raat aai hai guzar jaaegi — Mahmood Shaam

"dinner pe aaj koi us saa aashnaa bhi na thaa vo is se pahle agarche kahin milaa bhi na thaa usi ne aaj bataayaa mujhe ki kaun huun main vo jis ko aaj se pahle main jaantaa bhi na thaa kahaan huun kyuun huun har ik saans puchhti hai mujhe kabhi main apne savaalon mein yuun ghiraa bhi na thaa kisi ki mez pe hi rah gai na jaane kyuun vo Diary ki abhi jis pe kuchh likhaa bhi na thaa tamaam shahr sadaaon ke ik bhanvar mein hai miraa makaan kabhi aise Doltaa bhi na thaa mujhe na jaane vo siine se kyuun lagaae phiraa main koi gul bhi na thaa mauja-e-havaa bhi na thaa vo jis ki dhun mein ham itvaar ko bhi ghar na rahe milaa to apni taraf 'shaam' dekhtaa bhi na thaa"

"roz-o-shab ki shaakh se bichhDaa huaa pattaa huun main vaqt bhi ab DhunDhtaa hai jis ko vo lamha huun main dil ke shishe TuuT jaate hain miri aavaaz se ik shikasta saaz se ubhraa huaa naghma huun main ham-nashinon ko kabhi aati nahin hai aanch tak kitni ThanDi aag hai jis mein sadaa jaltaa huun main zindagi ke shor mein simTe rahe zarre mire ik zaraa tanhaa huaa to kis tarah bikhraa huun main rangton kaa sail thaa yaa khushbuon ki lahr thi ab talak us husn mein us jhiil mein Duubaa huun main in chamakti shaah-raahon par kise apnaa kahun shahr hain aabaad apnon se magar tanhaa huun main 'shaam' yuun to ab khalaaon mein hain apni manzilein aur dekhun to usi dharti se be-rishta huun main"

"umr guzri ki tiri dhun mein chalaa thaa dariyaa jaa-ba-jaa ghumtaa hai aaj bhi paglaa dariyaa banti jaati hain guhar kitni hi bholi yaadein ye miraa dil hai ki Thahraa huaa gahraa dariyaa na kisi mauj kaa naghma hai na girdaab kaa raqs jaane kyaa baat hai khaamosh hai saaraa dariyaa thal ke siine pe pighal jaati hai jab chaand ki barf duur tak ret pe bahtaa hai sunahraa dariyaa haae vo rang bhare pyaar ke maskan pattan haae vo naav se rah rah ke lipaTtaa dariyaa 'shaam' aakaash pe jab phailtaa hai din kaa lahu Duub jaataa hai kisi soch mein bahtaa dariyaa"

"zindagi jis se jaagti hai abhi vo kahaani to an-kahi hai abhi raah mein aur bhi main koh-e-giraan ek divaar hi giri hai abhi jumbish-e-lab hi ban gai tufaan sainkaDon harf guftani hai abhi"

"TuuTe hain kaise khvaahishon ke aainon ko dekh palkon ki tah mein bikhri hui kirchiyon ko dekh main huun tiraa hi aks mire rang par na jaa aankhon mein jhaank apni hi tanhaaiyon ko dekh ye aasmaan ke badle hue rang ghaur kar in mausamon ke biphre hue tevaron ko dekh sun to dar-e-khayaal pe fardaa ki dastakein khud kaa hisaar toD ke jaati ruton ko dekh galiyon mein ghumti hain hazaaron kahaaniyaan chehron pe naqsh vaqt ki pahnaaiyon ko dekh ik ik palak pe chhaai hai mahrumiyon ki shaam zabt-e-sukhan ki aag mein jalte labon ko dekh kahti hai 'shaam' kuchh to makaanon ki khaamushi be-muddaaa nahin hain khule rauzanon ko dekh"

"phir ik saathi mujhe akelaa chhor gayaa aap sidhaaraa apnaa saayaa chhoD gayaa us ko kitne peD sadaaein dete the vo to sab ko yunhi bulaataa chhoD gayaa ab tak maidaanon ke jism chamakte hain jaane kaisi miTTi dariyaa chhoD gayaa lipaT lipaT kar ik duuje se rote hain jin patton ko havaa kaa jhonkaa chhoD gayaa chaandni shab tu jis ko DhunDne aai hai ye kamra vo shakhs to kab kaa chhoD gayaa chaal thi kitni tez badalte mausam ki kitne hi lamhon ko sisaktaa chhoD gayaa saari munDerein viraan viraan rahti hain jab se 'shaam' nagar tu apnaa chhoD gayaa"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"