shabnam-aalud palak yaad aai — Nasir Kazmi

"gham-fursati-e-khvaab-e-tarab yaad rahegi guzri jo tire saath vo shab yaad rahegi har-chand tiraa ahd-e-vafaa bhuul gae ham vo kashmakash-e-sabr-talab yaad rahegi siine mein umangon kaa vahi shor hai ab tak vo shokhi-e-yak-jumbish-e-lab yaad rahegi phir jis ke tasavvur mein barasne lagin aankhein vo barhami-e-sohbat-e-shab yaad rahegi go hijr ke lamhaat bahut talkh the lekin har baat ba-unvaan-e-tarab yaad rahegi"

"rah-e-junun mein khudaa kaa havaala kyaa kartaa ye khizr ranj-e-safar kaa izaala kyaa kartaa guzaarni thi tire hijr ki pahaaD si raat main taar-e-resham-o-zar kaa do-shaala kyaa kartaa na shaghl-e-khaaraa-taraashi na kaarobaar-e-junun main koh-o-dasht mein faryaad-o-naala kyaa kartaa hikaayat-e-gham-e-duniyaa ko chaahiye daftar varaq varaq mire dil kaa risaala kyaa kartaa main tishna kaam tire mai-kade se lauT aayaa kisi ke naam kaa le kar pyaala kyaa kartaa"

"jab talak dam rahaa hai aankhon mein ek aalam rahaa hai aankhon mein gar ye paiham rahaa hai aankhon mein raat bhar nam rahaa hai aankhon mein us gul-e-tar ki yaad mein taa-subh raqs-e-shabnam rahaa hai aankhon mein subh-e-rukhsat abhi nahin bhuli vo samaan bas rahaa hai aankhon mein dil mein ik umr jis ne shor kiyaa vo bahut kam rahaa hai aankhon mein kabhi dekhi thi us ki ek jhalak rang saa jam rahaa hai aankhon mein"

"daur-e-falak jab dohraataa hai mausam-e-gul ki raaton ko kunj-e-qafas mein sun lete hain bhuli-bisri baaton ko reg-e-ravaan ki narm tahon ko chheDti hai jab koi havaa suune sahraa chikh uThte hain aadhi aadhi raaton ko aatish-e-gham ke sail-e-ravaan mein nindein jal kar raakh huiin patthar ban kar dekh rahaa huun aati jaati raaton ko mai-khaane kaa afsurda maahaul to yunhi rahnaa hai khushk labon ki khair manaao kuchh na kaho barsaaton ko 'naasir' mere munh ki baatein yuun to sachche moti hain lekin un ki baatein sun kar bhuul gae sab baaton ko"

"gham hai yaa khushi hai tu meri zindagi hai tu aafaton ke daur mein chain ki ghaDi hai tu meri raat kaa charaagh meri niind bhi hai tu main khizaan ki shaam huun rut bahaar ki hai tu doston ke darmiyaan vajh-e-dosti hai tu meri saari umr mein ek hi kami hai tu main to vo nahin rahaa haan magar vahi hai tu 'naasir' is dayaar mein kitnaa ajnabi hai tu"

"ishq jab zamzama-pairaa hogaa husn khud mahv-e-tamaashaa hogaa sun ke aavaaza-e-zanjir-e-sabaa qafas-e-ghuncha kaa dar vaa hogaa jaras-e-shauq agar saath rahi har-nafas shahpar-e-anqaa hogaa daaim aabaad rahegi duniyaa ham na honge koi ham saa hogaa kaun dekhegaa tulu-e-khurshi zarra jab dida-e-binaa hogaa ham tujhe bhuul ke khush baiThe hain ham saa bedard koi kyaa hogaa phir sulagne lagaa sahraa-e-khayaal abr ghir kar kahin barsaa hogaa phir kisi dhyaan ke sad-raahe par dil-e-hairat-zadaa tanhaa hogaa phir kisi subh-e-tarab kaa jaadu parda-e-shab se huvaidaa hogaa gul-zaminon ke khunuk ramnon mein jashn-e-raamish-gari barpaa hogaa phir nai rut kaa ishaara paa kar vo saman-bu chaman-aaraa hogaa gul-shab-taab ki khushbu le kar ablaq-e-subh ravaana hogaa phir sar-e-shaakh-e-shuaa-e-khurshid nikhat-e-gul kaa baseraa hogaa ik sadaa sang mein taDpi hogi ik sharar phuul mein larzaa hogaa tujh ko har phuul mein uryaan sote chaandni-raat ne dekhaa hogaa dekh kar aaina-e-aab-e-ravaan patta patta lab-e-goyaa hogaa shaam se soch rahaa huun 'naasir' chaand kis shahr mein utraa hogaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"