hasrat-e-ahd-e-vafaa baaqi hai — Nasir Shahzad

"dil se husul-e-zar ke sabhi zoam haT gae fikr-e-maaash baDh gai khaanon mein baT gae phir yuun huaa ki mujh se vo yunhi bichhaD gayaa phir yuun huaa ki ziist ke din yunhi kaT gae khenaa sakhi sakhi na sajan ki taraf mujhe lenaa sakhi sakhi mire paanv rapaT gae aaina us ko dekh ke mabhut ho gayaa gul-daan mein gulaab lajaa kar simaT gae akhroT khaaein taapein angeThi pe aag aa raste tamaam gaanv ke kohre se aT gae aane diyaa na mere buzurgon ne haq pe harf maidaan karbalaaon ke laashon se paT gae Daali nadi mein naav na bargad ke niche peing tu kyaa gayaa palaT ke vo sab din palaT gae khaadein lagin to chhoD gaiin khet titliyaan faslein baDhin to Daar parindon ke ghaT gae us se mili nazar to larazne lagaa badan diide sakhi ri dekh ke piritam ko phaT gae tu shaant ho ki teri muraadein huiin saphal baadal garaj-baraj ke jo aae the chhaT gae dekhaa to us ke tan pe gire kevDe ke phuul paanv se aabshaar ke paani lipaT gae"

"ik aks dil ke taT se be-ikhtiyaar phuTe jab chaand us nagar ki jhilon ke paar phuTe sadqa utaarne ko tere madhur nayan kaa ubhre kai sitaare ghunche hazaar phuTe vo aur main nadi ke naghmon pe bahti naav naav mein us ke mukh se ujlaa nikhaar phuTe kaanon mein ab bhi khankein gajre tire gajar-dam is ghar se jab dhuein kaa niilaa ghubaar phuTe mujh ko jhulaa rahe hain giton ke jhulne mein naghme jo paayalon ke sapnon ke dvaar phuTe us saanvle badan par mahkein khunuk savere un mast ankhDiyon se rangon ki phuvaar phuTe mat ro phir aaungaa main parbat pe tujh se milne jab barf-zaar pighle jab aabshaar phuTe"

"lahu mein saadh sat ko bhar rahaa huun koi hujra charaaghaan kar rahaa huun jhaTak kar dil se saare lobh laalach yahaan ban-baas mein behtar rahaa huun azaab-e-aakhirat ki baat aage itaab-e-zindagi se Dar rahaa huun miri pahchaan meraa gyaan hijrat sadaa ausaan mein be-ghar rahaa huun koi dekhe na aa kar daagh-e-hasrat badan par oDh kar chaadar rahaa huun mulavvis thaa main har be-rah-ravi mein magar ilzaam tujh par dhar rahaa huun taDapte tan ko miTTi par giraa kar sar-e-sahraa burida-sar rahaa huun darakte rang baadal khvaab khushbu samay ki saj se bahra-var rahaa huun Daraa huun tere khauf-e-be-bahaa se musalle par sar-e-mahshar rahaa huun tiri be-e'tinaai se gilaa kyaa main apne aap par dubhar rahaa huun"

"tu dard-e-taaza ke 'unvaan ki mahurat hai sakhi sakhi mujhe ab bhi tiri zarurat hai rakhun sanbhaal ke kab tak ye zindagi tujh bin tire milan kaa sabab hai na koi surat hai siDaul paanv subuk sohnaa sajal naanv nasha-taraaz-badan muhnaa madhurat hai yahi na tere liye koh kaaTe ban paaTe tujhe kuchh aur bhi mujh se koi kudurat hai"

"hasrat-e-ahd-e-vafaa baaqi hai teri aankhon mein hayaa baaqi hai baat mein kohna rivaayaat kaa lutf haath par rang-e-hinaa baaqi hai abhi haasil nahin zaalim ko davaam abhi duniyaa mein khudaa baaqi hai bujh gayaa gir ke khunuk aab mein chaand sath-e-dariyaa pe sadaa baaqi hai gopiyaan hi kisi gokul mein nahin bansiyon mein to navaa baaqi hai paanv ke niche sarakti hui khaak sar mein masnad ki havaa baaqi hai biich mein raat, bachan, biite milan oT mein jaltaa diyaa baaqi hai dekh ye chaand nadi phuul na jaa rut mein ras shab mein nasha baaqi hai"

"rabt bhi toDaa bani nit ki talab kaa base bhi patr bhi is ne likhe bheje mujhe sandes bhi chaukhaTaa dil kaa yahaan hai hu bahu tujh saa koi honT bhi aankhein bhi chhab Dhab bhi tujhi saa face bhi ziist ke path par nahin honaa thaa tujh mujh mein milaap har janam mein priit ne dekhe badal kar bhes bhi puut ki saaDi gulaabi aaftaabi jism par laT gundhi choTi ribbon shaanon pe sanvre kes bhi tujh se bichhDe gaanv chhoTaa shahr mein aakar base taj diye sab sangi-saathi tyaag Daalaa des bhi bas asaasa hai yahi ghar kaa yahi ghar ki mataaa sofa ik do bed kitaabein aur ik show kes bhi shaairi mein baazuon ke saath dil bhi shal huaa aakhirash majbur ho kar haar di ye race bhi niche in jharnon pe vaadi mein kise jaa kar milun sang ik sautan ke beri pi gae pardes bhi jaantaa thaa kaun jiite hain yahi kuchh dekhne dil pe sah leinge mohabbat mein birah ki Thes bhi"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"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"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"