piit ki chanchal agan thi daaera-dar-daaera — Krishn Murari

"phir jahaan-e-aarzu ki dilkashi bahlaa gai aati-jaati kuchh ruton ki raagni bharmaa gai phir badan kaa ik ta'alluq chuTkiyaan lene lagaa ik hasin mauj-e-havaa phir raaste mahkaa gai ishrat-e-nazzaargi thi be-khudi-e-shauq tak uf khirad ki raushni manzar sabhi dhundlaa gai ajnabi se lams shaayad ajnabi hi rah gae be-hisi be-chehragi chehron pe yaksar chhaa gai aah vo ehsaas kaa aalam ki jab lab sil gae aap-biti aap palkon par machal kar aa gai aasmaan-e-fikr par yaadon ki ik qaus-e-quzah maaziyon kaa ruup daur-e-haal mein dikhlaa gai raaston ki dhuul mein thiin irtiqaa ki manzilein justuju kuchh zindagi ke raaste dikhlaa gai aati-jaati sab ruton kaa le rahi thi jaaeza rahrav-e-darmaanda ki aankh jo pathraa gai raah chalte husn ki parchhaaiyon ke ruup mein kuchh machalti rangaton ki tishnagi bharmaa gai"

"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"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"