ik chaTaai thi miri ek piyaala thaa miraa — Abbas Tabish

"dukhon kaa dasht aankhon kaa samundar chhoD aayaa huun jo ghar mein laa na sakta thaa vo baahar chhoD aayaa huun tum agli baarishon ke baa'd jaakar dekhnaa pyaare tumhaaraa naam divaaron pe likh kar chhoD aayaa huun mohabbat ki hai us ghar mein rihaaish to nahin ki hai abhi to sirf darvaaze pe bistar chhoD aayaa huun tiri baanhon mein aa kar bhi yahi mahsus hotaa hai ki khud ko vaqt ke rahm-o-karam par chhoD aayaa huun abhi kuchh der mein phailegi khushbu saari basti mein vahaan ke ik dariche mein gul-e-tar chhoD aaya huun khudaa-na-khvaasta main bhi agar banbaas luun 'taabish' vahaan kis ko bataaungaa bharaa ghar chhoD aaya huun"

"khud ko be-shak mire aa'saab pe taari na samajh lekin ai 'ishq mujhe 'ishq se 'aari na samajh tujh se maangaa hai zarurat ke 'alaava tujh ko tu mujhe dost samajh dost bhikaari na samajh sag-e-aavaara ki aavaaz mein aavaaz milaa raat ko raat samajh vaqt-guzaari na samajh main guzar jaaungaa maqtal se bagule ki tarah tu mire raqs ko zaalim miri baari na samajh"

"koi Takraa ke subuk-sar bhi to ho saktaa hai meri taamir mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyuun na ai shakhs tujhe haath lagaa kar dekhun tu mire vahm se baDh kar bhi to ho saktaa hai tu hi tu hai to phir ab jumla jamaal-e-duniyaa teraa shak aur kisi par bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai phuul hatheli pe ise phuul na jaan meraa dil jism se baahar bhi to ho saktaa hai shaakh par baiThe parinde ko uDaane vaale peD ke haath mein patthar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki baahar hi numu ho meri meraa khilnaa mire andar bhi to ho saktaa hai ye jo hai ret kaa Tiila mire qadmon ke tale koi dam mein mire uupar bhi to ho saktaa hai kyaa zaruri hai ki ham haar ke jitein 'taabish' ishq kaa khel baraabar bhi to ho saktaa hai"

"chamkegaa shajar par na mire ghar mein rahegaa vo chaand hai aur chaand samundar mein rahegaa ab saanp ke maanand mire pichhe paDaa hai shab ko yahi saaya mire paikar mein rahegaa khvaahish ko khudaa rizq baham kartaa hai dil mein lagtaa hai ye kiiDaa isi patthar mein rahegaa aae hain to sustaa ke chale jaaeinge panchhi vo peD isi tarh isi ghar mein rahegaa taare bhi to mehvar se nikal jaate hain pyaare aakhir koi kab tak tire chakkar mein rahegaa"

"isi liye to ye shaamein ujaDne lagti hain ki lau baDhaa ke havaaein sukaDne lagti hain main kaise apne tavaazun ko barqaraar rakhun qadam jamaaun to saansein ukhaDne lagti hain yunhi nahin mujhe dariyaa ko dekhne se gurez sunaa hai paani mein shaklein bigaDne lagti hain isi liye to havaa apne ghar nahin jaati ki us ke baa'd ye galiyaan ujaDne lagti hain rahein khamosh to honTon se khuun Tapaktaa hai karein kalaam to khaalein udhaDne lagti hain agar main saans bhi aahista se na luun 'taabish' mire badan mein daraaDein si paDne lagti hain"

"yuun to shiraaza-e-jaan kar ke baham uThte hain baiThne lagtaa hai dil junhi qadam uThte hain ham to is razm-gah-e-vaqt mein rahte hain jahaan haath kaT jaaein to daanton se alam uThte hain sahl angaar-tabiat kaa buraa ho jis se naaz uThte hain tire aur na sitam uThte hain koi raunde to uThaate hain nigaahein apni varna miTTi ki tarah raah se kam uThte hain niind jaati hi nahin arz-e-hunar se aage daftar-e-gham hi sadaa kar ke raqam uThte hain din ki aaghosh-e-razaaat se nikal kar 'taabish' raat ki raat kaf-e-khaak se ham uThte hain"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"