peD agar unchaa miltaa hai — Ghulam Murtaza Rahi

"baDhaa jab us ki tavajjoh kaa silsila kuchh aur khushi se phail gayaa gham kaa daaera kuchh aur natija dekh ke maanaa mire masihaa ne kuchh aur dard thaa meraa hui davaa kuchh aur main apne aap ko kis aaine mein pahchaanun ki ek 'aks miraa kuchh hai dusraa kuchh aur agar kahin koi divaar saamne aai buland ho gayaa paani kaa hausla kuchh aur kuchh aise dekhtaa hai vo mujhe ki lagtaa hai dikhaa rahaa hai mujhe meraa aaina kuchh aur natija dekhne sunne ke baa'd ye niklaa bayaan-e-vaaqia kuchh amr-e-vaaqia kuchh aur guzar muhaal na hotaa hamaaraa basti mein jo uThtin chhoD ke divaarein raasta kuchh aur"

"nahin hai bahr-o-bar mein aisaa mere yaar koi ki jis khitte kaa miltaa ho na daavedaar koi yunhi buniyaad kaa darja nahin miltaa kisi ko khaDi ki jaaegi mujh par abhi divaar koi pataa chalne nahin detaa kabhi fariyaadiyon ko lagaa kar baiTh jaataa hai kahin darbaar koi nigaahein us ke chehre se nahin haTtin jo dekhun ki hai us ke gale mein besh-qimat haar koi bachaataa phirtaa huun dariyaa mein apni kashti-e-jaan kabhi is paar hai koi bhi us paar koi usi kaa qahr barpaa hai usi kaa faiz jaari har ik majbur kaa hai maalik-o-mukhtaar koi kahlvaayaa hai us ne phaand kar divaar aa jaanaa agar darvaaze par baiThaa ho pahre-daar koi"

"Thahar Thahar ke miraa intizaar kartaa chal ye sakht-raah bhi ab ikhtiyaar kartaa chal safar ki raat hai har gaam ehtiyaat barat palaT palaT ke andheron pe vaar kartaa chal liye jaa kaam tu apni firaakh-dasti se qadam qadam pe mujhe zer-e-baar kartaa chal idhar udhar jo khaDe ho gae hain tere liye unhein bhi apne safar mein shumaar kartaa chal kisi Thikaane pe tujh ko agar pahunchnaa hai to naqsh-e-paa kaa mire e'tibaar kartaa chal na khinch dasht o jabal bahr o bar se qadmon ko ye sab rukaavaTein hain in ko paar kartaa chal"

"kahin kahin se pur-asraar ho liyaa jaae ki apne haq mein bhi hamvaar ho liyaa jaae vo jis ne zakhm lagaae rakhegaa marham bhi usi kaa dil se taraf-daar ho liyaa jaae yahi hai niind kaa manshaa ki khvaab-e-ghaflat se sahih vaqt pe bedaar ho liyaa jaae girah-kushaai-e-mauj-e-nafas bahaana hai ki is bahaane se us paar ho liyaa jaae kisi ki raah mein aane ki ye bhi surat hai ki saaya ke liye divaar ho liyaa jaae"

"main ye dekh ke bhi rukaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa mujhe raaste kaa pata nahin ki ghubaar thaa vo hujum saa jo umaD paDaa thaa mire liye mujhe dekhne ko milaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa miri rif’atein mujhe yak-ba-yak na samajh sakin kahin munkashif main huaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa mire saae ko na darakht the na ‘imaaratein mujhe aasmaan kaa pata nahin ki ghubaar thaa kai baar mere qarib se vo guzar gayaa mujhe phir bhi koi gila nahin ki ghubaar thaa kabhi paanv rakkhaa to phunk kar ki na uTh sake kabhi tole par to uDaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa mujhe Thokaron ne giraa diyaa to pata chalaa koi saamne se haTaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa"

"jab dhuup mein fasl pak rahi thi har aankh chamak-damak rahi thi shishe mein ghubaar saaaton kaa patthar mein sadi jhalak rahi thi jab aag mein ham panah-guzin the ashjaar ko barf Dhak rahi thi sarhad ki lakir dekh aae khanjar ki tarah chamak rahi thi ehsaas ki lau ghaTaa li main ne meri hi taraf lapak rahi thi"