ham log is ummid mein ghar se nikal aae — Ahmad Mahfuz

"in aankhon se yuun raah-e-sukhan vaa nahin karte khaamosh rahaa karte hain bolaa nahin karte andesha-e-tufaan-e-balaa-khez bahut hai is vaaste ham qatre ko dariyaa nahin karte parvaa nahin kuchh un ko hamaari to hamein kyaa rukh un ki taraf ham bhi ziyaada nahin karte gharqaabi kaa itnaa hi agar Dar hai to ye log kyon saahil-e-dariyaa se kinaara nahin karte bas qatra-e-khun se ubhar aate hain kai rang ham siine pe khud baagh lagaayaa nahin karte"

"shikva karte hain jo ik baar kahin milte hain ek hi shahr mein kyon rah ke nahin milte hain ham ne ik umr uThaai hai aziyyat kyaa kyaa phir khudaa khair kare vahm-o-yaqin milte hain nahin milte to khazaf bhi nahin milte ham ko aur milte hain to kyaa durr-e-samin milte hain aise milne se to behtar hai mile dil ko najaat jahaan milnaa nahin hotaa vo vahin milte hain"

"ajab balaa kaa tasarruf thaa khvaab par us kaa khuli jo aankh to pahron rahaa asar us kaa ham apni taab-e-tamaashaa pe itne khush kyon hain abhi in aankhon ne dekhaa kahaan hunar us kaa ajab nahin rag-e-gardan jo aap hi TuuTe udhar kashida bahut ho gayaa hai sar us kaa vo raat jis ke liye kaise kaise din kaaTe vo raat aai to aalam hi thaa digar us kaa zaminiyon ki kahaan hamsari nasib use ki hai sadaa se dimaagh aasmaan par us kaa"

"kyaa hijr mein taskin ki surat nahin rahti rahti hai magar teri badaulat nahin rahti ab jaise koi kaam hi ruktaa nahin apnaa ab jaise kisi shai ki zarurat nahin rahti duniyaa se guzar jaate hain duniyaa ki talab mein duniyaa se hamein koi shikaayat nahin rahti vo mauj-e-sad-aavaaz bulaati to hai ab bhi mujh ko hi udhar jaane ki fursat nahin rahti naagin ki tarah raat simaT aati hai dil mein jab saamne ik chaand si surat nahin rahti kahte the bahut dil na lagaa kaar-e-havas mein le dekh ki is shauq mein izzat nahin rahti"

"bhalaa kin aankhon se ab ye rang-e-bahaar dekhun nazar uThaate hi baagh ko shoala-zaar dekhun kabhi vo aalam ki us taraf aankh hi na uTThe kabhi ye haalat ki us ko divaana-vaar dekhun ye saari be-manzari savaad-e-sukut se hai sadaa vo chamke to dhund ke aar-paar dekhun ye kaisaa khuun hai ki bah rahaa hai na jam rahaa hai ye rang dekhun ki dil jigar kaa fishaar dekhun tire sivaa bhi hazaar manzar hain dekhne ko tujhe na dekhun to kyon tiraa intizaar dekhun"

"ho hi jaataa hai kisi tarah guzaaraa apnaa varna ab shahr mein hai kaun hamaaraa apnaa dil ke dariyaa mein huiin gharq tamannaaein to kyaa mauja-e-khun se hai gul-rang kinaara apnaa kis qadar sang-e-malaamat hai mire chaaron taraf main ne us dar pe yunhi sar nahin maaraa apnaa ik tamaashaa hi sahi aaj havaa dein is ko aur kis din ke liye thaa ye sharaara apnaa naam unchaa rahe ai pasti-e-duniyaa teraa hai tire dam se bulandi pe sitaara apnaa"

"vo chiir ke aakaash zamin par utar aayaa jaltaa huaa suraj miri aankhon mein dar aayaa lahron ne kai baar mire dar pe di dastak phir saath mujhe lene samundar idhar aayaa vo ziist ke us paar ki thaah lene gayaa thaa par lauT ke ab tak na miraa ham-safar aayaa fursat ho to ye jism bhi miTTi mein dabaa do lo phir main zamaan aur makaan se idhar aayaa"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"kis tayaqqun talak gae ham log phir bhi ai dil bhaTak gae ham log misl-e-dariyaa mili thi sairaabi misl-e-saahil bilak gae ham log yunhi ik din safar kiyaa aaghaaz yunhi ik roz thak gae ham log ehtimaaman hue the ham-aaghosh ehtiyaatan bahak gae ham log ek khushbu chaman mein laai thi aur sahraa talak gae ham log nuur thaa yaa vo ik badan thaa 'samir' us ko chhu kar chamak gae ham log"

"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"

"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"