Dubte logon ki khaatir aas kaa tinkaa huun main — Irshad Khan Sikandar

"dil o nazar mein tire ruup ko basaataa huaa tiri gali se guzartaa huun jagmagaataa huaa ghazal ke phuul mire zehn mein mahakte hue tiraa khayaal mujhe raat bhar jagaataa huaa vo baargaah-e-adab hai aqidaton ki jagah main us gali se kyuun guzrungaa khaak uDaataa huaa mire junun se harifon ke paanv ukhaDte hue main jaan dene ke chakkar mein jaan bachaataa huaa kise milaa tire qadmon mein jaan de denaa main surkh-ru huaa chaahat ke kaam aataa huaa tumhaari yaad mujhe is tarah se lagti hai koi charaagh andhere mein jhilmilaataa huaa hatheliyon ki lakirein mujhe parakhti huiin main har qadam pe muqaddar ko aazmaataa huaa javaab kyuun hain sabhi khaamoshi mein dubke hue savaal zehn ke aangan mein aataa jaataa huaa mire khilaaf sabhi saazishein rachin jis ne vo ro rahaa hai miri daastaan sunaataa huaa hamaari samt lagaataar vaar hote hue use bachaane mein aksar main choT khaataa huaa"

"bujhe ho, haath maayusi lagi hai kyaa dar-e-ulfat pe ab kunDi lagi hai kyaa abhi bhi tujh dar-e-dil par bataa jaanaan hamaare naam ki takhti lagi hai kyaa samundar baukhalaayaa phir rahaa hai kyuun kinaare phir koi kashti lagi hai kyaa hamin tum se hamesha milne aaein kyuun tumhaare paanv mein mehndi lagi hai kyaa kaTe hain par to kaTne do miyaan socho iraadon par koi qainchi lagi hai kyaa jahaan kal ishq par charchaa huaa ghanTon vahin ab husn ki manDi lagi hai kyaa hain aankhein surkh lab zakhmi anaa ghaayal tire kirdaar ki boli lagi hai kyaa tiri galiyon se jo guzraa use jaanaan bhalaa duniyaa kabhi achchhi lagi hai kyaa yaqinan aaj be-parda vo nikle hain vagarna chaandni phiki lagi hai kyaa na duniyaa hai na uljhan hai sukun hai bas Thikaane ab miri miTTi lagi hai kyaa kitaabein ghar mire suraj si raushan hain tire kamre mein ye batti lagi hai kyaa zabaan se aah kyaa uf tak nahin nikli to ab ke choT kuchh gahri lagi hai kyaa miTaa loge jihaalat ko 'sikandar' tum tumhein bhi ye nai dhunki lagi hai kyaa"

"chhaanv afsos daaimi na rahi dhuup kaa kyaa rahi rahi na rahi aasraa chhin gayaa hai jiine kaa aas thi jo rahi-sahi na rahi ho gayaa khvaab phuul saa chehra shaakh-e-dil bhi hari-bhari na rahi bah gae aansuon ke dariyaa mein aap ki baat yaad hi na rahi ik udaasi thi raat thi ham the aur phir haajat-e-khushi na rahi mashvara jas kaa tas rahaa lekin mashvaron ki kabhi kami na rahi vaaqia jo huaa huaa lekin daastaan aap se juDi na rahi un ilaaqon mein kyaa rahaa saahib jin ilaaqon mein shaaeri na rahi ik tamannaa thi teri mahfil mein kyuun rahein ham agar vahi na rahi"

"bahut chup huun ki huun chaunkaa huaa main zamin par aa giraa uDtaa huaa main badan se jaan to jaa hi chuki thi kisi ne chhu liyaa zinda huaa main na jaane lafz kis duniyaa mein khoe tumhaare saamne gungaa huaa main bhanvar mein chhoD aae the mujhe tum kinaare aa lagaa bahtaa huaa main ba-zaahir dikh rahaa huun tanhaa tanhaa kisi ke saath huun bichhDaa huaa main chalaa aayaa huun sahraaon ki jaanib tumhaare dhyaan mein Duubaa huaa main ab apne-aap ko khud DhunDhtaa huun tumhaari khoj mein niklaa huaa main miri aankhon mein aansu to nahin hain magar huun ruuh tak bhigaa huaa main banaai kis ne ye tasvir sachchi vo ubhraa chaand ye Dhaltaa huaa main"

"baandhte shaaeri mein ho til ko kyaa koi raas aa gayaa dil ko jaanti hain ki ab vidaai hai kashtiyaan chumti hain saahil ko kaam sab ho gae mire aasaan kaun samjhegaa meri mushkil ko paanv mein aankh to nahin phir bhi dekhte hain qadam ye manzil ko shaam hai main huun band kamra hai DhunDhte hain charaag mahfil ko gham se ik umr ke maraasim hain toD duun kaise main salaasil ko dekh kar ro paDaa miri haalat kaun saa gham hai mere qaatil ko"

"dil ki shaakhon pe umidein kuchh hari baandhe hue dekhtaa huun tujh ko ab bhi TikTiki baandhe hue teri furqat mein paDe hain vaqt se munh phere ham muddatein guzri kalaai par ghaDi baandhe hue aaj tak puuraa na utraa tu mire ashaar mein mujh ko mere fan se hai meri kami baandhe hue"