raat bhar thaa main kisi khvaab mein gum — Mohammad Haneef Katib

"kyaa muqaddar hai Thahre paani kaa hukm aataa nahin ravaani kaa saaat-e-sabz mambaa-e-anvaar koi unvaan miri kahaani kaa koi patthar uchhaal kar dekho shor hogaa to hogaa paani kaa shor kartaa vajud-e-faani mein ek sannaaTaa laa-makaani kaa mahl thaa ek do the shahzaade ek raaja kaa ek raani kaa saahilon saahilon guzar jaaein koi mausam to ho ravaani kaa bazm-e-surat-garaan mein charchaa thaa ek tasvir-e-raaegaani kaa neza neza ubhar ke dekh liyaa ek dhokaa thaa kaamraani kaa saahilon par bachaa nahin kuchh bhi bas nishaan rah gayaa hai paani kaa"

"silsile fikr-o-fan ke the hi nahin ham to is anjuman ke the hi nahin kaun apnaa hi ghar ujaaDtaa hai baaghbaan vo chaman ke the hi nahin kyon palaT kar idhar nahin dekhaa kyaa bulaave vatan ke the hi nahin mutmain the darun-e-shahr-e-panaah ham sipaahi to ran ke the hi nahin sab navishte to ham ne dekh liye vo havaale matan ke the hi nahin haae vo rabt-e-baahami ki fazaa faasle maa-o-man ke the hi nahin ab khulaa ham pe vo sabhi rishte tan ke the saare man ke the hi nahin"

"hissa mire makaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye ik gosha aasmaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye tum ko bhi chaahiye to chalo baanT lete hain saaya to saaebaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye mujh ko bhi dekhnaa hai kahaan hai miraa makaan naqsha tire jahaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye halkaan ho rahaa huun main tere firaaq mein harjaana meri jaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye kab tak main bheDiyon se hiraasaan phiraa karun ab aasraa machaan kaa mujh ko bhi chaahiye"

"roz-o-shab mujh mein samaataa hai koi nit-nae jalve dikhaataa hai koi chain se kab mujhe sonaa hai nasib vaqt be-vaqt bulaataa hai koi band hai silsila-e-aamad-o-raft koi aataa hai na jaataa hai koi baarhaa mujh ko jalaane ke liye baarhaa mujh ko bujhaataa hai koi jaate jaate to rulaate hain sabhi aate aate bhi rulaataa hai koi daakhle ke sabhi dar band hue yuun bhalaa der se aataa hai koi"

"saath vo aakhir-e-shab tak rahtaa chaand rahtaa bhi to kab tak rahtaa yaa chalaa aataa vahaan se uTh kar yaa vahin arz-e-talab tak rahtaa aise mahfil mein na hote badnaam muddaaa larzish-e-lab tak rahtaa us pe khul jaate junun ke asraar vo agar shor-o-shaghab tak rahtaa pesh-qadmi ki duaaein detaa ik nigahbaan aqab tak rahtaa pahli fursat mein nikal aanaa thaa main vahaan rahtaa to ab tak rahtaa us se aage kaa mujhe ilm na thaa kaash vo naam-o-nasab tak rahtaa tasht-az-baam na hotaa 'kaatib' raaz vo muhr-ba-lab tak rahtaa"

"apni poshaak badalne ke liye aae hain ham tiri aag mein jalne ke liye aae hain kaun kahtaa hai sanbhalne ke liye aae hain ham to sarkaar machalne ke liye aae hain ham kahin aur se aae hain yahaan par vaise aur yaan se bhi nikalne ke liye aae hain vaadi-e-gul kaa pata puchhne aae hain yahaan aur yahaan phulne-phalne ke liye aae hain raat bhar ke liye mil jaae Thikaana ham ko khvaab hain aankh mein palne ke liye aae hain aaj ki raat alaav ke muqaabil honge aaj ki raat pighalne ke liye aae hain hai khabar garm ki kuchh sar-phire aabi dhaare regzaaron mein ubalne ke liye aae hain phir kisi yaad ke aangan ke chamakte jugnu meri aankhon mein machalne ke liye aae hain subh-dam un ki hai dahliz pe haazir honaa raat ke raat nikalne ke liye aae hain"

"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"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"