maut ko ziist tarasti hai yahaan — Mukhtar Siddiqui

"is ki shikaayat kaun karegaa dil ki vo haalat gar na rahi baare tere talavvun se yaksaani-e-shaam-o-sahar na rahi apni tarah is vahshat-gaah mein har unvaan se rusvaa hai jab se fughaan-e-nim-shabi mamnun-e-baab-e-asar na rahi unchi shaakh kaa phuul bhi kyaa aur qurbat ki makhmuri kyaa dur-o-qarib ki koi yaad bhi raahat-e-dil ban kar na rahi jiite rahe to Thaani hai ye naumidaana ziist karein aur koi tadbir na thi jo ab tak pesh-e-nazar na rahi kis birte par baatein banaaein yaani sher shiaar karein rang-e-zamaana dekh ke ham ko himmat-e-arz-e-hunar na rahi"

"tire jalve tere hijaab ko meri hairaton se numu mili ki thaa shab se din kabhi tira-tar kabhi shab hi aaina-ru mili tiri qurbaton se bhi kyaa huaa tiri duriyon kaa to kyaa gila vo maqaam main hi na paa sakaa mujhe jis maqaam pe tu mili vo havaaon hi se baras paDe vo tiri nigah se chhalak uThe koi be-khudi na hamein mili ki jo be-niyaaz-e-subu mili vo ho fasl-e-gul ki fazaa-e-dil jo milaa kahin to junun milaa magar ik khirad hi na mil saki jo mili to sarf-e-rafu mili"

"thi to sahi par aaj se pahle aisi haqir faqir na thi dil ki sharaafat zehn ki jaudat itni baDi taqsir na thi sach kahte ho ham aise kahaan aur soz-o-gudaaz-e-ishq kahaan sach hai mire aaina-e-dil mein koi kabhi tasvir na thi ab jo uchaaT hui hai tabiat shaayad ab ham rukhsat hain bin-kaaran be-baat vagarna aisi kabhi dil-gir na thi ahl-e-junun ko fasl-e-khizaan se ab ke bhi go na rabt rahaa ab ke bahaar vo aai ki jis ki bu-e-gul bhi safir na thi aakhir ghairat ne samjhaayaa nau-midaanaa ziist karein baaqi har tadbir to ki jo apne khilaaf-e-zamir na thi"

"dhyaan ki mauj ko phir aaina-simaa kar lein kuchh tajalli ki huzuri kaa bhi yaaraa kar lein aaj kaa din bhi yunhi biit gayaa shaam hui aur ik raat kaa kaTnaa bhi gavaaraa kar lein jin khayaalon ke ulaT pher mein uljhin saansein un mein kuchh aur bhi saanson kaa izaafa kar lein jin malaalon se lahu dil kaa banaa hai aansu un ke aankhon se barasne kaa nazaaraa kar lein ehtiyaaton ki guzargaahein hui hain sunsaan ab chhupaayaa huaa har ghaav huvaidaa kar lein"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"

"shokh the rang har ik daur mein afsaanon ke dil dhaDakte hi rahe aas mein insaanon ke ilm ne khair na chaahi kabhi insaanon ki zarre barbaad yunhi to nahin viraanon ke raahein shahron se guzarti rahin viraanon ki naqsh milte rahe kaabe mein sanam-khaanon ke zindagi vaalaa-o-shaidaa rahi farzaanon ki naam raushan hue har daur mein divaanon ke maryami morid-e-tohmat rahi armaanon ki TukDe ik daftar-e-ilzaam hain daamaanon ke fikr sab ko hai rafu ke liye saamaanon ki puchhtaa koi nahin haal girebaanon ke qadr kuchh kam to nahin ab bhi tan-aasaanon ki roz o shab aaj bhi bhaari hain giraan-jaanon ke"

"aap ki jab se mehrbaani hai dil ke har zakhm par javaani hai aap se duur rah ke zinda hain ye bhi kyaa koi zindagaani hai baad muddat ke us ko dekhaa hai jo mohabbat kaa meri baani hai puchhte kyaa ho mere dil kaa haal is ki to lambi ik kahaani hai saath jiinaa hai saath marnaa hai ye qasam aap ko bhi khaani hai jis ki khaatir ye ho gai hai ghazal vo khayaalon ki mere raani hai khauf mein us ke ham nahin rahte maut to ek roz aani hai kitnaa be-dard ho gayaa vo 'salim' duur rahne ki jis ne Thaani hai"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"khushk us ki zaat kaa saaton samundar ho gayaa dhuup kuchh aisi paDi vo shakhs banjar ho gayaa aangan aangan zahr barsaaegi us ki chaandni vo agar mahtaab ki surat ujaagar ho gayaa mere aadhe jism ki us ko lagegi bad-du'aa kal khabar aa jaaegi vo shakhs patthar ho gayaa kis ne apne haath se khud maut kaa katba likhaa kaun apni qabr par 'ibrat kaa patthar ho gayaa qurb jab had se baDhaa duuri muqaddar ho gai us kaa milnaa bhi na milne ke baraabar ho gayaa main ki baahar ki fazaa mein qaid thaa jis ke sabab aaj vo khud jins ke pinjre ke andar ho gayaa muft mein taqsim ki 'saajid' mataa-e-shaaeri jis ne apnaa qurb apnaayaa vo shaa'ir ho gayaa"

"daar tak mujh ko khinch laane par harf to aaegaa zamaane par kis Thikaane pe aaj pahunchaa huun aaj pahunchaa huun kis Thikaane par dil ne majbur kar diyaa hogaa aap aae hain kab bulaane par maut hairaan thi dekh kar mujh ko zindagi thi mujhe bachaane par hashr barpaa hai meri aankhon mein vo tulaa hai mujhe sulaane par phir se nikli hai surat-e-taamir ek takhrib ke dahaane par main to mauquf ho chukaa 'iqraar' kurra-e-arz ko ghumaane par"

"kisi khaas tak na pahunche kisi 'aam tak na pahunche jo hain ranjishein hamaari vo avaam tak na pahunche tiri duriyaan salaamat tujhe chaahtaa rahun main mujhe maut aae tujh ko ye payaam tak na pahunche tire haath mein qalam hai to vo likh jo haq hai 'ahmad' vo na baat likh tu 'ahmad' jo nizaam tak na pahunche"

"yaad aa ke tiri hijr mein samjhaaegi kis ko dil hi nahin siine mein to bahlaaegi kis ko dam khinchtaa hai kyuun aaj ye rag rag se hamaaraa kyaa jaane idhar dil ki kashish laaegi kis ko uThne hi nahin deti hai jab yaas biThaa kar phir shauq ki himmat kahin le jaaegi kis ko jab maar hi Daalaa hamein be-taabi-e-dil ne karvaT shab-e-furqat mein badalvaaegi kis ko mar jaaeinge be-maut gham-e-hijr ke maare aaegi to ab zinda ajal paaegi kis ko achchhaa rahe tasvir kisi ki mire dil par kam-bakht na Thahregaa to Thahraaegi kis ko kuchh baiTh gayaa dil hi yahaan baiTh ke apnaa ghairat tiri mahfil se ab uThvaaegi kis ko is vaada-khilaafi ne agar jaan hi le li phir jhuTi tasalli tiri taDpaaegi kis ko kyuun leinge 'jalaal' aa ke mire dil mein vo chuTki jhapkegi palak kaahe ko niind aaegi kis ko"