shaam se pahle lauT aane ki baat karo — Muzaffar Eraj

"vo bahut be-qaraar hai shaayad us ko bhi intizaar hai shaayad nafratein sar se paanv tak dekhein dil mein thoDaa saa pyaar hai shaayad kar ke tai marhale udaas thaa vo jeb mein us ki haar hai shaayad zindagi aakhiri Thikaane par qaabil-e-e'tibaar hai shaayad gham bhi phal-phultaa hai aae din shajar-e-saaya-daar hai shaayad mere rone pe koi baat na ki aaj vo sogvaar hai shaayad guftugu mein na mujh se jiit sakaa is liye sharmsaar hai shaayad jis ko dekhun vo girtaa paDtaa hai har taraf intishaar hai shaayad kaj-kulaahi tumhaari 'iraj' ji baais-e-iftikhaar hai shaayad"

"tumhaare shahr mein jaane kahaan se utraa thaa ki un dinon bhi koi us ke dil mein bastaa thaa main jaan-bujh ke hone ko aaya thaa nilaam kisi ne tum ko bhi boli lagaate dekhaa thaa ye haadisa thaa ki imaan main bhi le aaya ye saaneha hai ki main ne tumhin ko puujaa thaa churaa ke le gayaa meraa sukun meraa qaraar vo barson saath mire ghar mein mere rahtaa thaa balaa se chhin ke le jaae zindagi meri main mutmain huun ki meraa bhi koi apnaa thaa main is tarah se bikaa yuun luTaa phir aisaa huaa vo apni totaa kahaani sunaane aaya thaa use sadaa hi rahaa zo'm paarsaai kaa agarche us ko darindon ne roz nochaa thaa main apni be-sar-o-saamaaniyaan chhapaaun kyaa vo ham-safar thaa miraa jis ne mujh ko luuTaa thaa zabaan se zakhm lagaane se baaz aa 'iraj' ye zakhm maanaa tujhe baar baar lagtaa thaa"

"sulagti dhuup thi dasht-o-jabal the banjar the jahaan jahaan se bhi guzre ajiib manzar the jo maan ki kokh se nikle tiri talaash rahi lahad nasib hui jab bhi tere khugar the badal chuki hai achaanak haraarat-e-arzi javaalaa phuuT rahe hain jahaan samundar the saraab jaise guzaari hai zindagi ham ne ki duur hi se lubhaane mein ham hunar-var the na but taraashe na puuje na toD Daale magar kisi bhi shahr mein aae ba-shakl-e-aazar the hamaari maut se pahle hi kitne logon ne hamaare baare mein likkhaa thaa ham gadaagar the main jin ke biich mein leTaa thaa be-his-o-harakat luTe-piTe the musaafir kaTe hue sar the vo din ki maan ki du'aaein panaah thiin 'iraj' kanval the raat ki raani the ham gul-e-tar the"

"vo bahut be-qaraar hai shaayad us ko bhi intizaar hai shaayad nafratein sar se paanv tak dekhin dil mein thoDaa saa pyaar hai shaayad kar ke tai marhale udaas thaa vo jiit mein us ki haar hai shaayad zindagi aakhiri Thikaane par qaabil-e-e'tibaar hai shaayad gham bhi phal phultaa hai aae din shajar-e-saaya-daar hai shaayad mere rone pe koi baat na ki aaj vo sogvaar hai shaayad guftugu mein na mujh se jiit sakaa is liye sharmsaar hai shaayad jis ko dekhun vo girtaa paDtaa hai har taraf intishaar hai shaayad kaj-kulaahi tumhaari 'iraj' ji baais-e-iftikhaar hai shaayad"

"basaaein kitni bhi ham bastiyaan khalaaon mein uThe hain khaak se rahnaa to hai saraabon mein hamein na bor karo saahab-e-adaa kah kar rahe hain ham to hamesha hi kaj-adaaon mein na dhuup mujh ko gavaara na chaand ki khushbu miraa vajud bikhartaa na yuun havaaon mein dikhaai mujh ko diyaa thaa vo chaand saa chehra sitaara aankhein magar kho gaiin kitaabon mein vo lakht-lakht to utraa thaa khuun mein 'iraj' main us ki khoj mein huun apne ham-navaaon mein"

"shahr-e-be-saut mein amaan mil jaae koi patthar miri taraf hi aae ik fasil-e-havaa na rang na ruup ik khayaal-e-khudaa mujhe bahkaae meraa chehra utaarne vaalo meri surat kise kise bahlaae niilaa piilaa ghubaar tanhaa peD mere aangan mein chaand bhi ghabraae khiDkiyaan apne jism ki kholo kyaa ajab dhuup shaam tak aa jaae yakh-zada munjamid kohar-aalud kaun chaTTaan se phisalne paae muztarib raat chashm-e-nam 'iraj' phuul shabnam ko bhi lahu rulvaae"

"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"