phir koi tasvir ubhri khvaab mein — Kausar Mazhari

"manzar-e-chashm jo pur-aab huaa jaataa hai chaman-e-dil miraa shaadaab huaa jaataa hai vahi qatra jo kabhi kunj-e-sar-e-chashm mein thaa ab jo phailaa hai to sailaab huaa jaataa hai ek ehsaas thaa jo gham se dabaa rahtaa thaa saaz-e-gham kaa vahi mizraab huaa jaataa hai us ki palkon pe jo chamkaa thaa sitaara koi dekhte dekhte mahtaab huaa jaataa hai vo jo shirin-dahan is shahr mein aayaa hai mire us kaa bolaa huaa shahdaab huaa jaataa hai mujh ko maalum hai girdaab-e-nazar kaa dhokaa jo bhi ahmaq hai vo betaab huaa jaataa hai"

"khelnaa dil ko paDaa har lamha mauj-e-aab se main kahaan niklaa kabhi huun hitaa-e-girdaab se hai farogh-e-tirgi se sab ke chehre par itaab dast-basta maangte hain nuur sab mahtaab se dard kyaa uTThaa ki naghma ban gayaa ehsaas bhi yunhi koi chheD de baaje ko jon mizraab se daulat-e-khvaab-e-pareshaan bhi nashaat-angez hai khil uThaa hai chehra-e-gham dekh mere khvaab se sozish-e-qalb-o-nazar ke vaaste kuchh to karo kuchh to ThanDak le ke aao gulshan-e-shaadaab se aap ko shaayad ye andaaza na ho mujh ko to hai kis qadar raahat mili hai halqa-e-ahbaab se"

"ye jo har lamha miri saans hai aati jaati ek tufaan hai siine mein uThaati jaati maujein uTh uTh ke tah-e-aab chali jaati hain haan magar kis ki hai tasvir banaati jaati ye shajar jis ke sabab raqs hai kartaa rahtaa kaash vo baad-e-sabaa dil ko nachaati jaati bas vahi qimti ik shai jo miraa haasil thi har ghaDi paas hi rahti na yuun aati jaati kam se kam sang-e-sar-e-raah to hotaa 'kausar' aur duniyaa mujhe Thokar bhi lagaati jaati"

"lakiron ko miTaanaa chaahtaa huun muqaddar hi ganvaanaa chaahtaa huun taaaqub mein hai mere yaad kis ki main kis ko bhuul jaanaa chaahtaa huun giraa thaa bojh koi sar se mere usi ko phir uThaanaa chaahtaa huun sun ai duniyaa main apnaa qad ghaTaa kar zaraa tujh ko jhukaanaa chaahtaa huun main rishton ke khas-o-khaashaak se phir nayaa ik ghar banaanaa chaahtaa huun main be-maskan huaa huun jab se 'kausar' tire dil mein Thikaana chaahtaa huun"

"ye to achchhaa hai ki dukh-dard sunaane lag jaao har kisi ko na magar zakhm dikhaane lag jaao niil ke paaniyo raste mein na haail honaa kyaa pata zarb-e-kalimi se Thikaane lag jaao kitni mushkil se to aae ho zaraa Thahro bhi sahl andaaz mein is tarah na jaane lag jaao saamne aao to jaise ki gul-e-tar koi aur tanhaai mein phir ashk bahaane lag jaao mausam-e-dil jo kabhi zard saa hone lag jaae apnaa dil khuun karo phuul ugaane lag jaao aql samjhaae to kuchh laaj rakho us ki bhi jab junun tez ho to khaak uDaane lag jaao kabhi tanhaai mein baiTho to faqat rote raho phir achaanak hi kabhi hansne-hansaane lag jaao bojh dil par hai nadaamat kaa to aisaa kar lo mere siine se kisi aur bahaane lag jaao"

"jaane kis khvaab-e-pareshaan kaa hai chakkar saaraa bikhraa bikhraa huaa rahtaa hai miraa ghar saaraa mutmain ham the bahut jiit hamaari hogi kaise phir aa gayaa narghe mein ye lashkar saaraa baada-e-gham se hai sarshaar miraa baatin bhi aur isi gham se ujaalaa hai ye baahar saaraa main ne maangi thi duaa TuuT ke barse baadal ab jo barsaa hai to barsaa hai ye chhappar saaraa mausam-e-abr ki to baat yunhi aai thi kyuun sharaabor huaa aap kaa paikar saaraa main ne sochaa ki sataaegi bahut pyaas mujhe pi gayaa jhonk mein bas aa ke samundar saaraa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"