kuchh ehtimaam na thaa shaam-e-gham manaane ko — Imran Aami

"parinda aaine se kyaa laDegaa fareb-e-zaat mein aa kar maregaa mohabbat bhi baDi lambi saDak hai barahna-paa koi kitnaa chalegaa hamaare jaagne tak dekhnaa tum hamaare khvaab kaa charchaa rahegaa hamaari khaak se duniyaa bani thi hamaari raakh se ab kyaa banegaa ye chingaari bhaDak uTThegi ik din miyaan ye 'ishq hai ho kar rahegaa tujhe duniyaa ki 'aadat paD gai hai akelaa rah gayaa to kyaa karegaa main tere saath mar saktaa huun lekin tu mere saath kyaa zinda rahegaa abhi se soch lo khaana-badosho hamaari raah mein sahraa paDegaa samundar ne ravaani siikh li hai mire dariyaa tumhaaraa kyaa banegaa"

"tujh se ik haath kyaa milaa liyaa hai shahr ne vaaqia banaa liyaa hai ham to ham the ki us pari-ru ne aaine kaa bhi dil churaa liyaa hai varna ye sail-e-aab le jaataa shahr ko aag ne bachaa liyaa hai aisi naav mein kyaa safar karnaa jis ne dariyaa ko dukh sunaa liyaa hai kuza-gar ne hamaari miTTi se kyaa banaanaa thaa kyaa banaa liyaa hai dekhiye pahle kaun martaa hai saanp ne aadmi ko khaa liyaa hai jaane vaalon ko ab ijaazat hai ham ne apnaa diyaa bujhaa liyaa hai jab koi baat hi nahin 'aami' aasmaan sar pe kyuun uThaa liyaa hai"

"zakhm ab tak vahi siine mein liye phirtaa huun kuufe vaalon ko madine mein liye phirtaa huun jaane kab kis ki zarurat mujhe paD jaae kahaan aag aur khaak safine mein liye phirtaa huun ret ki tarah phisalte hain miri aankhon se khvaab aise bhi khazine mein liye phirtaa huun ek naakaam mohabbat miraa sarmaaya hai aur kyaa khaak dafine mein liye phirtaa huun dil pe likkhaa hai kisi aur pari-zaad kaa naam naqsh ik aur nagine mein liye phirtaa huun is liye sab se alag hai miri khushbu 'aami' mushk-e-mazdur pasine mein liye phirtaa huun"

"is dasht se aage bhi koi dasht-e-gumaan hai lekin ye yaqin kaun dilaaegaa kahaan hai ye ruuh kisi aur ilaaqe ki makin hai ye jism kisi aur jazire kaa makaan hai kartaa hai vahi kaam jo karnaa nahin hotaa jo baat main kahtaa huun ye dil suntaa kahaan hai kashti ke musaafir pe yunhi taari nahin khauf Thahraa huaa paani kisi khatre kaa nishaan hai jo kuchh bhi yahaan hai tire hone se hai varna manzar mein jo khiltaa hai vo manzar mein kahaan hai is raakh se uThti hui khushbu ne bataayaa marte hue logon ki kahaan jaa-e-amaan hai ye kaar-e-sukhan kaar-e-abas to nahin 'aami' ye qaafiya-paimaai nahin husn-e-bayaan hai"

"ehtiyaatan use chhuaa nahin hai aadmi hai koi khudaa nahin hai dasht mein aate jaate rahte hain ye hamaare liye nayaa nahin hai tum samajhte ho naakhudaa khud ko tum pe dariyaa abhi khulaa nahin hai jis kaa hal sochne mein vaqt lage vo mohabbat hai masala nahin hai baagh par sher kahne vaalon kaa ek misraa haraa-bharaa nahin hai ret hi ret hai tah-e-dariyaa yaani sahraa abhi miraa nahin hai aao chalte hain ab khalaa ki taraf sun rahe hain vahaan khalaa nahin hai"

"jitne paani mein koi Duub ke mar saktaa hai utnaa paani to miri ok mein bhar saktaa hai ye to main roz kinaare pe khaDaa sochtaa huun pyaas baDh sakti hai dariyaa bhi utar saktaa hai ik diyaa aur to kuchh kar nahin saktaa lekin shab ki divaar mein darvaaza to kar saktaa hai husn-e-tartib se rakkhi hui yaadon ki taraf dekhne vaalaa kisi roz bikhar saktaa hai is kaa titli saa badan duur se dekhaa jaae vo kisi haath mein aate hue mar saktaa hai tum zaraa soch ke us shakhs pe takiya karnaa vo farishta nahin vaade se makr saktaa hai dil ko aankhon se ulajhne nahin detaa 'aami' varna dariyaa se samundar bhi guzar saktaa hai"

"ye tishna-labi hi to hai uslub hamaaraa taalib hain tire ham tu hai matlub hamaaraa qaasid kaa ravayya bhi baDaa ghaur-talab thaa nai le ke gayaa aakhiri maktub hamaaraa kal shaam sar-e-baam dikhaa chaand jo raushan yaadon se tiri dil huaa maa'tub hamaaraa sarkaar jo kah dein hamein manzur vahi hai har qaul muqaddas tiraa maa'yub hamaaraa sab dair-o-haram dekh liye chhaan liye hain miTtaa hi nahin hai miyaan aashob hamaaraa ab takht-nashinon ko paDhaaeinge sabaq ham ab chhin ke leinge haq-e-maslub hamaaraa"

