vo khvaab khvaab fazaa-e-tarab nahin aai — Obaidullah Aleem

"hanso to rang huun chehre kaa rovo to chashm-e-nam mein huun tum mujh ko mahsus karo to har mausam mein huun chaahaa thaa jise vo mil bhi gayaa par khvaab bhare hain aankhon mein ai mere lahu ki lahar bataa ab kaun se main aalam mein huun log mohabbat karne vaale dekheinge tasvir apni ek shuaa-e-aavaara huun aaina-e-shabnam mein huun us lamhe to gardish-e-khun ne meri ye mahsus kiyaa jaise sar pe zamin uThaae ik raqs-e-paiham mein huun yaar miraa zanjirein pahne aayaa hai baazaaron mein main ki tamaashaa dekhne vaale logon ke maatam mein huun jo likkhe vo khvaab mire ab aankhon aankhon zinda hain jo ab tak nahin likh paayaa main un khvaabon ke gham mein huun"

"saahib-e-mehr-o-vafaa arz-o-samaa kyuun chup hai ham pe to vaqt ke pahre hain khudaa kyuun chup hai be-sabab gham mein sulagnaa miri aadat hi sahi saaz khaamosh hai kyuun shola-navaa kyuun chup hai phuul to sahm gae dast-e-karam se dam-e-subh gungunaati hui aavaara sabaa kyuun chup hai khatm hogaa na kabhi silsila-e-ahl-e-vafaa soch ai daavar-e-maqtal ye fazaa kyuun chup hai mujh pe taari hai rah-e-ishq ki aasuda thakan tujh pe kyaa guzri mire chaand bataa kyuun chup hai jaanne vaale to sab jaan gae honge 'alim' ek muddat se tiraa zehn-e-rasaa kyuun chup hai"

"chehra huaa main aur miri tasvir hue sab main lafz huaa mujh mein hi zanjir hue sab buniyaad bhi meri dar-o-divaar bhi mere taamir huaa main ki ye taamir hue sab vaise hi likhoge to miraa naam bhi hogaa jo lafz likhe vo miri jaagir hue sab marte hain magar maut se pahle nahin marte ye vaaqia aisaa hai ki dil-gir hue sab vo ahl-e-qalam saaya-e-rahmat ki tarah the ham itne ghaTe apni hi taazir hue sab us lafz ki maanind jo khultaa hi chalaa jaae ye zaat-o-zamaan mujh se hi tahrir hue sab itnaa sukhan-e-'mir' nahin sahl khudaa khair naqqaad bhi ab mo'taqid-e-'mir' hue sab"

"ye aur baat ki is ahd ki nazar mein huun abhi main kyaa ki abhi manzil-e-safar mein huun abhi nazar nahin aisi ki duur tak dekhun abhi khabar nahin mujh ko ki kis asar mein huun pighal rahe hain jahaan log shoala-e-jaan se sharik main bhi isi mahfil-e-hunar mein huun jo chaahe sajda guzaare jo chaahe Thukraa de paDaa huaa main zamaane ki rahguzar mein huun jo saaya ho to Darun aur dhuup ho to jalun ki ek nakhl-e-numu khaak-e-nauha-gar mein huun kiran kiran kabhi khurshid ban ke niklungaa abhi charaagh ki surat mein apne ghar mein huun bichhaD gai hai vo khushbu ujaD gayaa hai vo rang bas ab to khvaab saa kuchh apni chashm-e-tar mein huun"

"paa-ba-zanjir sahi zamzama-khvaan hain ham log mahfil-e-vaqt tiri ruh-e-ravaan hain ham log dosh par baar-e-shab-e-gham liye gul ki maanind kaun samjhe ki mohabbat ki zabaan hain ham log khuub paayaa hai sila teri parastaari kaa dekh ai subh-e-tarab aaj kahaan hain ham log ik mataa-e-dil-o-jaan paas thi so haar chuke haae ye vaqt ki ab khud pe garaan hain ham log nikhat-e-gul ki tarah naaz se chalne vaalo ham bhi kahte the ki aasuda-e-jaan hain ham log koi batlaae ki kaise ye khabar aam karein DhunDti hai jise duniyaa vo nishaan hain ham log qismat-e-shab-zadagaan jaag hi jaaegi 'alim' jaras-e-qaafila-e-khush-khabraan hain ham log"

"kuchh to bataao shaair-e-bedaar kyaa huaa kis ki talaash hai tumhein aur kaun kho gayaa aankhon mein raushni bhi hai viraaniyaan bhi hain ik chaand saath saath hai ik chaand gah gayaa tum ham-safar hue to hui zindagi aziiz mujh mein to zindagi kaa koi hausla na thaa tum hi kaho ki ho bhi sakegaa miraa ilaaj agli mohabbaton ke mire zakhm-aashnaa jhaankaa hai main ne khalvat-e-jaan mein nigaar-e-jaan koi nahin hai koi nahin hai tire sivaa vo aur thaa koi jise dekhaa hai bazm mein gar mujh ko DhunDnaa hai miri khalvaton mein aa ai mere khvaab aa miri aankhon ko rang de ai meri raushni tu mujhe raastaa dikhaa ab aa bhi jaa ki subh se pahle hi bujh na jaaun ai mere aaftaab bahut tez hai havaa yaa-rab ataa ho zakhm koi sher-aafrin ik umr ho gai ki miraa dil nahin dukhaa vo daur aa gayaa hai ki ab saahibaan-e-dard jo khvaab dekhte hain vahi khvaab naa-rasaa daaman bane to rang huaa dastaras se duur mauj-e-havaa hue to hai khushbu gurez-paa likkhein bhi kyaa ki ab koi ahvaal-e-dil nahin chikhein bhi kyaa ki ab koi suntaa nahin sadaa aankhon mein kuchh nahin hai ba-juz khaak-e-rahguzar siine mein kuchh nahin hai ba-juz naala-o-navaa pahchaan lo hamein ki tumhaari sadaa hain ham sun lo ki phir na aaeinge ham se ghazal-saraa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"