hijr kaa sog manaanaa kabhi dariyaa ronaa — Aadil Rahi

"gard jam jaae to shisha nahin dekhaa jaataa yaani tasvir ko dhundlaa nahin dekhaa jaataa tishnagi aa tujhe dariyaa ke havaale kar duun tujh ko is haal mein pyaasaa nahin dekhaa jaataa tum miraa naam-o-nasab puchh rahe ho sab se ishq ho jaae to shajara nahin dekhaa jaataa lauT aane ki tasalli tiri jhuTi hi sahi ab to muD-muD ke yuun rasta nahin dekhaa jaataa sher achchhe jo bure lagte hain duniyaa ko mire ho ghazal mein tiraa charchaa nahin dekhaa jaataa log milte hain bichhaDte hain magar kyon mujh se yuun tiraa chhoD ke jaanaa nahin dekhaa jaataa izz-o-tauqir kaa ye haal hasad mein ham se qad kisi kaa bhi ho unchaa nahin dekhaa jaataa"

"gulaab rangon ko zaa'fraani nahin karungaa main aise paudon ki baaghbaani nahin karungaa kisi ki khaatir ghalat-bayaani nahin karungaa main jhuTe logon ki tarjumaani nahin karungaa sunaa hai ab vo khilaaf mere gavaahi degaa jo kah rahaa thaa ki bad-gumaani nahin karungaa sazaa main khud ko kabhi na dungaa tire kiye ki jigar ko chhalni lahu ko paani nahin karungaa tumhaare gham kaa tumhaari yaadon kaa main amiin huun kahaa thaa tum se ki be-imaani nahin karungaa mu'aaf tujh ko main pahle bhi kar chukaa huun lekin dubaara tujh par ye mehrbaani nahin karungaa ye ghair-mumkin hai phir bhi haakim banaa to 'aadil' sitam-rasidon pe hukmraani nahin karungaa"

"kasak dil ki miTaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai kisi kaa gham bhulaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai kisi ko chaah kar apnaa banaanaa Thiik hai lekin mohabbat aazmaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai tumhein paane ki khvaahish mein huaa ehsaas ye mujh ko muqaddar aazmaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai jise minnat muraadon se baDi mushkil se paayaa ho use dil se bhulaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai ki jis dil ki zamin barson se banjar ho to phir us par nai chaahat ugaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai ghazal paDh kar to aasaani se mahfil luuT sakte ho magar izzat kamaane mein zaraa si der lagti hai dil-e-muztar ko aakhir kaun samjhaaegaa ai 'raahi' sukun-e-qalb paane mein zaraa si der lagti hai"

"jin logon se meri yaari hoti hai un mein koi baat to pyaari hoti duniyaa mein ik shakhs hi pyaaraa lagtaa hai ham aison mein ye bimaari hoti hai jab bhi apne yaaron se miltaa huun main jaane kyon bas baat tumhaari hoti hai sab ko dil kaa raaz bataanaa Thiik nahin duniyaa-daari duniyaa-daari hoti hai jhuuT bahut aasaan hai lekin ai 'raahi' sach kahne mein kuchh dushvaari hoti hai"

"use tum se mohabbat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa ye bas dil ki sharaarat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa tumhi ko dekh kar vo muskuraataa hai to hairat kyaa use hansne ki aadat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa hue barbaad to ab aah-o-zaari kar rahe ho tum kahaa bhi thaa siyaasat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa main tujh ko chaahtaa huun baat ye sach hai magar phir bhi mujhe teri zarurat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa hi jhuki nazron se taknaa aur khamoshi se guzar jaanaa mohabbat ki rivaayat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa kiyaa kartaa huun 'raahi' us ki taarifein sabab ye hai vo mujh se khubsurat hai ghalat-fahmi mein mat rahnaa"

"tujhe yaad kar ke bhulaane se pahle main royaa bahut muskuraane se pahle ki ro-ro ke sonaa to hans-hans ke uThnaa ham aise na the dil lagaane se pahle mire khvaab rah jaaein na phir adhure jabin chuum lenaa jagaane se pahle tum apni tabaahi kaa maatam to kar lo mire haal pe muskuraane se pahle bahut yaad aaegi paagal si laDki ye sochaa nahin thaa bhulaane se pahle main TuuTaa main bikhraa huaa reza-reza miri jaan tire khat jalaane se pahle tumhein sirf ranj-o-alam hi mileinge zaraa soch lo dil lagaane se pahle ghazal pesh-e-khidmat hai 'raahi' ki sun lo kahaa us ne sab ko sunaane se pahle"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"