nain to baar baar bhar jaaein — Neena Sahar

"koi moajiza huaa hai miri be-khudi se aage teraa gham nikal gayaa hai miri har khushi se aage miri pyaas kaa taraana yuun samajh na aa sakegaa mujhe aaj sun ke dekho miri khaamoshi se aage main huun saans saans tanhaa main huun zarra zarra ghaayal mujhe paas aa ke dekho miri dilkashi se aage vahin kal bhi phir mileinge jahaan aaj mil rahe hain teri raushni ke pichhe miri tirgi se aage isi Dar se paDh na paai main tiraa payaam jaanaan kahin dil ko chhu na jaae miri bebasi se aage"

"jaane ab kho gayaa kidhar paani thaa kabhi aankh kaa guhar paani maaro patthar bhi to nahin hiltaa jam chukaa hai ab is qadar paani aane vaale hain kuchh hasin manzar tu abhi aankh mein na bhar paani tab ghazal ki gali pahunchtaa hai aankh se bah ke raat bhar paani na sameTaa gayaa na kaam aayaa main bhi huun jaise ret par paani meri hasti 'sahar' hai bas itni jaise sahraa mein buund bhar paani"

"kyaa karishma thaa khudaayaa der tak khud ko kho kar khud ko paayaa der tak chhu ke lauTaa jab tujhe meraa khayaal hosh mein vaapas na aayaa der tak kal koi jhonkaa havaa kaa chhu gayaa aur phir tu yaad aayaa der tak ham tiri aaghosh mein the raat bhar ''maah-e-kaamil muskuraayaa der tak'' kal tire ehsaas ki baarish tale meraa sunaa-pan nahaayaa der tak sun ke bhigi raat ki sargoshiyaan ik kunvaaraa-pan lajaayaa der tak"

"kaise hoti hai shab ki sahar dekhte kaash ham bhi kabhi jaag kar dekhte khvaab kaise utartaa hai ehsaas mein tere shaane pe rakh ke ye sar dekhte ek ummid thi muntazir umr bhar kaash tum bhi kabhi lauT kar dekhte barf ki jhini chaadar tale jhiil thi chhu ke mujh ko kabhi tum agar dekhte ungliyaan un ki letin na sannyaas to meri zulfon se bhi khel kar dekhte ek parvaaz mein gir na jaate agar tere man kaa gagan mere par dekhte band kamron ne kholi nahin saanklein varna sajde mein baiThi 'sahar' dekhte"

"ghar se nikle the aarzu kar ke aaj dil laaein ge rafu kar ke saare khaane mahak uThe dil ke tujh ko paane ki justuju kar ke tujh ko maangaa tamaam shab ham ne ishq se jaan-o-tan vuzu kar ke aaj ik baar khud ko phir dekho meraa ehsaas chaar su kar ke zakhm dikhte nahin magar us ne rakh diyaa dil lahu lahu kar ke"

"mukhtalif hain miri bahaar ke rang kuchh mire apne kuchh udhaar ke rang aaj yaksar bahaar le aai mere dil ki gali mein pyaar ke rang teri aankhon se milte-julte hain meri aankhon ke aabshaar ke rang dil ki chaukhaT sajaae baiThe hain aaj bhi tere intizaar ke rang raat mil kar gale bahut roe teri yaadon se mere pyaar ke rang vaqt ki dhuup kaa qusur nahin the hi kachche vo e'tibaar ke rang thak gae par mahak na laa paae kaaghzi phuul par bahaar ke rang dhuup rukh par paDi havas ki 'sahar' uD gae ishq ke khumaar ke rang"

"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"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"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"