naqsh-e-hasti miTaa bhi detaa hai — Aalam Nizami

"hasin khvaab dikhaayaa dikhaa ke chhoD diyaa kisi ne apnaa banaayaa banaa ke chhoD diyaa jo us ki yaadon kaa dipak kabhi huaa raushan to aansuon se bujhaayaa bujhaa ke chhoD diyaa kiyaa na us ne mire dard ko kabhi mahsus hamesha dil ko dukhaayaa dukhaa ke chhoD diyaa bataataa kaise main hassaas ke ma'aani use so aaine ko uThaayaa uThaa ke chhoD diyaa main hausla na juTaa paayaa us ko chhune kaa naqaab rukh se haTaayaa haTaa ke chhoD diyaa kahin na us ki buraai mein ham hue shaamil nazar se jis ko giraayaa giraa ke chhoD diyaa bahut saliqe se us ne kiyaa nazar-andaaz qarib apne biThaayaa biThaa ke chhoD diyaa na un se rakkhi kabhi raushni ki ummidein diyon ko ham ne jalaayaa jalaa ke chhoD diyaa"

"dhuup mein qatra-e-shabnam ko taras jaaoge shahr mein gaanv ke mausam ko taras jaaoge zakhm itne tumhein aavaara-mizaaji degi gardish-e-vaqt ke marham ko taras jaaoge din mein jugnu ki tabaahi pe manaa lo khushiyaan shab mein chamkegaa to maatam ko taras jaaoge zindagi se kabhi aaraam talab mat karnaa dosto mehnat-e-paiham ko taras jaaoge aadamiyyat ke libaade mein raho tum varna ek din nisbat-e-aadam ko taras jaaoge aaj aasaani se miltaa huun to mil lo varna dekhne ke liye 'aalam' ko taras jaaoge"

"vo tohmatein na lagaataa to aur kyaa kartaa mire hunar na chhupaataa to aur kyaa kartaa khaDi thiin har-su mazaalim ki aandhiyaan phir main charaagh-e-haq na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa gharibi saath miraa de rahi thi bachpan se na us kaa saath nibhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa main chhaale maan ki hatheli pe dekhtaa kaise kamaane shahr na aataa to aur kyaa kartaa tamaam basti pareshaan thi raushni ke liye main apnaa ghar na jalaataa to aur kyaa kartaa samajh rahaa thaa farishta vo khud ko ai 'aalam' main aaina na dikhaataa to aur kyaa kartaa"

"kisi maqaam se guzre nahin phisaltaa hai jo haq-paraston ke naqsh-e-qadam pe chaltaa hai sunaa hai karne lagaa hai vo raushni taqsim mire charaagh se jis kaa charaagh jaltaa hai fazaa-e-zist pe chhaai hui hai taariki bahut dinon se ye manzar nahin badaltaa hai bisaat itni kahaan hai jo chheDein suraj ko in aandhiyon kaa diyon par hi zor chaltaa hai tumhaare zulm pe chup huun ye zarf hai meraa ubalne ko to miraa bhi lahu ubaltaa hai hamein na kijiye majbur hijraton ke liye darakht apnaa Thikaana nahin badaltaa hai khudaa hi haami-o-naasir hai us kaa ai 'aalam' jo khaa ke baarhaa Thokar nahin sanbhaltaa hai"

"chaahtaa jo bhi hai vo kah ke guzar jaataa hai dil-e-hassaas is ehsaas se mar jaataa hai zehn mein baat buzurgon ki tabhi baiThti hai jab javaani kaa nasha sar se utar jaataa hai jab anaa meri zarurat kaa galaa ghonTti hai rang khud-daari ke chehre kaa nikhar jaataa hai Dasne lagti hai miri khaana-badoshi mujh ko jab koi panchhi kabhi shaam ko ghar jaataa hai jhuTi taarif se hoti hai masarrat us ko aaina koi dikhaa de to biphar jaataa hai jurm kartaa hai koi aur yahaan par 'aalam' aur ilzaam kisi aur ke sar jaataa hai"

"apni khudi ko tum sar-e-baazaar bech kar zinda ho kaise daulat-e-kirdaar bech kar yaarab ye kyaa 'azaab hai nasl-e-jadid par karti hai aish purkhon ki dastaar bech kar haasil ki us ke beTe ne kursi mudir ki itnaa paDhaayaa baap ne akhbaar bech kar us bad-nasib baap ki majburiyaan na puchh khushiyaan kharidtaa hai jo ghar-baar bech kar mahngi bahut paDi mujhe suraj ki dosti pachhtaa rahaa huun saaya-e-divaar bech kar jin ko shu’ur-e-bandagi kartaa hai rab 'ataa jangal kharid lete hain ghar-baar bech kar 'aalam' isi tarah se jo ham muntashir rahe khaa jaaeinge vatan ko ye ghaddaar bech kar"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"