zindagi be-dalil kitni hai — Dua Ali

"mohabbatein jab hisaab maangeingi nafraton kaa javaaz hogaa vo jis safar mein saubatein hon vo aabgina-navaaz hogaa kuchh aisi mushkil si aa paDi hai ki chehra aaina ban gayaa hai mujhe ye dhaDkaa hai dil mein rakkhaa ayaan vo muddat kaa raaz hogaa tilism kahiye ki yaa tamanna ragon mein paara lahu banaa hai lahu jo Tapkegaa ashk ban kar nazar se ulfat kaa saaz hogaa ye manzaron mein jo aa gae hain kisi ilaaqe ke sabz taair ye hijraton kaa hasin mausam farogh-e-gulshan ba-naaz hogaa akele-pan ki 'duaa' ye shiddat hi maar Daale kahin na mujh ko vo aaegaa to ye meraa honaa bhi us ke sarf-e-niyaaz hogaa"

"kabhi jo aap ko dekhun to dil mein phuul khilte hain kahun main aap se kaise mujhe aap achchhe lagte hain mire dil ki ye khvaahish hai banun main aap ki dulhan ki dil mein aap rahte hain mire honTon pe sajte hain adhure khvaab jivan ke mire ho jaaeinge puure miri aankhon mein teri chaah ke ilhaam palte hain yahaan fursat kise hai dil ki jo basti kare aabaad yahaan suraj ki hamraahi mein saare log chalte hain kinaare nilgun dariyaa ke jaise ham bhi hain goyaa 'duaa' jo paani ke phailaav ki duuri pe rahte hain"

"suntaa nahin hai dil to us bevafaa ki baatein kal par uThaa ke rakkho us bevafaa ki baatein dil hai udaas ab to is tazkire ko badlo kyon ho musir ki sun lo us bevafaa ki baatein aaj us ne hai rulaayaa ham ko bahut sataayaa ham se na karnaa ab to us bevafaa ki baatein TuuTe hain khvaab mere ab dafn in ko kar do dohraa bhi kyon rahe ho us bevafaa ki baatein ham ko sameTnaa hain ab dil ki kirchiyaan bhi toDaa hai dil ko dekho us bevafaa ki baatein us ki judaai kaise ab ham 'duaa' saheinge kuchh der phir se kar lo us bevafaa ki baatein"

"garche nisbat bhi us ko gham se hai vo miri zindagi qasam se hai us ko sajda bhi kar nahin sakti dair se vo nahin haram se hai kuchh nahin lenaa mujh ko duniyaa se mujh ko matlab tire karam se hai zindagi ki udaas raahon mein lutf un abruon ke kham se hai laaj rakhti huun main jo lafzon ki rabt qirtaas aur qalam se hai us se kyaa ruThnaa 'duaa' meraa dil dhaDaktaa usi ke dam se hai"

"kuchh ziyaada na kam hui labrez had-e-qaul-o-qasam hui labrez teri yaadon ne dil ko taDpaayaa dard se chashm-e-nam hui labrez mujhe kirdaar kaaTne paDe phir jab kahaani qalam hui labrez itni mushkil zamin mein nazm 'duaa' aankh kar ke raqam hui labrez"

"jis kaa hotaa nahin vo log usi kaa samjhe kyaa buraai hai bure ko ki na achchhaa samjhe itnaa kaafir ho ki puchhe nahin ahvaal talak aise kaafir ko bhalaa kaun masihaa samjhe jiit to lungi main haari hui baazi lekin piit ke khel mein kaafir mujhe apnaa samjhe ek kaafir se faqat itni guzaarish hai miri dil ke bikhre hue aaine ko yakjaa samjhe us pe bahte hue ashkon kaa asar honaa nahin vo to patthar ki tarah hai use ham kyaa samjhe vo to but thaa kisi kaafir kaa taraashaa huaa but ham 'duaa' jis ko duaaon kaa karishma samjhe"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"