marham-e-vaqt na ejaaz-e-masihaai hai — Naseer Turabi

"tujhe kyaa khabar mire be-khabar miraa silsila koi aur hai jo mujhi ko mujh se baham kare vo gurez-paa koi aur hai mire mausamon ke bhi taur the mire barg-o-baar hi aur the magar ab ravish hai alag koi magar ab havaa koi aur hai yahi shahr shahr-e-qaraar hai to dil-e-shikasta ki khair ho miri aas hai kisi aur se mujhe puchhtaa koi aur hai ye vo maajraa-e-firaaq hai jo mohabbaton se na khul sakaa ki mohabbaton hi ke darmiyaan sabab-e-jafaa koi aur hai hain mohabbaton ki amaanatein yahi hijratein yahi qurbatein diye baam-o-dar kisi aur ne to rahaa basaa koi aur hai ye fazaa ke rang khule khule isi pesh-o-pas ke hain silsile abhi khush-navaa koi aur thaa abhi par-kushaa koi aur hai dil-e-zud-ranj na kar gila kisi garm o sard raqib kaa rukh-e-naa-sazaa to hai ru-ba-ru pas-e-naa-sazaa koi aur hai bahut aae hamdam o chaara-gar jo numud-o-naam ke ho gae jo zavaal-e-gham kaa bhi gham kare vo khush-aashnaa koi aur hai ye 'nasir' shaam-e-supurdagi ki udaas udaas si raushni ba-kanaar-e-gul zaraa dekhnaa ye tumhi ho yaa koi aur hai"

"dekh lete hain ab us baam ko aate jaate ye bhi aazaar chalaa jaaegaa jaate jaate dil ke sab naqsh the haathon ki lakiron jaise naqsh-e-paa hote to mumkin thaa miTaate jaate thi kabhi raah jo ham-raah guzarne vaali ab hazar hotaa hai us raah se aate jaate shahr-e-be-mehr! kabhi ham ko bhi mohlat detaa ik diyaa ham bhi kisi rukh se jalaate jaate paara-e-abr-e-gurezaan the ki mausam apne duur bhi rahte magar paas bhi aate jaate har ghaDi ek judaa gham hai judaai us ki gham ki miaad bhi vo le gayaa jaate jaate us ke kuche mein bhi ho, raah se be-raah 'nasir' itne aae the to aavaaz lagaate jaate"

"vo be-vafaa hai to kyaa mat kaho buraa us ko ki jo huaa so huaa khush rakhe khudaa us ko nazar na aae to us ki talaash mein rahnaa kahin mile to palaT kar na dekhnaa us ko vo saada-khu thaa zamaane ke kham samajhtaa kyaa havaa ke saath chalaa le uDi havaa us ko vo apne baare mein kitnaa hai khush-gumaan dekho jab us ko main bhi na dekhun to dekhnaa us ko abhi se jaanaa bhi kyaa us ki kam-khayaali par abhi to aur bahut hogaa sochnaa us ko use ye dhun ki mujhe kam se kam udaas rakhe miri du'aa ki khudaa de ye hausla us ko panaah DhunD rahi hai shab-e-girafta-dilaan koi bataao mire ghar kaa raasta us ko ghazal mein tazkira us kaa na kar 'nasir' ki ab bhulaa chukaa vo tujhe tu bhi bhuul jaa us ko"

"dard ki dhuup se chehre ko nikhar jaanaa thaa aaina dekhne vaale tujhe mar jaanaa thaa raah mein aise nuqush-e-kaf-e-paa bhi aae main ne daanista jinhein gard-e-safar jaanaa thaa vahm-o-idraak ke har moD pe sochaa main ne tu kahaan hai mire hamraah agar jaanaa thaa aagahi zakhm-e-nazaara na bani thi jab tak main ne har shakhs ko mahbub-e-nazar jaanaa thaa qurbatein ret ki divaar hain gir sakti hain mujh ko khud apne hi saae mein Thahar jaanaa thaa tu ki vo tez havaa jis ki tamannaa be-sud main ki vo khaak jise khud hi bikhar jaanaa thaa aankh viraan sahi phir bhi andheron ko 'nasir' raushni ban ke mire dil mein utar jaanaa thaa"

"milne ki tarah mujh se vo pal bhar nahin miltaa dil us se milaa jis se muqaddar nahin miltaa ye raah-e-tamannaa hai yahaan dekh ke chalnaa is raah mein sar milte hain patthar nahin miltaa ham-rangi-e-mausam ke talabgaar na hote saaya bhi to qaamat ke baraabar nahin miltaa kahne ko gham-e-hijr baDaa dushman-e-jaan hai par dost bhi is dost se behtar nahin miltaa kuchh roz 'nasir' aao chalo ghar mein rahaa jaae logon ko ye shikva hai ki ghar par nahin miltaa"

"diyaa saa dil ke kharaabe mein jal rahaa hai miyaan diye ke gird koi aks chal rahaa hai miyaan ye ruuh raqs-e-charaaghaan hai apne halqe mein ye jism saaya hai aur saaya Dhal rahaa hai miyaan ye aankh parda hai ik gardish-e-tahayyur kaa ye dil nahin hai bagula uchhal rahaa hai miyaan kabhi kisi kaa guzarnaa kabhi Thahar jaanaa mire sukut mein kyaa kyaa khalal rahaa hai miyaan kisi ki raah mein aflaak zer-e-paa hote yahaan to paanv se sahraa nikal rahaa hai miyaan hujum-e-shokh mein ye dil hi be-gharaz niklaa chalo koi to harifaana chal rahaa hai miyaan tujhe abhi se paDi hai ki faisla ho jaae na jaane kab se yahaan vaqt Tal rahaa hai miyaan tabiaton hi ke milne se thaa maza baaqi so vo maza bhi kahaan aaj-kal rahaa hai miyaan ghamon ki fasl mein jis gham ko raaegaan samjhe khushi to ye hai ki vo gham bhi phal rahaa hai miyaan likhaa 'nasir' ne har rang mein safed-o-siyaah magar jo harf lahu mein machal rahaa hai miyaan"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"