teri giraft mein aae na khud ke bas mein rahe — Aliuddeen Naved

"aankhon ke kanval lab ke chaman-zaar bahut the divaane magar sair se bezaar bahut the ham log kaDi dhuup ke shaidaai the varna yuun sar ko chhupaane dar-o-divaar bahut the har shakhs ke chehre pe kai chehre the chaspaan tujh jaise tire shahr mein ayyaar bahut the TuuTaa huaa pul ret ki divaar havaa tez lagtaa hai ki basti mein gunahgaar bahut the alfaaz adaa karti rahin bolti aankhein chup rah ke bhi vo maail-e-guftaar bahut the aankhon ke darichon mein hayaa jaag rahi thi soe the kuchh aise ki vo bedaar bahut the vo shakhs to har gaam pe detaa rahaa dhoke tum phir bhi 'naved' us ke parastaar bahut the"

"khumaar shab kaa sahar-dam rahaa hai aankhon mein tumhaari zulf kaa har kham rahaa hai aankhon mein vo din bhi aaegaa aankhon se zakhm Tapkeinge abhi to sirf lahu jam rahaa hai aankhon mein koi bhi rut ho mahaktaa hai sirf saavan hi ye kis kaa dida-e-pur-nam rahaa hai aankhon mein sulagte shahr ujaDte makaan jhulaste badan kasaafaton kaa dhuaan jam rahaa hai aankhon mein 'naved' khvaab ugaao na in jaziron mein ki dhuup chhaanv kaa aalam rahaa hai aankhon mein"

"na tarz-e-dost na rang-e-adu se miltaa hai vo baankpan jo tiri guftugu se miltaa hai main kyaa bataaun ye kis khub-ru se miltaa hai jab aaftaab lab-e-aabju se miltaa hai hamaare zakhm hare hon to muskuraate hain hamein sukun bhalaa kab rafu se miltaa hai hamaari tarah ye hai kushta-e-sitam ki 'naved' hinaa kaa rang hamaare lahu se miltaa hai"

"har subh main patthar ki tarah sakht banaa huun shaam aate hi shishe ki tarah TuuT gayaa huun girti hui divaar ke saae mein Thahar kar chaDhte hue suraj ki taraf dekh rahaa huun ik baar kisi ne mujhe divaana kahaa thaa ab tak usi lahje ki adaa DhunD rahaa huun tum subh ke divaan mein shaadaab khaDi ho main raat ki daldal mein utartaa hi chalaa huun main ab bhi tiri reshmi palkon ki zamin par sayyaal naginon ki chamak ban ke khaDaa huun"

"ehsaas dekh paae vo manzar talaash kar aankhein jo hain to bu-e-gul-e-tar talaash kar meraa vajud jazb huaa tere jism mein ab mujh ko apne jism ke andar talaash kar tanhaaiyon ke gahre samundar mein Duub jaa zakhmon ke phuul dard ke gauhar talaash kar teraa badan to TuuT gayaa vasl hi ki shab ab aaine mein khud ko na din bhar talaash kar har dil se maangtaa hai jo taaza lahu ki bhiik basti mein koi aisaa gadaagar talaash kar main thak gayaa huun khaak bayaabaan ki chhaan kar mauj-e-nasim tu hi miraa ghar talaash kar dasht-e-vafaa mein yuun na bhaTak dar-ba-dar 'naved' sar ban gayaa hai bojh to patthar talaash kar"

"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"

"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"

"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"