taaron se meraa jaam bharo main nashe mein huun — Saghar Siddiqui

"ai husn-e-laala-faam! zaraa aankh to milaa khaali paDe hain jaam! zaraa aankh to milaa kahte hain aankh aankh se milnaa hai bandagi duniyaa ke chhoD kaam! zaraa aankh to milaa kyaa vo na aaj aaeinge taaron ke saath saath tanhaaiyon ki shaam! zaraa aankh to milaa ye jaam ye subu ye tasavvur ki chaandni saaqi kahaan mudaam! zaraa aankh to milaa saaqi mujhe bhi chaahiye ik jaam-e-aarzu kitne lageinge daam! zaraa aankh to milaa paamaal ho na jaae sitaaron ki aabru ai mere khush-khiraam! zaraa aankh to milaa hain raah-e-kahkashaan mein azal se khaDe hue 'saaghar' tire ghulaam! zaraa aankh to milaa"

"bargashta-e-yazdaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai bhaTke hue insaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai taa-hadd-e-nazar shoale hi shoale hain chaman mein phulon ke nigahbaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai jis ahd mein luT jaae faqiron ki kamaai us ahd ke sultaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai hanste hain miri surat-e-maftun pe shagufe mere dil-e-naadaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai huron ki talab aur mai o saaghar se hai nafrat zaahid tire irfaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai"

"mataa-e-kausar-o-zamzam ke paimaane tiri aankhein farishton ko banaa deti hain divaane tiri aankhein jahaan-e-rang-o-bu uljhaa huaa hai un ke Doron mein lagi hain kaakul-e-taqdir suljhaane tiri aankhein ishaaron se dilon ko chheD kar iqraar karti hain uThaati hain bahaar-e-nau ke nazraane tiri aankhein vo divaane zamaam-e-laala-o-gul thaam lete hain jinhein mansub kar deti hain viraane tiri aankhein shagufon ko sharaaron kaa machaltaa ruup deti hain haqiqat ko banaa deti hain afsaane tiri aankhein"

"saaqi ki ik nigaah ke afsaane ban gae kuchh phuul TuuT kar mire paimaane ban gae kaaTi jahaan tasavvur-e-jaanaan mein ek shab kahte hain log us jagah but-khaane ban gae jin par na saae zulf-e-ghazaalaan ke paD sake ehsaas ki nigaah mein viraane ban gae jo pi sake na surkh labon ki tajalliyaan duniyaa ke tajrabaat se anjaane ban gae 'saaghar' vahi maqaam hai ik manzil-e-faraaz apne bhi jis maqaam pe begaane ban gae"

"har shai hai pur-malaal baDi tez dhuup hai har lab pe hai savaal baDi tez dhuup hai chakraa ke gir na jaaun main is tez dhuup mein mujh ko zaraa sambhaal baDi tez dhuup hai de hukm baadalon ko khayaabaan-nashin huun jaam-o-subu uchhaal baDi tez dhuup hai mumkin hai abr-e-rahmat-e-yazdaan baras paDe zulfon ki chhaanv Daal baDi tez dhuup hai ab shahr-e-aarzu mein vo raanaaiyaan kahaan hain gul-kade niDhaal baDi tez dhuup hai samjhi hai jis ko saaya-e-ummid aql-e-khaam 'saaghar' kaa hai khayaal baDi tez dhuup hai"

"ek naghma ek taaraa ek ghuncha ek jaam ai gham-e-dauraan gham-e-dauraan tujhe meraa salaam zulf aavaara garebaan chaak ghabraai nazar in dinon ye hai jahaan mein zindagaani kaa nizaam chand taare TuuT kar daaman mein mere aa gire main ne puchhaa thaa sitaaron se tire gham kaa maqaam kah rahe hain chand bichhDe rahravon ke naqsh-e-paa ham kareinge inqalaab-e-justuju kaa ehtimaam paD gaiin pairaahan-e-subh-e-chaman par silvaTein yaad aa kar rah gai hai be-khudi ki ek shaam teri ismat ho ki ho mere hunar ki chaandni vaqt ke baazaar mein har chiiz ke lagte hain daam ham banaaeinge yahaan 'saaghar' nai tasvir-e-shauq ham takhayyul ke mujaddid ham tasavvur ke imaam"

"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"