giton kaa shahr hai ki nagar soz-o-saaz kaa — Aabid Adeeb

"sharik-e-aalam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi thaa ki raat jashn mein tere huzur main bhi thaa ajiib vaqt thaa duniyaa qarib thi mere ghazab ye thaa tire daaman se duur main bhi thaa ghamon ke ghere mein jab raqs kar rahi thi hayaat tamaash-bin ki tarah be-shuur main bhi thaa na ruknaa raah mein shart-e-safar mein shaamil thaa thakan se varna bahut chuur chuur main bhi thaa utar rahaa thaa lahu kis balaa kaa aankhon mein tire khayaal mein us dam zarur main bhi thaa guzarte vaqt ne pahre baiThaa diye 'aabid' khataaein un ki na thiin be-qusur main bhi thaa"

"safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain ye jaan kar bhi ki patthar har ek haath mein hai jiyaale log hain shishon ke ghar banaate hain jo rahne vaale hain log un ko ghar nahin dete jo rahne vaalaa nahin us ke ghar banaate hain jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain kabhi jo baat kahi thi tire taalluq se ab us ke bhi kai matlab nikaale jaate hain"

"kaar-naama ai gham-e-dil kuchh tiraa ye kam nahin bah gae aankhon se dariyaa aur aankhein nam nahin saaf thaa har lafz us ki be-badal taqrir kaa phir lahu ne naqsh jo chhoDe hain vo mubham nahin har zamaane mein nahin pahchaannaa mushkil unhein sar qalam hote raheinge un ke lekin gham nahin karbalaa hi ne kiye hain murtasim dil par nuqush varna is duniyaa mein gham ki vaardaatein kam nahin dil hi dil vo bhigi lakDi ki tarah sulgaa kiyaa us ke chehre se to lagtaa thaa ki koi gham nahin kaifiyat kaisi ajab is shahr ki yaadon ki hai garm hai aatish nahin aur sard hai shabnam nahin ik alag tahzib hai tanhaaiyon ke shahr ki ek hi aalam hamesha aur koi mausam nahin phir rahe hain log phir haathon mein sang-reze liye aur apne sar mein saudaa is ghaDi kuchh kam nahin ham se 'aabid' apne rahbar ko shikaayat ye rahi aankh munde un ke pichhe chalne vaale ham nahin"

"ye mere shahr kaa ik aur haadisa hogaa vo kal yahaan miraa mehmaan ban chukaa hogaa talaash mein huun kisi ki main kab se sargardaan usi tarah koi mujh ko bhi DhunDhtaa hogaa miri tarah se koi chikhtaa hai raahon mein miri tarah koi duniyaa ko dekhtaa hogaa lagaa ke aaegaa chehra koi nayaa shab mein vo jis ko baiTh ke din mein taraashtaa hogaa shanaasaa chehre bhi lagne lage hain begaane ab apnaa vaqt hi shaayad badal rahaa hogaa udaas udaas saa khoyaa huaa saa rahtaa hai kuchh us se bhi koi kah kar badal gayaa hogaa thakaa thakaa saa usi dar pe aa ke baiThaa thaa na puchhaa hogaa kisi ne to chal diyaa hogaa jahaan pahunch ke qadam Dagmagaae hain sab ke usi maqaam se ab apnaa raasta hogaa"

"jab jab bhi dekhiye use khun-baar si lage duniyaa hamesha barsar-e-paikaar si lage har har nafas pe rang badalti hai zindagi ik phuul si lage hai kabhi khaar si lage chehra hai mere dost kaa yaa koi aaina dekhun ulaT-palaT ke to bhi aarsi lage aadat si paD gai hai use bolne ki tez vo baat bhi kare hai to takraar si lage tum saath ho to ham bhi bayaabaan ko ghar karein ye sakht dhuup saaya-e-divaar si lage har har qadam pe jaise ki biktaa ho aadmi basti tamaam misr ke baazaar si lage 'aabid' tamaam shahr pe aalam hai kaun saa har ek shakl naqsh-ba-divaar si lage"

"safar kaa shauq na manzil ki justuju baaqi musaafiron ke badan mein nahin lahu baaqi tamaam raat havaaon kaa gasht jaari thaa savere tak na rahaa koi hu-ba-hu baaqi sabhi tarah se taaaruf to ho gayaa un kaa rahi hai ab to mulaaqaat ru-ba-ru baaqi jo bhiiD bikhre to dekhun talab ye kaisi hai dayaar-e-ghair mein hai kis ki justuju baaqi vahi nazaare vahi garmi-e-sukhan hai magar na hi vo baat na vo tarz-e-guftugu baaqi zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi usi lihaaz kaa 'aabid' malaal hai ham ko rahaa na aaj jo dauraan-e-guftugu baaqi"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"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"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"faqat saje hue divaar-o-dar kaa kyaa matlab jahaan sukun nahin aise ghar kaa kyaa matlab kisi ke kaam na aae to zar kaa kyaa matlab na phal na chhaanv hai aise shajar kaa kyaa matlab na raaston kaa Thikaana na manzilon kaa pataa tire baghair mire is safar kaa kyaa matlab koi hayaat ke maani bataa ke samjhaae tavil kyaa hai bhalaa mukhtasar kaa kyaa matlab"