rang saare apne andar raftagaan ke hain — Aslam Mahmood

"ai mire ghubaar-e-sar tu hi to nahin tanhaa raaegaan to main bhi huun mere har khasaare par mere ye mukhaalif kyaa shaadmaan to main bhi huun dasht ye agar apni vusaton pe naazaan hai mujh ko is se kyaa lenaa zarra hi sahi lekin meri apni vusat hai be-karaan to main bhi huun dar-ba-dar bhaTakti hai dasht o shahr o sahraa mein apnaa sar paTakti hai ai havaa-e-avaara teri hi tarah be-ghar be-amaan to main bhi huun kuuch kar gae jaane kitne qaafile jin kaa kuchh nishaan nahin miltaa main bhi huun kamar-basta yaani rah-rav-e-raah-e-raftagaan to main bhi huun tu jo ek shoala hai chob-e-khushk huun main bhi apnaa haal yaksaan hai der hai bhaDakne ki phir to raakh hai tu bhi phir dhuaan to main bhi huun"

"bujh gae manzar ufuq par har nishaan maddham huaa lamha lamha saaraa rang-e-aasmaan maddham huaa thak gae ham-raah mere jaagne vaale sabhi aakhir-e-shab mujh mein bhi ik shor-e-fughaan maddham huaa mahv ho jaaungaa main bhi ek din har zehn se aainon mein jaise aks-e-raftagaan maddham huaa raat Dhalte Dhalte aai subh ki dahliz tak dil ne lai tabdil kar di saaz-e-jaan maddham huaa haasil o darkaar ki har fikr zaail ho gai ik nazar uTThi har ik rang-e-ziyaan maddham huaa ab kahaan vo sahraa-zaad o paas-daaraan-e-junun sahraa sahraa vahshaton kaa har nishaan maddham huaa harf-e-dil-daari nahin rasm-e-dil-aazaari nahin lahja-e-har-mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan maddham huaa ik charaagh ik aaina meri mataa-e-be-bahaa rah gayaa harf-e-yaqin naqsh-e-gumaan maddham huaa har nishaan-e-baam-dar jab miT gayaa 'aslam' to kyaa zor-e-tufaan tham gayaa aab-e-ravaan maddham huaa"

"main hajv ik apne har qaside ki rad mein tahrir kar rahaa huun ki aap-apne se huun mukhaatab khud apni tahqir kar rahaa huun kahaan hai fursat nashaat o gham ki ki khud ko taskhir kar rahaa huun lahu mein girdaab Daaltaa huun nafas ko shamshir kar rahaa huun miri kahaani raqam hui hai havaa ke auraaq-e-muntashir par main khaak ke rang-e-ghair-faani ko apni tasvir kar rahaa huun main sang-o-khisht-e-anaa ki baarish mein kab kaa mismaar ho chukaa huun ab inkisaari ki narm miTTi se apni taamir kar rahaa huun ye ishq ki hai fusun-taraazi ki vahshaton ki karishma-saazi kamand khushbu pe Daaltaa huun havaa ko zanjir kar rahaa huun shanvaa-vari ke usuul mujh ko bataaegaa koi kyaa ki main ne kiyaa hai maujon kaa khair-maqdam bhanvar ki tauqir kar rahaa huun tum apne dariyaaon par biThaao hazaar pahre magar mujhe kyaa main saare khvaabon ko sab saraabon ko apni jaagir kar rahaa huun"

"mizha pe khvaab nahin intizaar saa kuchh hai bahaar to nahin aks-e-bahaar saa kuchh hai mujhe milaa na kabhi farsh-e-gul pe bhi aaraam yahi lagaa ki kahin nok-e-khaar saa kuchh hai jo paas thaa isi saudaa-e-sar ki nazr huaa na dhajjiyaan hi bachi hain na taar saa kuchh hai tamaam umr jise main ubuur kar na sakaa darun-e-zaat mire be-kanaar saa kuchh hai guzar gai mujhe chhu kar kisi khayaal ki rau ufuq se taa-ba-ufuq rang-zaar saa kuchh hai khayaal-o-khvaab hue sab visaal ke lamhe nazar mein sirf chamaktaa ghubaar saa kuchh hai ye haal hai ki havaaon se uljhaa jaataa huun lahu mein ab ke ajab intishaar saa kuchh hai"

"pattharon par vaadiyon mein naqsh-e-paa meraa bhi hai raaston se manzilon tak silsila meraa bhi hai paanv us ke bhi nahin uThte mire ghar ki taraf aur ab ke raasta badlaa huaa meraa bhi hai habs ke aalam mein bhi zinda huun teri aas par ai havaa-e-taaza darvaaza khulaa meraa bhi hai baadalon se ai zamin tu hi nahin hai naa-umid raaegaan saa ab ke kuchh harf-e-duaa meraa bhi hai be-basaarat shahr mein be-chehragi ke darmiyaan ik diyaa jaltaa huaa ik aaina meraa bhi hai dekhtaa huun main bhi sab ke saath duniyaa ko magar ik alag zauq-e-nazar ik zaaviya meraa bhi hai tirgi mein aaj agar main huun to ho saktaa hai kal dastaras mein chaand ho aakhir khudaa meraa bhi hai"

"kiyaa gardishon ke havaale use chaak par rakh diyaa ki banne bigaDne kaa har faisla khaak par rakh diyaa mujhe qasr-e-taabir ki us ne sab kunjiyaan saunp diin magar chhin kar khvaab aankhon se aflaak par rakh diyaa sivaa raakh hone ke ab koi chaara bachaa hi nahin sharaar-e-havas kis ne ye mere khaashaak par rakh diyaa koi hai jo girdaab-e-gham se bachaae hue hai mujhe ki ik mehrbaan haath phir chashm-e-namnaak par rakh diyaa koi kaam 'aslam' banaa hi nahin vahshaton ke baghair jalaa kar charaagh-e-junun taaq-e-idraak par rakh diyaa"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"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"