firaaq-e-yaar mein aisi bhi ek shab aai — Naeem Saba

"nashaat-e-mai hai ki jaam-e-sharaab hai kyaa hai vo khvaab-e-husn hai yaa husn-e-khvaab hai kyaa hai nigaar-e-husn-e-ghazaalaan bahaar raahat-e-jaan sahar kaa nuur hai vo maahtaab hai kyaa hai havaa chali vahi khushbu-badan ki yaad aai ye khvaab hai ki haqiqat saraab hai kyaa hai shab-e-visaal jo guzri ki tere chehre par sabaa kaa lams hai rang-e-hijaab hai kyaa hai ye shaam-e-gham bhi nahin yaad-e-raftagaan bhi nahin ajiib si hai khalish iztiraab hai kyaa hai chaman mein nikhat-e-gul hai na ab nasim-e-bahaar dhuaan saa phailaa huaa hai sahaab hai kyaa hai charaagh ab bhi tiri rahguzar mein jaltaa hai miri vafaa kaa sila hai hisaab hai kyaa hai vo shams hai ki sitaaraa vo chaand hai ki sahar vo shakhs jaan-e-'sabaa' hai saraab hai kyaa hai"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"kaf-e-ghubaar mein malbus meraa paikar thaa ye saaneha to azal se miraa muqaddar thaa har ek samt se mujh par hui thi baarish-e-sang zahe-nasib main apne makaan ke andar thaa sukut-e-shab mein ye aavaaz mujh ko di kis ne vo raaste kaa musaafir thaa yaa ki rahbar thaa usi kaa aks rahaa aaine mein jalva-fagan vo apni zaat kaa shaayad khud aaina-gar thaa tire jamaal se thi zindagi mein raanaai mire vajud kaa tu hi azal se mehvar thaa andheri raat mein saaya bhi saath de na sakaa nasheb-e-raah mein khud hi main apnaa rahbar thaa miri nazar mein baresham thaa silk pairaahan guhar bhi mere liye raaste kaa patthar thaa mire safar ki 'sabaa' intihaa yahi to nahin qadam thaa ret pe aur saamne samundar thaa"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"

"ye tere hijr kaa mausam saraab jaisaa hai har ek lamha musalsal azaab jaisaa hai labon pe us ke tabassum ke phuul khilte hain vo ek chehra moattar gulaab jaisaa hai kisi ne jaam uThaayaa kisi ki zulf khuli havaa ke dosh pe mausam sahaab jaisaa hai ba-naam-e-laala-rukhaan kuchh to zahr-e-gham pi lein tire labon mein halaahil sharaab jaisaa hai vo mere paas hai lekin ye haal hai apnaa sukun dil kaa bhi ab iztiraab jaisaa hai qaraar-e-jaan bhi vahi iztiraab-e-jaan bhi vahi vo ek shakhs mujassam-shabaab jaisaa hai khalish hai dil mein kasak si hai bekali bhi hai 'sabaa' ye hosh kaa aalam bhi khvaab jaisaa hai"

"aaina ik khayaal kaa huun shishagar nahin main vo makaan huun jis kaa koi baam-o-dar nahin kis samt jaa rahaa huun ye mujh ko khabar nahin main jis ki huun talaash mein ye vo sahar nahin aaya huun ajnabi ki tarah shahr-e-dard mein jo rahguzar mili vo tiri rahguzar nahin apni salib-e-jaan pe khaDaa huun barahna sar ik jaam huun sifaal kaa main kuza-gar nahin ik dasht-e-be-gumaan mein hai manzil ki justuju ik karb-e-laa-zavaal hai jis se mafar nahin tanhaaiyon ke zahr se be-kal hai zindagi meraa rafiq-e-shab bhi miraa ham-safar nahin har shaakh par salib kaa hotaa hai ab gumaan be-barg har shajar hai ki jis mein samar nahin aksar ye sochtaa huun safar kaa nishaan mile shaayad rah-e-hayaat abhi mukhtasar nahin paani ki buund ko bhi tarasti hai ye zamin abr-e-bahaar kaa bhi yahaan se guzar nahin taair ki tarah main huun 'sabaa' ab shikasta par parvaaz ki havas hai magar baal-o-par nahin"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"