hadaf aasaani se haasil nahin hone dete — Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

"sunaa kisi ne na girya-e-mukhtasar hamaaraa huaa hai chhalni chhanan chhanan se jigar hamaaraa ye zard vahshat hamaare baatin mein ras gai hai tavil muddat se ham pe haavi hai Dar hamaaraa tire qabile se jang laD ke shahid honge kaTaa huaa hi milegaa tujh ko ye sar hamaaraa sabhi manaazil pe jaa ke vaapas palaT rahe hain ki raaegaan jaa rahaa hai har ik safar hamaaraa chahaar jaanib pahaaD masti se jhumte hon hasin shaadaab vaadiyon mein ho ghar hamaaraa hui nahin hai kisi taraf se bhi ajnabiyyat huaa thaa in jangalon se pahle guzar hamaaraa khabar mili hai vafaa ki sarhad pe mar gayaa hai vo ik sipaahi jo thaa bahut mo'atabar hamaaraa karein to kis tarah baat ashaar pe hamaare khulaa nahin hai kisi pe ab tak hunar hamaaraa"

"kiyaa hai hijr mein daaman ko taar aahista-aahista huaa huun ek se main be-shumaar aahista-aahista ham ahl-e-hijr vahshat mein kabhi maskan na badleinge uThaa leinge tamannaaon kaa baar aahista-aahista bhale jaisi bhi mushkil ho safon mein muntazir rahnaa vo karte hain ghulaamon ko shumaar aahista-aahista yahaan pe sabza-o-gul mustaqil bilkul nahin rahte mire gulshan mein aati hai bahaar aahista-aahista abhi in pe tasallut hai ajab duniyaa-e-vahshat kaa palaT aaeinge tere jaan-nisaar aahista-aahista hamaari zindagaani karb ke aalam mein guzri hai hamein hijrat ke lamhon se guzaar aahista-aahista miri is girya-o-zaari kaa 'jaami' khaas maqsad hai bichhaDte jaa rahe hain mere yaar aahista-aahista"

"khushbu hai agar yaar to khushbu pe fidaa main vo husn charaaghon kaa charaaghon ki ziyaa main kartaa huun safar guzre zamaanon kaa shab-o-roz rahtaa nahin ik lamha buzurgon se judaa main duniyaa ke jaziron mein tiraa bhed na paayaa haalaanki khalaaon mein bhi har samt gayaa main shaayad koi zarkhez bhanvar yaad kaa ubhraa kal raat kisi aankh se bahtaa hi rahaa main maare hain gham-e-zist ne pur-dard tamaanche lekin kisi manzil pe nahin thak ke giraa main hairat ki nigaahon se sabhi dekh rahe the jab kucha-e-jaanaan mein gayaa ban ke gadaa main 'jaami' miri guftaar kisi par na khuli thi sab log puraane the faqat ek nayaa main"

"jab peDon ki khidmat par maamur thaa main 'jaami' puure jangal mein mashhur thaa main mujhe khabar hai kyaa kuchh hai buniyaadon mein teri basti kaa pahlaa mazdur thaa main kuchh na kuchh to faasla thaa jo maapaa gayaa chaahe paas thaa chaahe tujh se duur thaa main ek sunahre nuur ne mujh mein rang bhare mujh mein koi rang na thaa be-nur thaa main soch rahaa huun kitnaa raushan manzar thaa tu zaakir thaa aur jahaan mazkur thaa main sar pe jab tak maan kaa dast-e-shafqat thaa rab shaahid hai har ik dukh se duur thaa main teri ek nazar se main tabdil huaa ishq se pahle had-darja maghrur thaa main"

"ik main huun jo hotaa nahin divaana-e-duniyaa hai raas har ik shakhs ko viraana-e-duniyaa sab aarzi lazzaat ke divaane hue hain ik roz kabhi dekhiye mai-khaana-e-duniyaa buniyaad mein jis chiiz ke hain maaddi anaasir aabaad bhalaa kaise ho vo khaana-e-duniyaa darvesh huun aur duur hi rahtaa huun hamesha so mujh ko mayassar nahin kaashaana-e-duniyaa duniyaavi khuraafaat se nafrat thi azal se main sun nahin paayaa kabhi afsaana-e-duniyaa"

"is kaifiyat ki koi nahin hai khabar mujhe ye kaun kar rahaa hai musalsal basar mujhe raas aa gayaa hai dasht kaa paiham safar mujhe rahnaa hai is dayaar mein ab umr-bhar mujhe bikhraao apni zaat kaa mujh ko pasand hai jitnaa bhi TuuT jaaun sameTaa na kar mujhe apni to koi samt nahin raasta nahin jaanaa hai tere saath tu le jaa jidhar mujhe haalat ko meri dekh pareshaan yuun na ho hairaan khaDe hain dekh ke sab naqsh-gar mujhe is ke sivaa koi bhi Thikaana nahin miraa baahu sakhi kaa yaad hai har pal nagar mujhe"

"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"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"ek taarik khalaa us mein chamaktaa havaa main ye kahaan aa gayaa hasti se saraktaa huaa main shola-e-jaan se fanaa hotaa huun qatra qatra apni aankhon se lahu ban ke Tapaktaa huaa main aagahi ne mujhe bakhshi hai ye naar-e-khud-soz ik jahannam ki tarah khud mein bhaDaktaa huaa main muntazir huun ki koi aa ke mukammal kar de chaak par ghumtaa bal khaataa daraktaa huaa main majmaa ahl-e-haram naqsh-ba-divaar udhar aur idhar shor machaataa huaa baktaa huaa main mere hi dam se mili saaat-e-imkaan use vaqt ke jism mein dil ban ke dhaDaktaa huaa main be-niyaazi se miri aate hue tang ye log aur logon ki tavajjoh se bidaktaa huaa main raat ki raat nikal jaataa huun khud se baahar apne khvaabon ke taaaqub mein humaktaa huaa main aisi yakjaai ki miT jaae tamiz-e-man-o-tu mujh mein khiltaa huaa tu tujh mein mahaktaa huaa main ik to vo husn-e-junun-khez hai aalam mein shuhud aur ik husn-e-junun-khez ko taktaa huaa main ek aavaaz paDi thi ki koi saail-e-hijr? aan ki aan mein pahunchaa thaa lapaktaa huaa main hai kashid-e-sukhan-e-khaas vadiat mujh ko ghumtaa phirtaa huun ye itr chhiDaktaa huaa main raaz-e-haq faash huaa mujh pe bhi hote hote khud tak aa hi gayaa 'irfaan' bhaTaktaa huaa main"

"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"

"dil mubtalaa-e-hijr rifaaqat mein rah gayaa lagtaa hai koi farq mohabbat mein rah gayaa is ghar ke do makin the ik peD aur main ye hijr to kisi ki sharaarat mein rah gayaa ik baar mana karti hui shaam se to puchh jo bhi judaa huaa vo haqiqat mein rah gayaa mumkin thaa tujh ko chhin hi letaa jahaan se lekin main kyaa karun main mohabbat mein rah gayaa ab tu hi meri khaali hatheli ki laaj rakh mujh se to koi farq ibaadat mein rah gayaa tujh par hai koi zoam na khud par yaqin 'nadim' kuchh din kaa ham mein pyaar to aadat mein rah gayaa"