zaad-e-rah le ke yaadon ki tanvir main — Arshad Mahmood Arshad

"marte hue vajud ki hasrat tamaam-shud saanson se lipTi aakhiri chaahat tamaam-shud dast-e-qazaa baDhaa hai miri samt alvidaaa ai etikaaf-e-ishq ibaadat tamaam-shud saaqi tumhaare madh-bhare honTon kaa shukriya baada-kashi ki saari halaavat tamaam-shud TuuTi hai aaj saans ki Dori to yuun huaa an-dekhi manzilon ki masaafat tamaam-shud bujhte hue charaagh ki surat havaa huun main ik khub-ru vajud ki taaqat tamaam-shud ai baargaah-e-husn koi faisla to kar is naa-muraad-e-ishq ki hujjat tamaam-shud 'arshad' mujhe to ghaib se aati hai ab sadaa ibn-e-turaab ab tiri mohlat tamaam-shud"

"taari rahegaa soch pe vahshat kaa bhuut kyaa TuTegaa kisi taur ye shab kaa sukut kyaa paDti nahin hai aankh ke saahil pe surkh dhuup kartaa main aarzuon ke laashe hanut kyaa tum ne kahaa to zahr bhi piinaa paDaa mujhe ab is se baDh ke duun tumhein sach kaa subut kyaa kaise kapaas ke liye gandum ko chhoD duun miTti nahin hai bhuuk to kaatun main suut kyaa meri nazar bhi taalib-e-didaar-e-hir hai malnaa paDegaa jism pe mujh ko bhabut kyaa 'arshad' hamaare haath se phislegi ek din pahle bachaa sakaa koi saanson ki huut kyaa"

"zamin ki kokh se pahle shajar nikaaltaa hai vo us ke baad parindon ke par nikaaltaa hai shab-e-siyaah mein jugnu bhi ik ghanimat hai zaraa saa hausla andar kaa Dar nikaaltaa hai ki buDhe peD ke tevar badalne lagte hain kahin jo ghaas kaa tinkaa bhi sar nikaaltaa hai phir us ke baad hi detaa hai kaam ki ujrat hamaare khuun se pahle vo zar nikaaltaa hai vazifa tujh ko bataataa huun ek chaahat kaa jo qasr-e-zaat se nafrat kaa shar nikaaltaa hai kahaani likhtaa hai aise ki us kaa har kirdaar nikalnaa koi na chaahe magar nikaaltaa hai main aise shakhs se 'arshad' gurez kaise karun fasil-e-dil mein jo dastak se dar nikaaltaa hai"

"kaTte hi Dor saans ki naam-o-numud khaak honaa hai ek roz ye qasr-e-vajud khaak TuuTaa kisi kaa dil jo giraa dusri taraf mizaan mein paDaa tiraa rakht-e-sujud khaak tajsim kar rahaa hai vo dast-e-kamaal se aatish-parast dahriye muslim hunud khaak is mahfil-e-tarab mein nahin chaashni koi dil mein ramaq na ho agar bazm-e-surud khaak baDhne lage hain chaar-su rasmon ke daaere Thokar lagaa ke paanv ki kar duun quyud khaak ye qaum un hi raaston pe chal paDi hai phir jin par huiin thiin ek din aad-o-samud khaak siine mein koi aag hai 'arshad' lagi hui varna hamaari aankh se uThtaa ye duud khaak"

"khudi ke zoam mein aisaa vo mubtalaa huaa hai jo aadmi bhi nahin thaa vo ab khudaa huaa hai vo kah rahaa thaa bujhaaegaa pyaas sahraa ki miraa ik abr ke TukDe se raabta huaa hai tumhaaraa tarz-e-bayaan khuub hai magar saahab ye qissa main ne zaraa mukhtalif sunaa huaa hai ye miTTi paanv mire chhoDti nahin varna falak kaa raasta bhi saamne paDaa huaa hai usi ke haath pe baiat main kar ke aayaa huun jo buDhaa peD kaDi dhuup mein khaDaa huaa hai khiraaj maangtaa hai mujh se ye badan meraa ki lauh-e-dil pe tiraa naam bhi likhaa huaa hai vo mujh ko dekh ke rasta badal gayaa 'arshad' zaraa si der mein us ko ye jaane kyaa huaa hai"

"milegaa is kaa mujhe kyaa uThaa ke laayaa huun puraane vaqt kaa sikka uThaa ke laayaa huun tumhaari tishnagi dekhi nahin gai mujh se main apni ok mein dariyaa uThaa ke laayaa huun shab-e-siyaah mein kuchh to mujhe suhulat ho kisi ki yaad kaa taaraa uThaa ke laayaa huun jo ho sake to zaraa mukhtalif banaa ab ke main qasr-e-zaat kaa malba uThaa ke laayaa huun ye pyaas ilm ki kuchh to bujhaaiye saahab baDe jatan se main basta uThaa ke laayaa huun havaale dhuup ke jis ne mujhe kiyaa ik din usi ke vaaste saaya uThaa ke laayaa huun tamaam ashk saraabon mein Dhal gae 'arshad' shikasta aankh mein sahraa uThaa ke laayaa huun"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"