ham tashaddud ke isti'aare nahin — Nomaan Shauque

"din-ba-din ghaTti hui umr pe naazil ho jaae ik badan aur miri ruuh ko haasil ho jaae morche kholtaa rahtaa huun samundar ke khilaaf jis ko miTnaa hai vo aae miraa saahil ho jaae khel hi khel mein chhu luun main kinaaraa apnaa aise souun ki jagaanaa mujhe mushkil ho jaae lag ke bimaar ke siine se na ronaa aise zindagaani ki tarah maut bhi mushkil ho jaae rakh rahe hain tire patthar mire zakhmon kaa hisaab ab ye majmaa bhi mire kashf kaa qaael ho jaae is qadar der na karnaa ki ye aaseb-nagar raat kaa ruup le aur jism mein daakhil ho jaae jang apnon se hai to dil ko kinaare kar luun raaste mein yahi talvaar na haael ho jaae"

"vo miTTi kaa sitaara hai hamaaraa tayammum par guzaara hai hamaaraa sukhan kaa husn baDh jaataa hai is se khamoshi isti'aara hai hamaaraa idhar koi mohabbat se na dekhe yahi ik dil bichaara hai hamaaraa hamein zinda kiyaa jaae to us par vahi daa'vaa dubaara hai hamaaraa kisi ki dakhl-andaazi nahin hai ye 'ishq aisaa idaara hai hamaaraa kai fir'aun hain ham-‘asr apne samajh liije ishaara hai hamaaraa"

"aaThon pahar kaa ye tiraa mazdur aa gayaa jannat ke dvaar khol miri huur aa gayaa paighambari kaa daa'vaa nahin 'aashiqi kaa hai patthar na maariye jo sar-e-tur aa gayaa sab ne suni jo raat ki lalkaar Dar gae siina thaa jis kaa nuur se maa'mur aa gayaa aaghosh us ki aisi puraani sharaab thi nashshe mein khvaahishon ke bahut duur aa gayaa basta uThaaiye ki ye maktab nahin hai vo basti badal gai nayaa dastur aa gayaa kyaa chaahiye ghulaam ko bas ik nazar ki bhiik shartein tamaam aap ki manzur aa gayaa"

"kaun us ko chaahtaa meri tarah vo bhi tanhaa ho gayaa meri tarah kah diyaa kis ne khudaa miltaa nahin DhunDhiye us kaa pata meri tarah TuTnaa hi thaa ta'alluq ek din hu-ba-hu vo shakhs thaa meri tarah us taraf jaane lage sab raaste shahr divaana huaa meri tarah muft mein kyon kijiye nindein kharaab haan agar vo jaagtaa meri tarah mil gayaa saaraa takabbur khaak mein miT gayaa meraa likhaa meri tarah"

"zamin hasb-e-zarurat ugaai jaati hai phir ek saanche mein khilqat banaai jaati hai khabar mein hain jo kai zar-kharid qissa-go hamein unhin ki kahaani sunaai jaati hai hamaari bazm mein jalte nahin charaagh ke saath yahaan charaagh ki dahshat jalaai jaati hai tamaam raat kaa jaagaa huun maa'zarat mire dost buraa na maan agar niind aai jaati hai hamaare jaam mein ilzaam ke sivaa nahin kuchh hamein sharaab ki tohmat pilaai jaati hai main khud se jang kaa e'laan karne vaalaa huun jo haari jaati nahin hai haraai jaati hai hamaare 'ahd kaa sarmaaya hain ye taalib-e-‘ilm inhein kitaab se nafrat sikhaai jaati hai zamin par hai tamaam andhe 'aashiqon kaa hujum yahaan vafaa bhi nahin aazmaai jaati hai ye kaise khvaab ki takmil mein lagaa hai jahaan ki zahr de ke mohabbat sulaai jaati hai"

"zaraa saa ho mayassar vo jo mujh ko zaraa saa aae chain aae to mujh ko main shaah-e-'ishq kaa sanduqcha huun kabhi fursat mile to kholo mujh ko sar-e-saahil miri jurat raqam hai yahaan to kam se kam ab mat ro mujh ko agarche train aani thi tumhaari kahe jaataa thaa main hi roko mujh ko koi to raaz apnaa kholo mujh par kabhi to pyaar se kuchh kah do mujh ko"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"