dusre naam se jiyaa jaae — Nomaan Shauque

"din-ba-din ghaTti hui umr pe naazil ho jaae ik badan aur miri ruuh ko haasil ho jaae morche kholtaa rahtaa huun samundar ke khilaaf jis ko miTnaa hai vo aae miraa saahil ho jaae khel hi khel mein chhu luun main kinaaraa apnaa aise souun ki jagaanaa mujhe mushkil ho jaae lag ke bimaar ke siine se na ronaa aise zindagaani ki tarah maut bhi mushkil ho jaae rakh rahe hain tire patthar mire zakhmon kaa hisaab ab ye majmaa bhi mire kashf kaa qaael ho jaae is qadar der na karnaa ki ye aaseb-nagar raat kaa ruup le aur jism mein daakhil ho jaae jang apnon se hai to dil ko kinaare kar luun raaste mein yahi talvaar na haael ho jaae"

"vo miTTi kaa sitaara hai hamaaraa tayammum par guzaara hai hamaaraa sukhan kaa husn baDh jaataa hai is se khamoshi isti'aara hai hamaaraa idhar koi mohabbat se na dekhe yahi ik dil bichaara hai hamaaraa hamein zinda kiyaa jaae to us par vahi daa'vaa dubaara hai hamaaraa kisi ki dakhl-andaazi nahin hai ye 'ishq aisaa idaara hai hamaaraa kai fir'aun hain ham-‘asr apne samajh liije ishaara hai hamaaraa"

"aaThon pahar kaa ye tiraa mazdur aa gayaa jannat ke dvaar khol miri huur aa gayaa paighambari kaa daa'vaa nahin 'aashiqi kaa hai patthar na maariye jo sar-e-tur aa gayaa sab ne suni jo raat ki lalkaar Dar gae siina thaa jis kaa nuur se maa'mur aa gayaa aaghosh us ki aisi puraani sharaab thi nashshe mein khvaahishon ke bahut duur aa gayaa basta uThaaiye ki ye maktab nahin hai vo basti badal gai nayaa dastur aa gayaa kyaa chaahiye ghulaam ko bas ik nazar ki bhiik shartein tamaam aap ki manzur aa gayaa"

"kaun us ko chaahtaa meri tarah vo bhi tanhaa ho gayaa meri tarah kah diyaa kis ne khudaa miltaa nahin DhunDhiye us kaa pata meri tarah TuTnaa hi thaa ta'alluq ek din hu-ba-hu vo shakhs thaa meri tarah us taraf jaane lage sab raaste shahr divaana huaa meri tarah muft mein kyon kijiye nindein kharaab haan agar vo jaagtaa meri tarah mil gayaa saaraa takabbur khaak mein miT gayaa meraa likhaa meri tarah"

"zamin hasb-e-zarurat ugaai jaati hai phir ek saanche mein khilqat banaai jaati hai khabar mein hain jo kai zar-kharid qissa-go hamein unhin ki kahaani sunaai jaati hai hamaari bazm mein jalte nahin charaagh ke saath yahaan charaagh ki dahshat jalaai jaati hai tamaam raat kaa jaagaa huun maa'zarat mire dost buraa na maan agar niind aai jaati hai hamaare jaam mein ilzaam ke sivaa nahin kuchh hamein sharaab ki tohmat pilaai jaati hai main khud se jang kaa e'laan karne vaalaa huun jo haari jaati nahin hai haraai jaati hai hamaare 'ahd kaa sarmaaya hain ye taalib-e-‘ilm inhein kitaab se nafrat sikhaai jaati hai zamin par hai tamaam andhe 'aashiqon kaa hujum yahaan vafaa bhi nahin aazmaai jaati hai ye kaise khvaab ki takmil mein lagaa hai jahaan ki zahr de ke mohabbat sulaai jaati hai"

"zaraa saa ho mayassar vo jo mujh ko zaraa saa aae chain aae to mujh ko main shaah-e-'ishq kaa sanduqcha huun kabhi fursat mile to kholo mujh ko sar-e-saahil miri jurat raqam hai yahaan to kam se kam ab mat ro mujh ko agarche train aani thi tumhaari kahe jaataa thaa main hi roko mujh ko koi to raaz apnaa kholo mujh par kabhi to pyaar se kuchh kah do mujh ko"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"