sifaarishon ke bajaae hunar se jaanaa gayaa — Ahmad Azeem

"chhoTi chhoTi baaton par tum khuub tamaashaa karti ho tum ko dekh ke kaun kahegaa ik munsif ki beTi ho ye bhi ik kaaran thaa tum se apne raaz chhupaane kaa chaahe jitnaa samjhaao tum duniyaa se kah deti ho vaqt ke rahte bag mein tum ne apne kapDe rakkhe naiin gaaDi chhuT rahi hai ab kyuun dekh ke mujh ko roti ho duniyaa kyaa kyaa soch rahi hai ham donon ke baare mein main kis kis ko batlaaun tum jaldi se so jaati ho Tokaa-Taaki bas ik had tak Thiik natija deti hai bachcha bigaDtaa hai gar us pe be-matlab ki sakhti ho"

"bichhaD ke donon ke zehnon pe bojh paDtaa hai rahein jo saath to aankhon pe bojh paDtaa hai phalon ke hone se shaakhein faqat lachakti hain phalon ke girne se shaakhon pe bojh paDtaa hai tumhaare zikr ki aadat hui hai aisi inhein kuchh aur bolein to honTon pe bojh paDtaa hai bas ek chehre ko sapne mein dekhne ke liye tamaam umr ki nindon pe bojh paDtaa hai 'azim' duur ke rishton ko duur rakkhaa kar vagarna paas ke rishton pe bojh paDtaa hai"

"maanaa meri un se baatein hoti hain lekin tasvirein tasvirein hoti hain logon se achchhi tasvirein hoti hain jitni chaaho utni baatein hoti hain jhuTe dilaase mat do main ye jaantaa huun bimaaron se kaisi baatein hoti hain hijr ke din aise din hote hain jin mein raaton ke aage bhi raatein hoti hain"

"sirf zinda hi nahin hosh sambhaale hue hain aap ko dasht mein yaani abhi hafte hue hain kaun chaahegaa darakht us ke samar-baar na hon tu bane is liye ham khud ko miTaae hue hain ye jo bachche hain faqat jhulaa nahin jhuul rahe shaakh pe phuul ki maanind ye laTke hue hain in darakhton ke favaaed kaa tumhein ilm nahin un ko mat kaaTo ye baabaa ke lagaae hue hain main bahut khush thaa mujhe us ne bulaayaa hai 'azim' par yahaan jitne hain sab us ke bulaae hue hain"

"agar vo puchhe koi baat kyaa buri lagi hai ziyaada sochnaa mat bol denaa ji lagi hai buri lagi tiri maujudgi class mein aaj ki mere bole binaa teri haaziri lagi hai use manaate manaate main ruThne lagaa thaa phir us ne puchh liyaa film kaun si lagi hai ai maut Thahr zaraa sabr kar qataar mein dekh ki tujh se aage bahut aage zindagi lagi hai ghaDi mein vaqt ghaTaate hue main bhuul gayaa ki yaar us ki bhi divaar par ghaDi lagi hai"

"koi na Duube main yuun sahaare banaa rahaa huun jahaan bhanvar hai vahin kinaare banaa rahaa huun ye ghazlein sun ke tu apne uupar ghurur mat kar main vaah vaah hi ko istiaare banaa rahaa huun ye main hi kahtaa thaa phuul mat toD par ye gajre main us ke ghusse ke Dar ke maare banaa rahaa huun sivaa hamaare koi na samjhe hamaari baatein yuun guftugu ke nae ishaare banaa rahaa huun jo tum ne tasvir bheji meri adhuri si thi so us ke chaaron taraf sharaare banaa rahaa huun mujhe baDhaanaa hai chaand taaron ke martabe ko so us ke maathe pe chaand taare banaa rahaa huun"

"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"