vaqt-e-uftaad kyon nahin aai — Ameen Adirai

"rakh diyaa main ne dar-e-husn pe haaraa huaa ishq aaj ke baa'd miri jaan tumhaaraa huaa ishq choT gahri thi magar paaon nahin ruk paae ham palaT aae vahin ham ko dobaara huaa ishq jhilmilaataa hai miri aankh mein aansu ban kar aa gayaa raas mujhe dil mein utaaraa huaa ishq sikka-e-vaqt badalte hi sabhi chhoD gae zaat ke shahr mein ik umr sahaaraa huaa ishq jab bhi hoti hai dar-e-khvaab pe dastak koi jaag jaataa hai tire hijr kaa maaraa huaa ishq meri aankhon se Tapaktaa hai lahu ban ke 'amin' teri galiyon mein shab-o-roz guzaaraa huaa ishq"

"maar detaa mujhe miTaa detaa is se baDh kar vo kyaa sazaa detaa shart hoti agar vafaa ki yahi qatra-qatra main khun-bahaa detaa phuul hotaa to baanTtaa khushbu main to kaanTaa thaa tujh ko kyaa detaa baandh letaa jo paaon mein ghungru saari duniyaa ko main nachaa detaa main na gar roktaa to vo paagal apne haathon se ghar jalaa detaa jhaank letaa jo mere dil mein 'amin' meraa dushman mujhe duaa detaa"

"raah-e-dushvaar apni had mein rah dekh is baar apni had mein rah tu nahin jiit paaegaa mujh se ai gham-e-yaar apni had mein rah khuun sar par savaar hai mere aaj divaar apni had mein rah main bhi apni hadon kaa qaail huun tu bhi dildaar apni had mein rah main ne bechi nahin anaa apni ai kharidaar apni had mein rah ik piyaada hai tu bhi dekh 'amin' pheink talvaar apni had mein rah"

"ik ashk sar-e-shokhi-e-rukhsaar mein gum hai aaina bhi us husn ke asraar mein gum hai koi to zamin zar kaa pujaari hai mire dost aur koi yahaan apne hi ghar-baar mein gum hai apnon ke ravayyon ne jise toD diyaa thaa vo shakhs kisi mahfil-e-aghyaar mein gum hai paayaa to sikhaa degaa mujhe shoala-bayaani vo harf jo us sina-e-kohsaar mein gham hai kahtaa hai tire sar ki safedi mein chhupaa dukh ik shahr-e-butaan vaqt ki divaar mein gum hai kuchh dard numaayaan hai kahaani mein 'amin' aur kuchh dard abhi dast-e-qalam-kaar mein gum hai"

"us ne jo gham kiye havaale the ham ne ik umr vo sambhaale the sehn-e-dil mein tumhaare sab vaade main ne bachchon ki tarah paale the aankh se khud-ba-khud nikal aae ashk ham ne kahaan nikaale the ik khushi aise muskuraai thi dard jaise bichhaDne vaale the apne haathon se jo banaae but ek din saare toD Daale the chaar-su vahshaton kaa Deraa thaa jaan ke har kisi ko laale the ajnabi ban ke jo mile the 'amin' log sab mere dekhe-bhaale the"

"kashkol-e-jaan se sikka-e-nafrat nikaal kar ai dost phir se aa ke maraasim bahaal kar chaahaa thaa umr-bhar tujhe pal mein bhulaa diyaa tu ne hi to kahaa thaa ki koi kamaal kar ye dard kaa safar hai bahut duur jaaegaa umr-e-ravaan abhi se na mujh ko niDhaal kar duniyaa ko kyaa khabar ki guzarti hai ham pe kyaa likhte hain sher apne lahu ko ubaal kar is shahr kaa to hai yahi dastur-e-zindagi bas khaamushi se dekh na koi savaal kar maanaa ki shaaeri hai asaasa tiraa 'amin' ghar ki zaruriyaat kaa kuchh to khayaal kar"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"