main ne jab khvaab nahin dekhaa thaa — Abdurrahman Momin

"yaqin kaun karegaa gumaan pe aayaa huun main apne aap se chhup kar yahaan pe aayaa huun mujhe bhi aql pareshaan karti rahti hai nahin nahin se guzar kar main haan pe aayaa huun mujhe vo dekh ke hairaan kyuun nahin hogaa zamin oDh ke main aasmaan pe aayaa huun ye baat tu hi bataa kis tarah bataaun tujhe main dil ke raaste teri zabaan pe aayaa huun na jaane kab se nahin mil sakaa huun main khud se main khud se milne tire aastaan pe aayaa huun ye iztiraab haqiqat mein iztiraab nahin khushi khushi main is aah-o-fughaan pe aayaa huun mujhe talaash na kar tu yahaan vahaan 'momin' nazar uThaa ki tire khvaab-daan pe aayaa huun"

"mujhe kisi ne bataayaa khudaa hai mere saath main kyaa bataaun use aur kyaa hai mere saath tujhe yaqin nahin aaegaa par haqiqat hai ye tu nahin hai koi dusraa hai mere saath ye mushkilaat bhi ab mere saath rahti hain ye jaanti hain ki mushkil-kushaa hai mere saath main kyaa bataaun tujhe yaad kyaa dilaaun tujhe tu jaantaa hai jo tu ne kiyaa hai mere saath agar vafaa ko bataaun vafaa bhi chikh paDe vafaa ke naam pe jo kuchh huaa hai mere saath sitam to ye hai ki main ne use bhi chhoD diyaa jo sab ko chhoD ke tanhaa khaDaa hai mere saath kisi se koi shikaayat nahin mujhe 'momin' jo honaa chaahiye vo ho rahaa hai mere saath"

"zamaane ko zamaane ki paDi hai hamein vaada nibhaane ki paDi hai ye duniyaa chaand par pahunchi hui hai tujhe lahore jaane ki paDi hai zaraa dekho idhar main jal rahaa huun tumhein aansu chhupaane ki paDi hai fasaana hi haqiqat ban gayaa hai haqiqat ko fasaane ki paDi hai abhi jo sher likkhaa bhi nahin hai abhi se vo sunaane ki paDi hai tire mehmaan vaapas jaa rahe hain tujhe mehmaan-khaane ki paDi hai vo tere dil mein aa baiThaa hai 'momin' tujhe divaar Dhaane ki paDi hai"

"tu agar meraa tazkira karegaa jhuuT bolegaa aur kyaa karegaa khud ko tu jaantaa nahin shaayad tu samajhtaa hai sab khudaa karegaa zakhm khaa kar bhi jo duaaein de kaun us kaa muqaabla karegaa kyaa use yaad bhi na aaungaa kyaa mujhe yaad vo kiyaa karegaa phir kahaan mil sakegaa vo mujh se jo mujhe aap se judaa karegaa apni jhuTi anaa ki khaatir to jaane kis kis se raabta karegaa dil hi aisaa hai baa-vafaa 'momin' bevafaa se bhi jo vafaa karegaa"

"dil denaa mushkil hotaa hai dil kaa bhi ik dil hotaa hai ham hote hain jab mahfil mein tu jaan-e-mahfil hotaa hai mauj mein aa kar sahraa bolaa mujh mein bhi saahil hotaa hai jis raste mein tum mil jaao vo rasta manzil hotaa hai dekh mujhe sab dekh rahe hain tu hi kyuun ghaafil hotaa hai koi nazar ho yaa khanjar ho qaatil to qaatil hotaa hai 'momin' tere chup hone se ik aalam saail hotaa hai"

"kab talak istikhaara karein aap kuchh to ishaara karein aap kyon chaahte hain ki ham aaine par guzaaraa karein dil ko samjhaaein sab khel hai aur phir dil ko haaraa karein yaad aate hain vo din bahut kyon na vo din dobaara karein khvaab mein hi sahi par kabhi aap khud ko pukaaraa karein aap hi jab nahin hain to phir kyon na ham bhi kinaara karein"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"