sukut TuTne vaalaa hai haadsa hogaa — Naz Qadri

"kabhi havaa kabhi bijli ke ham-rikaab huaa phir is ke baad main jiine mein kaamyaab huaa nazar-navaaz nazaare the mere chaaron taraf khuli jo aankh to barham vo saaraa khvaab huaa kabhi jo baais-e-raahat thaa ahl-e-dil ke liye ye kyaa huaa ki vo manzar bhi ab azaab huaa vo al-atash ki sadaaein vo karb-e-tishna-labi furaat jis ke tasavvur se aab aab huaa hamaari chikh fazaaon mein kho gai yaani khulaa daricha koi vaa na koi baab huaa hamaare qatl ki saazish mein thaa sharik to kyaa khataa muaaf karam us kaa be-hisaab huaa anaa pasand tabiat ki sarfaraazi dekh ki 'naaz' khaak mein mil kar bhi aaftaab huaa"

"sach hai jab bhi koi harf us ki zabaan se niklaa zahr mein Duubaa huaa tiir kamaan se niklaa duur tak phail gayaa husn-e-maaani kaa tilism khuub mafhum mire lafz-o-bayaan se niklaa main tire tark-e-taalluq se bas itnaa samjhaa ek patthar thaa jo shishe ke makaan se niklaa ik haqiqat pas-e-afsaana thi raushan raushan vo jo kaabe ko gayaa shahr-e-butaan se niklaa us taraf daar ki manzil thi idhar kucha-e-yaar mujh ko jaanaa thaa kahaan aur kahaan se niklaa manzil-e-zaat mili ruuh hui aasuda silsila taar-e-nafas kaa rag-e-jaan se niklaa bas ki thaa pesh-e-nazar husn-e-azal kaa jalva 'naaz' har kashmakash-e-sud-o-ziyaan se niklaa"

"sahn-e-ehsaas mein ik naqsh nihaan thaa pahle tu nahin thaa tire hone kaa gumaan thaa pahle tah-ba-tah chaar su khush-rang sadaa raushan thi mujh se pahle bhi koi jaise yahaan thaa pahle vo bhi sahraa ki sadaaon mein giraftaar rahaa aur mujh mein bhi koi reg-e-ravaan thaa pahle vaqt ne kar diyaa patthar ki lahad mein tabdil apnaa chhoTaa saa jo miTTi kaa makaan thaa pahle ab to aaina-e-ehsaas hai be-aks-e-jamaal mujh se chhup kar bhi koi mujh pe ayaan thaa pahle vo nahin thaa to na thaa us ki zarurat kyaa thi apne hone kaa bhi ehsaas kahaan thaa pahle roz-o-shab sahte rahe TuTte lamhon kaa itaab koi khanjar saa qarib-e-rag-e-jaan thaa pahle aap ki ham-safari ne safar aasaan kiyaa varna har gaam yahaan koh-e-giraan thaa pahle khush-bayaani ne kisi ki mujhe khush-rang kiyaa apnaa kuchh aur hi andaaz-e-bayaan thaa pahle un se milte hi har ik gham se mili 'naaz' najaat zindagi kaa ye hasin chehra kahaan thaa pahle"

"har ek samt udaasi ki titliyaan jaagin tulu-e-shaam se pahle siyaahiyaan jaagin safar mein dhuup ki lazzat pas-e-ghubaar hui ghane darakhton ke saae mein garmiyaan jaagin dayaar-e-dil mein sadaaon kaa aaina TuuTaa navaah-e-jaan mein taalluq ki kirchiyaan jaagin kahaan kahaan nahin di ham ne raat bhar dastak na koi baab hi chaunkaa na khiDkiyaan jaagin dilon ke biich to haail thaa barf kaa mausam na jism sulge na khvaahish ki garmiyaan jaagin lahu mein lams ke shoale buland hone lage badan mein qurb ki pur-shor aandhiyaan jaagin kisi se kam na huaa 'naaz' faasla gham kaa ki log jitnaa chale utni duriyaan jaagin"

"khush-rang aasmaan uDaa le gai havaa khushbu kaa saaebaan uDaa le gai havaa kaanTe ulajh ke daaman-e-hasti se rah gae phulon ki daastaan uDaa le gai havaa aankhon mein ab chamakte dar-o-baam hain kahaan khvaabon kaa vo makaan uDaa le gai havaa dil ke taalluqaat ki khushbu kahin nahin marbut khaandaan uDaa le gai havaa be-samt zindagi miri be-samt hi rahi manzil kaa har nishaan uDaa le gai havaa thi jis ke dam se jalva-e-tahzib-e-nau yahaan kab kaa vo khaak-daan uDaa le gai havaa qismat se aa gae the ham ahl-e-sitam ke haath vo tiir vo kamaan uDaa le gai havaa tufaan se khelti hui kashti guzar gai har chand baadbaan uDaa le gai havaa zaahir huaa jo matla-e-dil par yaqin kaa nuur pal bhar mein har gumaan uDaa le gai havaa badlaa thaa jin se 'naaz' miraa lahja-e-ghazal vo tarz vo bayaan uDaa le gai havaa"

"sukun na thaa magar itnaa bhi intishaar na thaa hamaare chaaron taraf khauf kaa hisaar na thaa tamaam umr khizaan mein jhulaste guzri hai hamaare sar pe kabhi saaya-e-bahaar na thaa rahaa hamesha kisi aur ke tasarruf mein khud apne dil pe kabhi apnaa ikhtiyaar na thaa har ek haath uThaae hue thaa yuun patthar ki jaise shahr mein koi gunaahgaar na thaa amir-e-shahr ke chehre ke daagh-dhabbe the fasil-e-shahr pe chaspaan vo ishtihaar na thaa hazaar daftar-e-maani khangaal Daale 'naaz' magar kahin bhi koi harf-e-e'tibaar na thaa"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"