zakhmon kaa byopaari hai — Aslam Habeeb

"luTi bahaar kaa sukhaa gulaab rahne do hamaari aankhon mein koi to khvaab rahne do nae sire se chalo koi ahd karte hain vafaa jafaa kaa puraanaa hisaab rahne do tamaam-umr guzaari hai in dayaaron mein khulus hogaa yahaan dastiyaab rahne do khumaar utraa nahin hai abhi to ashkon kaa abhi ye saaghar-o-minaa sharaab rahne do uThaae phirte ho kyaa shahr-e-be-basirat mein kise dikhaaoge dil ki kitaab rahne do abhi to ham pe puraane hi qarz baaqi hain savaal kar ke na kahiye javaab rahne do giraa zarur hai lekin miraa nahin 'aslam' takallufaat muravvat janaab rahne do"

"ziist ki dhuup se yuun bach ke nikaltaa kyuun hai tu jo suraj hai to phir saae mein chaltaa kyuun hai tu jo patthar hai to phir palkon pe aansu kaise tu samundar hai to phir aag mein jaltaa kyuun hai mere chehre mein jo shaaista-nazar aataa hai meri shiryaanon mein vo shakhs ubaltaa kyuun hai kal tumhin ne use ye pyaala diyaa thaa yaaro mo'tariz kyuun ho ki vo zahr ugaltaa kyuun hai meri saanson mein sisakne ki sadaa aati hai ek marghaT saa mire siine mein jaltaa kyuun hai jaane kin zarron se us khuun ki shanaasaai hai paanv us moD pe hi aa ke phisaltaa kyuun hai mahfil-e-laghv se tahzib ne kyaa lenaa hai aise shorida-saron mein tu sanbhaltaa kyuun hai"

"subuk saa dard thaa uThtaa rahaa jo zakhmon se to ham bhi karte rahe chheD-chhaaD ashkon se sabhi ko zakhm-e-tamannaa dikhaa ke dekh liye khudaa se daad mili aur na us ke bandon se dhuaan saa uThne lagaa fikr-o-fan ke aivaan mein lahu ki baas si aane lagi hai sheron se ab in se dekhiye kab manzilein huvaidaa hon uThaa ke laayaa huun kuchh naqsh teri raahon se bilak rahaa hai nigaahon mein hasraton kaa hujum laTak rahi hain patangein udaas khambon se ab aur kis se tire gham kaa tazkira karte tamaam-raat rahi guftugu sitaaron se bas ek jast mein aflaak se nikal jaaun phalaang jaaun zamin ko main chaar qadmon se"

"kaT gaiin saari patangein Dor se chalti hain kaise havaaein zor se bevafaa saare parinde ho gae dosti apni bhi thi ik mor se chand jazbe jang mein mashghul the raat-bhar main so na paayaa shor se aakhirash suraj uDaa ke le gae bhiik kab tak maangte ham bhor se ik na ik din sard jhonke aaeinge raabta rakhiye ghaTaa-ghanghor se qabr pe aansu bahaa ke aae hain baagh mein milne gae the mor se main ye samjhaa thaa qayaamat aa gai aadmi chikhaa thaa itni zor se"

"aankh ko ashk banaa ke dekh phir darshan ko jaa ke dekh manzil ki qimat mat puchh raah mein dhakke khaa ke dekh patthar bhi khil uTTheinge ek nazar muskaa ke dekh kaaba kaashi dekh liye mere bhi ghar aa ke dekh duniyaa meri muTThi mein logon ko bahkaa ke dekh andhiyaaron ko jot banaa khaamoshi ko gaa ke dekh kab tak puujaa ghairon ki khud pe imaan laa ke dekh"

"koi gulaab yahaan par khilaa ke dekhte hain chalo kharaaba-e-jaan ko sajaa ke dekhte hain jahaan ko bhuul ke tum ko bhulaa ke dekhte hain ab apne aap ko dil se lagaa ke dekhte hain bigaD gae the jise sun ke vaqt ke tevar jahaan ko baat vahi phir sunaa ke dekhte hain kabhi kisi kaa bhi ehsaan nahin liyaa ham ne ab apne sar pe ye ehsaan uThaa ke dekhte hain bahut dinon se koi baat kaam ki na hui chalo falak ko zamin par bichhaa ke dekhte hain nazar nazar to kai baar paDh chuke us ko ghazal ko aaj zaraa gungunaa ke dekhte hain zamaana ham pe bahut der hans chukaa 'aslam' chalo ab us ki hansi bhi uDaa ke dekhte hain"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"