raat-bhar khvaab mein jalnaa bhi ik bimaari hai — Amit Sharma Meet

"jab jazba ik baar jigar mein aataa hai phir sab apne aap hunar mein aataa hai sab ki zad mein ik meraa hi ghar hai kyaa roz nayaa ik patthar ghar mein aataa hai kal mere saae mein us ki shakl dikhi manzar aise pas-manzar mein aataa hai main tanhaa aataa huun mahfil mein yaaron baaqi har insaan lashkar mein aataa hai lahja us kaa har jaanib hai musallat yuun vo banda har baar khabar mein aataa hai dahshat us lamhe ki dil mein itni hai aksar hi vo lamha Dar mein aataa hai 'mit' sabhi kaa saath yahaan par detaa hai jo koi bhi biich safar mein aataa hai"

"na khuli aankhon se dahshat kaa nazaaraa dekhnaa jo hamaaraa hai use auron kaa hotaa dekhnaa ru-ba-ru us ko nazar bhar dekh bhi sakte nahin haae kitnaa dukh bharaa hai khud ko aisaa dekhnaa kyaa ajab saa rog binaai ko meri lag gayaa har kisi chehre mein bas us kaa hi chehra dekhnaa ishq mein pathraa chuki aankhon se hai mushkil bahut chaand ko Thahre hue paani mein chaltaa dekhnaa haae kyaa manzar-kashi ubhri hai is tasvir mein roti aankhon se kisi pyaase kaa dariyaa dekhnaa raat bhar bechainiyaan sone nahin detin mujhe aur din bhar raat ke hone kaa rasta dekhnaa maut ham se do qadam ke faasle par hai khaDi ab bahut dilchasp hogaa ye tamaashaa dekhnaa"

"yuun apne dil ko bahlaane lage hain lipaT kar khud ke hi shaane lage hain hamein to maut bhi aasaan nahin thi so ab zinda nazar aane lage hain udaasi is qadar haavi thi ham par ki khush hone pe itraane lage hain jo dekhi ik shikaari ki udaasi parinde lauT kar aane lage hain saliqe se lipaT kar paaon se ab ye gham zanjir pahnaane lage hain ghamon ki dhuup baDhti jaa rahi hai khushi ke phuul murjhaane lage hain faqat ab chand qadmon pe hai manzil magar ham hain ki sustaane lage hain"

"is miTTi ko aise khel khilaayaa ham ne khud ko roz bigaaDaa roz banaayaa ham ne jo sochaa thaa vo to ham se banaa nahin phir jo ban paayaa us se ji bahlaayaa ham ne gham ko phir se tanhaai ke saath mein mil kar hanste hanste baaton mein uljhaayaa ham ne naa-mumkin thaa is ko haasil karnaa phir bhi puuri shiddat se ye ishq nibhaayaa ham ne us ki yaadein bojh na ban jaaein saanson par so yaadon se apnaa dil dhaDkaayaa ham ne kah dete to shaayad achchhe ho jaate par khaamoshi se apnaa maraz baDhaayaa ham ne us kaa chehra dekh liyaa thaa ek dafa phir in aankhon se saalon qarz chukaayaa ham ne"

"duniyaa ko jab nazdiki se dekhaa hai tab samjhaa ye sab kuchh khel-tamaasha hai haathon ki do-chaar lakirein paDh kar vo mujh se bolaa aage sab kuchh achchhaa hai us se bas ik baar milaa par hairaan huun dil mein tab se ghar kar ke vo baiThaa hai kaaghaz par dil ki tasvir banaai jab us ne puchhaa ye kis shai kaa naqsha hai soch rahaa huun main is kaa saudaa kar duun us ki yaadon kaa jo dil mein malba hai donon pahlu mein hi haar chhipi is mein mere haathon mein ab ye jo sikka hai is khaatir main roz mashaqqat kartaa huun aasaani se kyaa haasil ho paataa hai jab qudrat ne thoDaa aaj navaazaa to saare mujh se puchhe hain tu kaisaa hai 'mit' yahaan apne to naam ke apne hain an-jaanon se rishta dil kaa gahraa hai"

"jism ko jiine ki aazaadi deti hain saansein har pal hi qurbaani deti hain raatein saari karvaT mein hi biit rahin yaadein bhi kitni bechaini deti hain jo raahein khud mein hi be-manzil si hon aisi raahein naakaami hi deti hain kaise bhi par mujh ko kuchh sapne to dein aankhein kyaa keval binaai deti hain 'mit' mujhe aksar raaton mein lagtaa hai ruhein mujh ko aavaazein si deti hain"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"