vo shakhs kyaa hai mire vaaste sunaaein use — Abdullah Kamal

"itnaa yaqin rakh ki gumaan baaqi rahe ek zaraa kaar-e-jahaan baaqi rahe baaqi rahe yaadon ki ik qaus-e-quzah yaani miri jaa-e-amaan baaqi rahe shorish-e-khun raqs-e-junun khatm na ho qahqaha-e-ham-nafasaan baaqi rahe aataa rahe yuun hi sadaa mausam-e-gul silsila-e-dil-zadagaan baaqi rahe qaafla-e-gham guzraan ki bhi sunaa hausla-e-ham-safaraan baaqi rahe qaid-e-qafas shor-e-nafas kis ke liye kis ke liye rishta-e-jaan baaqi rahe aankhon se chhin jaaein ik ik khvaab magar us ki talab dil kaa dhuaan baaqi rahe"

"lafzon mein ik nae safar kaa kartaa hai aaghaaz badan nuqta nuqta phail ke mujh ko detaa hai aavaaz badan har-pal TuuT bikharnaa khadsha Thes lage to kaanp uThtaa hai shisha shisha ruup liye hai patthar kaa dam-saaz badan uDtaa baadal Dhalti chhaayaa ik ik pal mein sau sau kaayaa uDte roz-o-shab se aage kartaa hai parvaaz badan anjaani an-dekhi sadaaein aksar dastak de jaati hain mujh ko barahna kar detaa hai aksar ye ghammaaz badan kitne haatim bhaTke barson lauh-e-tilism-e-raaz liye phir bhi ik asraar kaa sahraa phir bhi hai ik raaz badan ik ik taar nafas se ab tak lipTi hai us lams ki khushbu ik din shaayad Takraayaa thaa mujh se koi shahnaaz badan"

"apni aankhon ko umidon se sajaae rakhnaa jalti raaton mein koi khvaab bachaae rakhnaa lauT kar aaungaa phir gaanv tumhaare ik din apne darvaaze pe ik diip jalaae rakhnaa ajnabi jaan ke patthar na svaagat ko baDhein apni galiyon ko miraa naam bataae rakhnaa suune saavan mein sataaegi bahut purvaai dard ko dil mein magar apne dabaae rakhnaa hijr ki tira-shabi Thahri hai taqdir-e-visaal meri yaadon ke sitaaron ko jagaae rakhnaa khush-naqaabi kaa bharam TuTne paae na 'kamaal' gham ko honTon ke tabassum mein chhupaae rakhnaa"

"us ki jaam-e-jam aankhein shisha-e-badan meraa us ki band muTThi mein saaraa baankpan meraa main ne apne chehre par sab hunar sajaae the faash kar gayaa mujh ko saada pairahan meraa dil bhi kho gayaa shaayad shahr ke saraabon mein ab miri tarah se hai dard be-vatan meraa ek dasht-e-khaamoshi ab miraa muqaddar hai yaad be-sadaa teri zakhm be-chaman meraa aao aaj ham donon apnaa apnaa ghar chun lein tum navaah-e-dil le lo khitta-e-badan meraa roz apne khvaabon kaa khuun kartaa rahtaa huun haae kin ghanimon se aa paDaa hai ran meraa gaanv ki havaaon ne phir sandesa bhejaa hai muntazir tumhaaraa hai khushbuon kaa ban meraa"

"khush-shanaasi kaa sila karb kaa sahraa huun main kaun pahchaane ki ik dasht-e-tamannaa huun main sard paani ki zabaan chaaTti rahti hai mujhe kohar mein Duubaa huaa koi jazira huun main apni viraan si aankhon ko sajaa lo mujh se phir na haath aaungaa uDtaa huun sapnaa huun main bhuul jaaoge mujhe tum bhi sahar hone tak aakhir-e-shab kaa koi TuTtaa lamha huun main TuTaa-phuTaa hi sahi phir bhi kashish rakhtaa huun mujh se mahzuz to ho lo ki khilaunaa huun main ek dushnaam hai ye tarz-e-taaaruf mujh ko yaaro is shahr kaa derina shanaasaa huun main"

"apne hone kaa ik ik pal tajraba karte rahe nok-e-neza par bhi ham raqs-e-anaa karte rahe ik musalsal jang thi khud se ki ham zinda hain aaj zindagi ham teraa haq yuun bhi adaa karte rahe haath mein patthar na thaa chehre pe vahshat bhi na thi phir vo kyaa thaa jis pe ham yuun qahqaha karte rahe kuchh na kuchh to pesh-e-manzar mein bhi shaayad thaa kahin kuchh pas-e-manzar bhi ham aab-o-havaa karte rahe be-talab baDhtaa rahaa har lamha qarz-e-jaan kaa bojh be-sabab hi har nafas khud ko adaa karte rahe duur tak phailaa diye kohsaar jangal vaadiyaan rizq aankhon ko diyaa har pal nayaa karte rahe tum to ai khushbu havaao us se mil kar aa gaiin ek ham the zakhm-e-tanhaai haraa karte rahe zahr khud bote rahe ujli havaaon mein 'kamaal' chand saanson ko bhi ham be-zaaiqa karte rahe"

"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"

"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"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"