shaayad kisi balaa kaa thaa saaya darakht par — Abbas Tabish

"dukhon kaa dasht aankhon kaa samundar chhoD aayaa huun jo ghar mein laa na sakta thaa vo baahar chhoD aayaa huun tum agli baarishon ke baa'd jaakar dekhnaa pyaare tumhaaraa naam divaaron pe likh kar chhoD aayaa huun mohabbat ki hai us ghar mein rihaaish to nahin ki hai abhi to sirf darvaaze pe bistar chhoD aayaa huun tiri baanhon mein aa kar bhi yahi mahsus hotaa hai ki khud ko vaqt ke rahm-o-karam par chhoD aayaa huun abhi kuchh der mein phailegi khushbu saari basti mein vahaan ke ik dariche mein gul-e-tar chhoD aaya huun khudaa-na-khvaasta main bhi agar banbaas luun 'taabish' vahaan kis ko bataaungaa bharaa ghar chhoD aaya huun"

"khud ko be-shak mire aa'saab pe taari na samajh lekin ai 'ishq mujhe 'ishq se 'aari na samajh tujh se maangaa hai zarurat ke 'alaava tujh ko tu mujhe dost samajh dost bhikaari na samajh sag-e-aavaara ki aavaaz mein aavaaz milaa raat ko raat samajh vaqt-guzaari na samajh main guzar jaaungaa maqtal se bagule ki tarah tu mire raqs ko zaalim miri baari na samajh"

"koi Takraa ke subuk-sar bhi to ho saktaa hai meri taamir mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyuun na ai shakhs tujhe haath lagaa kar dekhun tu mire vahm se baDh kar bhi to ho saktaa hai tu hi tu hai to phir ab jumla jamaal-e-duniyaa teraa shak aur kisi par bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai phuul hatheli pe ise phuul na jaan meraa dil jism se baahar bhi to ho saktaa hai shaakh par baiThe parinde ko uDaane vaale peD ke haath mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki baahar hi numu ho meri meraa khilnaa mire andar bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai ret kaa Tiila mire qadmon ke tale koi dam mein mire uupar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki ham haar ke jitein 'taabish' ishq kaa khel baraabar bhi to ho saktaa hai"

"chamkegaa shajar par na mire ghar mein rahegaa vo chaand hai aur chaand samundar mein rahegaa ab saanp ke maanand mire pichhe paDaa hai shab ko yahi saaya mire paikar mein rahegaa khvaahish ko khudaa rizq baham kartaa hai dil mein lagtaa hai ye kiiDaa isi patthar mein rahegaa aae hain to sustaa ke chale jaaeinge panchhi vo peD isi tarh isi ghar mein rahegaa taare bhi to mehvar se nikal jaate hain pyaare aakhir koi kab tak tire chakkar mein rahegaa"

"isi liye to ye shaamein ujaDne lagti hain ki lau baDhaa ke havaaein sukaDne lagti hain main kaise apne tavaazun ko barqaraar rakhun qadam jamaaun to saansein ukhaDne lagti hain yunhi nahin mujhe dariyaa ko dekhne se gurez sunaa hai paani mein shaklein bigaDne lagti hain isi liye to havaa apne ghar nahin jaati ki us ke baa'd ye galiyaan ujaDne lagti hain rahein khamosh to honTon se khuun Tapaktaa hai karein kalaam to khaalein udhaDne lagti hain agar main saans bhi aahista se na luun 'taabish' mire badan mein daraaDein si paDne lagti hain"

"yuun to shiraaza-e-jaan kar ke baham uThte hain baiThne lagtaa hai dil junhi qadam uThte hain ham to is razm-gah-e-vaqt mein rahte hain jahaan haath kaT jaaein to daanton se alam uThte hain sahl angaar-tabiat kaa buraa ho jis se naaz uThte hain tire aur na sitam uThte hain koi raunde to uThaate hain nigaahein apni varna miTTi ki tarah raah se kam uThte hain niind jaati hi nahin arz-e-hunar se aage daftar-e-gham hi sadaa kar ke raqam uThte hain din ki aaghosh-e-razaaat se nikal kar 'taabish' raat ki raat kaf-e-khaak se ham uThte hain"

"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"