taabiron se band qabaa-e-khvaab khule — Ghulam Murtaza Rahi

"baDhaa jab us ki tavajjoh kaa silsila kuchh aur khushi se phail gayaa gham kaa daaera kuchh aur natija dekh ke maanaa mire masihaa ne kuchh aur dard thaa meraa hui davaa kuchh aur main apne aap ko kis aaine mein pahchaanun ki ek 'aks miraa kuchh hai dusraa kuchh aur agar kahin koi divaar saamne aai buland ho gayaa paani kaa hausla kuchh aur kuchh aise dekhtaa hai vo mujhe ki lagtaa hai dikhaa rahaa hai mujhe meraa aaina kuchh aur natija dekhne sunne ke baa'd ye niklaa bayaan-e-vaaqia kuchh amr-e-vaaqia kuchh aur guzar muhaal na hotaa hamaaraa basti mein jo uThtin chhoD ke divaarein raasta kuchh aur"

"nahin hai bahr-o-bar mein aisaa mere yaar koi ki jis khitte kaa miltaa ho na daavedaar koi yunhi buniyaad kaa darja nahin miltaa kisi ko khaDi ki jaaegi mujh par abhi divaar koi pataa chalne nahin detaa kabhi fariyaadiyon ko lagaa kar baiTh jaataa hai kahin darbaar koi nigaahein us ke chehre se nahin haTtin jo dekhun ki hai us ke gale mein besh-qimat haar koi bachaataa phirtaa huun dariyaa mein apni kashti-e-jaan kabhi is paar hai koi bhi us paar koi usi kaa qahr barpaa hai usi kaa faiz jaari har ik majbur kaa hai maalik-o-mukhtaar koi kahlvaayaa hai us ne phaand kar divaar aa jaanaa agar darvaaze par baiThaa ho pahre-daar koi"

"Thahar Thahar ke miraa intizaar kartaa chal ye sakht-raah bhi ab ikhtiyaar kartaa chal safar ki raat hai har gaam ehtiyaat barat palaT palaT ke andheron pe vaar kartaa chal liye jaa kaam tu apni firaakh-dasti se qadam qadam pe mujhe zer-e-baar kartaa chal idhar udhar jo khaDe ho gae hain tere liye unhein bhi apne safar mein shumaar kartaa chal kisi Thikaane pe tujh ko agar pahunchnaa hai to naqsh-e-paa kaa mire e'tibaar kartaa chal na khinch dasht o jabal bahr o bar se qadmon ko ye sab rukaavaTein hain in ko paar kartaa chal"

"kahin kahin se pur-asraar ho liyaa jaae ki apne haq mein bhi hamvaar ho liyaa jaae vo jis ne zakhm lagaae rakhegaa marham bhi usi kaa dil se taraf-daar ho liyaa jaae yahi hai niind kaa manshaa ki khvaab-e-ghaflat se sahih vaqt pe bedaar ho liyaa jaae girah-kushaai-e-mauj-e-nafas bahaana hai ki is bahaane se us paar ho liyaa jaae kisi ki raah mein aane ki ye bhi surat hai ki saaya ke liye divaar ho liyaa jaae"

"main ye dekh ke bhi rukaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa mujhe raaste kaa pata nahin ki ghubaar thaa vo hujum saa jo umaD paDaa thaa mire liye mujhe dekhne ko milaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa miri rif’atein mujhe yak-ba-yak na samajh sakin kahin munkashif main huaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa mire saae ko na darakht the na ‘imaaratein mujhe aasmaan kaa pata nahin ki ghubaar thaa kai baar mere qarib se vo guzar gayaa mujhe phir bhi koi gila nahin ki ghubaar thaa kabhi paanv rakkhaa to phunk kar ki na uTh sake kabhi tole par to uDaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa mujhe Thokaron ne giraa diyaa to pata chalaa koi saamne se haTaa nahin ki ghubaar thaa"

"jab dhuup mein fasl pak rahi thi har aankh chamak-damak rahi thi shishe mein ghubaar saaaton kaa patthar mein sadi jhalak rahi thi jab aag mein ham panah-guzin the ashjaar ko barf Dhak rahi thi sarhad ki lakir dekh aae khanjar ki tarah chamak rahi thi ehsaas ki lau ghaTaa li main ne meri hi taraf lapak rahi thi"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"