maut ne muskuraa ke puchhaa hai — Abbas Dana

"gardish-e-dauraan se ik lamha churaane liye sochnaa paDtaa hai kitnaa muskuraane ke liye kitni zahmat jheltaa hai ek muflis mezbaan ghar ki bad-hali ko mehmaan se chhupaane ke liye bhuuk un ko le gai hai kaar-khaanon ki taraf ghar se bachche nikle the schōl jaane ke liye khuun apnaa bech kar aayaa hai ik majbur baap beTiyon ke haath par mehndi lagaane ke liye zindagi jalti hai kitni dozakhon ki aag mein chaar-divaaron ki ik jannat banaane ke liye haae tyauhaaron ne logon ko bhikaari kar diyaa qarz lenaa paDtaa hai khushiyaan manaane ke liye ho rahe hain aaj daana aandhiyon mein mashvare sirf mere ghar kaa ik dipak bujhaane ke liye"

"us ki vafaa na meri vafaa kaa savaal thaa donon hi chup the sirf anaa kaa savaal thaa is kashmakash mein khatm huaa raat kaa safar zid thi miri to us ki hayaa kaa savaal thaa sab muntazir the aasmaan detaa hai kyaa javaab pyaase labon pe kaali ghaTaa kaa savaal thaa majbur ham the aur vo mukhtaar thaa magar donon ke beach dast duaa kaa savaal thaa jaanaa thaa mai-kade se hamein ku-e-yaar tak lekin hamaari laghzish-e-paa kaa savaal thaa taqsim karne niklaa thaa vo raushni magar jalte hue diye ko havaa kaa savaal thaa 'daanaa' mujhe azal se ghazal ki talaash thi ye meri zindagi ki adaa kaa savaal thaa"

"aql-o-daanish ko zamaane se chhupaa rakkhaa hai khud ko daanista hi divaana banaa rakhaa hai ghar ki viraaniyaan le jaae churaa kar koi isi ummid pe darvaaza khulaa rakkhaa hai ban gae unche mahal un ki ibaadat gaahein naam daulat kaa jahaan sab ne khudaa rakkhaa hai qaabil-e-rashk se vo dukhtar-e-muflis jis ne tang-dasti mein bhi izzat ko bachaa rakkhaa hai jis ke mahlon mein charaaghon kaa na thaa koi shumaar us ki turbat pe faqat ek diyaa rakkhaa hai is se baDh kar tiri yaadon ki karun kyaa taazim teri yaadon mein zamaane ko bhulaa rakkhaa hai surkh-ru ho gaiin tanhaaiyaan meri 'daanaa' us ne kaandhe pe mire dast-e-hinaa rakkhaa hai"

"naam khushbu thaa saraapaa bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa chaand se chehre pe parda bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa saare alfaaz ghazal jaise the guftaar ke vaqt rang-e-izhaar-e-tamannaa bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa phuul hi phuul the kaliyaan thiin hasin galiyaan thiin aap ke ghar kaa vo rasta bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa us ki aankhein bhi hasin aankh mein aansu bhi hasin gham mein Duubaa huaa chehra bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa vo javaani vo mohabbat vo sharaarat kaa nasha vo miri umr kaa hissa bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa faasle the na judaai thi na tanhaai thi teri qurbat kaa vo lamha bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa vo na meraa na main us kaa thaa magar ai 'daanaa' dhundlaa dhundlaa saa vo rishta bhi ghazal jaisaa thaa"

"miraa khulus abhi sakht imtihaan mein hai ki mere dost kaa dushman miri amaan mein hai vo khush-nasib parinda hai jo uDaan mein hai ki tiir niklaa nahin hai abhi kamaan mein hai tumhaaraa naam liyaa thaa kabhi mohabbat se miThaas us ki abhi tak miri zabaan mein hai tum aake lauT gae phir bhi ho yahin maujud tumhaare jism ki khushbu mire makaan mein hai kahaan milegaa hasinon ko daur-e-haazir mein vo shaahzaada jo pariyon ki daastaan mein hai hai jism sakht magar dil bahut hi naazuk hai ki jaise aaina mahfuz ik chaTaan mein hai tujhe jo zakhm de tu us ko phuul de 'daanaa' yahi usul-e-vafaa tere khaandaan mein hai"

"zarf se baDh ke ho itnaa nahin maangaa jaataa pyaas lagti hai to dariyaa nahin maangaa jaataa chaand jaisi bhi ho beTi kisi muflisi ki to unche ghar vaalon se rishta nahin maangaa jaataa dosti kar ke havaa se jo jalaa dein ghar ko un charaaghon se ujaalaa nahin maangaa jaataa apne kamzor buzurgon kaa sahaaraa mat lo sukhe peDon se to saaya nahin maangaa jaataa peT bharte hain jo maange hue TukDe khaa kar un ke haathon se nivaala nahin maangaa jaataa bhiik bhi maango to tahzib kaa kaasa le kar haath phailaa ke khazaana nahin maangaa jaataa hai ibaadat ke liye shart aqidat 'daanaa' bandagi ke liye sajda nahin maangaa jaataa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"