ye sitam uf aatish-e-didaar bhaDkaane ke baad — Naresh M. A

"mausam-e-gul aa gayaa saaghar uThaa saaqiyaa ab zindagi ke giit gaa ab na rah rah kar sitamgar yaad aa yuun na fitna-gar mujhe paiham sataa ai ajal ab kyaa hai tujh ko intizaar mujh ko teri justuju hai khuub aa de rahe hain is qadar dhoke nadim uTh gai ho jaise duniyaa se vafaa ittifaaqan lab pe shikve aa gae ye nahin thaa varna meraa muddaaa ab hamein dair-o-haram se kyaa gharaz ishq dil mein bas gayaa hai aap kaa mujh pe phir farmaaeinge vo mashq-e-naaz phir miraa soyaa muqaddar jaag uThaa yaad mein barson kisi ki ai 'naresh' main lahu shaam-o-sahar rotaa rahaa"

"baada-o-jaam-o-pir-e-mai-khaana meraa dil hai inhin kaa divaana yuun muzayyan ho bazm-e-rindaana mai ho saaqi ho aur paimaana josh-e-vahshat ki ye inaayat hai dil ko bhaane lagaa hai viraana jo hamesha rahaa qarin dil ke aaj kyon ho rahaa hai begaana laakh tauba ki mai-kashi se 'naresh' dil se nikli na yaad-e-mai-khaana"

"saaghar ki kahaani bhuul gae shishe kaa fasaana bhuul gae jis vaqt laDi saaqi se nazar ham jaam uThaanaa bhuul gae ham mahv-e-nazaara kyaa hote ai dost bhalaa is mahfil mein jis bazm mein hosh-o-khirad kho kar ham hosh mein aanaa bhuul gae hai daar-o-madaar-e-ranj-o-sukun is dil kaa un ki marzi par jis vaqt zaraa hans hans ke mile ham haal sunaanaa bhuul gae sochaa thaa vo khvaab mein aaeinge ji bhar ke karungaa shikve gile afsos ki ye bhi ho na sakaa vo khvaab mein aanaa bhuul gae furqat mein 'naresh'-e-khasta-jaan ko is tarah jo taDpaate ho duzdida-nigaahi se apni kyaa barq giraanaa bhuul gae"

"husn par jaan nisaar kartaa huun shama-ruon ko pyaar kartaa huun aap ke ishq ne jo bakhshe hain un ghamon kaa shumaar kartaa huun aah imaan-parast ho kar bhi ek kaafir se pyaar kartaa huun mujh pe vo mashq-e-naaz karte hain shukr-e-parvardigaar kartaa huun dil ko har dam fareb detaa huun aap kaa intizaar kartaa huun go tiraa ahd ahd-e-baatil hai phir bhi main eatibaar kartaa huun gul-rukhon ki adaa adaa pe 'naresh' main dil-o-jaan nisaar kartaa huun"

"yaa-rab hayaat-e-ishq miri be-mazaa na ho jiite ji dil se dard-e-mohabbat judaa na ho hai kaun saa jahaan mein vo aadaab-e-mai-kashi jis se miraa shuur-e-ghazal aashnaa na ho un ke huzur yaa to dahan laa-zabaan rahe munh mein zabaan ho to koi muddaaa na ho meri tabaahiyon pe vo naadim na hon agar din raat mere haq mein khudaa se duaa na ho ai chashm-e-yaar teri inaayat kaa shukriya vo dard-e-dil diyaa hai ki jis ki davaa na ho"

"koi baada-kash jise mai-kashi kaa tariq-e-khaas na aa sakaa gham-e-zindagi ki kashaa-kashon se kabhi najaat na paa sakaa ye muqaddaraat ke shoabde ye mire nasib ye bebasi ki vo puchhne bhi lage kabhi to main dard-e-dil na sunaa sakaa miri hamsari kaa khayaal kyaa miri ham-rahi kaa savaal kyaa rah-e-ishq kaa koi raah-rau miri gard ko bhi na paa sakaa zar-o-sim shohrat-o-martaba mujhe is jahaan mein milaa na kyaa magar ek shai thi sukun-e-dil jo main zindagi mein na paa sakaa miri guftugu mein vo zor thaa ki sukhan-shanaas the dam-ba-khud magar un ki mahfil-e-naaz mein main zabaan tak na hilaa sakaa kabhi aandhiyon ne uDaa diyaa kabhi bijliyon ne jalaa diyaa kisi haal mein miraa aashiyaan mujhe aah raas na aa sakaa kahin doston ki tasalliyon se hui hai dard mein kuchh kami ye to ek kahne ki baat hai koi gham hai kis kaa baTaa sakaa use ai 'naresh' main kyaa kahun jo kahun na ishq kaa moajiza ki gham-e-jahaan to gham-e-jahaan mujhe aasmaan na miTaa sakaa"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"