vo roz-o-shab mohabbat karne vaale — Mahboob Mashmiri

"jo kuchh sochaa jo kuchh likkhaa tere naam meri ziist kaa lamha lamha tere naam rakh duun tere sar pe taaj mohabbat kaa kar duun apne pyaar ki duniyaa tere naam meri zaat kaa mehvar teri zaat faqat ik ik bandhan ik ik rishta tere naam us ki khushbu shaayad tujh tak pahunch sake dariyaa mein ik phuul bahaayaa tere naam dil saahil par tez havaa se kuchh pahle main ne ik paighaam likhaa thaa tere naam jaane vaale kaash kabhi tu lauT aae mere ghar kaa har ik rasta tere naam aankhon mein 'mahbub' jo rim-jhim rim-jhim hai is baarish kaa qatra qatra tere naam"

"ye suhulat to hai bichhaDne mein koi diqqat na ho mukarne mein ab havaa ko bhi e'tiraaz nahin taaqche par charaagh dharne mein shaam to kab ki ho chuki hui thi lag gai der dhuup Dhalne mein sab kaa nuqsaan ek jaisaa hai faaeda kuchh nahin jhagaDne mein daaere kaa safar zaruri hai aage baDhne mein pichhe haTne mein bas saliqe kaa farq hotaa hai baat kahne mein baat karne mein us ne khud par nigaah Daalni thi aaine lag gae sanvarne mein faisla ek pal kaa thaa 'mahbub' ik sadi lag gai guzarne mein"

"safar-nasib tiri khair ho salaamati ho jahaan-jahaan bhi tiraa pair ho salaamati ho ai achchhe dost duaa hai kabhi khudaa na kare kisi ko tujh se koi bair ho salaamati ho main apne-pan se huun mahv-e-duaa tumhaare liye ye aur baat abhi ghair ho salaamati ho bichhaa diye hain mah-o-mehr maan ke qadmon mein ki ghar mein baiThe hue sair ho salaamati ho khile rahein yunhi sab ke liye duaa ke gulaab mire labon pe sadaa khair ho salaamati ho"

"din mein sote hain raat jaagte hain ham charaaghon ke saat jaagte hain us ke bistar se lams chunte hue niind soti hai haath jaagte hain niind mein hain musaafiraan-e-kiraam khvaab mein pul-siraat jaagte hain dard hain laa-zavaal-o-pazhmurda zakhm hain be-sabaat jaagte hain dil ko yaksui chaahiye 'mahbub' zehn mein shash-jihaat jaagte hain"

"sabz-baaghon pe dosh dharte hue sahl thaa vaadon se mukarte hue aaine ko aqab se dekhnaa thaa saamne se use sanvarte hue kyaa bataaun jo dil pe guzri hai aaj munh pher kar guzarte hue saans baahar hi rok li main ne khaali siine mein aah bharte hue aankh pighli to jam gayaa aansu jaane kyaa yaad aaya marte hue honT rakkhe the pahle haathon par aag chumi thi Darte Darte hue sar se chhat hi ganvaa li hai 'mahbub' siDhiyaan chaDhte aur utarte hue"

"jaane ujlat mein kyaa huaa thaa mujhe mashvara der se milaa thaa mujhe saazishein ho rahi hain mere khilaaf sach mein aisaa hi lag rahaa thaa mujhe ab jo main sochtaa huun baiThaa huaa ye to pahle hi sochnaa thaa mujhe aks par pheinktaa thaa qahqaha main aks ro-ro ke dekhtaa thaa mujhe be-hisi bhi koi ilaaj nahin is kaa ehsaas ho chukaa thaa mujhe us ne vaapas zarur kar diyaa dil haan magar toD kar diyaa thaa mujhe main akelaa thaa apne lashkar mein bhaag jaane mein faaeda thaa mujhe"

"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"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"