lakiron ko miTaanaa chaahtaa huun — Kausar Mazhari

"manzar-e-chashm jo pur-aab huaa jaataa hai chaman-e-dil miraa shaadaab huaa jaataa hai vahi qatra jo kabhi kunj-e-sar-e-chashm mein thaa ab jo phailaa hai to sailaab huaa jaataa hai ek ehsaas thaa jo gham se dabaa rahtaa thaa saaz-e-gham kaa vahi mizraab huaa jaataa hai us ki palkon pe jo chamkaa thaa sitaara koi dekhte dekhte mahtaab huaa jaataa hai vo jo shirin-dahan is shahr mein aayaa hai mire us kaa bolaa huaa shahdaab huaa jaataa hai mujh ko maalum hai girdaab-e-nazar kaa dhokaa jo bhi ahmaq hai vo betaab huaa jaataa hai"

"phir koi tasvir ubhri khvaab mein be-qaraari hai dil-e-betaab mein saahil-e-dariyaa pe kyon larzaan ho tum main chalaa hanstaa huaa girdaab mein raushni mil jaae baatin ko mire kuchh izaafa ho jo gham ke baab mein ab kahaan us chehra-e-zebaa kaa aks bah gayaa jo kuchh ki thaa sailaab mein khvaab khush hai dekh kar mahtaab ko niind giryaan bistar-e-kamkhaab mein chaand ko dekhe se 'kausar' hans paDaa aap kyon hain itne pech-o-taab mein"

"khelnaa dil ko paDaa har lamha mauj-e-aab se main kahaan niklaa kabhi huun hitaa-e-girdaab se hai farogh-e-tirgi se sab ke chehre par itaab dast-basta maangte hain nuur sab mahtaab se dard kyaa uTThaa ki naghma ban gayaa ehsaas bhi yunhi koi chheD de baaje ko jon mizraab se daulat-e-khvaab-e-pareshaan bhi nashaat-angez hai khil uThaa hai chehra-e-gham dekh mere khvaab se sozish-e-qalb-o-nazar ke vaaste kuchh to karo kuchh to ThanDak le ke aao gulshan-e-shaadaab se aap ko shaayad ye andaaza na ho mujh ko to hai kis qadar raahat mili hai halqa-e-ahbaab se"

"ye jo har lamha miri saans hai aati jaati ek tufaan hai siine mein uThaati jaati maujein uTh uTh ke tah-e-aab chali jaati hain haan magar kis ki hai tasvir banaati jaati ye shajar jis ke sabab raqs hai kartaa rahtaa kaash vo baad-e-sabaa dil ko nachaati jaati bas vahi qimti ik shai jo miraa haasil thi har ghaDi paas hi rahti na yuun aati jaati kam se kam sang-e-sar-e-raah to hotaa 'kausar' aur duniyaa mujhe Thokar bhi lagaati jaati"

"ye to achchhaa hai ki dukh-dard sunaane lag jaao har kisi ko na magar zakhm dikhaane lag jaao niil ke paaniyo raste mein na haail honaa kyaa pata zarb-e-kalimi se Thikaane lag jaao kitni mushkil se to aae ho zaraa Thahro bhi sahl andaaz mein is tarah na jaane lag jaao saamne aao to jaise ki gul-e-tar koi aur tanhaai mein phir ashk bahaane lag jaao mausam-e-dil jo kabhi zard saa hone lag jaae apnaa dil khuun karo phuul ugaane lag jaao aql samjhaae to kuchh laaj rakho us ki bhi jab junun tez ho to khaak uDaane lag jaao kabhi tanhaai mein baiTho to faqat rote raho phir achaanak hi kabhi hansne-hansaane lag jaao bojh dil par hai nadaamat kaa to aisaa kar lo mere siine se kisi aur bahaane lag jaao"

"jaane kis khvaab-e-pareshaan kaa hai chakkar saaraa bikhraa bikhraa huaa rahtaa hai miraa ghar saaraa mutmain ham the bahut jiit hamaari hogi kaise phir aa gayaa narghe mein ye lashkar saaraa baada-e-gham se hai sarshaar miraa baatin bhi aur isi gham se ujaalaa hai ye baahar saaraa main ne maangi thi duaa TuuT ke barse baadal ab jo barsaa hai to barsaa hai ye chhappar saaraa mausam-e-abr ki to baat yunhi aai thi kyuun sharaabor huaa aap kaa paikar saaraa main ne sochaa ki sataaegi bahut pyaas mujhe pi gayaa jhonk mein bas aa ke samundar saaraa"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"