raqqaas ke paaon thak rahe hain — Kamran Nafees

"koi din sabr ke phir mundamil ho jaaegaa gham nishaan rah jaaegaa aur mustaqil ho jaaegaa gham kisi lambe safar mein shaam ho jaaegi gham ko kahin ik raah takte muzmahil ho jaaegaa gham kise maalum thaa kaam aaegi sina-kharaashi aur is siine mein aakhir-kaar dil ho jaaegaa gham ufuq par Dubte dukh se sitaare kah rahe hain chamak uTTheinge ham jab muntaqil ho jaaegaa gham kisi fursat ki shab dil par udaasi chhaaegi aur kisi masruf din par mushtamil ho jaaegaa gham tumhein hasrat se ham dekheinge aur tum muskuraanaa us ik lamhe mein jab aa kar mukhil ho jaaegaa gham chalegi yaad jab tanhaai mein rauzan khulegaa maza aa jaaegaa jab munfail ho jaaegaa gham kahaan khalvat mayassar aaegi kam-fursaton ko judaa hogi khushi to muttasil ho jaaegaa gham khushi ik DhunDne niklegaa gham lekin achaanak baham ho kar kisi gham se khajil ho jaaegaa gham"

"raat aankhon mein niind kyaa aai niind kyaa aai ik balaa aai band kamre mein jab liyaa tiraa naam chaar atraaf se havaa aai yaad ki rath pe jo savaari thi yaad us ko kahin giraa aai din bahut der tak rahaa din bhar raat aai to be-qabaa aai chiTkhini juun lagaa ke palTaa to ek aavaaz aashnaa aai in ragon mein kahin nahin thi saans us ke chhune pe jaa-ba-jaa aai"

"khauf taamir ki buniyaad mein rakkhaa huaa hai haadisa surat-e-ijaad mein rakkhaa huaa hai ek imkaan chhupaa thaa kisi lahje mein vahaan ik tahayyur yahaan rudaad mein rakkhaa huaa hai kaise mizhgaan-e-hayaa toD ke baahar nikle girya ik zabt ki miaad mein rakkhaa huaa hai saans lete hi bhaDaktaa hai mire siine mein ik diyaa saa jo tiri yaad mein rakkhaa huaa hai khas-o-khaashaak hue kham to khuli khushbu-e-zulf lutf yaani kisi uftaad mein rakkhaa huaa hai in sitaaron se bhalaa kaun sune chang-o-rabaab zakhma-e-bakht zamin-zaad mein rakkhaa huaa hai"

"apni tanhaai aur gham apne jo hain hamraah o ham-qadam apne duur ho jaaiye bhalaa kis se yaad rahti hai jab baham apne ishq aur iztiraab hain donon jaanne vaale mohtaram apne aasmaan ke hasin saahil par jagmagaate rahe the nam apne niind bhi ek raasta hi to hai DhunDiye khvaab dam-ba-dam apne the kabhi fath-o-sarkhushi kaa nishaan hain alam in dinon alam apne dil mein rahte hain ‘kaamraan-nafis' ghar bhi rakhte hain saath ham apne"

"hijr ke maare kivaaDon se puraane se ye khvaab ashk ban kar nikal aate hain bahaane se ye khvaab raat bhar jaagtaa rahtaa hai isi soch mein dil chale jaaein na kahin niind ke aane se ye khvaab paaeinti se ho lagaa sar to sukun hai varna uTh ke aa jaate hain aankhon mein sirhaane se ye khvaab is liye bhi to nahin niind mein chaltaa huun main tez khaak ho jaaein na phir khaak uDaane se ye khvaab yaad aate hi diye mein bhaDak uThti hai vo lau baaz aate hi nahin siina jalaane se ye khvaab bhuul kar bhi na kahin tazkira karnaa un kaa ki dobaara nahin aate hain sunaane se ye khvaab jaagtaa rahtaa hai aankhon mein gai shab kaa malaal aur chhupte hi nahin laakh chhupaane se ye khvaab nahin miltaa hai agar aks to jhunjhlaa ke main phir khinch laataa huun tire aaina-khaane se ye khvaab"

"ye dil thaa pesh hamesha sar-e-masaafat-e-ishq junun talak hi lihaazaa mili ijaazat-e-ishq khat-e-shikasta mein kyaa jaane kab kashid aa jaae ki saans rok ke kariyo miyaan kitaabat-e-ishq har ik nafas hai muhaajir ki aarzi hai qiyaam so shahriyat nahin deti hai ik riyaasat-e-ishq ye bud-o-baash alag to nahin hai meri tiri lahu ke rang mein yaksaan hai jab saqaafat-e-ishq vo phuul ho ki sitaara vo shaam ho ki charaagh kabhi kabhi to bahut kam paDi vazaahat-e-ishq Dhali jo shaam to kyon dil huaa udaas miraa main jaantaa hi na thaa jab koi alaamat-e-ishq jab ek raat mujhe khvaab ik dikhaayaa gayaa tamaam ho gai us raat sab riyaazat-e-ishq phir ek subh mujhe niind se uThaayaa gayaa uThaa ke mujh ko ataa ki gai niyaabat-e-ishq bahut se kaam kiye main ne zindagi mein magar jo ek sajda adaa ho gayaa ba-haalat-e-ishq"

"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"