zindagi se miri is tarah mulaaqaat hui — Alqama Shibli

"choT phulon ki chhaDi se bhi na kyon dil par lage shahr mein har aadmi jab dard kaa paikar lage kaar-gaah-e-zindagi goyaa hai dasht-e-karbalaa raaste mein jis taraf bhi jaaiye Thokar lage is dayaar-e-raushni ne yuun kiyaa hai khira-chashm zindagi jaise yahaan shab se bhi tira-tar lage raaste viraan chehre faq labon par khaamushi dosto ye shahr bhi ab mujh ko apnaa ghar lage vaqt kaa be-rahm suraj kyon na ho zohra-gudaaz subh ki ThanDi havaa bhi jab mujhe khanjar lage manzilein aisi bhi aai hain safar mein zaat ke phuul bhi zer-e-qadam aae to vo patthar lage zakhm tanhaai kaa 'shibli' thaa na kuchh kam jaan-gudaaz aur is par ye huaa ki pai-ba-pai nashtar lage"

"mujh ko auron se koi shikva nahin main ne bhi to khud ko pahchaanaa nahin sar pe aa pahunchaa hai suraj karb kaa saath apne saaya bhi apnaa nahin shauq-e-manzil hi hai meraa khizr-e-raah naqsh-e-paa har moD par miltaa nahin ho gayaa khun-e-hayaat ab yuun safed jaise meraa us se kuchh rishta nahin hai khayaal-e-khaam vo main ne jise pairahan alfaaz kaa bakhshaa nahin ab hai chehron par naqaab-e-maslahat koi chehra dil kaa aaina nahin kyon na ho shoala-ba-daaman zindagi kis taraf ab aag kaa dariyaa nahin phuul ki ik pankhuDi kahiye use zindagi ik barg-e-aavaara nahin zehn-e-'shibli' mein hai us ki guunj bhi vaqt ke honTon pe jo naghma nahin"

"main ne aaj ek tamaashaa dekhaa saaghar-e-chashm mein dariyaa dekhaa raat ik khvaab niraalaa dekhaa dosh par apnaa janaaza dekhaa puchhiye kuchh nahin kyaa kyaa dekhaa vaqt ne jo bhi dikhaayaa dekhaa khuun patthar se bhi ristaa dekhaa zindagi teraa saraapaa dekhaa qaid thiin dard ki sadiyaan jis mein meri qismat ne vo lamha dekhaa tishnagi hi jaise dariyaa se mili us ne qatre mein bhi dariyaa dekhaa haadse vaqt ke hain jis pe raqam kyaa kisi ne bhi vo chehra dekhaa umr-bhar dhuup mein yunhi taDpo tum ne kyon khvaab sahar kaa dekhaa so gayaa vaqt bhi mahtaab ke saath raat 'shibli' ko bhi tanhaa dekhaa"

"junun-e-shauq-e-mohabbat ki aagahi denaa khudi bhi jis pe ho qurbaan vo be-khudi denaa na shor chaahiye dariyaa ki tund maujon kaa mire lahu ko samundar ki khaamushi denaa tu de na de mire lab ko shaguftagi gul ki jo de sake to shagufe ki bekali denaa shanaakht jis se zamaane mein aadmi ki hai ye iltijaa hai ki tu mujh ko vo khudi denaa jhukaa sake na miraa sar koi bhi qadmon par jo ho sake to mujhe tu vo sar-kashi denaa naqaab ulaT de jo baDh kar rukh-e-tamannaa se ye aarzu hai ki mujh ko vo tishnagi denaa nai jihaat se fan ko jo aashnaa kar de mire qalam ko khudaayaa vo kaj-ravi denaa"

"mujh ko auron se koi shikvaa nahin main ne bhi to khud ko pahchaanaa nahin sar pe aa pahunchaa hai suraj karb kaa saath apne saaya bhi apnaa nahin shauq-e-manzil hi hai meraa khizr-e-raah naqsh-e-paa har moD par miltaa nahin ho gayaa khun-e-hayaat ab yuun safed jaise meraa is se kuchh rishta nahin hai khayaal-e-khaam vo main ne jise pairahan alfaaz kaa bakhshaa nahin ab hai chehron par naqaab-e-maslahat koi chehra dil kaa aaina nahin kyuun na ho shoala-ba-daaman zindagi kis taraf ab aag kaa dariyaa nahin phuul ki ik pankhuDi kahiye use zindagi ik barg-e-aavaara nahin zehn-e-'shibli' mein hai us ki guunj bhi vaqt ke honTon pe jo naghma nahin"

"ye kyaa ki faqat apni hi tasvir banaao ai naqsh-garo vusat-e-fan kuchh to dikhaao khultaa nahin kyaa laala-o-gul soch rahe hain kuchh tum hi kaho fasl-e-bahaaraan ki havaao chhaa jaae na ehsaas pe zulmat shab-e-gham ki yaaro dil-e-sozaan ki na qindil bujhaao har subh mire khvaab se gul-guna talab hai har shaam ko zid hai ki mujhe ghaaza lagaao rangin hai daamaan-e-sahar kis ke lahu se khaamosh ho kyon daar-o-rasan kuchh to bataao ye farsh-nashin arsh-nashin to nahin 'shibli' sar dil ki bulandi hai na qadmon pe jhukaao"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"