uThaa jo dast-e-sitam qatl-e-be-navaa ke liye — Arsh Siddiqui

"yuun na koi tiri mahfil mein pareshaan ho jaae jaise aavaaz-e-sabaa dasht mein hairaan ho jaae muntazir hain miri aahaT ki balaaein kitni ek mushkil to nahin hai ki jo aasaan ho jaae chaak-e-daaman hi zamaane se nahin hotaa rafu aur agar siina kabhi chaak-e-garebaan ho jaae pech-dar-pech hai yuun silsila-e-zulf-e-hayaat haath lagte hi jo kuchh aur bhi pechaan ho jaae daagh-e-dil jalne lage bujh gai har sham-e-tarab yuun hai to yuun hi sahi ghar mein charaaghaan ho jaae mujh pe qadghan hai ki main bazm mein khaamosh rahun aur khamoshi hi jo rusvaai kaa saamaan ho jaae nashtar-e-shauq ke haathon gul-e-sad-barg hai dil khuub ho ab jo ye nazr-e-dam-e-tufaan ho jaae kyuun na phir jalne lagein rashk se viraana-o-dasth shahr jab dil ki nigaahon mein bayaabaan ho jaae dil ko saudaa hai rahe rang-e-shafaq pesh-e-nazar gham ko ik taur to bahlaane kaa saamaan ho jaae raushni shaam ki sun paae na aavaaza-e-shab mohr-e-zartaab kaa aafaaq se paimaan ho jaae baat is aankh mein poshida hai vo 'arsh' ki jo lab se nikle to mire siine pe paikaan ho jaae"

"itni havaa na vaaiz-e-din-daar baandhiye izzat sanbaaliye sar-e-dastaar baandhiye gum kijiye havaas ko tafsir-e-hosh mein daanish ko jahl jahl ko pindaar baandhiye mahrum-e-hosh soiye par diije daad-e-hosh gul ko giyaah dasht ko gulzaar baandhiye bu chhiniye gulon se ki dete hain zauq-e-fan yuun khush-navaa tuyur ki chahkaar baandhiye ab juz havaa nahin hai girah mein hamaari khaak sau baar kholiye use sau baar baandhiye bhaDki hai aag 'arsh' khayaabaan-e-bazm mein hadd-e-jalaal-e-shoala-e-guftaar baandhiye"

"bas ek hi kaifiyyat-e-dil subh-o-masaa hai har lamha miri 'umr kaa zanjir-ba-paa hai main shahr ko kahtaa hon bayaabaan ki yahaan bhi saaya tiri divaar kaa kab sar pe paDaa hai hai vaqt ki kahtaa hai rukungaa na main ik pal tu hai ki abhi baat miri tol rahaa hai main bazm se khaakistar-e-dil le ke chalaa huun aur saamne tanhaai ke sahraa ki havaa hai aavaaz kaa tesha hai na khaamosh takallum taalaa jo zabaan par thaa vo ab dil pe paDaa hai main saath liye phirtaa huun saamaan-e-halaakat rag rag mein miri zahr-e-vafaa dauD rahaa hai kyaa kyaa hain tamannaaein dil-e-khaak-basar mein ye qaafila viraane mein kyuun Thahraa huaa hai"

"didani ab safar-e-zist kaa manzar hogaa jis ne luuTaa sar-e-baazaar vo rahbar hogaa haal-e-dil kah ke hue aur giraftaar-e-alam ham na kahte the ki yuun dard fuzun-tar hogaa jite-ji ham se kabhi harf-e-vafaa kah Daalo phir ye hogaa bhi jo ehsaan to kis par hogaa tu miri jurat-e-guftaar pe hairaan kyuun hai ye tamaashaa tiri sarkaar mein aksar hogaa un ki aankhon mein chamakte hue taare dekhe ab to naaseh bhi pashemaan baraabar hogaa ham bhi ab 'arsh' nayaa baab-e-vafaa kholeinge shahpar-e-shauq mah-o-mehr kaa ham-sar hogaa"

"phir usi shahr kaa fasaana chheD mutriba tarz-e-aashiqaana chheD saaz-e-dil se uThaa thaa jo ik baar phir vahi raag vaalihaana chheD ghar hai taarik yurish-e-gham se aaj ik aatishin taraana chheD phir jahaan dilkashi se hai mahrum zulf-e-hasti ko misl-e-shaana chheD bazm khauf-e-fanaa se hai be-dam kuchh ba-andaaz-e-jaavedaana chheD aaj har shai se bad-gumaan hain ham mat hamein ai gham-e-zamaana chheD ai gham-e-yaar ham hain khaakistar aur mat ai rafiq-e-khaana chheD 'arsh' thi har sukun ki jo rahzan us qayaamat kaa phir fasaana chheD"

"vo jis ki daastaan phaili dil-e-divaana meraa thaa zabaanein dushmanon ki thiin magar afsaana meraa thaa taDaptaa huun ki ik saaghar kisi haatim se mil jaae zavaal-e-aasmaan dekho kabhi mai-khaana meraa thaa balaa ki khaamushi taari thi har-su teri haibat se sar-e-mahfil jo gunjaa naara-e-mastaana meraa thaa kaTe yuun to hazaaron sar vafaa ki karbalaaon mein tire neze pe jo ubhraa sar-e-shaahaana meraa thaa faqih-e-shahr ko samjho ki ham pakDe gae naahaq sharaabein sab usi ki thiin bas ik paimaana meraa thaa banaa hai 'arsh' vo munsif to phir ye bhi kabhi dekhe huaa hai band jo mujh par vahi viraana meraa thaa"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"