phir se kahnaa kyaa samjhe ho — Abdurrahman Momin

"yaqin kaun karegaa gumaan pe aayaa huun main apne aap se chhup kar yahaan pe aayaa huun mujhe bhi aql pareshaan karti rahti hai nahin nahin se guzar kar main haan pe aayaa huun mujhe vo dekh ke hairaan kyuun nahin hogaa zamin oDh ke main aasmaan pe aayaa huun ye baat tu hi bataa kis tarah bataaun tujhe main dil ke raaste teri zabaan pe aayaa huun na jaane kab se nahin mil sakaa huun main khud se main khud se milne tire aastaan pe aayaa huun ye iztiraab haqiqat mein iztiraab nahin khushi khushi main is aah-o-fughaan pe aayaa huun mujhe talaash na kar tu yahaan vahaan 'momin' nazar uThaa ki tire khvaab-daan pe aayaa huun"

"mujhe kisi ne bataayaa khudaa hai mere saath main kyaa bataaun use aur kyaa hai mere saath tujhe yaqin nahin aaegaa par haqiqat hai ye tu nahin hai koi dusraa hai mere saath ye mushkilaat bhi ab mere saath rahti hain ye jaanti hain ki mushkil-kushaa hai mere saath main kyaa bataaun tujhe yaad kyaa dilaaun tujhe tu jaantaa hai jo tu ne kiyaa hai mere saath agar vafaa ko bataaun vafaa bhi chikh paDe vafaa ke naam pe jo kuchh huaa hai mere saath sitam to ye hai ki main ne use bhi chhoD diyaa jo sab ko chhoD ke tanhaa khaDaa hai mere saath kisi se koi shikaayat nahin mujhe 'momin' jo honaa chaahiye vo ho rahaa hai mere saath"

"zamaane ko zamaane ki paDi hai hamein vaada nibhaane ki paDi hai ye duniyaa chaand par pahunchi hui hai tujhe lahore jaane ki paDi hai zaraa dekho idhar main jal rahaa huun tumhein aansu chhupaane ki paDi hai fasaana hi haqiqat ban gayaa hai haqiqat ko fasaane ki paDi hai abhi jo sher likkhaa bhi nahin hai abhi se vo sunaane ki paDi hai tire mehmaan vaapas jaa rahe hain tujhe mehmaan-khaane ki paDi hai vo tere dil mein aa baiThaa hai 'momin' tujhe divaar Dhaane ki paDi hai"

"tu agar meraa tazkira karegaa jhuuT bolegaa aur kyaa karegaa khud ko tu jaantaa nahin shaayad tu samajhtaa hai sab khudaa karegaa zakhm khaa kar bhi jo duaaein de kaun us kaa muqaabla karegaa kyaa use yaad bhi na aaungaa kyaa mujhe yaad vo kiyaa karegaa phir kahaan mil sakegaa vo mujh se jo mujhe aap se judaa karegaa apni jhuTi anaa ki khaatir to jaane kis kis se raabta karegaa dil hi aisaa hai baa-vafaa 'momin' bevafaa se bhi jo vafaa karegaa"

"main ne jab khvaab nahin dekhaa thaa tujh ko betaab nahin dekhaa thaa us ne simaab kahaa thaa mujh ko main ne simaab nahin dekhaa thaa hijr kaa baab hi kaafi thaa hamein vasl kaa baab nahin dekhaa thaa chaand mein tu nazar aayaa thaa mujhe main ne mahtaab nahin dekhaa thaa vo jo naayaab huaa jaataa hai us ko kamyaab nahin dekhaa thaa ek machhli hi nazar aai mujhe main ne taalaab nahin dekhaa thaa"

"kab talak istikhaara karein aap kuchh to ishaara karein aap kyon chaahte hain ki ham aaine par guzaaraa karein dil ko samjhaaein sab khel hai aur phir dil ko haaraa karein yaad aate hain vo din bahut kyon na vo din dobaara karein khvaab mein hi sahi par kabhi aap khud ko pukaaraa karein aap hi jab nahin hain to phir kyon na ham bhi kinaara karein"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"