daamaan-e-aarzu ke kinaare sameTte — Bilqis Zafirul Hasan

"jiinaa hai khuub auron ki khaatir jiyaa karo ik-aadh saans khud bhi to lete rahaa karo kyaa harj hai jo dil ki bhi sun lo kabhi kabhi yuun apne aap se na hamesha laDaa karo ye baar-e-zist jhelte rahnaa hai umr-bhar apni thakan pe Tik ke kabhi so liyaa karo hai bas-ki khaak uDaane ki aavaargi ko kho rakht-e-safar mein ghar ko bhi baandhe phiraa karo afi bhi so rahe hain chameli ki chhaanv mein nau-vaarid-e-chaman ho sambhal kar chalaa karo kitnaa kahaa thaa tum se ki mat khelo aag se ab jo sulag paDi hai to chupke jalaa karo"

"divaar-o-dar mein simTaa ik lams kaanptaa hai bhule se koi dastak de kar chalaa gayaa hai sabr o shakeb baaqi taab o tavaan salaamat dil misl-e-ud jal jal khushbu bikhertaa hai ham khaak ho chuke the apni hi hiddaton mein miTTi hai raakh phir se paikar nayaa banaa hai ik zakhm zakhm chehra TukDon mein haath aayaa aur ham samajh rahe the aaina juD gayaa hai sahraa-e-nim-shab mein be-aas reton par din bhar ke kusht o khuun kaa maaraa taDap rahaa hai dahshat-zada zamin par vahshat bhare makaan ye is shahr-e-be-amaan kaa aakhir koi khudaa hai mil jaae aablon ko daad-e-musaafirat ab ab dard-e-be-navaai kuchh had se bhi sivaa hai ham par to khul chukaa bhi dar band har balaa kaa kyaa jaaniye ajal ko ab intizaar kyaa hai gul-chiniyon kaa ham se 'bilqis' haal puchho angusht-e-aarzu mein kaanTaa utar gayaa hai"

"aisaa hone nahin detaa thaa magar hone ko hai zindagi ab to na jiine mein basar hone ko hai par jo kaaTe gae jaa phaile havaaon mein tamaam apni parvaaz ba-andaaz-e-digar hone ko hai vahshat-e-dil tujhe le kar main kahaan jaaun bataa rahte rahte to ye viraana bhi ghar hone ko hai dil se phir khel rahi hain vahi ziddi yaadein zarra zarra miraa phir zer-o-zabar hone ko hai shama ki lau ki tarah jaan Dhali jaati hai aaj shaayad apni shab-e-gham ki bhi sahar hone ko hai surakh-ru khun-e-jigar se hi huaa karte hain log kyaa hai 'bilqis' agar jaan kaa zarar hone ko hai"

"paabandiyon se apni nikalte vo paa na the sab raaste khule the magar ham pe vaa na the ye aur baat shauq se ham ko sunaa gayaa phir bhi vahi sunaayaa sunaa ik fasaana the ik aag-saaebaan thaa sar par tanaa huaa pal pal zamin sarakti thi aur ham ravaana the dariyaa mein rah ke koi na bhige to kis tarah ham be-niyaaz teri tarah ai khudaa na the hargiz gila nahin hai ki tu mehrbaan na thaa kab ham bhi apne aap se behad khafaa na the kyuun sabr-aashnaa na huaa naa-muraad dil tere karam ke haath to yuun be-ataa na the vo aur ham se puchhe ki 'bilqis' kuchh to kah kam-bakht ham ki hosh hi apne bajaa na the"

"badan pe zakhm sajaae lahu labaada kiyaa har ek sang se yuun ham ne istifaada kiyaa hai yuun ki kuchh to baghaavat-sirisht ham bhi hain sitam bhi us ne zarurat se kuchh ziyaada kiyaa hamein to maut bhi de koi kab gavaaraa thaa ye apnaa qatl to bil-qasd bil-iraada kiyaa bas ek jaan bachi thi chhiDak di raahon par dil-e-gharib ne ik ehtimaam saada kiyaa jo jis jagah ke thaa qaabil use vahin rakkhaa na ziyaada kam kiyaa ham ne na kam ziyaada kiyaa bachaa liyaa hai jo sar apnaa sakht naadim hain magar ye apnaa tahaffuz to be-iraada kiyaa na lauTne kaa hai rasta na Thaharne ki hai jaa kidhar kaa aaj junun ne mire iraada kiyaa"

"be-taalluq saare rishte kaun kis kaa aashnaa saath saae ki tarah sab aur sab naa-aashnaa karb jaari hai bajaae khuun ragon mein saahibo kaun hai ham saa jahaan mein gham se itnaa aashnaa haan hamaari nibh to sakti thi magar kaise nibhe apni khuddaari mein ham aur vo vafaa naa-aashnaa ek ik kaa munh takein begaanagi ke shahr mein ab kahein kyaa kis se ham ab kaun apnaa aashnaa niiv baiThi jaa rahi hai saari divaarein gaiin ghar kaa baasi ghar ki haalat se nahin kyaa aashnaa jo na karnaa thaa karaayaa aur naadim bhi nahin ai dil-e-naadaan kisi kaa ho na tujh saa aashnaa ajnabi ik dusre se baat kyaa karte nahin ik zaraa se saath mein kyaa aashnaa naa-aashnaa khum ba khum chhalke tiri sahbaa nasha qaaim rahe lazzat-e-zahraab gham se kab huaa thaa aashnaa paara-e-simaab bhi 'bilqis' Thahraa hai kahin vo talavvun-kesh kis kaa dost kis kaa aashnaa"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"