raaz-e-darun-e-aastin kashmakash-e-bayaan mein thaa — Ahmad Shahryar

"ashk bhejein mauj ubhaarein abr jaari kijiye mehrbaan sail-e-balaa ki aabyaari kijiye ai charaagh-e-taaq-e-jaanaan ai havaa-e-ku-e-dost apni kaifiyyat zaraa ham par bhi taari kijiye shaam-e-hijraan mein sitaaron ko na Thahraaein sharik aaina-khaane mein aa kar khud-shumaari kijiye ashk-baari sina-chaaki dil-kharaashi ho chuki liije saahib ishq kaa farmaan jaari kijiye honT kahte hain bahaa diije lahu ashaar mein zulf kahti hai miyaan tarkib bhaari kijiye dekhiye maah o sitaara ghumiye arz o samaa chaliye baahar baad-e-khud-sar ki savaari kijiye ishq kaa aglaa paDaav main huun main duniyaa-parast al-madad ai qais ai farhaad yaari kijiye yuun to malne se rahi ye saltanat so shahryaar paanv paD kar roiye minnat-gizaari kijiye"

"nae zamaanon ki chaap to sar pe aa khaDi thi miri samaa'at guzishta advaar mein paDi thi udhar diye kaa badan havaa se thaa paara paara idhar andhere ki aankh mein ik kiran gaDi thi falak pe thaa aatishin darakhton kaa ek jangal aur un darakhton ke biich taarik jhonpaDi thi samaai kis tarah meri aankhon ki putliyon mein vo ek hairat jo aaine se bahut baDi thi jise piroyaa thaa apne haathon se tere gham ne sadaa-e-girya mein hichkiyon ki ajab laDi thi hamaari palkon pe raqs karte hue sharaare aur aasmaan mein kahin sitaaron ki phuljaDi thi tulua subh-e-hazaar khurshid ki du'aa par bujhe charaaghon ki raakh daaman pe aa paDi thi sabhi ghamin the mire piyaale mein zahr paa kar main mutmain thaa ki meri takmil ki ghaDi thi savaal-e-rukh gulsitaan mein aayaa to phuul Thahraa labon ki hasrat sukhan mein pahunchi to pankhuDi thi ye log to un dinon bhi naa-kHush the 'shahryaaraa' ki jin dinon mere paas jaadu ki ik chhaDi thi"

"aaina ban ke apnaa tamaashaa dikhaaein ham yuun saamne rahein ki nazar bhi na aaein ham mumkin hai daur-e-jashn-e-charaaghaan ho jab yahaan vo tirgi baDhe ki sahife jalaaein ham darpesh hai guzishta ruton kaa safar hamein hairat na kar ki lauT ke vaapas na aaein ham taufiq-e-sair-e-baagh agar ho to ab ki shaam dil ki jagah shajar pe parinde banaaein ham khaamosh ho raho ki sar-e-shahr-e-aarzu uftaad vo paDi hai ki ab kyaa bataaein ham"

"yaadon ki tajsim pe mehnat hoti hai bekaari bharpur mashaqqat hoti hai aisaa khaali aur itnaa gunjaan aabaad aaine ko dekh ke hairat hoti hai divaaron kaa apnaa sahraa hotaa hai aur kamron ki apni vahshat hoti hai us ko yaad karo shiddat se yaad karo is se tanhaai mein barkat hoti hai bachpan jauban aur buDhaapaa aur phir maut sab chalte rahne ki aadat hoti hai jiinaa to bas lafz hai ik be-maani lafz maut se pahle maut ki fursat hoti hai aisi aazaadi ab aur kahaan hogi ishq mein sab karne ki ijaazat hoti hai aansu moti jugnu taara suraj chaand har qatre ki apni qismat hoti hai"

"vo mar gayaa sadaa-e-nauha-gar mein kitni der hai ki saaneha to ho chukaa khabar mein kitni der hai hamaare shahr ki rivaayaton mein ek ye bhi thaa duaa se qabl puchhnaa asar mein kitni der hai muqaabla hai raqs kaa bagulaa kab kaa aa chukaa magar pataa nahin abhi bhanvar mein kitni der hai khudaa-e-mahr aasmaan ujaal de ki yuun na ho diye ko puchhnaa paDe sahar mein kitni der hai hazaar kuufa o halab guzar rahe hain roz o shab main jis taraf chalaa huun us nagar mein kitni der hai khirad ki tez dhuup mein junun kaa saaebaan khilaa main biij bo chukaa so ab shajar mein kitni der hai abhi hamein guzaarni hai ek umr-e-mukhtasar magar hamaari umr-e-mukhtasar mein kitni der hai"

"duniyaa se har rishta toDaa khud se ru-gardaani ki sirf tumhaaraa dhyaan rakhaa aur jiine mein aasaani ki majnun aur farhaad hue jab ishq mein sab barbaad hue tab jangal ne kuuch kiyaa sahraa ne naql-e-makaani ki us ki mohni surat jaise phulon kaa aameza hai aur us ki aavaaz hai goyaa re-gaa-maa-paa-dhaani ki bhuli-bisri yaad ne jab daryaaft kiyaa ahvaal miraa dil ne zakhm kalaam kiyaa aankhon ne ashk-bayaani ki ilm kaa dam bharnaa chhoDo bhi aur amal ko bhuul bhi jaao aaina-khaane mein ho saahib fikr karo hairaani ki"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"