khvaab-zaadon kaa dukh zamini hai — Sarfraz Zahid

"kabhi honTon pe aisaa lams apni aankh khole ki bosaa khud-kushi karne se pahle muskuraa de koi aansu chamakne mein hamaaraa saath detaa to zohra aur ataarid apne ghar ki raah lete lajaa kar raat ne kuchh aur bhi ghunghaT nikaalaa talab ne jism pahnaa shauq ne gahne utaare tasavvur mein Tahalte khaal-o-khad kyaa chaahte hain udaasi se kaho tasvir ki aankhon se puchhe dukaan ik saamne aisi achaanak aa gai thi jahaan mumkin na thaa ham apni jebon mein samaate bhikaaran jaate jaate pichhe muD kar dekh le to main us ke naam kar duun dil ke maftuha 'ilaaqe utar aatin tire jhilon pe sustaane ko Daarein to us din ham bhi apne ghaar se baahar nikalte"

"nazar ki dhuup mein aane se pahle gulaabi thaa vo sanvlaane se pahle sunaa hai koi divaana yahaan par rahaa kartaa thaa viraane se pahle khilaa karte the khvaabon mein kisi ke tire takiye pe murjhaane se pahle mohabbat aam saa ik vaaqia thaa hamaare saath pesh aane se pahle nazar aate the ham ik dusre ko zamaane ko nazar aane se pahle taajjub hai ki is dharti pe kuchh log jiyaa karte the mar jaane se pahle rahaa kartaa thaa apne zoam mein vo hamaare dhyaan mein aane se pahle muzayyan thi kisi ke khaal-o-khad se hamaari shaam paimaane se pahle"

"havaa chalti hai dam Thahraa huaa hai fazaa mein kis kaa gham Thahraa huaa hai tasavvur mein ubharte khaal-o-khad par musavvir kaa qalam Thahraa huaa hai usi ko apni manzil kah rahaa hai jahaan jis kaa qadam Thahraa huaa hai samaaat ke jaziron mein kahin par tire lahje kaa ram Thahraa huaa hai zaraa Thahro ki chalti hai abhi saans chale aao ki dam Thahraa huaa hai mire khvaabon ke rukhsaaron pe ab tak kisi bose kaa nam Thahraa huaa hai khudaa bhi hai usi kuche kaa baasi jahaan meraa sanam Thahraa huaa hai"

"aisi vaisi pe qanaa'at nahin kar sakte ham daan ye faqr ki daulat nahin kar sakte ham ik 'adaavat se faraaghat nahin milti varna kaun kahtaa hai mohabbat nahin kar sakte ham kisi taa'bir ki surat mein nikal aate hain apne khvaabon mein sukunat nahin kar sakte ham isti'aaron ke takalluf mein paDe hain jab se apne hone ki vazaahat nahin kar sakte ham shaakh se toD liyaa karte hain aage baDh kar jin ki khush-bu pe qanaa'at nahin kar sakte ham be-khabar yuun ki har ik baat khabar lagti hai baa-khabar aise ki hairat nahin kar sakte ham"

"nazar ki dhuup mein aane se pahle gulaabi thaa vo sanvlaane se pahle sunaa hai koi divaana yahaan par rahaa kartaa thaa viraane se pahle mohabbat aam saa ik vaaqia thaa hamaare saath pesh aane se pahle khilaa karte the khvaabon mein kisi ke tire takiye pe murjhaane se pahle"

"khvaab mein manzar rah jaataa hai takiye par sar rah jaataa hai aa paDti hai jhiil aankhon mein haath mein patthar rah jaataa hai roz kisi hairat kaa dhabba aaine par rah jaataa hai dil mein basne vaalaa ik din jeb ke andar rah jaataa hai nadiyaa par milne kaa vaada mez ke uupar rah jaataa hai saal guzar jaataa hai saaraa aur calender rah jaataa hai aangan ki khvaahish mein koi baam ke uupar rah jaataa hai lag jaati hai naav us paar aur samundar rah jaataa hai rukhsat hote hote koi darvaaze par rah jaataa hai"

"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"