phir jahaan-e-aarzu ki dilkashi bahlaa gai — Krishn Murari

"zindagi bhar ham jise kahte rahe hain zindagi hai faqat tasvir-e-hasrat sar-basar tishna-labi chaahaton ke shokh naghmon se musalsal khelti aas ki masti fazaa mein duur tak lahraa gai phir udaasi shaam ki kuchh aur gahri ho gai phir kisi ghaaeb-shuda manzar ki hai jaadugari manzilon ki ik shagufta manzari ko naapti saanvli si ik thakan hai manzilon ke paas hi yuun musalsal mauj mein hai ek tufaan-e-nafi mutmain hai zakhm-e-dil se zakhm-e-dil ki taazgi yaad teri kuchh dabe paanv hi shaayad aa gai dastakein hain ab dar-e-dil par bahut khaamosh si munakis hai shokh nuqton par mizaaj-e-shaaeri ek sanjida tanavvo lahja lahja pukhtagi lamha lamha kuchh nai be-taabiyon se aashnaa nit-nae tevar badalti hai fazaa bhar aagahi in labon par saj gai harf-e-ijaazat ki tarah ik ghalat andaaz lahje ki hasin aavaargi gungunaate hain sitaare jhilmilaati loriyaan vaqt ko shaayad fazaa ki god mein niind aa gai bebasi kuchh is tarah likkhi hai chehre par mire aanktaa hai har bashar yaksar miri bechaargi ab sameTo daastaanon kaa bikhartaa silsila hai navaa-e-nim-shab ki saadhnaa khaamoshi si"

"piit ki chanchal agan thi daaera-dar-daaera raqs mein koi lagan thi daaera-dar-daaera aas ki sundar kiran thi daaera-dar-daaera shokhi-e-rang-e-chaman thi daaera-dar-daaera khud mein hi kitni magan thi daaera-dar-daaera justuju jo be-thakan thi daaera-dar-daaera chuTkiyaan letaa rahaa thaa haadisa ik qurb kaa naachti shital pavan thi daaera-dar-daaera ujli ujli raushni se khelti thi dam-ba-dam teri zulf-e-pur-shikan thi daaera-dar-daaera chehra chehra kuchh nai be-taabiyon se aashnaa soch ki dilbar thakan thi daaera-dar-daaera dam-ba-dam aankhon mein raqsaan nit-nae andaaz se shokhi-e-simin-badan thi daaera-dar-daaera chand naa-karda gunaahon ke tavaaf-e-shauq mein fikr-o-fan ki ik jhanan thi daaera-dar-daaera phir kisi harf-e-tahi kaa zaaiqa lab par liye ek chintaa tan-badan thi daaera-dar-daaera ik javaan si sansanaahaT kaa darakhshaan silsila aarzuon ki phaban thi daaera-dar-daaera ubhre sinon ki machalti marmarin si taazgi kis qadar tauba-shikan thi daaera-dar-daaera"

"chhaa gai soch ki ek be-kal ghaTaa dekh mausam ye shaayad hai barsaat kaa koi nazrein bachaa kar gayaa paas se koi nazrein churaa kar rahaa dekhtaa raqs mein thi khayaalon ki ik anjuman jhanjhanaane lagi shokh dilkash fazaa gungunaane lagi husn ki be-rukhi jab kisi ki vafaaon kaa charchaa huaa raqs karti rahin shokh tanhaaiyaan yaad kaa ek mausam suhaanaa lagaa thaa javaabon talak ek lambaa safar ajnabi se savaalon ne uljhaa diyaa bitte mausamon ki adaaein liye haadisa ek dil par guzartaa gayaa phir na guzri kabhi chain se zindagi teri bechain nazron ne kyaa kah diyaa"

"na zer-e-paa zamin baandho na sar par aasmaan baandho faqat tark-e-tamannaa ki dilon mein daastaan baandho lataafat phir milegi kab hasin rangin shaamon ki isi nuqte pe Thahraa hai yahi dilkash samaan baandho badalti kuchh ruton par aas hai be-kal manaazir ki tum apni lazzat-e-husn-e-nazar ko darmiyaan baandho badan-bhar ik ta'alluq chuTkiyaan lene lage shaayad guzarte khushnumaa manzar kaa aks-e-shaadmaan baandho jahaan-e-shauq ki phir ishrat-e-aavaargi le kar machaltaa dilrubaa be-kal surur-e-jaavedaan baandho bikharti dhuul raahon ki machalti jaae rah rah kar masaafat ke junun mein ye ghubaar-e-kaarvaan baandho lataafat chaahaton ki muskuraati hai fazaaon mein vahi chanchal hasin dilkash hadis-e-dostaan baandho nazar ke zaaviyon se naap lo ye shauq ki duniyaa koi ummid ahl-e-husn se kyon raaegaan baandho"

"dar-khur-e-zist mohabbat ne banaayaa hai mujhe jaam raahat kaa tire gham ne pilaayaa hai mujhe ik ujaalaa ki machaltaa hai mire pahlu mein is ujaale ne andheron mein sajaayaa hai mujhe koi ummid nahin duur hai manzil meri apni hi sust-ravi ne ye bataayaa hai mujhe koi raahon mein mujhe DhunD rahaa hai shaayad manzil-e-shauq ne phir paas bulaayaa hai mujhe shaa’iri rah gai ab zehn kaa kiiDaa ban kar fikr-e-ash'aar ne din-raat sataayaa hai mujhe"

"chhanak chhanak si paael paael naache shokh nashili miTTi bikti jaae nagri nagri badan badan chamkili miTTi karvaT karvaT dard chhupaa kar palkon par sapne bikhraa kar ashkon se ham gundh rahe hain kaali niili piili miTTi chhoD ke mat tum jaanaa hargiz basti ke albele logo degi roz sadaaein tum ko basti ki rangili miTTi palkon kaa sangit sunaa kar chaahat ki khushbu lahraa kar man aangan mein dhuup bichhaae muTThi bhar chamkili miTTi dhaDkan dhaDkan mein bas jaae qurbat qurbat dil bahlaae dilbar dilbar raas rachaae pag pag sughaD sajili miTTi shahr-o-qarya ghuum gai hai man masti mein jhuum rahi hai mahlon ki mehraab bani hai gaanv ki sharmili miTTi umaD rahaa hai be-kal be-kal prem kaa dariyaa tufaan tufaan humak rahi hai aaj ghaDe ki kachchi kachchi piili miTTi kumhaaran ne chaak chalaayaa be-kal saa jaadu dikhlaayaa rup-rup mein Dhalti jaae chanchal chhail-chhabeli miTTi haule-haule chal ai raahi sanbhal sanbhal kar narm-ravi se main bhi thi sartaaj kisi ki bol rahi hai giili miTTi"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"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"