har khvaab kaali raat ke saanche mein Dhaal kar — Adil Mansuri

"pahlu ke aar-paar guzartaa huaa saa ho ik shakhs aaine mein utartaa huaa saa ho jiitaa huaa saa ho kabhi martaa huaa saa ho ik shahr apne aap se Dartaa huaa saa ho saare kabira aap hi kartaa huaa saa ho ilzaam dusre hi pe dhartaa huaa saa ho har ik nayaa khayaal jo Tapke hai zehn se yuun lag rahaa hai jaise ki bartaa huaa saa ho qailula kar rahe hon kisi niim ke tale maidaan mein rakhsh-e-umr bhi chartaa huaa saa ho maashuq aisaa DhunDiye qahtur-rijaal mein har baat mein agartaa magartaa huaa saa ho phir baad mein vo qatl bhi kar de to harj kyaa lekin vo pahle pyaar bhi kartaa huaa saa ho gar daad tu na de na sahi gaaliyaan sahi apnaa bhi koi aib hunartaa huaa saa ho"

"jo chiiz thi kamre mein vo be-rabt paDi thi tanhaai-e-shab band-e-qabaa khol rahi thi aavaaz ki divaar bhi chup-chaap khaDi thi khiDki se jo dekhaa to gali uungh rahi thi baalon ne tiraa lams to mahsus kiyaa thaa lekin ye khabar dil ne baDi der se di thi haathon mein nayaa chaand paDaa haanp rahaa thaa raanon pe barahna si nami reing rahi thi yaadon ne use toD diyaa maar ke patthar aaine ki khandaq mein jo parchhaain paDi thi duniyaa ki guzarte hue paDti thiin nigaahein shishe ki jagah khiDki mein rusvaai jaDi thi TuuTi hui mehraab se gumbad ke khanDar tak ik buDhe moazzin ki sadaa guunj rahi thi"

"phir kisi khvaab ke parde se pukaaraa jaaun phir kisi yaad ki talvaar se maaraa jaaun phir koi vusat-e-aafaaq pe saaya Daale phir kisi aankh ke nuqte mein utaaraa jaaun din ke hangaamon mein daaman kahin mailaa ho jaae raat ki nuqrai aatish mein nikhaaraa jaaun khushk khoe hue gumnaam jazire ki tarah dard ke kaale samundar se ubhaaraa jaaun apni khoi hui jannat kaa talabgaar banun dast-e-yazdaan se gunahgaar sanvaaraa jaaun"

"saDkon par suraj utraa saaya saaya TuuT gayaa jab gul kaa siina chiraa khushbu kaa kaanTaa niklaa tu kis ke kamre mein thi main tere kamre mein thaa khiDki ne aankhein kholi darvaaze kaa dil dhaDkaa dil ki andhi khandaq mein khvaahish kaa taaraa TuuTaa jism ke kaale jangal mein lazzat kaa chitaa lapkaa phir baalon mein raat hui phir haathon mein chaand khilaa"

"ek qatra ashk kaa chhalkaa to dariyaa kar diyaa ek musht-e-khaak jo bikhri to sahraa kar diyaa mere TuuTe hausle ke par nikalte dekh kar us ne divaaron ko apni aur unchaa kar diyaa vaardaat-e-qalb likkhi ham ne farzi naam se aur haathon-haath us ko khud hi le jaa kar diyaa us ki naaraazi kaa suraj jab savaa neze pe thaa apne harf-e-ijz hi ne sar pe saaya kar diyaa duniyaa bhar ki khaak koi chhaantaa phirtaa hai ab aap ne dar se uThaa kar kaisaa rusvaa kar diyaa ab na koi khauf dil mein aur na aankhon mein umiid tu ne marg-e-naa-gahaan bimaar achchhaa kar diyaa bhuul jaa ye kal tire naqsh-e-qadam the chaand par dekh un haathon ko kis ne aaj kaasa kar diyaa ham to kahne jaa rahe the hamza-e-ye vassalaam biich mein us ne achaanak nun-ghunna kar diyaa ham ko gaali ke liye bhi lab hilaa sakte nahin ghair ko bosa diyaa to munh se dikhlaa kar diyaa tirgi ki bhi koi had hoti hai aakhir miyaan surkh parcham ko jalaa kar hi ujaalaa kar diyaa bazm mein ahl-e-sukhan taqtia farmaate rahe aur ham ne apne dil kaa bojh halkaa kar diyaa jaane kis ke muntazir baiThe hain jhaaDu pher kar dil se har khvaahish ko 'aadil' ham ne chaltaa kar diyaa"

"zamin chhoD kar main kidhar jaaungaa andheron ke andar utar jaaungaa miri pattiyaan saari sukhi huiin nae mausamon mein bikhar jaaungaa agar aa gayaa aaina saamne to apne hi chehre se Dar jaaungaa vo ik aankh jo meri apni bhi hai na aai nazar to kidhar jaaungaa vo ik shakhs aavaaz degaa agar main khaali saDak par Thahar jaaungaa palaT kar na paayaa kisi ko agar to apni hi aahaT se Dar jaaungaa tiri zaat mein saans li hai sadaa tujhe chhoD kar main kidhar jaaungaa"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"