jab jab bhi dekhiye use khun-baar si lage — Aabid Adeeb

"ye mere shahr kaa ik aur haadisa hogaa vo kal yahaan miraa mehmaan ban chukaa hogaa talaash mein huun kisi ki main kab se sargardaan usi tarah koi mujh ko bhi DhunDhtaa hogaa miri tarah se koi chikhtaa hai raahon mein miri tarah koi duniyaa ko dekhtaa hogaa lagaa ke aaegaa chehra koi nayaa shab mein vo jis ko baiTh ke din mein taraashtaa hogaa shanaasaa chehre bhi lagne lage hain begaane ab apnaa vaqt hi shaayad badal rahaa hogaa udaas udaas saa khoyaa huaa saa rahtaa hai kuchh us se bhi koi kah kar badal gayaa hogaa thakaa thakaa saa usi dar pe aa ke baiThaa thaa na puchhaa hogaa kisi ne to chal diyaa hogaa jahaan pahunch ke qadam Dagmagaae hain sab ke usi maqaam se ab apnaa raasta hogaa"

"sharik-e-aalam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi thaa ki raat jashn mein tere huzur main bhi thaa ajiib vaqt thaa duniyaa qarib thi mere ghazab ye thaa tire daaman se duur main bhi thaa ghamon ke ghere mein jab raqs kar rahi thi hayaat tamaash-bin ki tarah be-shuur main bhi thaa na ruknaa raah mein shart-e-safar mein shaamil thaa thakan se varna bahut chuur chuur main bhi thaa utar rahaa thaa lahu kis balaa kaa aankhon mein tire khayaal mein us dam zarur main bhi thaa guzarte vaqt ne pahre baiThaa diye 'aabid' khataaein un ki na thiin be-qusur main bhi thaa"

"safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain ye jaan kar bhi ki patthar har ek haath mein hai jiyaale log hain shishon ke ghar banaate hain jo rahne vaale hain log un ko ghar nahin dete jo rahne vaalaa nahin us ke ghar banaate hain jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain kabhi jo baat kahi thi tire taalluq se ab us ke bhi kai matlab nikaale jaate hain"

"giton kaa shahr hai ki nagar soz-o-saaz kaa qalb-e-shikasta aur ye aalam gudaaz kaa chaaron taraf saji hain dukaanein khulus ki chamkaa hai kaarobaar har ik hilaa-saaz kaa vo chaahe khvaab ho ki haqiqat magar kabhi ehsaan uThaaegaa na libaas-e-majaaz kaa jis tarah chaahaa jaae hai chaahaa nahin abhi andesha jaan khaae hai ifshaa-e-raaz kaa bahrupiyaa hai koi phire hai nagar nagar qaatil kaa ruup dhaare kabhi chaarasaaz kaa yuun hanste hanste daar-e-fanaa se chalaa hai vo jaise safar nasib ho arz-e-hijaaz kaa 'aabid' ghamon ki dhuup mein jalnaa hai chaar din bas qissa mukhtasar hai ye umr-e-daraaz kaa"

"safar kaa shauq na manzil ki justuju baaqi musaafiron ke badan mein nahin lahu baaqi tamaam raat havaaon kaa gasht jaari thaa savere tak na rahaa koi hu-ba-hu baaqi sabhi tarah se taaaruf to ho gayaa un kaa rahi hai ab to mulaaqaat ru-ba-ru baaqi jo bhiiD bikhre to dekhun talab ye kaisi hai dayaar-e-ghair mein hai kis ki justuju baaqi vahi nazaare vahi garmi-e-sukhan hai magar na hi vo baat na vo tarz-e-guftugu baaqi zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi usi lihaaz kaa 'aabid' malaal hai ham ko rahaa na aaj jo dauraan-e-guftugu baaqi"

"ye hai aab-e-ravaan na Thahregaa umr kaa kaarvaan na Thahregaa chhoD di hai jagah sutunon ne sar pe ab saaebaan na Thahregaa ret par hai asar havaaon kaa koi naam-o-nishaan na Thahregaa har qadam jo tumhaari samt uThaa sai-e-raaegaan na Thahregaa marhala aa gayaa tasaadum kaa faasla darmiyaan na Thahregaa dil kaa saudaa hai kaar-e-dil-daaraan farq-e-sud-o-ziyaan na Thahregaa kyon sunaate ho sab ko haal apnaa har koi raazdaan na Thahregaa chhoD degi zamin mehvar ko mustaqil aasmaan na Thahregaa apni aankhon mein aaj use bhar lo der tak ye samaan na Thahregaa juz teri mahfilon ke aur kahin 'aabid'-e-naa-tavaan Thahre Thahregaa"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"