mujh ko daryuza-gar-e-khvaab banaa detaa hai — Kishwar Naheed

"talaash dariyaa ki thi ba-zaahir saraab dekhaa vo kaun aankhein thiin jin ki khaatir ye khvaab dekhaa jo rut bhi aae hamin se girya kaa rizq maange hamaari surat kise zamin intikhaab dekhaa nadaamatein bahte aansuon se sharh na paaein safina apni duaa kaa maqtal rikaab dekhaa barasti aankhon se sukhe taalaab bhar na paaein ye gham kaa dariyaa misaal-e-qarz-e-sahaab dekhaa kabhi to aankhon mein un ki aabaadiyaan khileingi vo bastiyaan umr bhar jinhein zer-e-aab dekhaa abhi to bakhiya-gari ko sozan hi kaam aae hinaa ki dahliz pe tulu-e-hijaab dekhaa yaqin ki tishna-labi muqaddar raqam rahegi vufur-e-dariyaa bhi misl-e-dariyaa-e-khvaab dekhaa jataa gayaa saari aadatein bas gale se lag ke us ek anjum ko chaandni ke hisaab dekhaa khayaal us ke badan ki galiyon ko DhunDtaa hai vo jis ko dekhaa to hairaton ko naqaab dekhaa"

"main tasht-e-khvaab liye haath mein guzar gai huun samajh sakaa na vo jis ke liye main ghar gai huun bahut ajab thi samundar se guftugu lekin pahan ke pyaas palaTne kaa sabr kar gai huun miraa mizaaj rahaa dasht-aashnaa shab bhar ki din mein bastiyaan dekhin to jaise Dar gai huun husul-e-khvaahish-e-naayaab garche naa-mumkin kisi ke vaada-e-be-aab pe Thahar gai huun bahut nihaal hai dil aankh mein hai sarmasti lage ki shahar-e-khush-anjaam se guzar gai huun balaa se bhuul gae vo jo aashnaa the kabhi main aaj apne shabistaan mein be-khatar gai huun khushaa hatheli pe yaadon kaa qaafila Thahraa khushaa ki yaad thi aisi khushi se mar gai huun bahut aziiz thaa aashuftagi kaa pairaahan ye jaan kar dam-e-aazurdagi bikhar gai huun saraab-aasaa rahaa vo taalluq-e-khubaan palaT palaT ke bulaataa hai phir bhi Dar gai huun"

"apne lahu se naam likhaa ghair kaa bhi dekh zinda hai to shaqaavat-e-dasht-e-balaa bhi dekh aankhon ke aainon kaa to paani utar gayaa ab jism chob-e-khushk hai ye saaneha bhi dekh hoti hai zindagi ki haraarat ragon mein sard sukhe hue badan pe ye chamDaa kasaa bhi dekh betaabiyon ko siine ke andar sameT le fitne ko apni had se musalsal baDhaa bhi dekh har zarra ibraton ke samundar ki shakl hai sahraa-navard-e-shauq kabhi naqsh-e-paa bhi dekh pahchaan apni ho to mile manzil-e-muraad 'naahid' gaahe gaahe sahi aaina bhi dekh"

"kabhi to aa miri aankhon ki raushni ban kar zamin-e-khushk ko sairaab kar nami ban kar rachaa huaa hai tiri kam-nigaahiyon kaa karam nashe ki tarah mire dil mein sarkhushi ban kar kabhi to aa tapish-e-jaan-gusal hi dene ko kabhi guzar inhi raahon se ajnabi ban kar khushaa ki aur milaa gham kaa taaziyaana hamein khushaa vo dard jo chhaayaa hai naghmagi ban kar tumhein aziiz nahin hai to ho aziiz kise na mil sakegaa koi vajh-e-zindagi ban kar palaT ke dekh na us ko vo khaak kar degaa tire ghurur ko zahraab ki ani ban kar hui na us se vafaa tum se kyaa huaa 'naahid' abhi talak jiye jaati ho baaoli ban kar"

"bigDi baat banaanaa mushkil bigDi baat banaae kaun kunj-e-tamannaa viraana hai aa kar phuul khilaae kaun tan ki daulat man ki daulat sab khvaabon ki baatein hain nau man tel na ho to ghar mein raadhaa ko nachvaae kaun apnaa gham ab khud hi uThaa le varna rusvaai hogi teraa bhed chhupaa kar dil mein naahaq bojh uThaae kaun chalti gaaDi naam kaa rishta kyaa mohan kyaa raadhaa aaj ban ke sanvar ke raas rachaa ke mohan aaj manaae kaun saagar paar ki khabrein dekhe ham-saae kaa pataa nahin aaj kaa insaan aalam faazil us ko ab samjhaae kaun naa-ummidi naam-e-tamannaa apnaa muqaddar hijr-e-musalsal dard ke khaaristaan mein aa ke daaman-e-dil uljhaae kaun raat bhi kaali chaadar oDhe aa pahunchi hai ziine mein mehndi lagaae baiThi soche laT uljhi suljhaae kaun"

"ye dasht-e-faraamoshi Thaharne nahin detaa lekin dar-e-khvaahish ko bhi khulne nahin detaa ye rasm hai divaar-o-dar-e-girya ki lekin daryuza-gar-e-khvaab to rone nahin detaa aashob hai aisaa ki saraasima hai vahshat ye ijz-e-bayaan zakhm bhi dhone nahin detaa haan manzil-e-ummid bhi nazdik thi lekin gham-khaana-e-jaanaanaan bahalne nahin detaa aankhon mein vahi ranj-e-asiri hai musallat jo hashr bapaa honaa thaa hone nahin detaa be-naam rahi khvaahish-e-didaar hamesha shabnam ki tarah vo mujhe hansne nahin detaa aangan mein lahu dekh ke roti nahin aankhein ye dil to sulagtaa hai pa jalne nahin detaa"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"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"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"faqat saje hue divaar-o-dar kaa kyaa matlab jahaan sukun nahin aise ghar kaa kyaa matlab kisi ke kaam na aae to zar kaa kyaa matlab na phal na chhaanv hai aise shajar kaa kyaa matlab na raaston kaa Thikaana na manzilon kaa pataa tire baghair mire is safar kaa kyaa matlab koi hayaat ke maani bataa ke samjhaae tavil kyaa hai bhalaa mukhtasar kaa kyaa matlab"