"ham khaak-nashinon pe tum ilhaami 'ataa ho jaise kisi majzub ki maqbul du'aa ho le aao koi misr se mahbub kaa kurtaa taaki miri aankhon kaa diyaa phir se haraa ho is dhaj se manaane kaa hunar us ko hai haasil main phir se manaaungaa chalo phir se khafaa ho duniyaa mein hasin laakh hain par tum se nahin hain goyaa tumhein qudrat ne bhi fursat mein bunaa ho aao kabhi sahraa mein to ban jaae vo gulshan is mausam-e-naumid mein paighaam-e-ziyaa ho nikle hai du'aa dil se mire ye hi musalsal gunje jo mire ghar mein faqat teri sadaa ho hai un kaa bulaavaa mujhe aise ki ye goyaa sarkaar ke darbaar se ye hukm milaa ho ye chizein zaruri hain takhayyul ko hamaare ik jaam sar-e-shaam ho aur baad-e-sabaa ho kuchh nukta-varon se bhi abhi tai na huaa ye kyaa raaz tumhaaraa hai ki tum kaun ho kyaa ho ai kaash ki mujh ko bhi 'ataa ho vo haqiqat bas main huun miraa yaar ho aur ghaar-e-hiraa ho tum asl mein kyaa ho ye 'ayaan kyon nahin karte sultaan ho mahbub ho but ho yaa khudaa ho"

"zahe nasib ki imkaan-e-zist ab tak hai tumhaaraa hijr hi unvaan-e-zist ab tak hai kise paDi hai jo aa kar sune kahaani miri mire vujud pe bohtaan-e-zist ab tak hai bahut hi didani manzar thaa meri vahshat kaa tabhi se chaak garebaan-e-zist ab tak hai mohabbaton mein azal se sabhi ne gham hi sahaa mohabbaton mein to nuqsaan-e-zist ab tak hai nikaalaa jis ko baghaavat pe thaa qabile ne nahin maraa vo to mehmaan-e-zist ab tak hai kahaan mileinge sanvaareinge ek duuje ko tiri talab mujhe dauraan-e-zist ab tak hai abhi qalam bhi hai baaqi mire ye misre bhi miri to kuTiyaa mein saamaan-e-zist ab tak hai kabhi bhi yaad musibat mein ghair ko na kiyaa miraa khudaa hi nigahbaan-e-zist ab tak hai"

"dusraa ishq miri jaan nahin kar saktaa ye tiraa haafiz-e-quraan nahin kar saktaa aisi haalat mein tire khvaab se lauTaa hai ye jism main abhi vasl kaa saamaan nahin kar saktaa dastaras mein hai miri kaif bhi kaifiyat bhi zakhm bhar kar mujhe hairaan nahin kar saktaa un pe ghaalib hai kai chehron ke ishraak kaa diin tu in aankhon ko musalmaan nahin kar saktaa pahli qiston mein tiri maut nahin ho sakti apne theTar ko mein viraan nahin kar saktaa ye miraa aakhiri patthar hai tiri yaad mein dost ab main paani ko pareshaan nahin kar saktaa"

"chaaron taraf hai phaili hui tirgi to kyaa aati nahin hai ghar mein mire raushni to kyaa har roz zarb dete hain apne nafas ko ham lekin ye chhoDtaa hi nahin kaafiri to kyaa masjid mein ki namaaz adaa phir piye do jaam neki ke saath saath hai thoDi badi to kyaa ai saaqiyaa main jald hi badlungaa mai-kada bujhti nahin hai meri yahaan tishnagi to kyaa itnaa bhi kam hai kyaa ki kiyaa us ne kuchh kalaam kahne ki thi jo baat nahin bhi kahi to kyaa jo chal rahaa hai chalne do un ko nahin khayaal murda-zamir qaum kabhi mar gai to kyaa"

"imroz ki kashti ko Dubone ke liye huun kal aur kisi rang mein hone ke liye huun tu bhi hai faqat apni shahaadat kaa talabgaar main bhi to isi dard mein rone ke liye huun jiine kaa taqaazaa mujhe marne nahin detaa mar kar bhi samajhtaa huun ki hone ke liye huun haathon mein mire chaand bhi lagtaa hai khilaunaa khvaabon mein falak rang samone ke liye huun har baar ye shishe kaa badan TuuT gayaa hai har baar nae ek khilaune ke liye huun pardes ki raaton mein bahut jaag chukaa main ab ghar kaa sukun oDh ke sone ke liye huun siine mein koi zakhm ki khulne ke liye hai aankhon mein koi ashk ki rone ke liye huun saada si koi baat nahin bhuuk shikam ki imaan bhi roTi mein samone ke liye huun vo dasht-o-bayaabaan mein izhaar kaa khvaahaan main apne chaman-zaar mein rone ke liye huun ghaaron kaa safar hai ki mukammal nahin hotaa main apni khabar aap hi Dhone ke liye huun suraj ko nikalne mein zaraa der hai 'ahmad' phir zaat kaa har rang main khone ke liye huun"