yaad teri bhulaa rahaa huun main — Ashfaq Amir

"pahaaDi raaste par aabju ki aazmaaish hai samundar kis taraf hai justuju ki aazmaaish hai pare divaar-e-jaan ke ek dhoke ke sivaa kiyaa hai mire andar musalsal aarzu ki aazmaaish hai kai lahrein si uThti hain jo lafzon mein nahin Dhaltin in aankhon ke muqaabil guftugu ki aazmaaish hai main apne dil ki khaamoshi tujhe email kartaa huun sunaa hai mai-kade mein haa-o-hu ki aazmaaish hai taayyun samt kaa hotaa nahin aankhein bhaTakti hain qadam kaise uThein jab chaar-su ki aazmaaish hai"

"ham jo dehaat se shahron ki taraf aae hain ishq aur husn ke bichhDe hue hamsaae hain ek be-rang se mausam ki havaa chalti hai ab na vo dhuup na peDon ke ghane saae hain kaun saa phuul hamein yaad nahin bachpan kaa kaun saa rang javaani kaa bhulaa paae hain gard-e-ayyaam-e-guzishta bhi to saath aai hai ham tire paas akele to nahin aae hain teri aankhein to ujaale ki amiin hain ab tak ye andhere to kisi aur ne phailaae hain"

"khilte phulon jaisi thi ye duniyaa kabhi achchhi thi giit the us ki aankhon mein shaam bhi mahki mahki thi nae dar khulte dekhe the meri nazar jab bahki thi us ke jism ke shoale se dil ki basti chamki thi main us khvaab kaa hissa thaa vo jis khvaab mein rahti thi jis ne meraa dil toDaa vo to pariyon jaisi thi subh sabaa ki aankhon mein raat vo chaand mein rahti thi"

"mujhe udaas bhi karte rahe mire andar jo phuul khil ke bikharte rahe mire andar mujhe miTaati rahi meri khaamushi aksar mire hi khvaab bikharte rahe mire andar mayassar aaya na un ko libaas-e-saut-o-sadaa mire khayaal sanvarte rahe mire andar ab un ki maar se chehra bujhaa bujhaa hai miraa jo sadme mujh pe guzarte rahe mire andar baDe jatan se jalaae the kuchh diye main ne jo ek jhonke se Darte rahe mire andar vo ashk-e-dil ki zaminon ko kar gae shaadaab jo qatra qatra utarte rahe mire andar miri numu mein rukaavaT bane rahe 'aamir' jo vasvase se ubharte rahe mire andar"

"haalaat se ham ulajh paDeinge khaamosh kabhi nahin raheinge tahzib kareinge nakhl-e-dil ki phir us ko gham-e-bahaar deinge aansu na bahaaeinge magar ham us shakhs ko yaad to kareinge ab soch liyaa hai dil kaa qissa tujh se to kabhi nahin kaheinge jab dard ki mai nahin milegi ham shisha-e-umr toD deinge marham kaa khayaal chhoD 'aamir' ye zakhm abhi nahin bhareinge"

"guzre dinon kaa zikr huaa aur viraani ki baat chali ik muddat se khushk thiin aankhein phir paani ki baat chali us ki gali se shoala uTThaa mere ghar mein aag lagi jalne kaa to zikr nahin thaa taabaani ki baat chali mushkil manzar dekhte rahnaa us ki puraani aadat thi mushkil se is chashm ke aage aasaani ki baat chali baadal aae havaa chali aur baahar mausam badal gayaa dil ke bahte dariyaa mein bhi tughyaani ki baat chali maayusi ke patthar se ik aas kaa chashma phuuT bahaa aas ke bahte paani mein phir hairaani ki baat chali raushan ho gaiin saari galiyaan sab darvaaze chamak uThe jab se 'aamir' shahr mein us ki mehmaani ki baat chali"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"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"