andar ki duniyaaein milaa ke ek nagar ho jaaein — Haider Qureshi

"dilon mein dushmanon ke is tarah Dar bol uThte hain gavaahi ko chhupaate hain to manzar bol uThte hain miri sachchaai meri be-gunaahi sab pe zaahir hai ki ab jangal kuein sahraa samundar bol uThte hain vo patthar-dil sahi lekin hamaaraa bhi ye daavaa hai hamaare lab jinhein chhu lein vo patthar bol uThte hain badal jaate hain ik lamhe mein hi taarikh ke dhaare kabhi jo mauj mein aa kar qalandar bol uThte hain ye kyaa jaadu hai vo jab bhi mire milne ko aataa hai khushi se ghar ke sab divaar aur dar bol uThte hain zabaan-e-haq kisi ke jabr se bhi ruk nahin sakti ki neze ki ani par bhi Tange sar bol uThte hain labon ki qaid se kyaa farq aayaa dil ki baaton mein ki saare lafz aankhon se ubhar kar bol uThte hain ajab ahl-e-sitam ahl-e-vafaa mein Than gai 'haidar' sitam karte hain vo aur ye mukarrar bol uThte hain"

"fasl-e-gham ki jab nau-khezi ho jaati hai dard ki maujon mein bhi tezi ho jaati hai paani mein bhi chaand sitaare ug aate hain aankh se dil tak vo zarkhezi ho jaati hai andar ke jangal se aa jaati hain yaadein aur fazaa mein sandal-bezi ho jaati hai khushiyaan gham mein bilkul ghul-mil si jaati hain aur nashaat mein gham-angezi ho jaati hai shirin se lahje mein bhar jaati hai talkhi hila-jui jab parvezi ho jaati hai be-had power jis ko bhi mil jaae us ki tarz yazidi yaa changezi ho jaati hai ghazlon mein vaise to sach kahtaa huun lekin kuchh na kuchh to rang-aamezi ho jaati hai husn tumhaaraa to hai sach aur khair saraapaa ham se hi bas shar-angezi ho jaati hai zaahir kaa parda haTne vaali manzil par saalik se bhi bad-parhezi ho jaati hai 'rumi' ko 'haidar' jab bhi paDhne lagtaa huun baatin ki duniyaa tabrezi ho jaati hai"

"'ajib karb-o-balaa ki hai raat aankhon mein sisakti pyaas labon par furaat aankhon mein tumhein to gardish-e-dauraan ne raund Daalaa hai rahi na koi bhi pahli si baat aankhon mein qataar-vaar sitaaron ki jagmagaahaT se sajaa ke laae hain gham ki baraat aankhon mein phir us ko daaman-e-dil mein kahaan kahaan rakkhein sameT sakte hain jo kaaenaat aankhon mein bikhar gae hain milan ke tamaam din 'haidar' Thahar gai hai judaai ki raat aankhon mein"

"tumhaare ishq mein kis kis tarah kharaab hue rahaa na aalam-e-hijraan na vasl-yaab hue bas itni baat thi do din kabhi na mil paaein kahin pe tapte hue thal kahin chanaab hue ajab sazaa hai ki mere duaaon vaale huruf na mustarad hue ab tak na mustajaab hue zihaanatein thiin tiri yaa anaaDi-pan apnaa savaal vasl se pahle hi laa-javaab hue haqiqat itni hai us ke mire taalluq ki kisi ke dukh the mire naam intisaab hue jise samajhte the sahraa vo ik samundar thaa khilaa vo shakhs to ham kaise aab aab hue na aayaa Dhang hamein koi ishq kaa 'haidar' na dil ke zakhmon ke ham se kabhi hisaab hue"

"ik khvaab ki jo aankh bhigone ke liye hai ik yaad ki siine mein chubhone ke liye hai ik zakhm ki sab zakhm bhulaa Daale hain jis ne ik gham ki jo taa-umr bhulaane ke liye hai ik ruuh ki sonaa hai magar mail bhari bhi ik aag isi mail ko dhone ke liye hai aankhon mein abhi dhuul si lamhon ki jami hai dil mein koi sailaab saa rone ke liye hai dil ko to bahut pahle se dhaDkaa saa lagaa thaa paanaa tiraa shaayad tujhe khone ke liye hai kashti kaa ye hachkolaa ye mallaah kaa chakkar kashti ko nahin mujh ko Dubone ke liye hai taqdir se laD saktaa hai koi kahaan 'haidar' vo haadsa honaa hai jo hone ke liye hai"

"vasl ki shab thi aur ujaale kar rakkhe the jism o jaan sab us ke havaale kar rakkhe the jaise ye pahlaa aur aakhiri mel huaa ho haal to donon ne behaale kar rakkhe the khoj rahe the ruuh ko jismon ke raste se taur-tariqe paagalon vaale kar rakkhe the ham se naa-daanon ne ishq ki barkat hi se kaise kaise kaam niraale kar rakkhe the vo bhi thaa kuchh halke halke se make-up mein baal apne ham ne bhi kaale kar rakkhe the apne aap hi aayaa thaa phir marham ban kar jis ne hamaare dil mein chhaale kar rakkhe the 'haidar' apni taasirein le aae aakhir hijr mein ham ne jitne naale kar rakkhe the"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"