nazar se baat kartaa hai agarche be-zabaan hai vo ik aisaa zahr-e-jaan hai vo main jis ko pi ke zinda huun main jis ko pi ke zinda huun ik aisaa zahr-e-jaan hai vo ki bahr-e-be-karaan hai vo tabhi saahil nahin miltaa tabhi saahil nahin miltaa ki bahr-e-be-karaan hai vo mizaaj-e-dushmanaan hai vo paraayaa bhi hai apnaa bhi paraayaa bhi hai apnaa bhi mizaaj-e-dushmanaan hai vo kamaal-e-dostaan hai vo vahi avval vahi aakhir vahi avval vahi aakhir kamaal-e-dostaan hai vo amir-e-kaarvaan hai vo main us ki raah chaltaa huun main us ki raah chaltaa huun amir-e-kaarvaan hai vo baDaa gauhar-fishaan hai vo mujhe bhi kuchh guhar degaa mujhe bhi kuchh guhar degaa baDaa gauhar-fishaan hai vo sunahri kahkashaan hai vo dahakte hain kai suraj dahakte hain kai suraj sunahri kahkashaan hai vo sunaa hai mehrbaan hai vo 'anis' itraate phirte hain 'anis' itraate phirte hain sunaa hai mehrbaan hai vo"

"naam teraa bhi rahegaa na sitamgar baaqi jab hai firaun na changez kaa lashkar baaqi apne chehron ko siyaahi mein chhupaane vaalo nok-e-neza pe hai suraj saa koi sar baaqi tere virse pe hain ghaasib ki uqaabi nazrein ghaflaton se nahin rahte ye javaahar baaqi ik sadaf sath-e-samandar pe bahaa jaataa hai aur saahil pe nahin ek shanaavar baaqi ek saf hon to banein siisa pilaai divaar hon adu ke liye raahein na kahin dar baaqi qadr kam hoti hai taqsim jo hotaa hai adu haasil-e-jama mein barakat hai baraabar baaqi jaal phir laayaa hai sayyaad phansaane ke liye mil ke uD jaaein parinde na rahe Dar baaqi zulm se sar ko na Takraaein to phir sajda karein haan pata hai ki dar hogaa na kahin sar baaqi ham shahidon ko kabhi murda nahin kahte 'anis' rizq jannat mein mile shaan yahaan par baaqi"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"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"