ye jo lambi raat hai yaaro — Mushtaq Sadaf

"dard ko dard kaho dard ke qaabil ho jaao aisaa bhi kyaa hai ki khud dil hi se ghaafil ho jaao tum ko tufaan se laDnaa jo nahin hai manzur phir to behtar hai ki kashti nahin saahil ho jaao imtihaan ishq mein honaa hai to hogaa vo zarur aag ke khel mein pahle hi se shaamil ho jaao is se pahle ki kisi aur kaa main ho jaaun main tumhein zahr duun aur tum mire qaatil ho jaao lau charaaghon ki baDhaane se nahin kuchh haasil nuur ban ke shab-e-zulmaat pe naazil ho jaao saikDon tajrabe be-kaar kiyaa karte ho ho mire dard mein shaamil to miraa dil ho jaao shor barpaa hai ki nikle ho talaash-e-gham mein makhzan-e-gham hai miraa dil yahin daakhil ho jaao ahmaqon se jo kabhi vaasta paD jaae 'sadaf' baat karne se kahin achchhaa hai jaahil ho jaao"

"kabhi anjaane mein jab bhi kisi kaa dil dukhaataa huun to phir tanhaaiyon mein baiTh kar aansu bahaataa huun mujhe maalum hai manzar hasin vo ho chuke dhundle magar kyuun roz aankhon mein vahi manzar bulaataa huun miri is baat se naaraaz hain kuchh bastiyon vaale khushi ghar ghar luTaataa huun magar gham kyuun chhupaataa huun miri saanson ki quvvat kaa bahut mushkil hai andaaza main phunkon se charaaghon ko nahin suraj bujhaataa huun miri fitrat hai apne haafize ko taaza rakhne ki main apnaa haafiza kamzor hone se bachaataa huun"

"raaz tak zehn ko rasaai de aur aankhon ko tu dikhaai de raah pe dil rahe javaani mein mujh ko is 'umr mein sujhaai de asl chehra dikhaai de tab naa ab kise kaun munh-dikhaai de main kahin devtaa na ban jaaun meri sirat mein kuchh buraai de mere hisse mein ‘izzat-o-shohrat itni de ghair ko dikhaai de shor mein tu bhi kyon 'sadaf' gum hai apni aavaaz mein sunaai de"

"ham apni mohabbat kaa tamaashaa nahin karte karte hain agar kuchh to dikhaavaa nahin karte ye sach hai ki duniyaa ki ravish Thiik nahin hai kuchh ham bhi to duniyaa ko gavaaraa nahin karte ik baar to mehmaan banein ghar pe hamaare ye un se guzaarish hai taqaazaa nahin karte duniyaa ke jhamele hi kuchh aise hain ki un ko ham bhuul to jaate hain bhulaayaa nahin karte fardaa pe hain nazrein to kabhi haal pe nazrein maazi ko magar muD ke bhi dekhaa nahin karte jin mein ki buzurgon ki koi qadr nahin ho ham aise gharon mein kabhi rishta nahin karte baarish ho ki tufaan ho yaa aag kaa jangal ham ghar se nikal jaaein to sochaa nahin karte jo khvaab nazar aataa hai sarsabz zamin kaa us khvaab ki taabir bataayaa nahin karte baazaar mein bikte nahin vo log umuman rishton kaa jo apne kabhi saudaa nahin karte"

"ye zarf ki tu khush hai kahin rishta joD ke naadim zamir meraa tiraa saath chhoD ke yuun to abhi abhi miri aankhein hui thiin band lekin azaan-e-dil ne jagaayaa jhinjhoD ke is ek chehre mein kai chehre simaT gae ik aaina banaayaa hai kirchon ko joD ke di bhaaiyon ne mujh ko jo hisse mein buDhi maan dozakh mein jaa ke baiThe hain jannat ko chhoD ke aaegaa zindagi mein ye din bhi kabhi 'sadaf' laaungaa aasmaan se sitaaron ko toD ke"

"jab achchhe the din raat kam yaad aae buraa vaqt aayaa to ham yaad aae jo samjho mohabbat ki tauhin hai ye sitam-gar se pahle sitam yaad aae zamaane se jab paD gayaa vaasta to tiri zulf ke pech-o-kham yaad aae mili jo mohabbat ke badle mein nafrat hamein ahl-e-duniyaa ke gham yaad aae hansi aa gai un ki baaton pe yunhi vo samjhe ki un ke karam yaad aae jo hans kar kisi ne kisi se kahaa kuchh hamein bhi kisi ke sitam yaad aae kabhi dil ko dil se jo dekhaa bichhaDte 'sadaf' ko tumhaare karam yaad aae"

"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"