ik umar saath saath mire zindagi rahi — Khurshid Ahmad Jami

"vafaa ne jhuum ke jab tere giit gaae hain qadam ufuq pe andheron ke laDkhaDaae hain tire qarib pahunch kar bhi kam nahin hote gham-e-hayaat ne jo faasle baDhaae hain bahut tavil sahi raah-e-justuju lekin bahut hasin tire gesuon ke saae hain tiri nigaah mudaavaa na ban saki jin kaa tiri talaash mein aise bhi zakhm khaae hain paDaa hai 'aks jo rukhsaar-e-shola-e-mai kaa to aaine tiri yaadon ke jagmagaae hain musaafiraan-e-shab-e-gham ki raah mein 'jaami' nae charaagh miri fikr ne jalaae hain"

"taa-hadd-e-nazar koi makaan hai naa makin hai dil vaqt ke maqtul fasaanon ki zamin hai auraaq-e-bahaaraan ko phir ik baar ulaT kar dekho to sahi naam hamaaraa bhi kahin hai is tarah bhaTaktaa huun akelaa hi akelaa jaise ye miraa shahr miraa shahr nahin hai jalte hain charaaghon ki tarah gham ke andhere jab se mire hamraah koi shoala-jabin hai har samt zamaane ki vahi dhuul hai lekin har shakl tire pyaar ki dil-daar-o-hasin hai chhaai hain jahaan zulf-e-moambar ki ghaTaaein shaayad mire giton kaa nayaa des vahin hai yaadon ke shabistaan se bulaataa nahin koi khvaabon ke dariche mein koi shama nahin hai tu aur bhi raahon se miri duur huaa hai tu aur bhi mujh se mire giton se qarin hai sadiyon se isi tarh bhaTakti hai khudaai sadiyon se isi tarh khudaa arsh-nashin hai haalaat ke baDhte hue pathraav mein 'jaami' kuchh aur mujhe azmat-e-hasti kaa yaqin hai"

"sahar kaa husn gulon kaa shabaab detaa huun nai ghazal ko nai aab-o-taab detaa huun mire liye hain andheron ki phaansiyaan lekin tiri sahar ke liye aaftaab detaa huun vafaa ki pyaar ki gham ki kahaaniyaan likh kar sahar ke haath mein dil ki kitaab detaa huun guzar rahaa hai jo zehn-e-hayaat se 'jaami' shab-e-firaaq ko vo maahtaab detaa huun"

"gul-ba-daamaan na koi shoala ba-jaan hai ab ke chaar su vaqt ki raahon mein dhuaan hai ab ke shaam-e-hijraan jise haathon mein liye phirti hai kaun jaane ki vo tasvir kahaan hai ab ke zindagi raat ke phaile hue sannaaTe mein duur haTte hue qadmon kaa nishaan hai ab ke teri palkon pe koi khvaab laraztaa hogaa mere giton mein koi dard javaan hai ab ke ek ik saans pe dhokaa hai kisi aahaT kaa ek ik ghaav ujaalon ki zabaan hai ab ke sahn-e-gulshan hai bahaaron ke lahu se rangin shaakh-e-gul hai ki bas ik tegh-e-ravaan hai ab ke jo kabhi husn ke honTon pe na aayaa 'jaami' haae vo harf-e-tasalli bhi garaan hai ab ke"

"suraj saron pe aag ugaltaa dikhaai de mujh ko ye shahr aaj pighaltaa dikhaai de vo saamne rakhaa hai koi khat khulaa huaa vo duur koi chaand nikaltaa dikhaai de kis ke qarib jaaiye kis ko pukaariye har shakhs apnaa ruup badaltaa dikhaai de main is nadi ko paar to kar jaaungaa magar aage koi charaagh to jaltaa dikhaai de ye reg-zaar-e-gham ye khayaalon ki tez dhuup jo zad mein aa gayaa vo pighaltaa dikhaai de ghar ho ki raasta ho ik aaseb har jagah tanhaaiyon kaa zahr ugaltaa dikhaai de aavaaz de ki raat ke unche pahaaD se khvaabon kaa paanv aaj phisaltaa dikhaai de 'jaami' miri nazar mein zamaana hai is tarah phulon ko jaise koi masaltaa dikhaai de"

"giit khvaabon ki tarah duur se chal kar aae raat aai to ujaalon ke payambar aae gham ki qindil jalaao ki bahut mumkin hai koi mehmaan sar-e-shaam mire ghar aae apne bichhDe hue suraj kaa khayaal aate hi saamne vaqt ke taarik samandar aae zehn mafluj rivaayat ki thakan chehron par haae kis shaan se mahfil mein sukhanvar aae tanz karne miri jalti hui tanhaai par aarzuon ke taraashe hue paikar aae log phirte hain yahaan harf-e-malaamat ki tarah zindagaani kaa yaqin aae to kyunkar aae dil mein is tarh ruke dard-e-vafaa ke lamhe jis tarah shahr mein changez kaa lashkar aae jis taraf majma’-e-ahbaab khaDaa thaa 'jaami' ham pe aae to usi samt se patthar aae"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"