us ki aankhon kaa koi khvaab nahin ho paae — Komal Joya

"jhagaDnaa kaahe kaa mere bhaai paDi rahegi ye baap daadaa ki sab kamaai paDi rahegi andhere kamre mein raqs karti rahegi vahshat aur ek kone mein paarsaai paDi rahegi havaa ki minnat karo ki ghar ke diye bujhe to udaas ho kar diyaa salaai paDi rahegi hamaari nazron se aur ojhal agar hue tum zamaane bhar ki ye raushnaai paDi rahegi tumhaare jaane ke baa'd kaisi mahalle-daari yaqin kar lo bani banaai paDi rahegi tumhaare haathon kaa lams kaafi hai lauT aao main Thiik ho jaaungi davaai paDi rahegi buzurg rukhsat hue hain lekin baraamde mein puraane vaqton ki chaarpaai paDi rahegi"

"sabhi nuqush ghalat khaal-o-khad balaa ke kharaab mujhe vo Thiik nahin kar sakaa banaa ke kharaab mujhe pasand hai har shai jo mere jaisi ho so achchhi chiiz main rakh aati huun uThaa ke kharaab bas ek baar hi kaafi hai zindagi ki khudaa phir is jahaan mein honaa hai kis ko aa ke kharaab to ik charaagh jalaa aao shab ki chaukhaT par agar mizaaj nahin lag rahe havaa ke kharaab har ek kaam mukammal tavajjoh chaahtaa hai tabhi to khud ko kiyaa khuub dil lagaa ke kharaab tazaad-e-qaul-o-'amal aur fareb lahjon mein ye log dekhne mein hi the intihaa ke kharaab main sab se khushnumaa patthar thi tujh 'imaarat kaa so tu ne khud ko kiyaa hai mujhe haTaa ke kharaab tumhaaraa dukh hai ki tum bhi banaa diye gae ho hamaaraa kyaa hai ki ham log the sadaa ke kharaab"

"main jis iraade se jaa rahi huun usi iraade se laD paDungi mire sipaahi ko kuchh huaa to main shaahzaade se laD paDungi ye khel shaahon ke martabe kaa hadaf baneinge hamaare mohre main bebasi mein shikast khaae hue piyaade se laD paDungi main apni basti ki kachchi galiyon se ishq karti huun yaad rakhnaa agar jo achchhaa buraa kahegaa amir-zaade se laD paDungi asir-e-naqsh-o-nigaar mujh se nahin sambhaltaa ye chaak-e-hasti main thak gai to bikharti miTTi se aur buraade se laD paDungi ye sabr kab tak nibhaae jaaun main khud se nazrein churaae jaaun jo shaam-e-hijraan ne jaan khaai har ek vaade se laD paDungi"

"'ishq gar haath chhuDaae to chhuDaane denaa kaar-e-vahshat pe magar aanch na aane denaa yuun bhi aaghaaz mein har kaam bhalaa lagtaa hai avval avval hai ise hijr manaane denaa apne bachche ko na nafrat kaa paDhaa denaa sabaq haath dushman se milaae to milaane denaa ye bhi kam-zarf mohabbat kaa vatira hai miyaan jab nae zakhm ki khvaahish ho puraane denaa jis ne daaman miraa dukh dard se bhar Daalaa hai mere maulaa use khushiyon ke khazaane denaa 'izzat-e-nafs se baDh kar to koi chiiz nahin jo tumhein chhoD ke jaae use jaane denaa"

"hijr kaa ranj ghaTe aisi du'aa jaantaa hai tu koi vird koi ism bataa jaantaa hai bas qiyaafon pe mujhe chhoD ke jaane vaale ye tiraa shahr mire baare mein kyaa jaantaa hai mashvare dete huon ko bhi kahaan hai maa'lum itnaa maa'sum nahin achchhaa buraa jaantaa hai tu ne kyaa soch ke mazmun churaayaa meraa din-e-islaam mein chori ki sazaa jaantaa hai log us shakhs ki muTThi mein chale aate hain vo kalaa-kaar koi aisi kalaa jaantaa hai"

"main sochti huun ki ai rab furaat kyon nahin ki kushaada ham pe zamin-e-hayaat kyon nahin ki kisi ne puchhaa hai ghabraa ke jaane vaalon se basar saraae mein ik aur raat kyon nahin ki bas itni baat pe munsif sazaaein detaa rahaa qubul shahr ke logon ne maat kyon nahin ki bandhe the haath hamaare so ham se mat puchho uThaa ke haath du’aa-e-najaat kyon nahin ki miraa to zakhm hi naasur ban gayaa tu ne 'ilaaj karte hue ehtiyaat kyon nahin ki mire qabile ke sardaar vo munaafiq hain zabaan kaaT ke kahte hain baat kyon nahin ki"

"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"

"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"

"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"