khol rahe hain muund rahe hain yaadon ke darvaaze log — Aziz Bano Darab Wafa

"na yaad aayaa na bhulaa vo saaneha mujh ko banaa gayaa jo ik aisaa mujassama mujh ko ki raaste mein khaDaa but samajh ke chhoD gayaa tamaam umr ki yaadon kaa qaafila mujh ko main so rahi thi usi daastaan mein sadiyon se sulaa gayaa thaa jahaan meraa haafiza mujh ko kisi qadim kahaani kaa ik charaagh huun main bujhaa ke chhoD gai taaq par havaa mujh ko phir uTh ke niind mein jaati thi us taraf har shab pukaartaa thaa jidhar se miraa pataa mujh ko magar ye hosh na thaa le ke jaa rahaa hai kahaan bikharti TuTti yaadon kaa silsila mujh ko"

"na jaane kab se baraabar miri talaash mein hai ye kaun khud mire andar miri talaash mein hai vo mujh mein aur kisi ko talaash kartaa hai jo mere paas bhi rah kar miri talaash mein hai gilaa thaa jis ko ki main us kaa aaina na bani ab apne saae se thak kar miri talaash mein hai ubal paDun na main ik din kahin kinaaron se zamin huun main samundar miri talaash mein hai"

"mere andar ek dastak si kahin hoti rahi zindagi oDhe hue main be-khabar soti rahi koi mausam meri ummidon ko raas aayaa nahin fasl andhiyaaron ki kaaTi aur diye boti rahi kahne vaalaa khud to sar takiye pe rakh kar so gayaa meri be-chaari kahaani raat bhar roti rahi raaste mein is qadar yaadon ke doraahe paDe aaj maazi ki saDak har moD par khoti rahi"

"tu aayaa to dvaar bhiDe the diip bujhaa thaa aangan kaa sudh bisraane vaale mujh ko hosh kahaan thaa tan man kaa jaane kin zulfon ki ghaTaaein chhaai hain meri nazron mein rote rote bhiig chalaa is saal bhi aanchal saavan kaa thoDi der mein thak jaaeinge nil-kamal si rain ke paanv thoDi der mein tham jaaegaa raag nadi ke jhaanjhan kaa phir bhi meri baanhon ki khushbu har Daal pe lachkegi har taaraa hiiraa saa lagegaa mujh ko mere kangan kaa tum aao to ghar ke saare diip jalaa duun lekin aaj meraa jaltaa dil hi akelaa diip hai mere aangan kaa"

"TaToltaa huaa kuchh jism o jaan tak pahunchaa vo aadmi jo miri daastaan tak pahunchaa kisi janam mein jo meraa nishaan milaa thaa use pataa nahin ki vo kab us nishaan tak pahunchaa main sirf ek khalaa thii, jahaan fazaa na havaa jab aarzu kaa parinda uDaan tak pahunchaa na jaane raah mein kyaa us pe haadsa guzraa ki umr bhar na nazar se zabaan tak pahunchaa ye kam-nasib bhaTaktaa huaa andheron mein kabhi yaqin kabhi phir gumaan tak pahunchaa vo jis mein hadd-e-nazar tak charaagh jalte the vo raasta hi faqat darmiyaan tak pahunchaa"

"haTaa ke mez se ik roz aaina main ne phir apne-aap se rakkhaa na vaasta main ne jab apne-aap se pahchaan apni kho ke mili to khud hi kaaT diyaa apnaa raasta main ne main kam-sini mein bhi guDiyaa kabhi nahin kheli palon mein tai kiyaa barson kaa faasla main ne charaagh huun mujhe jab dhuup raas aa na saki to khud sikoD liyaa apnaa daaera main ne main apne aap mein huun yaa nahin, kabhi apnaa kisi ko Thiik bataayaa nahin pata main ne ajiib kyaa jo bikheraa nahin sameT ke phir tamaam umr umidon kaa silsila main ne"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"