achchha KHasa ghar tha lekin ujaD gaya
waldain ke intiqal ke baad
donon bhai apni laDli aur iklauti
bahan ki shadi kar ke
mulk se bahar chale gae
lahori aabai makan mein
sarf chacha sultan akele rahte the
jin ki ghani nurani daDhi
KHauf-e-KHuda se hilti rahti thi
parwez italy mein
danton ke amraaz ka mahir ban ke raha
ab us ki qismat ka sitara
burj-e-sukun mein
jag-mag jag-mag chamak raha tha
mumtaz espen mein
jaez aur na-jaez chizen
dar-amad baramad kar ke
rizq-e-halal aur akl-e-haram kamata tha
us ke jaanne walon mein
kuchh aise waise log bhi shamil the
magar apni apni pardesi duniyaon mein
donon aaram se the
chhoTe ke paiham israr
aur qartaba gharnata ke asrar
se haar ke
baDa kashan kashan chala aaya tha
sat baras mein pahli bar
wo sath sath chhuTTiyan guzar rahe the
naraaz aur mawwaj
paniyon ke paDos mein
shor-sharabe wali
gunjaan aabaadi se
zara haT kar
ek KHush-numa pahaDi par
das bis makanat honge
sab se achchha mumtaz ka tha
ek roz wo sayyahi se
thake thakae
raat gae ghar aae
apne lawn mein
nekar pahne Tang pasare
pas paDe mobile par
nazar jamae kan lagae
wisky pite rahe
chand nashe mein tha
aur samundar se
pighli chandi chhalak rahi thi
aisa tilismi manzar aur itna aasman
aahon ne kabhi na dekha tha
lekin parwez ke daure ki
ek aur wajh bhi thi
tis baras tak
do ruhon ke shab-KHanon mein
ajab tarah ki pagal nafrat palti rahi
aur apna zahr ugalti rahi
wo badle ki aag mein jalte
angaron par chalte rahe
isi liye koi das din pahle
is sazish ne janam liya tha
aur mumtaz ne kisi purane
karobari sathi se
KHun ka sauda kar Dala tha
aaj usi ka sandesa aane wala tha
os utarti raat guzarti rahi
achanak mobile ne sargoshi ki
bheDiya halal kar diya gaya
subh sawere telephone par
bahnoi ne bharrai aawaz sunai di:
raaton-raat na-malum afrad
chacha jaan ka gala kaT ke
bhag gae hain
aur police taftish waghaira
ye man-jae KHush ho ke
betabi se gale mile
baDi der tak guthe hue
apne dilon ki dhak dhak sunte rahe
ek napak darinde ne
apne masum bhatijon se
bad-kari ka irtikab kar ke
un ki psychi badal di thi
Nazm
Muhasba
Saqi Faruqi