dilon se aarzu-e-umr-e-jaavedaan na gai — Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

"daavaa to kiyaa husn-e-jahaan-soz kaa sab ne duniyaa kaa magar ruup baDhaayaa tiri chhab ne tu niind mein bhi meri taraf dekh rahaa thaa sone na diyaa mujh ko siyah-chashmi-e-shab ne har zakhm pe dekhi hain tire pyaar ki mohrein ye gul bhi khilaae hain teri surkhi-e-lab ne khushbu-e-badan aai hai phir mauj-e-sabaa se phir kis ko pukaaraa hai tire shahr tarab ne darkaar hai mujh ko to faqat izn-e-tabassum patthar se agar phuul ugaae mire rab ne vo husn hai insaan ki meraaj-e-tasavvur jis husn ko puujaa hai mire sher o adab ne"

"miraa ghurur tujhe kho ke haar maan gayaa main choT khaa ke magar apni qadr jaan gayaa kahin ufuq na milaa meri dasht-gardi ko main teri dhun mein bhari kaaenaat chhaan gayaa khudaa ke baad to be-intihaa andheraa hai tiri talab mein kahaan tak na meraa dhyaan gayaa jabin pe bal bhi na aataa ganvaa ke donon-jahaan jo tu chhinaa to main apni shikast maan gayaa badalte rang the teri umang ke ghammaaz tu mujh se bichhDaa to main teraa raaz jaan gayaa khud apne aap se main shikva-sanj aaj bhi huun 'nadim' yuun to mujhe ik jahaan maan gayaa"

"labon pe narm tabassum rachaa ke dhul jaaein khudaa kare mire aansu kisi ke kaam aaein jo ibtidaa-e-safar mein diye bujhaa baiThe vo bad-nasib kisi kaa suraagh kyaa paaein talaash-e-husn kahaan le chali khudaa jaane umang thi ki faqat zindagi ko apnaaein bulaa rahe hain ufuq par jo zard-ru Tiile kaho to ham bhi fasaanon ke raaz ho jaaein na kar khudaa ke liye baar baar zikr-e-bahisht ham aasmaan kaa mukarrar fareb kyuun khaaein tamaam mai-kada sunsaan mai-gusaar udaas labon ko khol ke kuchh sochti hain minaaein"

"hotaa nahin zauq-e-zindagi kam buniyaad-e-hayaat hai tiraa gham ehsaas-e-jamaal ubhar rahaa hai jab se tiraa iltifaat hai kam tere hi ghamon ne mujh ko bakhshi kaunde ki lapak ghazaal kaa ram saamaan-e-sabaat hain safar mein ummid ki pech raah ke kham shamon ki lavein hain yaa zabaanein aansu hain ki ehtijaaj-e-paiham anjum se khilaaegi shagufe shabnam se ladi hui shab-e-gham tufaan kaa muntazir khaDaa hai ye ain sahar ko shab kaa aalam"

"kisi laa-ilaaj rajaai ne ye khabar chaman mein uDaai hai koi patta jab na ho peD par to samajh lo fasl-e-gul aai hai koi ishtiraak zarur hai vo ho rang kaa ki umang kaa miraa dil bhi to gul-e-surkh hai tiraa haath bhi to hinaai hai vo kashish kuchh aur hi chiiz hai jise husn kahte hain ahl-e-dil na jamaal-e-aariz-o-chashm-o-lab na kamaal-e-chust-qabaai hai safar-e-hayaat ke moD par mujhe tu milaa ki khudaa milaa yahi meraa kaaba-e-justuju yahi meri hadd-e-rasaai hai main jhukun to chaand jhukaa rahe main rukun to vaqt rukaa rahe main tiri vafaa kaa jab ahl huun mire bas mein saari khudaai hai main 'nadim' qarya-e-sim-o-zar se bhi sar-kashida guzar gayaa jo miri anaa kaa ghurur hai miri umr bhar ki kamaai hai"

"apne maahaul se the qais ke rishte kyaa kyaa dasht mein aaj bhi uThte hain bagule kyaa kyaa ishq meaar-e-vafaa ko nahin kartaa nilaam varna idraak ne dikhlaae the raste kyaa kyaa ye alag baat ki barse nahin garje to bahut varna baadal mire sahraaon pe umDe kyaa kyaa aag bhaDki to dar-o-baam hue raakh ke Dher aur dete rahe ahbaab dilaase kyaa kyaa log ashiyaa ki tarah bik gae ashiyaa ke liye sar-e-baazaar tamaashe nazar aae kyaa kyaa lafz kis shaan se takhliq huaa thaa lekin us kaa mafhum badalte rahe nuqte kyaa kyaa ik kiran tak bhi na pahunchi mire baatin mein 'nadim' sar-e-aflaak damakte rahe taare kyaa kyaa"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"