vajud ko jigar-e-mo'tabar banaate hain — Syed Amin Ashraf

"be-lutf hai ye soch ki saudaa nahin rahaa aankhein nahin rahin ki tamaashaa nahin rahaa duniyaa ko raas aa gaiin aatish-parastiyaan pahle dimaagh-e-laala-o-gul thaa nahin rahaa fursat kahaan ki soch ke kuchh gungunaaiye koi kahin halaak-e-tamannaa nahin rahaa unchi imaaraton ne to vahshat kharid li kuchh bach gai to gosha-e-sahraa nahin rahaa dil mil gayaa to vo utar aayaa zamin par aahaT mili qadam ki to rasta nahin rahaa girdaab chikhtaa hai ki dariyaa udaas hai dariyaa ye kah rahaa hai kinaaraa nahin rahaa miTTi se aag aag se gul gul se aaftaab teraa khayaal shahpar-e-tanhaa nahin rahaa baatil ye e'tiraaz ki tujh se lipaT gayaa mujh ko nashe mein hosh kisi kaa nahin rahaa ik baar yuun hi dekh liyaa thaa khiraam-e-naaz phir lab pe naam sarv o saman kaa nahin rahaa"

"ru-e-khandaan rag-e-jaan dida-e-giryaan jaise qafas-e-rang hai ye aalam-e-imkaan jaise nashsha-e-sher uDaae liye jaataa hai mujhe jaise rahvaar-e-sabaa takht-e-sulaimaan jaise aarzu hi se hai hangaama-e-aalam saaraa aarzu hi se hai dil tiflak-e-naadaan jaise aanch bhi aati hai khush-pairahni se aksar kahin roidagi-e-shoala ho pinhaan jaise shaam-e-tanhaai kalid-e-dar-e-nazzaaraa hai jaise mizhgaan-e-siyah abru-e-jaanaan jaise harf-e-saada varaq-e-nam sukhan-e-khud-rafta dil hai yaa mir-taqi-'mir' kaa divaan jaise be-ravaa be-sar-o-paa ek alam-naak sadaa zindagi qaafila-e-shaam-e-gharibaan jaise buDhe bargad ke tale soch mein gum mard-e-faqir aane vaalaa hai kahin se koi tufaan jaise"

"laraz rahaa thaa falak arz-e-haal aisaa thaa shikastagi mein zamin kaa savaal aisaa thaa kamaal aisaa ki hairat mein charkh-e-nili-faam shajar uThaa na sakaa sar zavaal aisaa thaa kisi vajud ki koi ramaq na ho jaise daraaz silsila-e-maah-o-saal aisaa thaa khilaa huaa thaa badan par jaraahaton kaa chaman ki zakhm phail gayaa indimaal aisaa thaa kabhi ye takht-e-sulaimaan kabhi sabaa raftaar nasha chaDhaa to samand-e-khayaal aisaa thaa ghire hue the jo baadal baras ke tham bhi gae bichhaa huaa thaa jo taaron kaa jaal aisaa thaa kabhi vo shola-e-gul thaa kabhi gul-e-shola mizaaj-e-husn mein kuchh e'tidaal aisaa thaa vo aankhein qahr mein bhi kar gaiin mujhe shaadaab farogh-e-baada mein rang-e-jamaal aisaa thaa kisi se haath milaane mein dil nahin miltaa talab mein shaaiba-e-ehtimaal aisaa thaa"

"safar ke tajrabon mein gard-e-paa bhi aa hi jaati hai magar us pech-o-kham se kuchh jilaa bhi aa hi jaati hai jo chaltaa huun falak se khuun ke favvaare baraste hain jo ruktaa huun samum-e-fitna-zaa bhi aa hi jaati hai khirad ki saans bhi ruk jaati hai tira-khayaali se tah-e-ehsaas naadida balaa bhi aa hi jaati hai jo paude sahn mein khilte hain un ko dhuup lagti hai darakhton se tar-o-taaza havaa bhi aa hi jaati hai hare rah jaaeinge jaan-daar patte zard mausam mein khizaan-bakhti mein jiine ki adaa bhi aa hi jaati hai unhin se qarya-e-jaan mein vufur-e-dard hotaa hai unhin nazron mein taasir-e-shifaa bhi aa hi jaati hai"

"shauq-e-vaarafta ko malhuz-e-adab bhi hogaa shart hai maal-e-arab pesh-e-arab bhi hogaa lab-o-rukhsaar mein hogi gul-o-mahtaab ki baat aankh mein tazkira-e-bint-e-inab bhi hogaa maan letaa hai miri baat miraa hila-taraaz aur sab vaadon mein ik vaada-e-shab bhi hogaa ishq vo shai hai ki barfile nihaan-khaanon mein sard paD jaae sharar-baar to jab bhi hogaa be-taalluq hi sahi ye magar us shakhs ke paas dil jo lagtaa hai to lagne kaa sabab bhi hogaa har gali shahr ki ghaalicha-e-ushshaaq nahin khun-e-naahaq hai to phir daad-talab bhi hogaa qahr darvesh to hotaa hai ba-jaan-e-darvesh zer-e-farmaan jo hotaa thaa so ab bhi hogaa karb ke zahr kaa maaraa huaa insaan hai ye sar pe sau bojh magar khanda-ba-lab bhi hogaa ik asaa paas na ho zoam-e-kalimi bhi ho aisaa lagtaa hai ki ye kaar-e-ajab bhi hogaa yuun to be-aab hain kheme ye jahaan tak bhi hain dil ye kahtaa hai kahin abr-e-tarab bhi hogaa"

"dalil-e-kun hai magar dard-e-laa-davaa nikli ye kaaenaat ajab hairat-aazmaa nikli ye maanaa sach hai koi gham sadaa nahin rahtaa khushi mili thi to vo bhi gurez-paa nikli havaa ki tarah se uD jaaungaa jahaan bhi rahun pae khabar qafas-e-rang se sadaa nikli kahaan se aai havaa is ujaaD manzar mein jo ghar se nikli to vo bhi shikasta-paa nikli vo nim-shab vo rukh-e-maahtaab-o-abr-e-siyah shikastagi thi ki chashm-e-falak-numaa nikli vo mauj-e-mai thi jo chamkaa gai udaasi ko kisi ki khanda-labi bu-e-aashnaa nikli hayaa ke saath taqaazaa-e-qahr-o-mahar bhi hai tiri nazar se tabiat miri judaa nikli"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"