ab kisi par nazar nahin jaati — Abdurrahman Momin

"yaqin kaun karegaa gumaan pe aayaa huun main apne aap se chhup kar yahaan pe aayaa huun mujhe bhi aql pareshaan karti rahti hai nahin nahin se guzar kar main haan pe aayaa huun mujhe vo dekh ke hairaan kyuun nahin hogaa zamin oDh ke main aasmaan pe aayaa huun ye baat tu hi bataa kis tarah bataaun tujhe main dil ke raaste teri zabaan pe aayaa huun na jaane kab se nahin mil sakaa huun main khud se main khud se milne tire aastaan pe aayaa huun ye iztiraab haqiqat mein iztiraab nahin khushi khushi main is aah-o-fughaan pe aayaa huun mujhe talaash na kar tu yahaan vahaan 'momin' nazar uThaa ki tire khvaab-daan pe aayaa huun"

"mujhe kisi ne bataayaa khudaa hai mere saath main kyaa bataaun use aur kyaa hai mere saath tujhe yaqin nahin aaegaa par haqiqat hai ye tu nahin hai koi dusraa hai mere saath ye mushkilaat bhi ab mere saath rahti hain ye jaanti hain ki mushkil-kushaa hai mere saath main kyaa bataaun tujhe yaad kyaa dilaaun tujhe tu jaantaa hai jo tu ne kiyaa hai mere saath agar vafaa ko bataaun vafaa bhi chikh paDe vafaa ke naam pe jo kuchh huaa hai mere saath sitam to ye hai ki main ne use bhi chhoD diyaa jo sab ko chhoD ke tanhaa khaDaa hai mere saath kisi se koi shikaayat nahin mujhe 'momin' jo honaa chaahiye vo ho rahaa hai mere saath"

"zamaane ko zamaane ki paDi hai hamein vaada nibhaane ki paDi hai ye duniyaa chaand par pahunchi hui hai tujhe lahore jaane ki paDi hai zaraa dekho idhar main jal rahaa huun tumhein aansu chhupaane ki paDi hai fasaana hi haqiqat ban gayaa hai haqiqat ko fasaane ki paDi hai abhi jo sher likkhaa bhi nahin hai abhi se vo sunaane ki paDi hai tire mehmaan vaapas jaa rahe hain tujhe mehmaan-khaane ki paDi hai vo tere dil mein aa baiThaa hai 'momin' tujhe divaar Dhaane ki paDi hai"

"tu agar meraa tazkira karegaa jhuuT bolegaa aur kyaa karegaa khud ko tu jaantaa nahin shaayad tu samajhtaa hai sab khudaa karegaa zakhm khaa kar bhi jo duaaein de kaun us kaa muqaabla karegaa kyaa use yaad bhi na aaungaa kyaa mujhe yaad vo kiyaa karegaa phir kahaan mil sakegaa vo mujh se jo mujhe aap se judaa karegaa apni jhuTi anaa ki khaatir to jaane kis kis se raabta karegaa dil hi aisaa hai baa-vafaa 'momin' bevafaa se bhi jo vafaa karegaa"

"main ne jab khvaab nahin dekhaa thaa tujh ko betaab nahin dekhaa thaa us ne simaab kahaa thaa mujh ko main ne simaab nahin dekhaa thaa hijr kaa baab hi kaafi thaa hamein vasl kaa baab nahin dekhaa thaa chaand mein tu nazar aayaa thaa mujhe main ne mahtaab nahin dekhaa thaa vo jo naayaab huaa jaataa hai us ko kamyaab nahin dekhaa thaa ek machhli hi nazar aai mujhe main ne taalaab nahin dekhaa thaa"

"kab talak istikhaara karein aap kuchh to ishaara karein aap kyon chaahte hain ki ham aaine par guzaaraa karein dil ko samjhaaein sab khel hai aur phir dil ko haaraa karein yaad aate hain vo din bahut kyon na vo din dobaara karein khvaab mein hi sahi par kabhi aap khud ko pukaaraa karein aap hi jab nahin hain to phir kyon na ham bhi kinaara karein"

"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"