duniyaa ne yahi mujh ko har baar bataayaa hai — Raghvendra Dwivedi

"pahle to ik charaagh jalaayaa hai der tak phir baad mein havaa se bachaayaa hai der tak mujh pe nazar thi mere raqibon ki is liye main ne bhi khuub rang jamaayaa hai der tak jis ne ye kah diyaa main kisi kaam kaa nahin ehsaas us ko apnaa karaayaa hai der tak guzraa nahin thaa shakhs jo mere qarib se us ne bulaa ke paas biThaayaa hai der tak kar luun yaqin us pe magar masala hai ye be-vajah us ne haath milaayaa hai der tak paani se dho liye the sabhi daagh jism ke daaman kaa daagh us ne chhuDaayaa hai der tak kuchh to lahu kaa rang bhi halkaa nikal gayaa kuchh vaqt ne bhi khel dikhaayaa hai der tak"

"apne paraae sab se nibhaataa hai kis tarah logon ke saath pesh tu aataa hai kis tarah gahri kisi bhi niind se achchhaa hai jaagnaa soyaa huaa zamir jagaataa hai kis tarah ham vaqt ko parakhne se pahle ye dekh lein ye vaqt ham ko paaTh paDhaataa hai kis tarah be-shak tu kar savaal tiri zindagi hai par tu zindagi kaa saath nibhaataa hai kis tarah us ko gale lagaane se pahle ye dekhnaa vo shakhs tum se haath milaataa hai kis tarah"

"tayyaar huun jis shakhs par saansein luTaane ke liye vo chal rahaa hai chaal mujh ko aazmaane ke liye rishte banaane se kabhi chalte nahin hain umr-bhar aadaab aane chaahiyein rishta nibhaane ke liye main vo nahin jis ko mili hai raushni khairaat mein mujh ko bahut jalnaa paDaa hai jagmagaane ke liye aasaan hai sar ko jhukaa denaa kisi darbaar mein lekin kaleja chaahiye sar ko uThaane ke liye kuchh tai nahin hai zindagi mein vaqt rone kaa magar maaqul hai har ek lamha muskuraane ke liye"

"khushiyon ne intizaar karaayaa hai umr-bhar ujDaa huaa dayaar sajaayaa hai umr-bhar chhoTe se kaam mein bhi bahut kharch main huaa mujh ko yuun zindagi ne sataayaa hai umr-bhar har vaqt jo charaagh havaa ki nazar mein thaa ham ne vahi charaagh jalaayaa hai umr-bhar apnaa rahaa nahin hai mukammal koi pata khvaabon kaa ek shahr basaayaa hai umr-bhar mujh ko agar zaraa saa diyaa hai to baad mein ehsaan zindagi ne jataayaa hai umr-bhar do chaar sher kah bhi sakaa vo bhi is liye ham ne ghazal pe ishq luTaayaa hai umr-bhar"

"zehn ke charaaghon ko muddaton jalaayaa hai tab kahin hunar mujh mein sochne kaa aaya hai aap ye samajhte hain yunhi mil gai mujh ko is zamin ki khaatir aasmaan uThaayaa hai jis jagah samundar mein kashtiyon ne dam toDaa aankh ne vahi manzar der tak dikhaayaa hai daagh lagne kaa khatra jab bhi baDh gayaa main ne jism ko kinaare rakh ruuh ko bachaayaa hai us ke baad aankhon ne aur kuchh nahin dekhaa ek khvaab ne mujh ko umr-bhar jagaayaa hai vaqt hi nahin deti sochne samajhne kaa zindagi ne ujlat mein raasta dikhaayaa hai manzilon ki baatein bhi ek din kareinge ham raah mein abhi ham ne ik qadam baDhaayaa hai"

"fursat mile kabhi to garebaan mein jhaankiye khud ko tu dekh le vo hunar bhi taraashiye achchhe-bure kaa farq samajhnaa bhi siikh le duniyaa ko ik nazar se hamesha na dekhiye suraj ugaa to dhuup tire paas aa gai ab dhuup ko banaane kaa daavaa na kijiye duniyaa mein aur log bhi behtar hain aap se duniyaa ko dekh aur ye sach maan lijiye jo kuchh milaa tujhe vo khudaa ne ataa kiyaa naadaan apne aap ko sab kuchh na maaniye dil ko sukun jahaan bhi mile us taraf chalein jaanaa na ho jidhar to udhar rukh na kijiye"

"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"