chaandni ko rasul kahtaa huun — Saghar Siddiqui

"ai husn-e-laala-faam! zaraa aankh to milaa khaali paDe hain jaam! zaraa aankh to milaa kahte hain aankh aankh se milnaa hai bandagi duniyaa ke chhoD kaam! zaraa aankh to milaa kyaa vo na aaj aaeinge taaron ke saath saath tanhaaiyon ki shaam! zaraa aankh to milaa ye jaam ye subu ye tasavvur ki chaandni saaqi kahaan mudaam! zaraa aankh to milaa saaqi mujhe bhi chaahiye ik jaam-e-aarzu kitne lageinge daam! zaraa aankh to milaa paamaal ho na jaae sitaaron ki aabru ai mere khush-khiraam! zaraa aankh to milaa hain raah-e-kahkashaan mein azal se khaDe hue 'saaghar' tire ghulaam! zaraa aankh to milaa"

"bargashta-e-yazdaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai bhaTke hue insaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai taa-hadd-e-nazar shoale hi shoale hain chaman mein phulon ke nigahbaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai jis ahd mein luT jaae faqiron ki kamaai us ahd ke sultaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai hanste hain miri surat-e-maftun pe shagufe mere dil-e-naadaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai huron ki talab aur mai o saaghar se hai nafrat zaahid tire irfaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai"

"mataa-e-kausar-o-zamzam ke paimaane tiri aankhein farishton ko banaa deti hain divaane tiri aankhein jahaan-e-rang-o-bu uljhaa huaa hai un ke Doron mein lagi hain kaakul-e-taqdir suljhaane tiri aankhein ishaaron se dilon ko chheD kar iqraar karti hain uThaati hain bahaar-e-nau ke nazraane tiri aankhein vo divaane zamaam-e-laala-o-gul thaam lete hain jinhein mansub kar deti hain viraane tiri aankhein shagufon ko sharaaron kaa machaltaa ruup deti hain haqiqat ko banaa deti hain afsaane tiri aankhein"

"saaqi ki ik nigaah ke afsaane ban gae kuchh phuul TuuT kar mire paimaane ban gae kaaTi jahaan tasavvur-e-jaanaan mein ek shab kahte hain log us jagah but-khaane ban gae jin par na saae zulf-e-ghazaalaan ke paD sake ehsaas ki nigaah mein viraane ban gae jo pi sake na surkh labon ki tajalliyaan duniyaa ke tajrabaat se anjaane ban gae 'saaghar' vahi maqaam hai ik manzil-e-faraaz apne bhi jis maqaam pe begaane ban gae"

"har shai hai pur-malaal baDi tez dhuup hai har lab pe hai savaal baDi tez dhuup hai chakraa ke gir na jaaun main is tez dhuup mein mujh ko zaraa sambhaal baDi tez dhuup hai de hukm baadalon ko khayaabaan-nashin huun jaam-o-subu uchhaal baDi tez dhuup hai mumkin hai abr-e-rahmat-e-yazdaan baras paDe zulfon ki chhaanv Daal baDi tez dhuup hai ab shahr-e-aarzu mein vo raanaaiyaan kahaan hain gul-kade niDhaal baDi tez dhuup hai samjhi hai jis ko saaya-e-ummid aql-e-khaam 'saaghar' kaa hai khayaal baDi tez dhuup hai"

"ek naghma ek taaraa ek ghuncha ek jaam ai gham-e-dauraan gham-e-dauraan tujhe meraa salaam zulf aavaara garebaan chaak ghabraai nazar in dinon ye hai jahaan mein zindagaani kaa nizaam chand taare TuuT kar daaman mein mere aa gire main ne puchhaa thaa sitaaron se tire gham kaa maqaam kah rahe hain chand bichhDe rahravon ke naqsh-e-paa ham kareinge inqalaab-e-justuju kaa ehtimaam paD gaiin pairaahan-e-subh-e-chaman par silvaTein yaad aa kar rah gai hai be-khudi ki ek shaam teri ismat ho ki ho mere hunar ki chaandni vaqt ke baazaar mein har chiiz ke lagte hain daam ham banaaeinge yahaan 'saaghar' nai tasvir-e-shauq ham takhayyul ke mujaddid ham tasavvur ke imaam"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"