phunk deinge mire andar ke ujaale mujh ko — Aziz Bano Darab Wafa

"haTaa ke mez se ik roz aaina main ne phir apne-aap se rakkhaa na vaasta main ne jab apne-aap se pahchaan apni kho ke mili to khud hi kaaT diyaa apnaa raasta main ne main kam-sini mein bhi guDiyaa kabhi nahin kheli palon mein tai kiyaa barson kaa faasla main ne charaagh huun mujhe jab dhuup raas aa na saki to khud sikoD liyaa apnaa daaera main ne main apne aap mein huun yaa nahin, kabhi apnaa kisi ko Thiik bataayaa nahin pata main ne ajiib kyaa jo bikheraa nahin sameT ke phir tamaam umr umidon kaa silsila main ne"

"na yaad aayaa na bhulaa vo saaneha mujh ko banaa gayaa jo ik aisaa mujassama mujh ko ki raaste mein khaDaa but samajh ke chhoD gayaa tamaam umr ki yaadon kaa qaafila mujh ko main so rahi thi usi daastaan mein sadiyon se sulaa gayaa thaa jahaan meraa haafiza mujh ko kisi qadim kahaani kaa ik charaagh huun main bujhaa ke chhoD gai taaq par havaa mujh ko phir uTh ke niind mein jaati thi us taraf har shab pukaartaa thaa jidhar se miraa pataa mujh ko magar ye hosh na thaa le ke jaa rahaa hai kahaan bikharti TuTti yaadon kaa silsila mujh ko"

"na jaane kab se baraabar miri talaash mein hai ye kaun khud mire andar miri talaash mein hai vo mujh mein aur kisi ko talaash kartaa hai jo mere paas bhi rah kar miri talaash mein hai gilaa thaa jis ko ki main us kaa aaina na bani ab apne saae se thak kar miri talaash mein hai ubal paDun na main ik din kahin kinaaron se zamin huun main samundar miri talaash mein hai"

"mere andar ek dastak si kahin hoti rahi zindagi oDhe hue main be-khabar soti rahi koi mausam meri ummidon ko raas aayaa nahin fasl andhiyaaron ki kaaTi aur diye boti rahi kahne vaalaa khud to sar takiye pe rakh kar so gayaa meri be-chaari kahaani raat bhar roti rahi raaste mein is qadar yaadon ke doraahe paDe aaj maazi ki saDak har moD par khoti rahi"

"tu aayaa to dvaar bhiDe the diip bujhaa thaa aangan kaa sudh bisraane vaale mujh ko hosh kahaan thaa tan man kaa jaane kin zulfon ki ghaTaaein chhaai hain meri nazron mein rote rote bhiig chalaa is saal bhi aanchal saavan kaa thoDi der mein thak jaaeinge nil-kamal si rain ke paanv thoDi der mein tham jaaegaa raag nadi ke jhaanjhan kaa phir bhi meri baanhon ki khushbu har Daal pe lachkegi har taaraa hiiraa saa lagegaa mujh ko mere kangan kaa tum aao to ghar ke saare diip jalaa duun lekin aaj meraa jaltaa dil hi akelaa diip hai mere aangan kaa"

"khol rahe hain muund rahe hain yaadon ke darvaaze log ik lamhe mein kho baiThe hain sadiyon ke andaaze log niind uchaT jaane se sab par jhunjhlaahaT si taari hai aankhein miche baandh rahe hain khvaabon ke shiraaze log shahron shahron phirte hain divaanon kaa bahrup bhare khud se chhup kar khud ko DhunD rahe hain baaze baaze log chalti phirti laashon ke honTon ki hansi par hairat kiyaa murdon par rakkhaa karte hain phuul hamesha taaze log"

"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"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"