vo ik shajar jise ajdaad ne lagaayaa thaa — Mohammad Ismail Shadan

"mire vajud ki qaaem asaas rahne de zamin ke jism pe koi libaas rahne de miri tamaam khushi khush-dili se le jaa tu jo tere gham hain vo sab mere paas rahne de mujhe to piinaa hai aankhon se teri ji-bhar kar tu mere saamne khaali gilaas rahne de kabhi kabhi mujhe tanhaaiyon mein chhoD bhi de kabhi kabhi to mujhe bhi udaas rahne de ye talkh lahja tiraa dil ko kar na de ghaayal zabaan-o-lab pe zaraa si miThaas rahne de main tujh se duur bahut ho ke ji na paaungaa tujhe qasam hai mujhe apne paas rahne de tu meri pyaas ki shiddat bujhaa nahin sakti ai chashm-e-mast mire lab ki pyaas rahne de ta'alluqaat na kar tark apne 'shaadaan' se kabhi-kabhaar to milne ki aas rahne de"

"mansub un se aaj miri zaat ho gai yaa'ni hayaat-e-nau ki shuruaat ho gai naakaami-e-mohabbat-e-jaanaan ke saath saath khud zindagi bhi nazr-e-kharaabaat ho gai un ki taraf se jo bhi mujhe gham 'ataa huaa mere liye khushi ki vo saughaat ho gai phir dil mein us ki yaad ke baadal umaD paDe phir aansuon ki aankh se barsaat ho gai mahrum ho gayaa huun payaam-e-visaal se kyaa jaane kyaa khataa hui kyaa baat ho gai 'shaadaan' miri hayaat bhi pur-nur thi magar kyaa jaane kab ye paikar-e-zulmaat ho gai"

"baar-e-gham-e-hayaat ko sar par sameT kar ai dost pheink aaya huun yaksar sameT kar bezaar zindagi se ye kar degi ek din rakhnaa zaruriyaat ki chaadar sameT kar maange hai buund buund samandar se ab vahi rakhtaa thaa kal talak jo samandar sameT kar baad-e-khizaan ne baagh ko taaraaj kar diyaa sab le gai bahaar kaa manzar sameT kar ji chaahtaa hai aap ke daaman mein Daal duun laayaa huun jo chaman se gul-e-tar sameT kar sarmaaya-e-hayaat hai 'shaadaan' mire liye rakkhaa hai us ki yaad ko andar sameT kar"

"pal mein karti hain be-khabar aankhein hain 'ajab teri jaadugar aankhein mere bin tum bhi rah na paaoge jaao mujh se na pher kar aankhein jaane kyaa kyaa bayaan karti hain aansuon se ye tar-ba-tar aankhein aap tashrif to kabhi laaein ham bichhaaein zamin par aankhein dil ki tah mein utar gayaa hai vo meri aankhon mein Daal kar aankhein band aankhon mein khvaab aate hain khvaab dekho na khol kar aankhein ab kahaan aansuon ki aamad hai ab to 'shaadaan' hain khuun se tar aankhein"

"mujhe in sang-rezon ko guhar karnaa bhi aataa hai shab-e-taarik ko nur-e-sahar karnaa bhi aataa hai hamaari khaamushi bhi maslahat ke taht hai varna zamaane ko hamein zer-o-zabar karnaa bhi aataa hai zamaana chhin le ye aish-e-duniyaa bhi to kyaa gham hai mujhe to be-sar-o-saamaan guzar karnaa bhi aataa hai vo apni manzil-e-maqsud ik din paa hi jaate hain jinhein dushvaar raahon mein safar karnaa bhi aataa hai khushi ki chhaanv mein rahne ke ham aadi to hain lekin ghamon ki dhuup mein 'shaadaan' basar karnaa bhi aataa hai"

"ilzaam be-sabab na kisi par dharaa karein tahqiq apne taur pe bhi kar liyaa karein khud hi ghubaar-e-raah dikhaaeinge raasta paidaa to aap dil mein zaraa hausla karein rukhsaar-o-lab ki baat bahut ho chuki hai ab haalaat-e-haazira pe koi tabsira karein ye baat doston ko bhi guzregi naagavaar izhaar-e-dushmani na kabhi barmalaa karein Tal jaati hain musibatein is kaar-e-khair se mohtaajon be-navaaon ko sadqa diyaa karein nafrat ki tirgi ko miTaane ke vaaste har chaar samt pyaar kaa raushan diyaa karein dil mein na ho khulus to be-sud hai miyaan din-raat aap laakh ibaadat kiyaa karein 'shaadaan' qadam qadam pe ye deti rahi fareb ham zindagi ke saath kahaan tak vafaa karein"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"