shahr-bhar mein mujhe aise na ghumaayaa jaataa — Adnan Munawar

"jagmagaate shahr ki tah jagmagaati ret hai aasmaani khvaab hain aur kaaenaati ret hai hai samundar ke labon par shaadiyaanon ki sadaa saahilon par apni dhun mein gungunaati ret hai uDte phirte hain havaa ke saath zarron ki tarah zindagi ke roz-o-shab ki be-sabaati ret hai ye masaafat tishnagi hai aur main sahraa mein huun phaanktaa paani huun lekin munh mein aati ret hai is safar mein baarhaa aankhon ne dekhe hain saraab maujzan paani ki surat jhilmilaati ret hai ik fasaana likh rahaa hai saarbaan-e-zindagi vaaqi’aati qaafile hain haadsaati ret hai"

"yaad-e-yaaraan ko kaf-e-dil mein chubhote hue ham ghar ke kone mein paDe rahte hain rote hue ham nim-shab aur ye aansu hain ki rukte hi nahin haae pardes mein takiyon ko bhigote hue ham har nai subh se ummid-e-paziraai liye chaadar-e-khaak ke parde mein samote hue ham raat us bazm mein ik tu hi shanaasaa thaa magar kitne tanhaa nazar aae tire hote hue ham mar hi jaaeinge tiri yaad mein yunhi kisi roz dukh ke aanchal mein kahin she'r pirote hue ham sarsaraahaT si kahin zulf-e-girah-gir mein thi Dar gae aaj tire saae mein sote hue ham"

"hai pur-raunaq magar viraan si mahsus hoti hai bhari mahfil mein bhi teri kami mahsus hoti hai use dekhun to duniyaa khub-surat lagne lagti hai use chhu luun to mujh ko zindagi mahsus hoti hai miri aankhon mein aankhein Daal kar ye to bataao tum tumhein bhi kyaa mohabbat si kabhi mahsus hoti hai tumhaaraa haath shaamil hi nahin meri tabaahi mein bataao kyon tumhein sharmindagi mahsus hoti hai main apni justuju mein jaa-ba-jaa phirtaa huun sargardaan magar duniyaa ko ye aavaargi mahsus hoti hai jahaan 'adnaan' meri maan kaa chehra saamne aae vahaan manzar mein kaisi taazgi mahsus hoti hai"

"kabhi zamin kabhi aasmaan banaataa huun yahaan main ret pe kitne makaan banaataa huun 'ajib tarz ki tasvir banti jaati hai ab is mein dekhnaa main dil kahaan banaataa huun makaan aag mein jaltaa banaa liyaa pahle ab aasmaan talak main dhuaan banaataa huun zamin pe khinch ke laataa huun abr kaa TukDaa musaafiron ke liye saaebaan banaataa huun puraane peD pe ik saanp kaa baseraa hai nai jagah pe kahin aashiyaan banaataa huun"

"ham ne qismat se jo ye vaqt guzaaraa raushan kyaa falak par hai kahin koi sitaara raushan thak gayaa huun main bahut roz ki taariki se koi kar de mire manzar ko khudaaraa raushan ai mire yaar tiri lau ki zarurat hai ki aaj mujhe karnaa hai bujhe dil ko dubaara raushan khush-nazar shakhs tu jaataa hai usi jaanib kyon jis taraf hai hi nahin koi ishaara raushan varna main chaak pe hi raakh huaa jaataa thaa tere chhune se huaa hai miraa gaaraa raushan"

"umid-vaar to barg-o-samar ke ham bhi hain shajar na kaaT ki shaakh-e-shajar ke ham bhi hain ye aur baat ki daaman na mil sakaa ham ko gire hue to kisi chashm-e-tar ke ham bhi hain subuk-ravaan-e-mohabbat na yuun hanso ham par shikasta-paa sahi is rah-guzar ke ham bhi hain ye aur baat hamaari khabar nahin rakhtaa hamein khabar hai kisi baa-khabar ke ham bhi hain ai ahl-e-qaafila tanhaa safar bhi sakht nahin hamaaraa zaad-e-safar hai safar ke ham bhi 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"

"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"