tuul de kar mire fasaane ko — Ateeq Ahmad Ateeq

"paas-e-naamus-e-mohabbat kaa savaal aaya to kahin un ko bhi kisi fikr mein Daal aaya to jin andheron mein farozaan thaa miri fikr kaa chaand un andheron ki siyaasat ko zavaal aaya to kar to duun tere junun-khez labon ki tashhir aur agar shisha-e-idraak mein baal aaya to shauq-e-manzil to mire kaam na aaya lekin kitni raahon ke kham-o-pech nikaal aaya to dil mein vo soz-o-tab-o-taab kahaan phir bhi 'atiq' zindagi ke kai goshe ko ujaal aaya to"

"aib-o-hunar se khelne vaalon ke shahr mein main ghir gayaa huun tang khayaalon ke shahr mein ham to siyaah-bakht hain lekin khataa muaaf jo log gum hue hain ujaalon ke shahr mein yaa-rab ye kyaa ki aur bhi begaana ho gae aa kar vo apne chaahne vaalon ke shahr mein vo ik javaab-e-talkh dil-e-be-qaraar ko uljhaa gayaa hai kitne savaalon ke shahr mein meraa hi zikr kyaa hai koi mutmain nahin is zindagi se khelne vaalon ke shahr mein kyaa baat hai har ek yahaan tira-zehn hai baste hain kaise log ujaalon ke shahr mein aataa nahin hai kucha-e-dil kaa bhi kuchh khayaal rahtaa huun mahv kis ke khayaalon ke shahr mein chhaai hai murdani si ye kyon har taraf 'atiq' jaam-e-hayaat baanTne vaalon ke shahr mein"

"vo ham nahin hain ki gulshan par ikhtiyaar ke baad bahaar ko bhi taraste rahein bahaar ke baad nizaam-e-dahr jo hai muntashir to hone do ki nazm-e-dahr sanvartaa hai intishaar ke baad abhi to subh ki pahli kiran hi phuTi hai jamaal-e-subh zaraa dekhnaa nikhaar ke baad qadam qadam pe milegaa hayaat-e-nau kaa suraagh balaa-kashaan-e-mohabbat ko sair-e-daar ke baad unhin se puchhiye kaif-e-hayaat kyaa shai hai jo mutmain hain gham-e-zindagi se pyaar ke baad dar-e-habib pe baiThaa huun sar jhukaae hue tamaam silsila-e-tark-o-ikhtiyaar ke baad gham-e-hayaat-o-gham-e-kaaenaat bhi hai aziiz kuchh apni fikr bhi lekin khayaal-e-yaar ke baad ujaal de jo rukh-e-shaam-e-zindagi ko 'atiq' vo subh aaegi kis subh-e-intizaar ke baad"

"mire labon pe gham-e-zindagi ki baat nahin kuchh mujh ko fikr-e-ilaaj-e-gham-e-hayaat nahin main aashnaa-e-gham-e-kaaenaat huun lekin mire malaal se aagaah kaaenaat nahin gham-e-hayaat ko siine se jo lagaa na sake miri nazar mein vo shaaista-e-hayaat nahin binaa-e-husn-e-rukh-e-kaaenaat ham bhi hain tumhin se dilkashi-e-bazm-e-kaaenaat nahin hain zindagi ki bahaarein unhein nasib to kyaa jinhein shuur-e-chaman-bandi-e-hayaat nahin kise sunaaein gham-e-zindagi ke afsaane yahaan koi bhi to aasuda-e-hayaat nahin tiri jafaaein bhi mujh ko aziiz hain lekin ye kyaa ki mujh pe tiri chashm-e-iltifaat nahin balaa se ishrat-e-imroz khvaab ho ki khayaal 'atiq' raahat-e-fardaa to be-sabaat nahin"

"maut sirf is liye gavaaraa hai zindagi ki taraf ishaara hai raahat-e-gham na raas aai mujhe jab se ehsaas-e-gham ne maaraa hai zindagi bhi aziiz hai lekin teraa gham zindagi se pyaaraa hai dil ko ummid ne Duboyaa thaa tark-e-ummid ne ubhaaraa hai zindagi kaa kuchh eatibaar nahin zindagi subh kaa sitaaraa hai jo Thahar jaae un ke jalvon par vo nazar khud bhi ik nazaaraa hai talkhi-e-gham buri balaa hai magar talkhi-e-gham mujhe gavaaraa hai vaqt ki dhaDkanon kaa raaz 'atiq' mere sheron se aashkaaraa hai"

"intihaa-e-yaas-o-gham se jab guzar jaataa huun main har qadam par ik sukun-e-qalb saa paataa huun main saaz-e-gham par jab kabhi koi ghazal gaataa huun main ik saraapaa soz ki tasvir ban jaataa huun main har qadam par ek aafat har qadam par ik balaa phir bhi manzil ki taraf baDhtaa chalaa jaataa huun main phir kisi taaza pareshaani ko hai meri talaash phir kisi ko multafit apni taraf paataa huun main allah allah maslak-e-mehr-o-mohabbat ai 'atiq' aah koi bhi kare lekin taDap jaataa huun main"

"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"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"