ye mere shahr kaa ik aur haadisa hogaa — Aabid Adeeb

"giton kaa shahr hai ki nagar soz-o-saaz kaa qalb-e-shikasta aur ye aalam gudaaz kaa chaaron taraf saji hain dukaanein khulus ki chamkaa hai kaarobaar har ik hilaa-saaz kaa vo chaahe khvaab ho ki haqiqat magar kabhi ehsaan uThaaegaa na libaas-e-majaaz kaa jis tarah chaahaa jaae hai chaahaa nahin abhi andesha jaan khaae hai ifshaa-e-raaz kaa bahrupiyaa hai koi phire hai nagar nagar qaatil kaa ruup dhaare kabhi chaarasaaz kaa yuun hanste hanste daar-e-fanaa se chalaa hai vo jaise safar nasib ho arz-e-hijaaz kaa 'aabid' ghamon ki dhuup mein jalnaa hai chaar din bas qissa mukhtasar hai ye umr-e-daraaz kaa"

"sharik-e-aalam-e-kaif-o-surur main bhi thaa ki raat jashn mein tere huzur main bhi thaa ajiib vaqt thaa duniyaa qarib thi mere ghazab ye thaa tire daaman se duur main bhi thaa ghamon ke ghere mein jab raqs kar rahi thi hayaat tamaash-bin ki tarah be-shuur main bhi thaa na ruknaa raah mein shart-e-safar mein shaamil thaa thakan se varna bahut chuur chuur main bhi thaa utar rahaa thaa lahu kis balaa kaa aankhon mein tire khayaal mein us dam zarur main bhi thaa guzarte vaqt ne pahre baiThaa diye 'aabid' khataaein un ki na thiin be-qusur main bhi thaa"

"safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain ye jaan kar bhi ki patthar har ek haath mein hai jiyaale log hain shishon ke ghar banaate hain jo rahne vaale hain log un ko ghar nahin dete jo rahne vaalaa nahin us ke ghar banaate hain jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain kabhi jo baat kahi thi tire taalluq se ab us ke bhi kai matlab nikaale jaate hain"

"kaar-naama ai gham-e-dil kuchh tiraa ye kam nahin bah gae aankhon se dariyaa aur aankhein nam nahin saaf thaa har lafz us ki be-badal taqrir kaa phir lahu ne naqsh jo chhoDe hain vo mubham nahin har zamaane mein nahin pahchaannaa mushkil unhein sar qalam hote raheinge un ke lekin gham nahin karbalaa hi ne kiye hain murtasim dil par nuqush varna is duniyaa mein gham ki vaardaatein kam nahin dil hi dil vo bhigi lakDi ki tarah sulgaa kiyaa us ke chehre se to lagtaa thaa ki koi gham nahin kaifiyat kaisi ajab is shahr ki yaadon ki hai garm hai aatish nahin aur sard hai shabnam nahin ik alag tahzib hai tanhaaiyon ke shahr ki ek hi aalam hamesha aur koi mausam nahin phir rahe hain log phir haathon mein sang-reze liye aur apne sar mein saudaa is ghaDi kuchh kam nahin ham se 'aabid' apne rahbar ko shikaayat ye rahi aankh munde un ke pichhe chalne vaale ham nahin"

"jab jab bhi dekhiye use khun-baar si lage duniyaa hamesha barsar-e-paikaar si lage har har nafas pe rang badalti hai zindagi ik phuul si lage hai kabhi khaar si lage chehra hai mere dost kaa yaa koi aaina dekhun ulaT-palaT ke to bhi aarsi lage aadat si paD gai hai use bolne ki tez vo baat bhi kare hai to takraar si lage tum saath ho to ham bhi bayaabaan ko ghar karein ye sakht dhuup saaya-e-divaar si lage har har qadam pe jaise ki biktaa ho aadmi basti tamaam misr ke baazaar si lage 'aabid' tamaam shahr pe aalam hai kaun saa har ek shakl naqsh-ba-divaar si lage"

"safar kaa shauq na manzil ki justuju baaqi musaafiron ke badan mein nahin lahu baaqi tamaam raat havaaon kaa gasht jaari thaa savere tak na rahaa koi hu-ba-hu baaqi sabhi tarah se taaaruf to ho gayaa un kaa rahi hai ab to mulaaqaat ru-ba-ru baaqi jo bhiiD bikhre to dekhun talab ye kaisi hai dayaar-e-ghair mein hai kis ki justuju baaqi vahi nazaare vahi garmi-e-sukhan hai magar na hi vo baat na vo tarz-e-guftugu baaqi zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi usi lihaaz kaa 'aabid' malaal hai ham ko rahaa na aaj jo dauraan-e-guftugu baaqi"

"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"