yaadgaar-e-zamaana hain ham log — Muntazir Lakhnavi

"yak-ba-yak jaataa rahaa dilbar jo ghar aayaa huaa dauDaa dauDaa main phiraa galiyon mein ghabraayaa huaa jaan kyaa jallaad ki leve dobaaraa hukm-e-qatl munh se us zaalim ne jo yakbaar farmaayaa huaa hijr mein us gul ke ye surat hamaari ban gai rang bhi hai zard aur chehra bhi murjhaayaa huaa khaana-e-dil se karein gham yaar kaa kis tarah duur dar se uThtaa hai muhassal koi biThlaayaa huaa kyaa ghazab TuuTe hai dekhein aashiqon ki jaan par aaj kuchh ghusse mein hai baiThaa vo jhunjhlaayaa huaa yuun kiyaa barbaad us gul ne dil-e-pazh-murda ko pheink de hai phuul jaise koi kumlaayaa huaa 'muntazir' kaa ji jalaa de kyon na har ik baat mein hai vo zaalim shoala-khu ghairon kaa bhaDkaayaa huaa"

"jis ki ba-khudaa us but-e-kaafir pe nazar hai chhaati hai pahaaD us ki to patthar kaa jigar hai ai dil dur-e-dandaan ko zaraa dekh to us ke kyaa durj mein yaaqut ki ye silk-e-guhar hai kyaa saaf kahun yaar ke rukhsaar kaa ausaaf ik ghairat-e-khurshid hai ek rashk-e-qamar hai binaai kahaan itni nazar aae jo mujh ko baarik rag-e-jaan se bhi kuchh us ki kamar hai kartaa hai dilaa kis liye tu yaar ko badnaam baais tiri rusvaai kaa ye dida-e-tar hai samjhun na judaai ko main kyon vasl se behtar surat tiri aankhon ke tale aaTh pahar hai rotaa hai vo hasrat pe tiri sokhta-jaan ki juun sham-e-sahar jo koi sargarm-e-safar hai"

"yaar se dast-o-garebaan na huaa thaa so huaa kabhi itnaa main pashemaan na huaa thaa so huaa vaaqai jaa-e-nadaamat to yahi hai ki kabhu mujh se jo kaam azizaan na huaa thaa so huaa tujh ko dekhe koi aur us se khafaa honaa haae kyaa karun ai dil-e-naadaan na huaa thaa so huaa kar ke nazzaara tan-e-saaf kaa us ke haihaat shakl-e-aaina jo hairaan na huaa thaa so huaa hanste hanste na sunaa thaa kahin ho khaana-kharaab rovo ab dida-e-giryaan na huaa thaa so huaa baal ve bikhre hue dekh ke rukh par us ke kabhu kaafir jo musalmaan na huaa thaa so huaa 'muntazir' is dil-e-betaab ke haathon shab-e-vasl kyaa kahein tum se miyaan jo na huaa thaa so huaa"

"vo un zulfon kaa aalam abtari kaa sabab thaa meri shorida-sari kaa pari ki si ho jis zaalim ki raftaar vo kyaa jaane jatan aadam-giri kaa ajab apnaa bhi hai maashuq be-aib hunar hai jis mein aashiq-parvari kaa tiri jaadu-nigaahi jis ne dekhi vo kab qaail hai sehr-e-saamri kaa ravaan hain lakht-e-dil yuun chashm-e-nam se musaafir juun chale rasta tari kaa sharaf ashaab-e-kahf uupar rakhe hai jo sag hai aastaan-e-haidari kaa badi mat kar kisi ki 'muntazir' tu agar khvaahaan hai apni behtari kaa"

"us shokh ke andaaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai aur us ke sivaa naaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai baaton mein jo chhal leve hai dil pir-o-javaan kaa us tifl-e-duaa-baar ko dekhaa to ghazab hai kyaa kyaa na kahaa us ne mujhe teri taraf se kaafir tire hamraaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai har-chand ki hai tuti-e-hind ek hi khush-go par bulbul-e-shiraaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai har-chand ki hai ishq kaa anjaam hi kuchh qahr har husn ke aaghaaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai ham 'muntazir' itnaa na samajhte the use lek khuub us but-e-khud-saaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai"

"umr bhar us pe main maraa hi kiyaa vo masihaa bhi dam diyaa hi kiyaa thaa vo naa-aashnaa-mizaaj vale aakhirash ham ne aashnaa hi kiyaa aashiqi ke sivaa bhi ham ne aur jo kiyaa kaam so buraa hi kiyaa kar gae qais-o-koh-kan jo jo ham ne us se bhi kuchh sivaa hi kiyaa go bhalaa yaa buraa thaa sher apnaa sun ke yaaron ne vaah-vaa hi kiyaa ik na ik us ki zulf-e-barham se pech dil par mire paDaa hi kiyaa shab-e-furqat mein 'muntazir' har roz shama saa dil miraa jalaa hi kiyaa"

"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"