taskin-e-dil kaa ye kyaa qarina — Arzoo Lakhnavi

"ye daastaan-e-dil hai kyaa ho adaa zabaan se aansu Tapak rahe hain lafzein milein kahaan se hai rabt do dilon ko be-rabti-e-bayaan se kuchh vo kahein nazar se kuchh ham kahein zabaan se ye rote rote hansnaa tartib-e-zikr-e-gham hai aayaa huun ibtidaa par chheDaa thaa darmiyaan se haasil to zindagi kaa thi zindagi yahin ki ab main huun ik janaaza uThvaa do aastaan se is tul-e-khaamushi kaa zor-e-bayaan bhi dekhaa thi baat mere dil ki nikli tiri zabaan se jab husn khud-numaa hai aur ishq rakhna-afgan is kashmakash mein parda niklegaa darmiyaan se maidaan-e-imtihaan mein ai be-gharaz mohabbat dil ki zamin tu ne Takraa di aasmaan se us raazdaar-e-gham ki haalat na puchh jis ko kahnaa to hai bahut kuchh mahrum hai zabaan se ai jazb-e-shauq-e-manzil mamnun-e-ghair kyuun hon khud raasta badal kar bichhDaa huun kaarvaan se har gaam par ThiThaknaa har baar muD ke taknaa o muskuraane vaale kyaa le chalaa yahaan se zaahir fareb-e-vaada phir e'tibaar itnaa vo likh gayaa dilon par jo kah diyaa zabaan se aaankhon se baaghbaan ki shoale nikle rahe hain tinke dabaae munh mein niklaa huun aashiyaan se dil kaa sakun ganvaa kar hon aarzu pashemaan kuchh le ke rakh na chhoDaa kyuun jins-e-raaegaan se"

"jitnaa thaa sargarm-e-kaar utnaa hi dil naakaam thaa hosh jis kaa naam hai vo bhi junun-e-khaam thaa hosh kaa zaamin thaa saaqi kaif-parvar dil kaa shauq jaam thaa paas aur be-andesha-e-anjaam thaa khatm karti jald kyunkar ziist ki manzil ko saans pher koson kaa thaa lekin faasla ik gaam thaa josh-e-shorida-sari thaa taa-ba-vahm-e-ikhtiyaar thak ke dam TuuTaa to phir aaraam hi aaraam thaa ab kahaan vo aamad-o-raft-e-nafas ki shaah-raah ik kashaakash thi ki jis kaa zindagaani naam thaa chaunk kar khud manzar-e-hasti se aankhein pher liin hichkiyaan kaahe ko thiin poshida ik paighaam thaa gul huaa aakhir bhaDak kar shoala-e-josh-e-shabaab thi kaf-e-mauj-e-havaadis aur charaagh-e-shaam thaa be-jale kis tarah bantaa shama parvaane kaa dil vo use anjaam kyaa dete jo meraa kaam thaa tum ne khud naakaam rakh ke us ki himmat ki thi past aarzu-e-be-gunah par muft kaa ilzaam thaa"

"mujh ko dil qismat ne us ko husn-e-ghaarat-gar diyaa chuur kar de kyuun na vo shisha jise patthar diyaa us se taalib huun diyat kaa aap se matlab nahin jis ne gardan ek ko di ek ko khanjar diyaa thaa mukaafaat-e-amal ahbaab kaa husn-e-amal ye bhi aisaa qarz thaa jo aur se le kar diyaa ab na hai fikr-e-hifaazat aur na ziq-e-raf-e-kaar dene vaale ne diyaa aur meri khvaahish bhar diyaa girya-e-be-ikhtiyaar-e-gham bhi thaa fitri ilaaj jis ne thoDe josh ko har martaba kam kar diyaa jis mein kaif-e-gham nahin baaz aae aise dil se ham ye bhi duniyaa hai koi mai to na di saaghar diyaa 'aarzu' ik roz Dhaa detaa mujhe meraa hi zor ye bhi us ki kaarsaazi dil mein jis ne Dar diyaa"

"tumhein kyaa kaam naalon se tumhein kyaa kaam aahon se chhupaayaa ho gunaah-e-ishq to puchho gavaahon se main kajkol-e-dil-e-be-muddaaa le kar kahaan jaaun ye paighaam-e-talab kyuun unchi unchi baargaahon se zabaan ho ek ulfat ki to mumkin hai zabaan-bandi hui jo baat chupke ki vo kah Daali nigaahon se mohabbat andar andar ziist kaa naqsha palaTti hai yahi chalti hui saansein badal jaaeingi aahon se sanad be-aitmaadi ki hai qabl-e-imtihaan goyaa bayaan-e-haal kai pahle halaf lenaa gavaahon se mohabbat nek-o-bad ko sochne de ghair mumkin hai baDhi jab be-khudi phir kaun Dartaa hai gunaahon se hue jab aap se baahar phir ehsaas-e-dui kaisaa pata manzil kaa miltaa hai inhin gum-karda raahon se bataa sakti nahin ruidgi-e-sabza-o-gul bhi faqiron se paTe the ye gaDhe yaa baadshaahon se chhalakte zarf kaa khultaa bharam khotaa hai baat apni sukun paataa hai dil kaa dard naalon se na aahon se ye pahle soch lein aankhon mein lahraate hue aansu ki vo phir uTh bhi sakte hain jo gir jaaein nigaahon se milaa baiThaa hai sab mein kuchh magar munh se nahin kahtaa alag samjho tum apne 'aarzu' ko daad-khvaahon se"

"dil mein yaad-e-but-e-be-pir liye baiThaa huun yaani ik zulm ki tasvir liye baiThaa huun aah mein dard ki taasir liye baiThaa huun dil mein ik khuun bharaa tiir liye baiThaa huun ik zaraa si khalish-e-dard-e-jigar par ye ghamanD jaise kul ishq ki jaagir liye baiThaa huun hai mujhe saaz-e-tarab sokhta-saamaani-e-dil parda-e-khaak mein iksir liye baiThaa huun chuur shishe pe nazar paDte hi dil yaad aayaa miTne vaale tiri tasvir liye baiThaa huun qaid ko toD ke samjhaa ki sahaaraa toDaa haath mein paanv ki zanjir liye baiThaa huun 'aarzu' ho chuki sau martaba duniyaa bedaar aur main soi hui taqdir liye baiThaa huun"

"taDapte dil ko na le iztiraab letaa jaa paTak de saaghar-e-khaali sharaab letaa jaa vo haath maar palaT kar jo kar de kaam tamaam baDe 'azaab mein huun main savaab letaa jaa vo ban hi ghar se hai achchhaa sukun jis mein mile mujhe bhi o dil-e-khaana-kharaab letaa jaa mile ik aah kaa vaqfa to vaqt-e-purshish-e-haal har ik savaal kaa apne javaab letaa jaa naqaab uThaa ke kiyaa saamnaa to munh ko na pher dikhaa ke khvaab na aankhon se khvaab letaa jaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"