shab-e-firaaq ko jab muzhda-e-sahar aayaa — Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

"daavaa to kiyaa husn-e-jahaan-soz kaa sab ne duniyaa kaa magar ruup baDhaayaa tiri chhab ne tu niind mein bhi meri taraf dekh rahaa thaa sone na diyaa mujh ko siyah-chashmi-e-shab ne har zakhm pe dekhi hain tire pyaar ki mohrein ye gul bhi khilaae hain teri surkhi-e-lab ne khushbu-e-badan aai hai phir mauj-e-sabaa se phir kis ko pukaaraa hai tire shahr tarab ne darkaar hai mujh ko to faqat izn-e-tabassum patthar se agar phuul ugaae mire rab ne vo husn hai insaan ki meraaj-e-tasavvur jis husn ko puujaa hai mire sher o adab ne"

"miraa ghurur tujhe kho ke haar maan gayaa main choT khaa ke magar apni qadr jaan gayaa kahin ufuq na milaa meri dasht-gardi ko main teri dhun mein bhari kaaenaat chhaan gayaa khudaa ke baad to be-intihaa andheraa hai tiri talab mein kahaan tak na meraa dhyaan gayaa jabin pe bal bhi na aataa ganvaa ke donon-jahaan jo tu chhinaa to main apni shikast maan gayaa badalte rang the teri umang ke ghammaaz tu mujh se bichhDaa to main teraa raaz jaan gayaa khud apne aap se main shikva-sanj aaj bhi huun 'nadim' yuun to mujhe ik jahaan maan gayaa"

"labon pe narm tabassum rachaa ke dhul jaaein khudaa kare mire aansu kisi ke kaam aaein jo ibtidaa-e-safar mein diye bujhaa baiThe vo bad-nasib kisi kaa suraagh kyaa paaein talaash-e-husn kahaan le chali khudaa jaane umang thi ki faqat zindagi ko apnaaein bulaa rahe hain ufuq par jo zard-ru Tiile kaho to ham bhi fasaanon ke raaz ho jaaein na kar khudaa ke liye baar baar zikr-e-bahisht ham aasmaan kaa mukarrar fareb kyuun khaaein tamaam mai-kada sunsaan mai-gusaar udaas labon ko khol ke kuchh sochti hain minaaein"

"hotaa nahin zauq-e-zindagi kam buniyaad-e-hayaat hai tiraa gham ehsaas-e-jamaal ubhar rahaa hai jab se tiraa iltifaat hai kam tere hi ghamon ne mujh ko bakhshi kaunde ki lapak ghazaal kaa ram saamaan-e-sabaat hain safar mein ummid ki pech raah ke kham shamon ki lavein hain yaa zabaanein aansu hain ki ehtijaaj-e-paiham anjum se khilaaegi shagufe shabnam se ladi hui shab-e-gham tufaan kaa muntazir khaDaa hai ye ain sahar ko shab kaa aalam"

"kisi laa-ilaaj rajaai ne ye khabar chaman mein uDaai hai koi patta jab na ho peD par to samajh lo fasl-e-gul aai hai koi ishtiraak zarur hai vo ho rang kaa ki umang kaa miraa dil bhi to gul-e-surkh hai tiraa haath bhi to hinaai hai vo kashish kuchh aur hi chiiz hai jise husn kahte hain ahl-e-dil na jamaal-e-aariz-o-chashm-o-lab na kamaal-e-chust-qabaai hai safar-e-hayaat ke moD par mujhe tu milaa ki khudaa milaa yahi meraa kaaba-e-justuju yahi meri hadd-e-rasaai hai main jhukun to chaand jhukaa rahe main rukun to vaqt rukaa rahe main tiri vafaa kaa jab ahl huun mire bas mein saari khudaai hai main 'nadim' qarya-e-sim-o-zar se bhi sar-kashida guzar gayaa jo miri anaa kaa ghurur hai miri umr bhar ki kamaai hai"

"apne maahaul se the qais ke rishte kyaa kyaa dasht mein aaj bhi uThte hain bagule kyaa kyaa ishq meaar-e-vafaa ko nahin kartaa nilaam varna idraak ne dikhlaae the raste kyaa kyaa ye alag baat ki barse nahin garje to bahut varna baadal mire sahraaon pe umDe kyaa kyaa aag bhaDki to dar-o-baam hue raakh ke Dher aur dete rahe ahbaab dilaase kyaa kyaa log ashiyaa ki tarah bik gae ashiyaa ke liye sar-e-baazaar tamaashe nazar aae kyaa kyaa lafz kis shaan se takhliq huaa thaa lekin us kaa mafhum badalte rahe nuqte kyaa kyaa ik kiran tak bhi na pahunchi mire baatin mein 'nadim' sar-e-aflaak damakte rahe taare kyaa kyaa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"