har rang-e-tarab mausam o manzar se nikaalaa — Aslam Mahmood

"kiyaa gardishon ke havaale use chaak par rakh diyaa ki banne bigaDne kaa har faisla khaak par rakh diyaa mujhe qasr-e-taabir ki us ne sab kunjiyaan saunp diin magar chhin kar khvaab aankhon se aflaak par rakh diyaa sivaa raakh hone ke ab koi chaara bachaa hi nahin sharaar-e-havas kis ne ye mere khaashaak par rakh diyaa koi hai jo girdaab-e-gham se bachaae hue hai mujhe ki ik mehrbaan haath phir chashm-e-namnaak par rakh diyaa koi kaam 'aslam' banaa hi nahin vahshaton ke baghair jalaa kar charaagh-e-junun taaq-e-idraak par rakh diyaa"

"ai mire ghubaar-e-sar tu hi to nahin tanhaa raaegaan to main bhi huun mere har khasaare par mere ye mukhaalif kyaa shaadmaan to main bhi huun dasht ye agar apni vusaton pe naazaan hai mujh ko is se kyaa lenaa zarra hi sahi lekin meri apni vusat hai be-karaan to main bhi huun dar-ba-dar bhaTakti hai dasht o shahr o sahraa mein apnaa sar paTakti hai ai havaa-e-avaara teri hi tarah be-ghar be-amaan to main bhi huun kuuch kar gae jaane kitne qaafile jin kaa kuchh nishaan nahin miltaa main bhi huun kamar-basta yaani rah-rav-e-raah-e-raftagaan to main bhi huun tu jo ek shoala hai chob-e-khushk huun main bhi apnaa haal yaksaan hai der hai bhaDakne ki phir to raakh hai tu bhi phir dhuaan to main bhi huun"

"bujh gae manzar ufuq par har nishaan maddham huaa lamha lamha saaraa rang-e-aasmaan maddham huaa thak gae ham-raah mere jaagne vaale sabhi aakhir-e-shab mujh mein bhi ik shor-e-fughaan maddham huaa mahv ho jaaungaa main bhi ek din har zehn se aainon mein jaise aks-e-raftagaan maddham huaa raat Dhalte Dhalte aai subh ki dahliz tak dil ne lai tabdil kar di saaz-e-jaan maddham huaa haasil o darkaar ki har fikr zaail ho gai ik nazar uTThi har ik rang-e-ziyaan maddham huaa ab kahaan vo sahraa-zaad o paas-daaraan-e-junun sahraa sahraa vahshaton kaa har nishaan maddham huaa harf-e-dil-daari nahin rasm-e-dil-aazaari nahin lahja-e-har-mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan maddham huaa ik charaagh ik aaina meri mataa-e-be-bahaa rah gayaa harf-e-yaqin naqsh-e-gumaan maddham huaa har nishaan-e-baam-dar jab miT gayaa 'aslam' to kyaa zor-e-tufaan tham gayaa aab-e-ravaan maddham huaa"

"main hajv ik apne har qaside ki rad mein tahrir kar rahaa huun ki aap-apne se huun mukhaatab khud apni tahqir kar rahaa huun kahaan hai fursat nashaat o gham ki ki khud ko taskhir kar rahaa huun lahu mein girdaab Daaltaa huun nafas ko shamshir kar rahaa huun miri kahaani raqam hui hai havaa ke auraaq-e-muntashir par main khaak ke rang-e-ghair-faani ko apni tasvir kar rahaa huun main sang-o-khisht-e-anaa ki baarish mein kab kaa mismaar ho chukaa huun ab inkisaari ki narm miTTi se apni taamir kar rahaa huun ye ishq ki hai fusun-taraazi ki vahshaton ki karishma-saazi kamand khushbu pe Daaltaa huun havaa ko zanjir kar rahaa huun shanvaa-vari ke usuul mujh ko bataaegaa koi kyaa ki main ne kiyaa hai maujon kaa khair-maqdam bhanvar ki tauqir kar rahaa huun tum apne dariyaaon par biThaao hazaar pahre magar mujhe kyaa main saare khvaabon ko sab saraabon ko apni jaagir kar rahaa huun"

"mizha pe khvaab nahin intizaar saa kuchh hai bahaar to nahin aks-e-bahaar saa kuchh hai mujhe milaa na kabhi farsh-e-gul pe bhi aaraam yahi lagaa ki kahin nok-e-khaar saa kuchh hai jo paas thaa isi saudaa-e-sar ki nazr huaa na dhajjiyaan hi bachi hain na taar saa kuchh hai tamaam umr jise main ubuur kar na sakaa darun-e-zaat mire be-kanaar saa kuchh hai guzar gai mujhe chhu kar kisi khayaal ki rau ufuq se taa-ba-ufuq rang-zaar saa kuchh hai khayaal-o-khvaab hue sab visaal ke lamhe nazar mein sirf chamaktaa ghubaar saa kuchh hai ye haal hai ki havaaon se uljhaa jaataa huun lahu mein ab ke ajab intishaar saa kuchh hai"

"rang saare apne andar raftagaan ke hain ham ki barg-e-raaegaan nakhl-e-ziyaan ke hain shisha-e-umr-e-ravaan se khauf aataa hai aks is mein saaat-e-kam-mehrbaan ke hain ham ko kyaa laa-haasili hi ishq mein gar hai ham to khugar yuun bhi kaar-e-raaegaan ke hain tere kuche ki havaa puchhe hai ab ham se naam kyaa hai kyaa nasab hai ham kahaan ke hain ham ko kyaa arz o samaa ke sab khazaanon se ham to aashiq ek ism-e-jaavedaan ke hain mere partav ne tilism-e-tirgi toDaa aur ab raushan manaazir khaak-daan ke hain ham ko kyaa mauj-e-fanaa se khauf aaegaa muntazir ham khud zavaal-e-rang-e-jaan ke hain imtihaan ye sakhtiyaan ye gardishein 'aslam' sab ishaare ek chashm-e-mehrbaan ke hain"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"