nit-nae naqsh se baatin ko sajaataa huaa main — Arshad Jamal Sarim

"pyaas har zarra-e-sahraa ki bujhaai gai hai tab kahin jaa ke miri aabla-paai gai hai qaid mein rakkhi gai hai kahin titli koi koi khushbu kahin baazaar mein laai gai hai kyaa bhalaa apni samaaat mein ghule koi miThaas vaqt ke honTon se kab talkh-navaai gai hai kis ki tanvir se jal uTThe basirat ke charaagh kis ki tasvir ye aankhon se lagaai gai hai ho gai jaa ke shafaq-rangi-e-aafaaq mein zam kaf-e-doshiza-e-dil se jo hinaai gai hai uTh ai barbaad-e-tamannaa ki nai khvaab--kaniz haram-e-chashm mein phir raqs ko laai gai hai vaqt aisaa bhi to aayaa hai junun par 'saarim' nok-e-mizhgaan se talvaar uThaai gai hai"

"iztiraab aisaa huaa dil kaa sahaaraa mujh ko koi Thahraav nahin khud mein gavaaraa mujh ko sar uThaati hai vo tajdid ki khvaahish mujh mein naqsh-gar sochne lagtaa hai dobaara mujh ko main tahi-dast khaDaa thaa sar-e-sahraa-e-hayaat aarzu ne tiri yak-lakht pukaaraa mujh ko jaa pahunchnaa kisi rifat ko nahin hai dushvaar haan! Thaharne kaa vahaan chaahiye yaaraa mujh ko dekh ai meri zabun-haali pe hansne vaale vaqt ki dhuup ne kis darja nikhaaraa mujh ko ek kankar saa mozaahim mein rahungaa kab tak le hi jaaegaa bahaa kar koi dhaaraa mujh ko vaqt ne jaane banaanaa hai mujhe kyaa 'saarim' gardish-e-chaak se ab tak na utaaraa mujh ko"

"juDe hue hain pari-khaane mere kaaghaz se jo uTh rahe hain ye afsaane mere kaaghaz se katartaa rahtaa hai miqraaz-e-chashm se mujh ko banaanaa kyaa hai use jaane mere kaaghaz se qalam ne nok-e-alam kyaa rakhi ba-chashm-e-dil chhalakne lag gae paimaane mere kaaghaz se raqam karun bhi to kaise main daastaan-e-vafaa huruf phirte hain begaane mere kaaghaz se abhi rakhi bhi nahin lau charaagh par main ne lipaT gae kai parvaane mere kaaghaz se kudaal-e-khaama se botaa huun main junun 'saarim' so ugte rahte hain divaane mere kaaghaz se"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"do-chaar sitaare hi miri aankh mein dhar jaa kuchh der to ai saaat-e-shab mujh mein Thahar jaa ab aur sambhaali nahin jaati tiri hurmat yuun kar gham-e-jaanaan meri nazron se utar jaa taa-umr tiraa naqsh-e-farozaan rahe mujh mein ik zakhm ki surat mire maathe pe ubhar jaa chhoD aanaa vahin par zaraa aavaara-mizaaji sahraa ki taraf ai dil-e-naadaan agar jaa yaa ho jaa tu dariyaa ki nigaahon mein taraazu yaa tishna-labi saath liye jaan se guzar jaa jab zehn ko sunni hi nahin baat tumhaari dil tu bhi rusumaat-e-tafahum se mukar jaa"

"kisht-e-ehsaas mein thoDaa saa milaa leinge tujhe phir nai paud ki surat mein ugaa leinge tujhe kyaa khabar kaam kaa lamha koi haath aa jaae kaasa-e-vaqt kisi roz khangaaleinge tujhe ik faqat teri tavajjoh se tire pyaar talak rafta rafta hi sahi apnaa banaa leinge tujhe sarhad-e-vaqt ke us paar tu jaane de mujhe ai gham-e-yaar! vahaan par bhi bulaa leinge tujhe na machaa shor umanDte hue dariyaa mere varna ifrit samundar ke ye khaa leinge tujhe zindagi ham se tiri aankh-micholi kab tak ik na ik roz kisi moD pe aa leinge tujhe kaam aa hi gai 'saarim' tiri aashufta-sari qaafile ishq ke ab raah-numaa leinge tujhe"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"