ye us ko maan lene ki ghaDi thi — Ali Zaryoun

"main jab vajud ke hairat-kade se mil rahaa thaa mujhe lagaa main kisi moajize se mil rahaa thaa main jaagtaa thaa ki jab log so chuke the tamaam charaagh mujh se mire tajrabe se mil rahaa thaa havas se hotaa huaa aa gayaa main 'ishq ki samt ye silsila bhi usi raaste se mil rahaa thaa khudaa se pahli mulaaqaat ho rahi thi miri main apne aap ko jab saamne se mil rahaa thaa ‘ajib lai thi jo taasir de rahi thi mujhe ‘ajib lams thaa har zaaviye se mil rahaa thaa main us ke sina-e-shaffaaf ki hari lau se dahak rahaa thaa so puure maze se mil rahaa thaa savaab-o-taaat-o-taqvaa fazilat-o-alqaab paDe hue the kahin main nashe se mil rahaa thaa tire jamaal kaa bujhnaa to laazmi thaa ki tu baghair 'ishq kiye aaine se mil rahaa thaa zamin bhi mire aaghosh-e-surkh mein thi 'ali' falak bhi mujh se hare zaaiqe se mil rahaa thaa"

"sukut-e-shaam kaa hissa tu mat banaa mujh ko main rang huun so kisi mauj mein milaa mujh ko main in dinon tiri aankhon ke ikhtiyaar mein huun jamaal-e-sabz kisi tajrabe mein laa mujh ko main buDhe jism ki zillat uThaa nahin saktaa kisi qadim tajalli se kar nayaa mujh ko main apne hone ki takmil chaahtaa huun sakhi so ab badan ki hiraasat se kar rihaa mujh ko mujhe charaagh ki hairat bhi ho chuki maa'lum ab is se aage koi raasta bataa mujh ko us ism-e-khaas ki tarkib se banaa huun main mohabbaton ke talaffuz se kar nayaa mujh ko darun-e-sina jise dil samajh rahaa thaa 'ali' vo niili aag hai ye ab pataa chalaa mujh ko"

"zan-e-hasin thi aur phuul chun ke laati thi main she'r kahtaa thaa vo daastaan sunaati thi ye phuul dekh rahe ho ye us kaa lahja thaa ye jhiil dekh rahe ho yahaan vo aati thi munaafiqon ko miraa naam zahr lagtaa thaa vo jaan-bujh ke ghussa unhein dilaati thi 'arab lahu thaa ragon mein badan sunahraa thaa vo muskuraati nahin thi diye jalaati thi use kisi se mohabbat thi aur vo main nahin thaa ye baat mujh se ziyaada use rulaati thi main us ke baa'd kabhi Thiik se nahin jaagaa vo mujh ko khvaab nahin niind se jagaati thi 'ali' ye log tumhein jaante nahin hain abhi gale lagaa ke miraa hausla baDhaati thi 'ali' se duur raho log us se kahte the vo meraa sach hai bahut chikh kar bataati thi main kuchh bataa nahin saktaa vo meraa kyaa thi 'ali' ki us ko dekh ke bas apni yaad aati thi"

"is tarah se na aazmaao mujhe us ki tasvir mat dikhaao mujhe 'ain mumkin hai main palaT aauun us ki aavaaz mein bulaao mujhe doston ko na aag lag jaae apni D-P mein mat lagaao mujhe"

"sab ko hotaa hai hamaaraa to nahin ho saktaa 'ishq thaa 'ishq dubaara to nahin ho saktaa main to pahle hi tujhe haar ke baiThaa huun yahaan ab khasaare mein khasaara to nahin ho saktaa haan mire paas mohabbat ke 'alaava kyaa hai aur mohabbat se guzaaraa to nahin ho saktaa chaahtaa huun ki use paas bulaa luun lekin itne logon mein ishaara to nahin ho saktaa"

"paagal kaise ho jaate hain dekho aise ho jaate hain khvaabon kaa dhandaa karti ho kitne paise ho jaate hain mere kaam khudaa kartaa hai tere vaise ho jaate hain duniyaa saa honaa mushkil hai tere jaise ho jaate hain"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"