rang aur ruup ke pardip mein khone de mujhe — Nasir Shahzad

"dil se husul-e-zar ke sabhi zoam haT gae fikr-e-maaash baDh gai khaanon mein baT gae phir yuun huaa ki mujh se vo yunhi bichhaD gayaa phir yuun huaa ki ziist ke din yunhi kaT gae khenaa sakhi sakhi na sajan ki taraf mujhe lenaa sakhi sakhi mire paanv rapaT gae aaina us ko dekh ke mabhut ho gayaa gul-daan mein gulaab lajaa kar simaT gae akhroT khaaein taapein angeThi pe aag aa raste tamaam gaanv ke kohre se aT gae aane diyaa na mere buzurgon ne haq pe harf maidaan karbalaaon ke laashon se paT gae Daali nadi mein naav na bargad ke niche peing tu kyaa gayaa palaT ke vo sab din palaT gae khaadein lagin to chhoD gaiin khet titliyaan faslein baDhin to Daar parindon ke ghaT gae us se mili nazar to larazne lagaa badan diide sakhi ri dekh ke piritam ko phaT gae tu shaant ho ki teri muraadein huiin saphal baadal garaj-baraj ke jo aae the chhaT gae dekhaa to us ke tan pe gire kevDe ke phuul paanv se aabshaar ke paani lipaT gae"

"ik aks dil ke taT se be-ikhtiyaar phuTe jab chaand us nagar ki jhilon ke paar phuTe sadqa utaarne ko tere madhur nayan kaa ubhre kai sitaare ghunche hazaar phuTe vo aur main nadi ke naghmon pe bahti naav naav mein us ke mukh se ujlaa nikhaar phuTe kaanon mein ab bhi khankein gajre tire gajar-dam is ghar se jab dhuein kaa niilaa ghubaar phuTe mujh ko jhulaa rahe hain giton ke jhulne mein naghme jo paayalon ke sapnon ke dvaar phuTe us saanvle badan par mahkein khunuk savere un mast ankhDiyon se rangon ki phuvaar phuTe mat ro phir aaungaa main parbat pe tujh se milne jab barf-zaar pighle jab aabshaar phuTe"

"lahu mein saadh sat ko bhar rahaa huun koi hujra charaaghaan kar rahaa huun jhaTak kar dil se saare lobh laalach yahaan ban-baas mein behtar rahaa huun azaab-e-aakhirat ki baat aage itaab-e-zindagi se Dar rahaa huun miri pahchaan meraa gyaan hijrat sadaa ausaan mein be-ghar rahaa huun koi dekhe na aa kar daagh-e-hasrat badan par oDh kar chaadar rahaa huun mulavvis thaa main har be-rah-ravi mein magar ilzaam tujh par dhar rahaa huun taDapte tan ko miTTi par giraa kar sar-e-sahraa burida-sar rahaa huun darakte rang baadal khvaab khushbu samay ki saj se bahra-var rahaa huun Daraa huun tere khauf-e-be-bahaa se musalle par sar-e-mahshar rahaa huun tiri be-e'tinaai se gilaa kyaa main apne aap par dubhar rahaa huun"

"tu dard-e-taaza ke 'unvaan ki mahurat hai sakhi sakhi mujhe ab bhi tiri zarurat hai rakhun sanbhaal ke kab tak ye zindagi tujh bin tire milan kaa sabab hai na koi surat hai siDaul paanv subuk sohnaa sajal naanv nasha-taraaz-badan muhnaa madhurat hai yahi na tere liye koh kaaTe ban paaTe tujhe kuchh aur bhi mujh se koi kudurat hai"

"hasrat-e-ahd-e-vafaa baaqi hai teri aankhon mein hayaa baaqi hai baat mein kohna rivaayaat kaa lutf haath par rang-e-hinaa baaqi hai abhi haasil nahin zaalim ko davaam abhi duniyaa mein khudaa baaqi hai bujh gayaa gir ke khunuk aab mein chaand sath-e-dariyaa pe sadaa baaqi hai gopiyaan hi kisi gokul mein nahin bansiyon mein to navaa baaqi hai paanv ke niche sarakti hui khaak sar mein masnad ki havaa baaqi hai biich mein raat, bachan, biite milan oT mein jaltaa diyaa baaqi hai dekh ye chaand nadi phuul na jaa rut mein ras shab mein nasha baaqi hai"

"rabt bhi toDaa bani nit ki talab kaa base bhi patr bhi is ne likhe bheje mujhe sandes bhi chaukhaTaa dil kaa yahaan hai hu bahu tujh saa koi honT bhi aankhein bhi chhab Dhab bhi tujhi saa face bhi ziist ke path par nahin honaa thaa tujh mujh mein milaap har janam mein priit ne dekhe badal kar bhes bhi puut ki saaDi gulaabi aaftaabi jism par laT gundhi choTi ribbon shaanon pe sanvre kes bhi tujh se bichhDe gaanv chhoTaa shahr mein aakar base taj diye sab sangi-saathi tyaag Daalaa des bhi bas asaasa hai yahi ghar kaa yahi ghar ki mataaa sofa ik do bed kitaabein aur ik show kes bhi shaairi mein baazuon ke saath dil bhi shal huaa aakhirash majbur ho kar haar di ye race bhi niche in jharnon pe vaadi mein kise jaa kar milun sang ik sautan ke beri pi gae pardes bhi jaantaa thaa kaun jiite hain yahi kuchh dekhne dil pe sah leinge mohabbat mein birah ki Thes bhi"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"