khaak main ne jo uDaai thi bayaabaanon mein — Abr Ahsani Ganauri

"vahshat-zadon ki kitni dilchasp hain adaaein kuchh der khuun roein kuchh der muskuraaein hairaan hain kidhar ham bahr-e-talaash jaaein aati hain har taraf se un ki hi ab sadaaein gunji huiin hain mere naalon se ye fazaaein yaa kaali kaali raatein karti hain saaein saaein us vaqt khaas rahrav himmat na haar jaaein manzil qarib samjhein jab paanv Dagmagaaein ye dekhnaa hai mujh par kyaa bijliyaan giraaein badli to hain havaaein uTThi to hain ghaTaaein uf sharmgin nigaahein baarbaad-kun adaaein ye nimche kisi ke dil mein na Duub jaaein ab hichkiyaan bani hain rukh nazaa mein badal kar maayus aarzuein naakaam iltijaaein dil ki tabaahiyon par masrur hone vaale dil hi na ho to tere jalve kahaan samaaein pahle hi sochte tum aahon kaa ab gila kyaa jo bandh gaiin havaaein vo bandh gaiin havaaein main lafz-e-dost sun kar Dartaa huun dil hi dil mein vo mujh se 'abr' ki hain ahbaab ne daghaaein"

"fariyaad hai ki meri nazar se nihaan rahe aur jalva-rez aap makaan-dar-makaan rahe ghar-e-be-nishaan qafas se rihaai chaman mein barq is bebasi ke daur mein koi kahaan rahe rudaad apne ishq ki gunge kaa khvaab thaa taa-zist apne raaz ke khud raazdaan rahe tum kyon udaas ho gae maidaan-e-hashr mein kah do to dil ki dil mein miri daastaan rahe manzil thi duur raah thi gham khud shikasta-paa shauq-e-talab bataa to sahi ham kahaan rahe duniyaa ho 'abr' yaa vo adam ho ki bazm-e-hashr un ki hi justuju mein rahe ham jahaan rahe"

"qaidiyon mein na kare zikr-e-gulistaan koi le ke uD jaae na gulzaar mein zindaan koi daagh-haa-e-dil-e-viraan pe taajjub na karo bas bhi jaataa hai kisi vaqt bayaabaan koi shaayad is baat pe lab mere siye jaate hain aah ke saath nikal jaae na armaan koi shiddat-e-dard ne fitrat hi badal di dil ki naala ho jaataa hai bantaa hai jo armaan koi sakhti-e-raah-e-talab dekh ke ji chhuT gayaa 'abr' vo chhoD chalaa jaada-e-irfaan koi"

"sau zulmatein hai ishq-e-pareshaan liye hue aa jaao mashal-e-rukh-e-taabaan liye hue har mauj be-kharaash thi dariyaa-e-husn ki aanaa paDaa talaatum-e-armaan liye hue dast-e-junun ko chheD na ghairat-dah-e-bahaar daaman se jaa mile na garebaan liye hue baDh jaae aur arsa-e-mehshar zaruratan aayaa huun saath kasrat-e-isyaan liye hue ik sarmadi hayaat gale mil ke di gai thi tegh-e-naaz chashma-e-haivaan liye hue dete rahe vo husn ko dars-e-jamaal-e-tur baiThaa rahaa main dida-e-hairaan liye hue aataa hai kaun hashr mein ye jhumtaa huaa sajdon ke saath kucha-e-jaanaan liye hue tu apne tir-e-naaz kaa mujh se na zikr kar dil uD na jaae aalam-e-imkaan liye hue chhaayaa hai 'abr' mohr-e-qayaamat pe ban ke abr vo ashk thaa jo dida-e-giryaan liye hue"

"bekasi kaa haal mayyat se ayaan ho jaaegaa be-zabaan honaa miraa goyaa zabaan ho jaaegaa shauq se dil ko miTaa do lekin itnaa soch lo is ke har zarre se paidaa ik jahaan ho jaaegaa dil ke bahlaane ko aao aaj naale hi karein aasmaan ke zarf kaa bhi imtihaan ho jaaegaa vaqt khud maanus kar detaa hai ai taaza asiir chand din rah le qafas bhi aashiyaan ho jaaegaa 'abr' main kyaa kah sakungaa un se haal-e-dard-e-dil jo zabaan se lafz niklegaa fughaan ho jaaegaa"

"aa rahi hai ye tuur se aavaaz aae vo jis ko taab-e-did pe naaz ye taDap aur ye aah ruh-e-gudaaz haae hain apnaa khud nahin hamraaz hai vahin ibtidaa-e-sarhad-e-naaz ho jahaan khatm 'aql ki parvaaz vo muqarrar to dar karein apnaa DhunD legi miri jabin-e-niyaaz ek mizraab-e-gham mein TuuT gayaa kitnaa naazuk thaa zindagi kaa saaz parda-e-zist uTThaa rahaa huun main ab to uTh parda-e-harim-e-naaz un ki nichi nazar kaa ochhaa tiir dil mein hai misl-e-umr-e-khizr daraaz vaqt-e-aakhir nafas mein paataa huun teri raftaar-e-naaz ke andaaz kaisaa giryaan hai kaisaa naadim hai meri mayyat pe meraa duniyaa-saaz har zamin sair-gaah thi apni haae vo 'abr' quvvat-e-parvaaz"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"