shahr-e-dil be shabaab hai kam hai — Abu Leveeza Ali

"kisi kaa khat hai yaa ye ghazal hai ye kaisaa parcha paDaa huaa hai gulaal se lab bane hain is mein kitaab chehra banaa huaa hai nigaah us ki hai jhiil jaisi kamaan jaisi bhavon ke niche to surkh honTon ke ek jaanib bhi til kaa pahra lagaa huaa hai haan sabz qindil jal rahi hai balaa ki surkhi ubal rahi hai adaa se palkein jhuki huiin hain hayaa kaa aanchal paDaa huaa hai lo ab hamaari saqil aankhein qadim raston pe chal paDi hain vafaa ke khanDar se kuchh pare hi hamaaraa malba paDaa huaa hai safed baalon ke pichhe apni javaan umri ke pal nahin hain hai ahd-e-tifli kaa ek buDhaa jo laDkhaDaataa khaDaa huaa hai bahut hasin hai ye sachchaa moti jo rang se is ke munsalik hai magar use ye khabar nahin hai hamaaraa aansu juDaa huaa hai hai chaap us ki hamaari dhaDkan jo dil mein dhak dhak lagi hui hai firaaq us kaa visaal hi hai vo ban ke dhaDkaa lagaa huaa hai bahut sanvaaraa musavviron ne bahut se Daale hain rang is mein magar ye surat hai meri surat so rang is kaa uDaa huaa hai"

"palaT jaanaa koi mushkil nahin thaa miraa hi vaapsi kaa dil nahin thaa mataa-e-zist laa-haasil nahin thaa vale paane ke main qaabil nahin thaa vo chhuriyaan dhaar jis par ho rahin thiin miraa hi dil thaa koi sil nahin thaa khulaa baab-e-junun jab mujh pe yaaro miraa tab koi mustaqbil nahin thaa mariz-e-ishq hone tak sunaa hai adhuri zaat thaa kaamil nahin thaa mujhe gharqaab thaa az had zaruri vagarna ziist ke qaabil nahin thaa main pyaasaa thaa magar honTon se mahrum samundar thaa magar saahil nahin thaa na do ilzaam bhaunre ko 'ali' tum vo hargiz phuul kaa qaatil nahin thaa"

"aql thi aagahi ne maar diyaa diid ko raushni ne maar diyaa ek bekas thaa jis ke khvaabon ko us ki be-chaargi ne maar diyaa ham ne chaahaa ki baat ban jaae ziist ki be-rukhi ne maar diyaa dekh kar paani mar gayaa pyaasaa us ko sachchi khushi ne maar diyaa thaa jo apnaa banaa vo an-jaanaa phir usi ajnabi ne maar diyaa kyaa taajjub ki koi baat nahin aadmi aadmi ne maar diyaa"

"shikast-e-khurdgi ke baad hausla nahin huaa jo chukaa pahlaa vaar hi to dusraa nahin huaa kahaa huaa sunaa huaa likhaa huaa nahin huaa hamaare haq mein to koi bhi faisla nahin huaa qadam saqil ho gae tavil raah ho gai malaal thaa kamaal par visaal thaa nahin huaa sukut-e-lab kaa vo sabab hain siskiyaan vo hichkiyaan nigaah-e-ishq se faro vo haadisa nahin huaa tamaam dil ke paarche bikhar chuke zamin par hisaab rakhne vaale kaa muhaasba nahin huaa palaT gae tamaash-bin gai vo shoabada-gari thi gung vo zabaan jab kahaa huaa nahin huaa hui buland ik sadaa ki ab karo vo faisla nigaah-e-naaz-yaafta vo dusraa nahin huaa tumhaare naqsh-e-paa pe main jo chal rahaa huun der se main khatm ho rahaa to huun pa raasta nahin huaa"

"paanv jab mere aasmaan mein the us ghaDi aap hi dhyaan mein the jis ghaDi ham bahut the pur-ummid us ghaDi aap ke jahaan mein the usrat-e-zist ham gharibon par dhuup chhuTi to ham thakaan mein the sair divaar-o-dar ki ki ham ne aish thi raat ham makaan mein the yaad rahte to chuur ho jaate khvaab kyaa kyaa mare gumaan mein the yaad hai ham bhi kaar-aamad the tiir the aur tiri kamaan mein the kis qadar ho chali hai be-zaari dil mein bhi ham the ham to jaan mein the"

"aankh kaa ishaara hai ham pe aashkaaraa hai tir-e-nim-kash hai kab ye nazar to aaraa hai hai jo ishq kaa chakkar sar-ba-sar khasaara hai dard ki hukumat hai aur dukh sahaaraa hai ai miri mataa-e-jaan ham mein kyaa hamaaraa hai dil ko gham hain duniyaa ke aur dil tumhaaraa hai hijr do ghaDi kaa hi aag hai sharaara hai mujh mein ek dariyaa hai aur ik kinaara hai"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"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"