kahaani likhte hue daastaan sunaate hue — Saleem Kausar

"ye log jis se ab inkaar karnaa chaahte hain vo guftugu dar-o-divaar karnaa chaahte hain hamein khabar hai ki guzregaa ek sail-e-fanaa so ham tumhein bhi khabar-daar karnaa chaahte hain aur is se pahle ki saabit ho jurm-e-khaamoshi ham apni raae kaa izhaar karnaa chaahte hain yahaan tak aa to gae aap ki mohabbat mein ab aur kitnaa gunahgaar karnaa chaahte hain gul-e-umid farozaan rahe tiri khushbu ki log use bhi giraftaar karnaa chaahte hain uThaae phirte hain kab se azaab-e-dar-badri ab is ko vaqf-e-rah-e-yaar karnaa chaahte hain jahaan kahaani mein qaatil bari huaa hai vahaan ham ik gavaah kaa kirdaar karnaa chaahte hain vo ham hain jo tiri aavaaz sun ke tere hue vo aur hain ki jo didaar karnaa chaahte hain"

"achchhaa hai isi surat-e-haalaat mein rahnaa din shahr mein aur raat mazaafaat mein rahnaa har raat sitaaron ko zamin par liye phirnaa har subh kahin hamd-o-munaajaat mein rahnaa is bhiiD mein gard-e-dar-o-divaar hai itni mumkin hi nahin haath kisi haat mein rahnaa us shakhs ki chaahat bhi ajab hai ki hamesha khaatir mein na laanaa to mudaaraat mein rahnaa ye shahr samundar ke kinaare pa hai aabaad is shahr mein rahnaa bhi to auqaat mein rahnaa ham ahl-e-tariqat ki yahi rasm rahi hai zindaan mein yaa halqa-e-saadaat mein rahnaa dikhnaa to 'salim' apne ravayye hi pe dikhnaa khush rahnaa to apni hi kisi baat mein rahnaa"

"tujh se baDh kar koi pyaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa par tiraa saath gavaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa paanv rakhte hain phisal saktaa hai miTTi ho ki ret har kinaaraa to kinaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa us tak aavaaz pahunchni bhi baDi mushkil hai aur na dekhe to ishaara bhi nahin ho saktaa tere bandon ki maishat kaa ajab haal huaa aish kaisaa ki guzaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa apnaa dushman bhi dikhaai nahin detaa ho jise aisaa lashkar to saf-aaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa husn aisaa ki chakaa-chaund hui hain aankhein hairat aisi ki nazaaraa bhi nahin hain aankhein vaise vo shakhs hamaaraa to kabhi thaa hi nahin dukh to ye hai ki tumhaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa duniyaa achchhi bhi nahin lagti ham aison ko 'salim' aur duniyaa se kinaaraa bhi nahin ho saktaa"

"main use tujh se milaa detaa magar dil mere mere kuchh kaam nahin aae vasaail mere vo junun-khez masaafat thi ki dekhaa hi nahin umr bhar paanv se lipTi rahi manzil mere tu milaa hai to nikal aae hain dushman saare vaqt kis kis ko uThaa laayaa muqaabil mere abr-e-girya ne vo tufaan uThaae ab ke mere dariyaaon ko kam paD gae saahil mere jitnaa hal kartaa huun utnaa hi bigaD jaate hain tu nahin jaantaa ai dost masaail mere ishq mein haar ke maani hi badal jaate hain tujh ko maalum nahin hai abhi qaatil mere be-ant safar meraa muqaddar hai 'salim' mujh mein tai kartaa hai ye kaun maraahil mere"

"junun tabdili-e-mausam kaa taqriron ki had tak hai yahaan jo kuchh nazar aataa hai tasviron ki had tak hai ghubaar aasaar karti hai musaafir ko subuk-gaami tilism-e-manzil-e-hasti to rahgiron ki had tak hai zamaane tu ne gham ko bhi numaaish kar diyaa aakhir nashaat-e-girya-o-maatam bhi zanjiron ki had tak hai"

"tu suraj hai teri taraf dekhaa nahin jaa saktaa lekin dekhne vaalon ko rokaa nahin jaa saktaa ab jo lahar hai pal bhar baad nahin hogi yaani ik dariyaa mein dusri baar utraa nahin jaa saktaa ab bhi vaqt hai apni ravish tabdil karo varna jo kuchh hone vaalaa hai sochaa nahin jaa saktaa us ki gali mein jaane se use milne se khud ko rokaa jaa saktaa hai par rokaa nahin jaa saktaa kisi ko chaahat aur kisi ko nafrat maarti hai koi bhi ho use marte to dekhaa nahin jaa saktaa ek taraf tire husn ki hairat ek taraf duniyaa aur duniyaa mein der talak Thahraa nahin jaa saktaa"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"