savaal rind ke lab par javaab shishe mein — Amar Abdabadi

"zabt-e-dil se kaam liyaa hai 'ishq mein bhi aaraam liyaa hai pal pal subh-o-shaam liyaa hai ham ne tumhaaraa naam liyaa hai shukr ki jaa hai girte paDte teraa daaman thaam liyaa hai subh hui kuchh aur farozaan taDke kis kaa naam liyaa hai teri aankhein yaad aai hain jab haathon mein jaam liyaa hai is ki shaahid gardish-e-dauraan main ne kab aaraam liyaa hai aur bhi hain dil-chor jahaan mein ham ne tumhaaraa naam liyaa hai kyon li hain haathon par zulfein kyon haathon mein daam liyaa hai khaali haath chale duniyaa se ek khayaal-e-khaam liyaa hai bande hain be-daam tumhaare ham ne koi daam liyaa hai ruk si gai hai gardish-e-dauraan kis kaa daaman thaam liyaa hai us ki har duzdida nazar se ham ne ik paighaam liyaa hai duniyaa kis ke kaam aai hai kis ne is se kaam liyaa hai tum bhi haath mein thaam lo khanjar ham ne kaleja thaam liyaa hai haae 'amar' ye 'ishq-e-aakhir muft kaa hi ilzaam liyaa hai"

"ba-vaqt-e-marg gham-e-zindagi to kyaa hogaa nikal gai jo hamaari hansi to kyaa hogaa hui jo un se mulaaqaat bhi to kyaa hogaa agar na ham se hui baat hi to kyaa hogaa andhere jaa ke kahaan apnaa munh chhupaaeinge hamaare ghar mein hui raushni to kyaa hogaa hamaare vaaste dil ki lagi bajaa lekin vo kar rahe hon agar dil-lagi to kyaa hogaa ye maanaa ham ne ki shabnam tu roegi shab-bhar sahar ko gul ko na aai hansi to kyaa hogaa karungaa dil ko jalaa kar main raushni kab tak na shaam-e-gham ki sahar hi hui to kyaa hogaa kisi ki tirchhi nazar baat to hai maa'muli ye phaans dil mein hi aTki rahi to kyaa hogaa khileingi fasl-e-bahaaraan mein har taraf kaliyaan magar gai na miri bekali to kyaa hogaa jab un ko dekhte hi dil dhaDakne lagtaa hai jo un se milnaa hi Thahraa kabhi to kyaa hogaa abhi se husn hamaari anaa se naalaan hai jataai 'ishq ki jab bartari to kyaa hogaa 'amar' abhi se falak par dimaagh hai apnaa mili jo ham ko kahin bartari to kyaa hogaa"

"aayaa vo ru-baru ki miri aankh khul gai afsos aarzu ki miri aankh khul gai sad-shukr mere paanv kaa chakkar huaa tamaam phirtaa thaa ku-ba-ku ki miri aankh khul gai main tishna-lab rahaa lab-e-dariyaa bhi tishna-lab pahunchaa kinaar-e-ju ki miri aankh khul gai ubhraa huun raat bahr-e-tarannum mein Duub kar bolaa vo khush-gulu ki miri aankh khul gai naa-aashnaa-e-faiz-e-bahaaraan hi main rahaa uTThi gulon se bu ki miri aankh khul gai mujh tishna-lab ki tishna-labi kaa kamaal dekh haathon mein thaa subu ki miri aankh khul gai mumkin nahin ki vaqt-e-sahar aankh lag sake dekhaa vo khub-ru ki miri aankh khul gai dushman kaa pichhli raat sitaara thaa auj par thaa mere ru-baru ki miri aankh khul gai marg-e-'amar' ki baat ghalat thi khudaa kaa shukr sunnaa thi haao-hu ki miri aankh khul gai"

"makaan se chal ke aai laa-makaan tak miri aavaargi pahunchi kahaan tak na harf-e-aarzu aayaa zabaan tak ki darmaanda koi chaltaa kahaan tak cleaner se mudir-e-paasbaan tak kahaan se chal ke aayaa huun kahaan tak nazar aataa nahin tum saa jahaan mein pahunchti hai nazar meri jahaan tak zamin se uTh khaDaa jo 'azm le kar pahunchtaa hai vo zarra aasmaan tak jo mir-e-kaarvaan samjhe the khud ko vahi pahunche hain gard-e-kaarvaan tak zabaan daanton tale ham ne dabaa li jo harf-e-aarzu aayaa zabaan tak khushi se jabr jaabir aazmaa lein mire lab par agar aai fughaan tak na jaane kis jagah main aa gayaa huun nahin miltaa hai raste kaa nishaan tak nashe mein kar to li hai main ne tauba na pahunche baat ye pir-e-mughaan tak 'amar' hai ye mohabbat yaa tijaarat agar baat aa gai sud-o-ziyaan tak"

"haTaaeinge vo chehre se naqaab aahista aahista ki hotaa hai tulu’-e-aaftaab aahista aahista agar Dhalnaa to Dhalnaa ai shabaab aahista aahista ki Dhaltaa jis tarah hai maahtaab aahista aahista nigaah-e-mast-e-saaqi dekh lenaa shart hai zaahid zabaan ko lag hi jaati hai sharaab aahista aahista iraadon ko mire ik taale’-e-bedaar milne do haqiqat mein badal jaaeinge khvaab aahista aahista zamaane ki jabin se miT rahaa hai daagh-e-mahkumi ye kaisaa aa rahaa hai inqalaab aahista aahista 'amar' ab tark-e-'isyaan laazmi maa'lum hotaa hai ye daftar ho gayaa hai be-hisaab aahista aahista"

"qiyaam-e-aalam-e-faani nahin qiyaam abhi bashar ki is pe hai masruf-e-ehtimaam abhi tumhaare dard ko haasil nahin davaam abhi ki hai khayaal tumhaaraa khayaal-e-khaam abhi main us se qat'-e-ta'alluq kaa daa'vedaar to huun magar hai dil ki hai us shokh kaa ghulaam abhi kisi ne ru-e-munavvar se zulf jhaTki hai abhi tulu'-e-sahar hai hui thi shaam abhi badal rahi hai halaavat mein talkhi-e-ayyaam miri zabaan pe aayaa thaa teraa naam abhi jalaa diye hain sar-e-shaam daagh-e-dil ham ne vo un kaa aanaa aur aane kaa ehtimaam abhi ‘ilaaj-e-gardish-e-ayyaam hone vaalaa hai zaraa si der hai gardish mein aayaa jaam abhi jahaan pahunchne ke letaa huun khvaab bachpan se hai kitnaa duur khudaavand vo maqaam abhi qazaa ne di mujhe mohlat na muskuraane ki gham-e-hayaat se lenaa thaa intiqaam abhi jahaan ki raah-rau rukte hain saans lene ko hamaari ziist mein aayaa nahin maqaam abhi abhi to raah mein baaqi hain laakh nazzaare ai asp-e-umr zaraa ho na tez-gaam abhi vo jis se 'ishq kaa anjaam mere saamne hai nahin hui miri us se du'aa salaam abhi abhi se is tarah maayus hon na ahl-e-bazm 'amar' se bazm-e-sukhan mein hain khush-kalaam abhi"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"