ummid kaa baab likh rahaa huun — Hasan Abidi

"pahle hi baar-e-dosh hain sar bhi gae to kyaa jaanaan ham apni jaan se guzar bhi gae to kyaa jiinaa mataaa-e-khvesh na marnaa ataa-e-ghair jiite rahe to kyaa hai jo mar bhi gae to kyaa dil khuun hai ek tark-e-mohabbat ke daagh se rusvaaiyon ke daagh utar bhi gae to kyaa miTTi mein eatibaar-e-numu DhunDhtaa huun main baadal havaa ke saath bikhar bhi gae to kyaa shabnam se apni pyaas bujhaati hain khetiyaan dariyaa samundaron mein utar bhi gae to kyaa tughyaaniyon ki zad mein Thikaane sabhi ke hain kashti Dubo ke paar utar bhi gae to kyaa ghar mein thaa ehtiyaaj kaa daftar khulaa huaa daftar ki khaak chhaan ke ghar bhi gae to kyaa"

"tishna-kaamon ko yahaan kaun subu detaa hai gul ko bhi haath lagaao to lahu detaa hai neshtar aur sahi kaar-e-digar aur sahi dil-e-sad-chaak agar izn-e-rafu detaa hai taab-e-fariyaad bhi de lazzat-e-bedaad bhi de dene vaale jo mujhe soz-e-gulu detaa hai ham to barbaad hue barg-e-khizaan ki surat shaakh-e-gul kaun tujhe zauq-e-numu detaa hai munsifo haath se ab dashna-o-khanjar rakh do kyaa buraa hai agar insaaf adu detaa hai ai khudaavand mire sher ki qimat kyaa hai ek roTi kaa nivaala jise tu detaa hai"

"ham tirgi mein sham' jalaae hue to hain haathon mein surkh jaam uThaae hue to hain us jaan-e-anjuman ke liye be-qaraar dil aankhon mein intizaar sajaae hue to hain milaad ho ki majlis-e-gham mubtalaa tire aangan mein dil ke farsh bichhaae hue to hain hizb-e-haram ne shauq-e-junun ko baDhaa diyaa siine se ham buton ko lagaae hue to hain duniyaa kahaan thi paas-e-viraasat ke zimn mein ik diin thaa so us pe luTaae hue to hain kab chobdaar par hon sar-afraaz dekhiye us shokh ki nigaah mein aae hue to hain"

"safar mein ek jag tamaam ho gayaa ab apne ghar kaa raasta bhi kho gayaa phir us ke pairahan ki bu na mil saki vo mere khuun mein aastin Dubo gayaa vo neshtar jo us ke haath mein na thaa gayaa to meri saans mein piro gayaa ab aansuon ki fasl kaaTte raho judaaiyon ke biij vo to bo gayaa na jaane kis nagar aaj shaam ho sahar hui to ji udaas ho gayaa guzar gai jo be-gharon pe kyaa kahein zamin ko abr-e-barshgaal dho gayaa miri to aankh nam na ho saki magar vo mujh pe mere aansuon se ro gayaa likhegaa kaun is sadi ki daastaan har ek pal hazaar saal ho gayaa"

"shahr-e-naa-pursaan mein kuchh apnaa pata miltaa nahin baam-o-dar raushan hain lekin raasta miltaa nahin fasl-e-gul aisi ki arzaan ho gae kaaghaz ke phuul ab koi gul-pairahan zarrin-qabaa miltaa nahin aashnaa chehron se rang-e-aashnaai uD gayaa ham-zabaan ab khushk patton ke sivaa miltaa nahin ek sannaaTaa hai shabnam se shuaa-e-nur tak ab koi aanchal pas-e-mauj-e-sabaa miltaa nahin haakimon ne shahr ke andar fasilein khinch diin din mein bhi ab koi darvaaza khulaa miltaa nahin itne be-parvaa iraade itne be-taufiq gham haath uThte hain magar harf-e-duaa miltaa nahin"

"dil ki dahliz pe jab shaam kaa saaya utraa ufuq-e-dard se siine mein ujaalaa utraa raat aai to andhere kaa samundar umDaa chaand niklaa to samundar mein safina utraa pahle ik yaad si aai khalish jaan ban kar phir ye nashtar rag-e-ehsaas mein gahraa utraa jal chuke khvaab to sar naamaa-e-taabir khulaa bujh gai aankh to palkon pe sitaaraa utraa sab ummidein mire aashob-e-tamannaa tak thiin bastiyaan ho gaiin gharqaab to dariyaa utraa"

"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"