mire mazaar pe aa kar diye jalaaegaa — Anjum Khayali

"kuchh tasaavir bol paDti hain sab ki sab be-zabaan nahin hotin apni muTThi na bhinch kar rakkho titliyaan sakht-jaan nahin hotin laDkiyon mein bas ek khaami hai ye dobaara javaan nahin hotin"

"hansi mein Taal to detaa huun aksar magar main khush nahin barbaad ho kar koi martaa nahin zabt-e-fughaan se zaraa saa daagh paD jaataa hai dil par likhi hai reg-e-saahil par jo main ne vo chiTThi paDh nahin saktaa samundar jahaan ham hain vahaan sab daaere hain kisi kaa koi markaz hai na mehvar mujhe jaanaa hai vaapas baadalon mein nahin honaa mujhe qatre se gauhar mujhe kuchh der ruknaa chaahiye thaa vo shaayad dekh hi letaa palaT kar"

"koi tohmat ho mire naam chali aati hai jaise baazaar mein har ghar se gali aati hai tiri yaad aati hai ab koi kahaani ban kar yaa kisi nazm ke saanche mein Dhali aati hai ab bhi pahle ki tarah pesh-rav-e-rang-o-sadaa ek munh-band si be-rang kali aati hai chal ke dekhein to sahi kaun hai ye dukhtar-e-raz roz-e-avval se jo bad-naam chali aati hai ye mire karb kaa aalam rahe yaarab aabaad is zamin se bu-e-aulaad-e-'ali' aati hai"

"ai shab-e-gham jo ham bhi ghar jaaein shahr kis ke supurd kar jaaein kitni atraaf kitne raste hain ham akele kidhar kidhar jaaein ek hi ghar mein qaid hai sultaan ham bhikaari nagar nagar jaaein aankh jhapkin to itne arse mein jaane kitne baras guzar jaaein surat aisi bigaaD li apni vo hamein dekh lein to Dar jaaein"

"aazaar mire dil kaa dil-aazaar na ho jaae jo karb nihaan hai vo numudaar na ho jaae aavaaz bhi deti hai ki uTh jaag mere laal Darti bhi hai bachcha kahin bedaar na ho jaae jab tak main pahunchtaa huun kaDi dhuup mein chal kar divaar kaa saaya pas-e-divaar na ho jaae parda na sarak jaae kahin ai dil-e-betaab vo parda-nashin aur pur-asraar na ho jaae baDhtaa chalaa jaataa hai zamaane se taalluq ye silsila zanjir-e-giraan-baar na ho jaae aaraam se rahtaa hi nahin banda-e-be-daam jab tak kisi mushkil mein giraftaar na ho jaae"

"aa hijr kaa Dar nikaalte hain raste se safar nikaalte hain ab aankhein nahin nikaali jaatin aankhon se nazar nikaalte hain peDon mein rah ke bhi parinde patte nahin par nikaalte hain afsos ke ghota-zan hamaare ujrat pe guhar nikaalte hain pattharon mein kahin to hai vo surat jo ahl-e-hunar nikaalte hain"

"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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"