zeb us ko ye aashob-e-gadaai nahin detaa — Syed Amin Ashraf

"be-lutf hai ye soch ki saudaa nahin rahaa aankhein nahin rahin ki tamaashaa nahin rahaa duniyaa ko raas aa gaiin aatish-parastiyaan pahle dimaagh-e-laala-o-gul thaa nahin rahaa fursat kahaan ki soch ke kuchh gungunaaiye koi kahin halaak-e-tamannaa nahin rahaa unchi imaaraton ne to vahshat kharid li kuchh bach gai to gosha-e-sahraa nahin rahaa dil mil gayaa to vo utar aayaa zamin par aahaT mili qadam ki to rasta nahin rahaa girdaab chikhtaa hai ki dariyaa udaas hai dariyaa ye kah rahaa hai kinaaraa nahin rahaa miTTi se aag aag se gul gul se aaftaab teraa khayaal shahpar-e-tanhaa nahin rahaa baatil ye e'tiraaz ki tujh se lipaT gayaa mujh ko nashe mein hosh kisi kaa nahin rahaa ik baar yuun hi dekh liyaa thaa khiraam-e-naaz phir lab pe naam sarv o saman kaa nahin rahaa"

"ru-e-khandaan rag-e-jaan dida-e-giryaan jaise qafas-e-rang hai ye aalam-e-imkaan jaise nashsha-e-sher uDaae liye jaataa hai mujhe jaise rahvaar-e-sabaa takht-e-sulaimaan jaise aarzu hi se hai hangaama-e-aalam saaraa aarzu hi se hai dil tiflak-e-naadaan jaise aanch bhi aati hai khush-pairahni se aksar kahin roidagi-e-shoala ho pinhaan jaise shaam-e-tanhaai kalid-e-dar-e-nazzaaraa hai jaise mizhgaan-e-siyah abru-e-jaanaan jaise harf-e-saada varaq-e-nam sukhan-e-khud-rafta dil hai yaa mir-taqi-'mir' kaa divaan jaise be-ravaa be-sar-o-paa ek alam-naak sadaa zindagi qaafila-e-shaam-e-gharibaan jaise buDhe bargad ke tale soch mein gum mard-e-faqir aane vaalaa hai kahin se koi tufaan jaise"

"laraz rahaa thaa falak arz-e-haal aisaa thaa shikastagi mein zamin kaa savaal aisaa thaa kamaal aisaa ki hairat mein charkh-e-nili-faam shajar uThaa na sakaa sar zavaal aisaa thaa kisi vajud ki koi ramaq na ho jaise daraaz silsila-e-maah-o-saal aisaa thaa khilaa huaa thaa badan par jaraahaton kaa chaman ki zakhm phail gayaa indimaal aisaa thaa kabhi ye takht-e-sulaimaan kabhi sabaa raftaar nasha chaDhaa to samand-e-khayaal aisaa thaa ghire hue the jo baadal baras ke tham bhi gae bichhaa huaa thaa jo taaron kaa jaal aisaa thaa kabhi vo shola-e-gul thaa kabhi gul-e-shola mizaaj-e-husn mein kuchh e'tidaal aisaa thaa vo aankhein qahr mein bhi kar gaiin mujhe shaadaab farogh-e-baada mein rang-e-jamaal aisaa thaa kisi se haath milaane mein dil nahin miltaa talab mein shaaiba-e-ehtimaal aisaa thaa"

"safar ke tajrabon mein gard-e-paa bhi aa hi jaati hai magar us pech-o-kham se kuchh jilaa bhi aa hi jaati hai jo chaltaa huun falak se khuun ke favvaare baraste hain jo ruktaa huun samum-e-fitna-zaa bhi aa hi jaati hai khirad ki saans bhi ruk jaati hai tira-khayaali se tah-e-ehsaas naadida balaa bhi aa hi jaati hai jo paude sahn mein khilte hain un ko dhuup lagti hai darakhton se tar-o-taaza havaa bhi aa hi jaati hai hare rah jaaeinge jaan-daar patte zard mausam mein khizaan-bakhti mein jiine ki adaa bhi aa hi jaati hai unhin se qarya-e-jaan mein vufur-e-dard hotaa hai unhin nazron mein taasir-e-shifaa bhi aa hi jaati hai"

"shauq-e-vaarafta ko malhuz-e-adab bhi hogaa shart hai maal-e-arab pesh-e-arab bhi hogaa lab-o-rukhsaar mein hogi gul-o-mahtaab ki baat aankh mein tazkira-e-bint-e-inab bhi hogaa maan letaa hai miri baat miraa hila-taraaz aur sab vaadon mein ik vaada-e-shab bhi hogaa ishq vo shai hai ki barfile nihaan-khaanon mein sard paD jaae sharar-baar to jab bhi hogaa be-taalluq hi sahi ye magar us shakhs ke paas dil jo lagtaa hai to lagne kaa sabab bhi hogaa har gali shahr ki ghaalicha-e-ushshaaq nahin khun-e-naahaq hai to phir daad-talab bhi hogaa qahr darvesh to hotaa hai ba-jaan-e-darvesh zer-e-farmaan jo hotaa thaa so ab bhi hogaa karb ke zahr kaa maaraa huaa insaan hai ye sar pe sau bojh magar khanda-ba-lab bhi hogaa ik asaa paas na ho zoam-e-kalimi bhi ho aisaa lagtaa hai ki ye kaar-e-ajab bhi hogaa yuun to be-aab hain kheme ye jahaan tak bhi hain dil ye kahtaa hai kahin abr-e-tarab bhi hogaa"

"dalil-e-kun hai magar dard-e-laa-davaa nikli ye kaaenaat ajab hairat-aazmaa nikli ye maanaa sach hai koi gham sadaa nahin rahtaa khushi mili thi to vo bhi gurez-paa nikli havaa ki tarah se uD jaaungaa jahaan bhi rahun pae khabar qafas-e-rang se sadaa nikli kahaan se aai havaa is ujaaD manzar mein jo ghar se nikli to vo bhi shikasta-paa nikli vo nim-shab vo rukh-e-maahtaab-o-abr-e-siyah shikastagi thi ki chashm-e-falak-numaa nikli vo mauj-e-mai thi jo chamkaa gai udaasi ko kisi ki khanda-labi bu-e-aashnaa nikli hayaa ke saath taqaazaa-e-qahr-o-mahar bhi hai tiri nazar se tabiat miri judaa nikli"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"