yaar hamaari baat na puchh — Manish Shukla

"bahalne lagi hai zaraa si nami se bharosa hi uThne lagaa tishnagi se bahut be-niyaazi dikhaai thi ham ne so vo bhi judaa ho gayaa be-rukhi se bahut din kaa ghussa utaaraa kisi ne achaanak alag ho gayaa zindagi se tumhein ham sunaate hain apni kahaani magar is kaa charchaa na karnaa kisi se tumhaare liye gham uThaane paDeinge tumhein ham ne chaahaa hai apni khushi se ab us ke palaTne kaa imkaan nahin hai vo uTh kar gayaa hai baDi be-dili se hamein aaj apne andhere mile hain mukhaatib hue hain nai raushni se"

"har lamha nam-dida rahne ki aadat le Duubi ranjida rahne ki aadat ab apnaa chehra begaana lagtaa hai ham ko thi sanjida rahne ki aadat aakhir ham ko be-zaari tak le aai har shai par girvida rahne ki aadat rafta rafta uryaani tak aa pahunche jin ko thi poshida rahne ki aadat dikh jaate hain yuun hi kuchh rangin manzar achchhi hai khvaabida rahne ki aadat ham haami hain sidhi-saadi baaton ke aur us ko pechida rahne ki aadat aakhir-kaar varaq ke chithDe kar degi har mausam bosida rahne ki aadat"

"muntashir kar ke kabhi khud ko murattab kar ke ham ne dekhaa hai kai baar yahi sab kar ke apni tanhaai mein har roz chhalak lete hain apne ehsaas ke kaase ko labaalab kar ke apni yak-rang tabi'at ko ravaan karte hain sarkashi kar ke kabhi khud ko mohazzab kar ke roz ham khud se savaalaat kiyaa karte hain jaane kis kis ko khayaalon mein mukhaatab kar ke ham sunaate hi chale jaate sahar tak lekin tum ne qissa kiyaa dushvaar kahaan kab kar ke ik siyaahi si nigaahon mein utar aaegi din ko dekhoge agar roz yunhi shab kar ke"

"hausla ab naa-tavaan hone lagaa main sharik-e-kaarvaan hone lagaa be-khudi had se ziyaada baDh gai apne hone kaa gumaan hone lagaa ab miri barbaadiyaan nazdik hain ab main khud par mehrbaan hone lagaa ab main us ki dastaras mein aa gayaa ab vo mujh se bad-gumaan hone lagaa jab main khud se faasla rakhne lagaa tab se mujh pe main 'ayaan hone lagaa bujhte suraj ne na jaane kyaa kahaa shaam kaa chehra dhuaan hone lagaa chaand taare aasmaan par aa gae raat kaa qissa ravaan hone lagaa"

"aankhon ko pur-nam hasrat kaa darvaaza vaa rakkhaa hai apne TuuTe khvaab ko ham ne ab tak zinda rakkhaa hai 'ishq kiyaa to Tuut ke ji bhar nafrat ki to shiddat se apne har kirdaar kaa chehra ham ne ujlaa rakkhaa hai jo aayaa baazaar mein vo bas jaanch-parakh kar chhoD gayaa ham ne khud ko soch-samajh kar thoDaa mahngaa rakkhaa hai thaa e'laan kahaani mein ik roz nadi bhi aaegi ham ne is ummid mein ab tak khud ko pyaasaa rakkhaa hai aksar shirin ki chaahat ne koh-kani karvaai hai aksar parbat ke siine par ham ne tesha rakkhaa hai ham se baatein karne vaale uljhan mein paD jaate hain ham ne apne andar khud ko itnaa bikhraa rakkhaa hai tum ne lahja miThaa rakh kar tikhi baatein boli hain ham ne baatein miThi ki hain lahja tikhaa rakkhaa hai duniyaa vaalon ne to puuri koshish ki Thukraane ki lekin apni zid mein ham ne khud ko manvaa rakkhaa hai"

"tamaashaa khatm ho jaane ke thoDaa baa'd aate ho tabhi har bazm se tum baarhaa naashaad aate ho jahaan par shaad rahnaa hai vahaan ghamgin rahte ho jahaan ghamgin honaa hai vahaan se shaad aate ho kabhi tum mauj-e-dariyaa ki tarah sairaab dikhte ho kabhi tum khushk honThon par liye fariyaad aate ho tumhaare hijr ke maare hue ghamgin to honge tum apne hijr ke maare huon ko yaad aate ho bahut din tak bhaTaktaa huun akelaa hi khalaaon mein magar phir tum achaanak bar-sar-e-rudaad aate ho haqiqat mein mire gham mein izaafa kar ke jaate ho bazaahir chaaraagar tum baa'is-e-imdaad aate ho ye digar baat hai hans kar nazar-andaaz karte hain hamein tum yaad to aksar dil-e-barbaad aate ho"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"