main kahaan aur arz-e-haal kahaan — Razi Akhtar Shauq

"rang ab yuun tiri tasvir mein bhartaa jaaun tujh pe rang aae main jaan se bhi guzartaa jaaun vo diyaa huun ki havaaon se bhi Dartaa jaaun fart-e-pindaar se phir raqs bhi kartaa jaaun 'ajab aashob diyaa mere khudaa ne mujh ko ik tamannaa-e-masihaai mein martaa jaaun mujh ko jhuTlaati rahin vo miri munkir aankhein aur main surat-e-khurshid ubhartaa jaaun mere chehre pe na jaao ki miraa husn hai ye apne likkhe hue lafzon mein nikhartaa jaaun aisi tanhaai kaa 'aalam hai ki har shakhs ke paas ik paziraai ki hasrat mein Thahartaa jaaun 'shauq' shaa'ir bhi huun andesha-e-jaan bhi hai mujhe ruuh mein shor karun lafz mein Dartaa jaaun"

"na faasle koi rakhnaa na qurbatein rakhnaa bas ab ba-qadr-e-ghazal us se nisbatein rakhnaa ye kis taalluq-e-khaatir kaa de rahaa hai suraagh kabhi kabhi tiraa mujh se shikaayatein rakhnaa main apne sach ko chhupaaun to ruuh shor machaae azaab ho gayaa meraa samaaatein rakhnaa fazaa-e-shahr mein ab ke baDi kudurat hai bahut sambhaal ke apni mohabbatein rakhnaa ham ahl-e-fan ko bhi gum-naamiyaan thiin raas bahut huaa hai baais-e-rusvaai shohratein rakhnaa qasida-khvaani karo aur mauj uDaao ki 'shauq' tamaam kaar-e-ziyaan hai sadaaqatein rakhnaa"

"main duniyaa apne andar dekhtaa huun yahin se saare manzar dekhtaa huun diye hain rang tasviron ko itne ki ab tasvir ban kar dekhtaa huun mire chehra se niklaa hai vo chehra ki aaina mukarrar dekhtaa huun zamin kaa maal-o-zar kyaa dekhtaa main kahaan main itnaa jhuk kar dekhtaa huun vo lamha jo abhi aaya nahin hai abhi se us ke tevar dekhtaa huun mujhe is jurm mein andhaa kiyaa hai ki binaai se baDh kar dekhtaa huun nashaat-e-did thaa aankhon kaa jaanaa ki ab pahle se behtar dekhtaa huun abhi kuchh maslahat baaqi hai shaayad abhi tak dosh par sar dekhtaa huun mujhe luuTaa hai itnaa rahzanon ne ki ab khud ko tavangar dekhtaa huun main vo paamaal-e-sahv-e-kuza-gar huun ki ik gardish baraabar dekhtaa huun koi lauTaa nahin hai jaane vaalaa magar ik khvaab aksar dekhtaa huun main tanhaa laD rahaa huun jang apni so pichhe ek lashkar dekhtaa huun kisi se koi andesha nahin hai yuun hi logon ke tevar dekhtaa huun ajab kyaa hai koi aavaaz aae so mein aavaaz de kar dekhtaa huun"

"phir jo dekhaa duur tak ik khaamushi paai gai main to samjhaa thaa ki ik meri hi goyaai gai phir vahi baadal ki ji uDne ko chaahe jin ke saath phir vahi mausam ki jab zanjir pahnaai gai phir vahi taair vahi un ki ghazal-khvaani ke din phir vahi rut jis mein meri naghma-pairaai gai kuchh to hai aakhir jo saaraa shahr taariki mein hai yaa miraa suraj gayaa yaa meri binaai gai tham gae sab sang sab shor-e-malaamat ruk gayaa main hi kyaa ji se gayaa saari saf-aaraai gai puchhti hai dastakein de de ke shorida havaa kis kaa khema thaa ki jis mein raushni paai gai"

"jis pal main ne ghar ki imaarat khvaab-aasaar banaai thi us lamhe viraani ne bhi ik raftaar banaai thi ham ne hi mahr ko zahr se badlaa varna zamin ki gardish ne din gham-khvaar banaayaa thaa aur shab dildaar banaai thi TuuTe dil palkon se sambhaalein ab aise fankaar kahaan varna ye duniyaa jab ujDi thi sau sau baar banaai thi apni raah ke saare kaanTe main ne aap hi boe the varna khvaab-e-azal ne duniyaa kam-aazaar banaai thi kucha kucha maatam hogaa galiyon galiyon vaavailaa is par pahle kyuun nahin sochaa jab dastaar banaai thi kab tak ek hi manzar chunte apni anaa ke zindaani aaj usi mein dar maangein hain jo divaar banaai thi"

"jaane kyaa hai jise dekho vahi dil-gir lage shahr kaa shahr hi ab mo'taqid-e-mir lage subh aashufta-mizaajon ki pareshaan-e-sukhani raat ik maar-e-siyah jaise inaan-gir lage ab to jis aankh ko dekho vahi pathraai hui ab to jis chehre ko aavaaz do tasvir lage jaane kis shahr-e-tilismaat mein aa niklaa huun apne qadmon ki sadaa halqa-e-zanjir lage yahi maqdur-e-masaafat hai ki kheme jal jaaein yahi maqsum-e-safar hai ki koi tiir lage zindagi bhar jinhein jaan kah ke pukaaraa gayaa 'shauq' vahi siine se mire surat-e-shamshir lage"

"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"