zindagi dard bhi davaa bhi thi — Amjad Islam Amjad

"kitni sarkash bhi ho sar-phiri ye havaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raat jab tak rahe ai mire ham-navaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raushni kaa vazifa nahin vo chale raasta dekh kar vo to aazaad hai misl-e-mauj-e-sabaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raat kaisi bhi ho khauf ke chor ki ghaat kaisi bhi ho apni ummid kaa apne vishvaas kaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa shab ki be-ant zulmat se laD sakti hai ek nannhi si lau raah bhule huon ko hai baang-e-daraa rakhnaa raushan diyaa aashnaa ki sadaa ghup-andhere mein ban jaati hai raushni is shab-e-taar mein apni aavaaz kaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa raushni ki shariat mein roz-e-azal se yahi darj hai jot se jot jalti rahegi sadaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa mujh se 'amjad' kahaa jhilmilaate hue akhtar-e-shaam ne us ko aanaa hi hai vo zarur aaegaa rakhnaa raushan diyaa"

"havaa hi lau ko ghaTaati vahi baDhaati hai ye kis gumaan mein duniyaa diye jalaati hai bhaTakne vaalon ko kyaa farq is se paDtaa hai safar mein kaun saDak kis taraf ko jaati hai ajiib khauf kaa gumbad hai mere chaar-taraf miri sadaa mire kaanon mein lauT aati hai vo jis bhi raah se guzre jahaan qayaam kare zamin vahaan ki sitaaron se bharti jaati hai ye zindagi bhi kahin ho na shahr-zaad kaa ruup shabaana roz kahaani nai sunaati hai"

"auron kaa thaa bayaan to mauj sadaa rahe khud umr bhar asir-e-lab-e-muddaaa rahe misl-e-habaab bahr-e-gham-e-haadsaat mein ham zer-e-baar-e-minnat-e-aab-o-havaa rahe ham us se apni baat kaa maangein agar javaab lahron kaa pech-o-kham vo khaDaa dekhtaa rahe aayaa to apni aankh bhi apni na ban saki ham sochte the us se kabhi saamnaa rahe gulshan mein the to raunaq-e-rang-e-chaman bane jangal mein ham amaanat-e-baad-e-sabaa rahe surkhi bane to khun-e-shahidaan kaa rang the raushan hue to mashal-e-raah-e-baqaa rahe 'amjad' dar-e-nigaar pe dastak hi dijiye is be-karaan sukut mein kuchh ghalghala rahe"

"dar-e-kaaenaat jo vaa kare usi aagahi ki talaash hai mujhe raushni ki talaash thi mujhe raushni ki talaash hai gham-e-zindagi ke fishaar mein tiri aarzu ke ghubaar mein isi be-hisi ke hisaar mein mujhe zindagi ki talaash hai ye jo sarsari si nashaat hai ye to chand lamhon ki baat hai miri ruuh tak jo utar sake mujhe us khushi ki talaash hai ye jo aag si hai dabi dabi nahin dosto mire kaam ki vo jo ek aan mein phunk de usi shoalagi ki talaash hai ye jo saakhta se hain qahqahe mire dil ko lagte hain bojh se vo jo apne aap mein mast hon mujhe us hansi ki talaash hai ye jo mel-jol ki baat hai ye jo majlisi si hayaat hai mujhe us se koi gharaz nahin mujhe dosti ki talaash hai"

"tashhir apne dard ki har su karaaiye ji chaahtaa hai minnat-e-tiflaan uThaaiye khushbu kaa haath thaam ke kiije talaash-e-rang paanv ke naqsh dekh ke rasta banaaiye phir aaj pattharon se mulaaqaat kijiye phir aaj sath-e-aab pe chehre banaaiye har inkishaaf dard ke parde mein aaegaa gar ho sake to khud se bhi khud ko chhupaae phulon kaa raasta nahin yaaro miraa safar paanv aziiz hain to abhi luuT jaaiye kab tak hinaa ke naam pe dete rahein lahu kab tak nigaar-e-dard ko dulhan banaaiye 'amjad' mataa-e-umr zaraa dekh-bhaal ke aisaa na ho ki baad mein aansu bahaaiye"

"paspaa hui sipaah to parcham bhi ham hi the hairat ki baat ye hai ki barham bhi ham hi the girne lage jo suukh ke patte to ye khulaa gulshan the ham jo aap to mausam bhi ham hi the ham hi the tere vasl se mahrum umr bhar lekin tere jamaal ke mahram bhi ham hi the manzil ki be-rukhi ke gila-mand the hamin har raaste mein sang-e-mujassam bhi ham hi the apni hi aastin mein thaa khanjar chhupaa huaa 'amjad' har ek zakhm kaa marham bhi ham hi the"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"