phunk kar dasht-e-'arab ki kokh mein ruh-e-iram — Allama Talib Jauhari

"andhi raat ke chehre par taariki kaa ghaaza thaa dhyaan ki uThti maujon mein jazbon kaa aavaaza thaa yuun to zakhm aur marham mein ik fitri samjhautaa hai lekin marham kyaa kartaa zakhm-e-mohabbat taaza thaa baasi phuul ki khushbu ne saare 'uqde khol diye us ke haath ki mehndi se pahle sirf andaaza thaa ham ko muqaddar chhoD gayaa aur kisi dar par varna jis par dastak deni thi vo us kaa darvaaza thaa ik mustahkam rishta hai basti kaa viraane se ghar mein moti bikhre the jangal mein shiraaza thaa basti ki pagDanDi se guzre the kuchh log abhi 'taalib' ham ko kyaa maa'lum Doli thi ki janaaza thaa"

"kahin badan tishnagi kaa sahraa kahin badan be-kanaar dariyaa rafaaqaton kaa haris sahraa kuduraton kaa shikaar dariyaa chanaab ke khushk saahilon par guzar gai khushk-lab javaani ham us ko paate to kaise paate ki vo thaa dariyaa ke paar dariyaa zaraa si ik aabju se ham ne bujhaa li pyaas apni naarasi ki hamaari sairaab khvaahishon ko milaa karein ab hazaar dariyaa khizaan ke mausam ki chira-dasti badan ke kapDe bhi le gai hai libaas thaa apni be-zari kaa phaTaa huaa taar-taar dariyaa vo ek juz thaa jo apne kul ki talab mein hairaan-o-muztarib thaa khule samundar ki khaaDiyon mein utar gayaa be-qaraar dariyaa main apni kashti jalaa rahaa thaa gham-e-zamaana ke saahilon par nigaah-e-hasrat se tak rahaa thaa mujhe miraa gham-gusaar dariyaa"

"varaq varaq meri daastaan hai shikaar huun apni aagahi kaa samundaron se fareb khaa kar suraagh paayaa hai tishnagi kaa main apni mushkil-pasand fitrat se qarz le kar jafaa-kashi kaa kahin bayaabaan mein jaa basungaa jahaan ijaara na ho kisi kaa miri samaa'at ke saare jangal navaa ke sho'lon se jal rahe hain mire 'ilaaqe pe kis qayaadat ne jaal pheinkaa hai raushni kaa jahaan kahin 'ilm ki qanaa'at ne vahm ke hausle baDhaae vahin ta'aqqul ki mukhbiri ne ghurur toDaa hai bandagi kaa main apne baatin ke zalzalon ki tabaah-kaari se bach to niklaa khaDaa huun aatish-fishaan ki zad par bhalaa ho ehsaas-e-kamtari kaa ye shahr-e-ahl-e-karam hai 'taalib' ye log hain laaiq-e-tamaashaa ho khvaahish-e-did misl-e-ghaalib to svaang bhar lo gadaagari kaa"

"jaise hi ziina bolaa tah khaane kaa kunDli maar ke baiThaa saanp khazaane kaa ham bhi zakhm-talab the apni fitrat mein vo bhi kuchh sachchaa thaa apne nishaane kaa raahib apni zaat mein shahr aabaad karein dair ke baahar pahraa hai viraane kaa vaqt ki qainchi us ke paron ko kaaT gai sham' se rishta Tuut gayaa parvaane kaa barse kyaa be-faiz zamin par abr-e-karam khaak kaa har zarra maqruz hai daane daane kaa subh savere shabnam chaaTne vaale phuul dekh liyaa khamyaaza pyaas bujhaane kaa baat kahi aur kah kar khud hi kaaT bhi di ye bhi ik pairaaya thaa samjhaane kaa 'taalib' un ko paanaa to dushvaar na thaa andesha thaa khud apne kho jaane kaa"

"gaanv ke ik chhoTe se ghar mein kuchh lamhe mahtaab rahaa lekin us ki yaad kaa paudaa barson tak shaadaab rahaa ai mire haal ki dushman yaado kyaa us ko taskin mili maazi mein jo shakhs harif-e-taskin-e-aa'saab rahaa apni saari gum-shuda bheDein jam' to kiin charvaahe ne un bheDon ke pichhe pichhe puure din betaab rahaa fasl-e-khizaan ki shaakh se lipTaa bele kaa ik tanhaa phuul kuchh kaliyon ki yaad sameTe raaton ko be-khvaab rahaa bichhDe the to saakit palkein sukhe peD ki shaakhein thiin us se bichhaD kar duur chale to koson tak sailaab rahaa pichhli raat ke pyaase lamhe jin galiyon mein biit gae un galiyon ko chhoD ke puure shahr mein qaht-e-aab rahaa jism ne apni 'umr guzaari sindh ke registaanon mein dil kam-bakht baDaa ziddi thaa aakhir tak panjaab rahaa us ki fitrat jaanne vaale tark-e-adab se jiit gae kitnaa tang-nazar thaa 'taalib' paaband-e-aadaab rahaa"

"jab naghma-zan thiin raatein jab bakht mehrbaan thaa apni bhi ik zamin thi apnaa bhi aasmaan thaa ab ham hain aur gumaan par andesha-e-yaqin hai ik roz har yaqin par andesha-e-gumaan thaa ham khaak ho gae hain is suud ke 'alaava jo hai vo raaegaan hai jo thaa vo raaegaan thaa main chup khaDaa huaa thaa harfon ke saaebaan mein maa'ni ki har jihat mein ik dasht-e-be-amaan thaa is vaahime ki baabat pahron ye sochtaa huun vo hai to kyon nahin hai vo thaa to phir kahaan thaa kal shab miri ragon mein bijli chamak rahi thi baadal garaj rahe the kal shab vo mehmaan thaa jab harf-e-sharmsaari us ke labon pe jaagaa vo lamha-e-tavaanaa sadiyon se bhi karaan thaa ham ne bhi tark kar di ab jism ki sukunat saayon ki sar-zamin thi aaseb kaa makaan thaa kal mujh pe khuub barse rashk-o-hasad ke patthar taaron ki anjuman mein yaadon ke darmiyaan thaa thaa jashn-e-taaj-poshi bhuton ke us nagar mein sunsaan the 'ilaaqe aur khauf kaa samaan thaa"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"