tavil soch hai aur mukhtasar lahu meraa — Ali Abbas Ummeed

"varaq hai mere sahife kaa aasmaan kyaa hai rahaa ye chaand to shaayad tumhaaraa chehraa hai jo puchhtaa thaa miri umr us se kah denaa kisi ke pyaar ke mausam kaa ek jhonkaa hai simaT gayaa thaa andheron ko dekh kar lekin sahar ke saath mire raaste mein bikhraa hai jise bachaataa rahaa thaa main aabru ki tarah vo lamha aaj miri muTThiyon se phislaa hai fazaa ki shaakh pe lafzon ke phuul khilne do jise sukut samajhte ho zard patta hai abhi to mere garebaan mein hai tiri khushbu tire badan pe abhi meraa naam likkhaa hai har ek shakhs ko ummid bas usi se hai hamaare shahr mein vo ek hi to rusvaa hai"

"qazaa ke saath chale zindagi ke badle mein mili na chhaanv bhi ahal-e-amal ko raste mein javaab-e-shahr-e-khamoshaan har ek basti hai gulaab khilte nahin ab kisi dariche mein gham-e-hayaat ki paighambaraana ulfat ko na jaane kab se basaae hue hain siine mein pahunch chuke hain yaqin ki hudud mein phir bhi laraz rahe hain qadam saath saath chalne mein shuur-e-zist ki alhaD kiran nazar aai hayaat-e-nau ke simaTte hue dhundalke mein tumhaare qurb ki vo saaat-e-hasin ab bhi ravaan hai saath mire yaad ke safine mein har ek saans su-e-kahkashaan baDhi lekin qadam bhaTakte rahe umr bhar andhere mein nikal ke mahbas-e-shab-rang se junun vaale asiir hote rahe asr-e-nau ke dhoke mein kare jo azm-e-safar us ko ye khabar kar do ki ik paDaav hain ham is tavil mele mein bahaa jo subh-e-bahaaraan ki justuju mein 'umid' usi lahu kaa hai partav har ik shagufe mein"

"fasl-e-gul mein bhi vahi daur-e-khizaan hai ab ke kaisaa gham vaqt ke chehre se 'ayaan hai ab ke mash'alein hain na dhuaan hai na sadaa-e-naaqus kyaa khabar qaafila-e-dard kahaan hai ab ke zindagi vaqt ke dar tak jise le aai thi dhundlaa dhundlaa isi insaan kaa nishaan hai ab ke chaaraagar rahm na kar is ki zarurat kyaa hai meraa har zakhm mire dil ki zabaan hai ab ke laala-zaaron se to gul-rang lipaT aati thi dil ke viraane mein har samt dhuaan hai ab ke mujh pe vo saaneha guzraa hai asiraan-e-qafas apne saae se bhi vahshat kaa gumaan hai ab ke sar-ba-zaanu thiin tamannaaein na jaane kab se chashm-e-'ummid' bhi khun-naaba-fashaan hai ab ke"

"raat tahriron ki ab yaksar khayaali ho gai lafz jab jaage 'ibaarat bhi niraali ho gai anginat chehre the shahr-e-dil mein lekin kyaa kahun vaqt kaa saaya paDaa basti ye khaali ho gai jin kaa ik ik lafz thaa muzhda nae mausam ke naam haif un safhaat ki surat bhi kaali ho gai dil ke mahbas se chale the qaafile yaadon ke par ik kiran palkon ki suuli par savaali ho gai ham-safar shaaistagi thi rahguzaar-e-zist mein phir bhi jis se baat ki har baat gaali ho gai haadson ki dhund se fankaar ne jis ko gaDhaa shukr hai us but ki peshaani ujaali ho gai kaise is mausam ko daur-e-gul kahun 'ummid' main rang se mahrum jab ik ek Daali ho gai"

"main to ik lamha-e-parida rahaa jaane kyuun vo bahut kashida rahaa ru-ba-ru zikr-e-naa-shunida rahaa uTh gayaa to miraa qasida rahaa main bhi banda hi thaa khudaa ki qasam ye alag hai ki barguzida rahaa aur to koi gham na thaa us ko bas miri chaah mein tapida rahaa shab ki peshaani kaa main jhumar thaa kyaa huaa gar havaa-guzida rahaa mere hisse mein us sahife kaa ik varaq thaa vahi darida rahaa koi ummid bar na aati thi zindagi bhar sitam-rasida rahaa"

"jab kabhi tark-e-gham-e-dil kaa savaal aataa hai ret par naam thaa meraa bhi khayaal aataa hai mauj-e-tufaan uThi bah chale khvaabon ke sadaf phir baraste hue baadal pe zavaal aataa hai ab mire khvaab ke hamraah vahi yaadein hain jin ko maalum na thaa shishe mein baal aataa hai jab simaT aayaa hai khud jism hi peshaani par kyon dar-e-dil pe dabe paanv malaal aataa hai kyaa tiraa zehn bhi lamhon ke safar mein hogaa teri baaraat mein rah rah ke khayaal aataa hai koi aisaa bhi hai jo naqsh-ba-divaar na ho ab ye taamir ki raahon mein savaal aataa hai ghanTiyaan vaqt ki bajti hain musalsal 'ummid' faasle kahte hain ik aur bhi saal aataa hai"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"