hazaaron laakhon nanhee see jaan ke keedon patingon mein tidda ek bade jism aur badee jaan ka ishqabaaz hai aur paravaane aate hain to raushanee ke gird tavaaf karate hain. beqaraar ho-hokar chimanee se sar takaraate hain. tidde kee shaan niraalee hai. ye ghoorata hai, moonchhon ko bal deta hai aur uchak kar ek hamala karata hai. samajhata hoga main takkar maar kar raushanee ko fatah kar loonga. sab kamazaat chhote raqeebon kee aankh mein khaak daalakar apanee mahabooba ko udaakar le jaoonga. aur aakh ke darakht par baithakar usako gale lagaoonga. mere geet sunakar raushanee hamesha-hamesha ko meree taabedaar ban jaegee.
par haay ishq ke kooche mein kisaka khayaal poora hua hai. kisakee aarazoo bar aaee hai. kaun baamuraad raha hai jo tidda ka aramaan poora hota. hasarat-e-naseeb uchak-uchak, phudak-phudak kar, ghoor-ghoorakar rah jaata hai aur noor par qabza mayassar nahin aata.
mujhako un aashiqazaar keedon ne bahut sataaya hai. mere raat ke mutaale mein ye shareer bada rakhana daalate hain. sar ke baalon mein, aankhon mein, kaanon mein, ghuse chale aate hain. koee poochhe ki bhee aadamee ke sar kyon hote ho jis par jee aaya hai usake paas jao. usase milane kee koshish karo.
magar vo to zamaane kee taaseer hai. aajakal har ishqabaaz baaton aur lisaan ho gaya hai. jaan dene aur mashooq par qurbaan ho jaane kee himmat jaanavaron tak mein nahin. ab vo vaqt gaya. shekh sa’dee ne bulabul ko paravaane kee sarafaroshee ka tana diya tha aur kaha tha ki ishq paravaane se seekh kar bolata nahin ek dafa aa kar jaan de deta hai.
ab to paravaane bhee aate hain to aadamiyon ko sataate hain. unake naak-kaan mein ghusate hain. taaki vo unakee ishqabaazee se aagaah ho jaen. numood ka shauq aadamiyon se guzar kar jaanavaron tak mein saraayat kar gaya. un dinon har hastee dikhaave aur riyaakaaree kee mushtaaq hai. ye keede sirf apane ishq ka izahaar karane ko aadamee par gire padate hain taaki usako ilm ho jae ki unako raushanee se mohabbat hai.
zara insaaf karana, kal mainne masaharee ke parde daalakar sirahaane raushanee rakhee ki ab to un naso baazon se chhutakaara milega. magar moozee nanhe keede masaharee ke chhote sooraakhon mein ghus aae aur aisee shorish kee ki mainne kitaab utha kar de maaree. gusse se betaab ho gaya. deevaanon kee tarah keedon ko, barasaat ko aur us mausam kee raat ko bura bhala kaha.
aur to aur guslakhaane to alag kone mein hai. usake daravaaze par to chilaman padee huee hai. vahaan bhee un fitanon kee fauj ghusatee chalee jaatee hai kyonki guslakhaane mein bhee unakee faahisha mashooqa raushanee rakhee hai.