tum kabhi aable pairon pe sajaa kar dekho — Azeez Adil

"sukh ki bohtaat hai zindagi zakhm de meraa dukh baanT kar phir koi zakhm de justuju phir koi dil mein rasta banaa phir se naakaamiyon kaa vahi zakhm de raushni ho nazar-dar-nazar raushni ik kami hai kami-dar-kami zakhm de gum-shuda chaahaton kaa vazifa paDhaa bolte manzaron ki gali zakhm de tu mujhe zindagi kaa qarina sikhaa mujh pe ehsaan kar dil-lagi zakhm de dard kaa zaaiqa bhuul baiThaa huun main aisaa kar tu mujhe is ghaDi zakhm de nutq-e-'aadil' ki shirini kam ho zaraa talkhi-e-hijr ki bekali zakhm de"

"haalaat ki masnad se utar jaaeinge ik din arzaani-e-vahshat mein hi mar jaaeinge ik din yuun diid ko apni hamein tarsaao na varna mar jaaeinge mar jaaeinge mar jaaeinge ik din ye aas bahut hai ki tire dast sitam se jitne bhi mile ghaav hain bhar jaaeinge ik din har shaam jo aa jaate hain mahfil ko sajaane ye dost hamaare bhi bikhar jaaeinge ik din ye phuul jo gulshan mein tar-o-taaza khile hain patjhaD ki havaaon se bikhar jaaeinge ik din ham ahl-e-mohabbat sabab-e-shaam-o-sahar hain ham dil se zamaane ke utar jaaeinge ik din ham khvaab-nigaaraan hain sadaa zinda raheinge kahne ko agar jaan se guzar jaaeinge ik din"

"zabaan thak gai baa-khudaa kahte kahte tujhe be-vafaa baa-vafaa kahte kahte karam goyaa mujh ko hai divaangi bhi zamaana huaa ik sanaa kahte kahte alam hain ki shaghl-e-faraaghat ki saughaat sar-e-anjuman chup huaa kahte kahte zabaan par yakaayak lagaa qufl chup kaa kisi dusre ko khudaa kahte kahte dalil-e-mohabbat use kyaa main detaa vo kahne lagaa jab sunaa kahte kahte rakhun faasla us gul-e-nau se 'aadil' kahaa tu ne mujh se ye kyaa kahte kahte"

"ziist kaa khel rachaane ki zarurat kyaa hai rote lamhaat sajaane ki zarurat kyaa hai yaad jab mujh ko tire saare karam hain jaanaan phir ye ehsaan jataane ki zarurat kyaa hai ishq se ishq zaruri hai magar jaan-e-aziz sab ko ye baat bataane ki zarurat kyaa hai ek mauhum sahaaraa hai guzaare shab ke baar is kaa bhi uThaane ki zarurat kyaa hai main gae vaqt ko aavaaz nahin de saktaa yuun bhi aavaaz lagaane ki zarurat kyaa hai phuul joDe mein sajaane ke liye hote hain phuul paani mein bahaane ki zarurat kyaa hai us kaa chehra nazar aa jaae ki 'aadil' vo shakhs jaantaa bhi hai zamaane ki zarurat kyaa hai"

"zindagaani mein hai khushi tum se zindagi zindagi bani tum se shaairi dil kaa istiaara hai istiaare mein chaashni tum se haaD ki dhuup ne jalaayaa hamein aas ham ko thi chhaanv ki tum se kyaa tumhein mujh pe e'tibaar nahin main karun aur dil-lagi tum se kaam karne ko ji nahin kartaa tang aayaa huun shaairi tum se main bhi rasta badalne vaalaa huun hai mulaaqaat aakhiri tum se ham se jivan ke khaar hain 'aadil' zindagi ki kali kali tum se"

"dast-e-saaqi sharaab hotaa hai rukh-e-jaanaan gulaab hotaa hai jaise hotaa hai ek kaar-e-gunaah vaise kaar-e-savaab hotaa hai jab vo detaa hai dosti mein fareb dil miraa aab aab hotaa hai kisi dariyaa-e-maujzan ki tarah aankh mein bhi chanaab hotaa hai kaun is par hazaar jaan se fidaa main hi meraa javaab hotaa hai aks angDaai le bhi saktaa hai aaina mahv-e-khvaab hotaa hai charkh-e-raushan ke nuur se 'aadil' band zulmat kaa baab hotaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"