gham ke haathon mire dil par jo samaan guzraa hai — Abdul Majeed Salik

"jo musht-e-khaak ho us khaak-daan ki baat karo zamin pe rah ke na tum aasmaan ki baat karo kasi ki taabish-e-rukhsaar kaa kaho qissa kisi ke gesu-e-ambar-fishaan ki baat karo nahin huaa jo tulua aaftaab to filhaal qamar kaa zikr karo kahkashaan ki baat karo rahegaa mashghala-e-yaad-e-raftagaan kab tak guzar rahaa hai jo us kaarvaan ki baat karo yahi jahaan hai hangaama-zaar-e-sud-o-ziyaan yahin ke suud yahin ke ziyaan ki baat karo ab is chaman mein na sayyaad hai na hai gulchin karo to ab sitam-e-baaghbaan ki baat karo"

"mire dil mein hai ki puchhun kabhi murshid-e-mughaan se ki milaa jamaal-e-saaqi ko ye tantana kahaan se vo ye kah rahe hain ham ko tire haal ki khabar kyaa tu uThaa sakaa nigaahein na bataa sakaa zabaan se jo unhein vafaa ki sujhi to na ziist ne vafaa ki abhi aa ke vo na baiThe ki ham uTh gae jahaan se main 'adam ke laala-zaaron mein navaa-gar-e-azal thaa mujhe khinch laai zaalim tiri aarzu kahaan se miri sarnavisht mein thaa vahi daagh-e-naa-muraadi jo milaa miri jabin ko tire sang-e-aastaan se bache bijliyon ki zad se vahi taaeraan-e-daanaa jo kaDak chamak se pahle nikal aae aashiyaan se ye hai maajraa-e-vahshat ki milaa suraagh-e-mahmil na ghubaar-e-kaarvaan se na daraa-e-kaarvaan se nahin kuchh samajh mein aataa ye 'ajib maajraa hai ki zamin ke rahne vaalon ko hidaayat aasmaan se shab-e-gham jo aai 'saalik' miTe baatini andhere miraa dil huaa munavvar tab-o-taab-e-jaavedaan se"

"khirad mein mubtalaa hai 'saalik' divaana barson se nahin aayaa vo mai-khaane mein bebaakaana barson se mayassar jis se aa jaati thi saaqi ki qadam-bosi muqaddar mein nahin vo laghzish-e-mastaana barson se ba-yaad-e-chashm-e-yaar ik naa'ra-e-mastaana ai saaqi ki haav hu se khaali hai tiraa mai-khaana barson se tujhe kuchh 'ishq o ulfat ke sivaa bhi yaad hai ai dil sunaae jaa rahaa hai ek hi afsaana barson se kisi ko to musharraf kar de ai zauq-e-jabin-saai taqaazaa kar rahe hain kaa'ba o but-khaana barson se nai sham'ein jalaao 'aashiqi ki anjuman vaalo ki suunaa hai shabistaan-e-dil-e-parvaana barson se koi jauhar-shanaas aae to jaane qadr 'saalik' ki paDaa hai khaak par ye gauhar-e-yak-daana barson se"

"vo hai hairat-fazaa-e-chashm-e-maani sab nazaaron mein taDap bijli mein us ki iztiraab us kaa sitaaron mein madad ai iztiraab-e-shauq tu jaan-e-tamannaa hai nikal ai sabr teraa kaam kyaa hai be-qaraaron mein ye kis kaa naam le kar jaan di bimar-e-ulfat ne ye kis zaalim kaa charchaa rah gayaa timaar-daaron mein zaraa si chheD bhi kaafi hai mizraab-e-mohabbat ki ki naghme muztarib hain barbat-e-hasti ke taaron mein kahaan kaa shaghl ab to daur hai khun-naaba-e-gham kaa vahi qismat mein thi jo pi chuke agli bahaaron mein"

"charaagh-e-zindagi hogaa farozaan ham nahin honge chaman mein aaegi fasl-e-bahaaraan ham nahin honge javaano ab tumhaare haath mein taqdir-e-aalam hai tumhin hoge farogh-e-bazm-e-imkaan ham nahin honge jiyeinge jo vo dekheinge bahaarein zulf-e-jaanaan ki sanvaare jaaeinge gesu-e-dauraan ham nahin honge hamaare Dubne ke baad ubhreinge nae taare jabin-e-dahr par chhaTkegi afshaan ham nahin honge na thaa apni hi qismat mein tulu-e-mehr kaa jalva sahar ho jaaegi shaam-e-gharibaan ham nahin honge agar maazi munavvar thaa kabhi to ham na the haazir jo mustaqbil kabhi hogaa darakhshaan ham nahin honge hamaare daur mein Daalin khirad ne uljhanein laakhon junun ki mushkilein jab hongi aasaan ham nahin honge kahin ham ko dikhaa do ik kiran hi TimTimaati si ki jis din jagmagaaegaa shabistaan ham nahin honge hamaare baad hi khun-e-shahidaan rang laaegaa yahi surkhi banegi zeb-e-unvaan ham nahin honge"

"ham-nafaso ujaD gaiin mehr-o-vafaa ki bastiyaan puchh rahe hain ahl-e-mehr-o-vafaa ko kyaa huaa ishq hai be-guzaar kyuun husn hai be-niyaaz kyuun meri vafaa kahaan gai un ki jafaa ko kyaa huaa ye to bajaa ki ab vo kaif jaam-e-sharaab mein nahin saaqi-e-mai ke ghamza-e-hosh-rubaa ko kyaa huaa ab nahin jannat mashaam-e-kucha-e-yaar ki shamim nikhat-e-zulf kyaa hui baad-e-sabaa ko kyaa huaa tham gayaa daura-e-hayaat ruk gai nabz-e-kaaenaat ishq-o-junun ki garmi-e-hamhama-zaa ko kyaa huaa dasht-e-junun mein ho gai manzil-e-yaar be-suraagh qaafila kis taraf gayaa baang-e-daraa ko kyaa huaa naala-e-shab hai naa-rasaa aah-e-sahar hai be-asar meraa khudaa kahaan gayaa mere khudaa ko kyaa huaa"

"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"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"