“Lahore Lahore hi tha! ”
“Lahore Lahore hi tha! ”, “pehnnay orhanay, khanay peenay, likhnay padhany aur doosri kayi baton mein Lahore walon ka apna aik allag rang raha hai .
yahan ki punjabi bol chaal ka andaaz bhi is khtte ke dosray shehron se mukhtalif tha. urdu tehreer o taqreer mein bhi yahan ke parhay likhay tabqay ne apna aik makhsoos aahang ikhtiyar kya .
shuru shuru mein dlli aur lkhno walay is par hanstay magar baad mein is ka loha mana gaya. is shehar ki zindagi ko punjabi mizaaj ki khoobiyon aur khamion ne aik khaas sanchay mein dhala. yahi wajah hai ke yahan ke baazaaron, gharon aur mehafilon mein hamein aik khaas fiza millti hai. isi terhan jaisay dlli, lkhno, calcutta, madras aur hyderabad ka apna aik khaas mahol hai .
yahan ke nojawan malik bhar mein apni zindah dili ki wajah se mashhoor thay aur unhon ne zindagi ke bohat se shobo mein –apne aap ko mumtaz kya. is mein shak nahi ke beeswin sadi mein is shehar ke rehne walon ne hindostan ke naam ko chaar chaand lagaye. Iqbal jaisa shayar, Chughtaee jaisa msvor, gamma jaisa pehelvaan, Ata Allah bukhari jaisa khateeb, lajpt raye jaisa siyasat daan aur bhagat singh jaisa inqalabi. yeh sab Lahore aur is ki hama rang zindagi se wabasta thay. is liye kehnay walay ab bhi kehte hain ke “Lahore Lahore hi tha. ”
dlli mein ab tak hazaron log aisay hain jo puranay Lahore ko, is ke gali kochoon, imaarton aur un mein rehne walon ko yaad karte hain. yeh log tarastay hain ke zindagi mein aik baar phir se –apne shehar ki jhalak dekh ayen, magar ab unhein sarhad paar karne ki ijazat mil gayi to kya woh is Lahore ko dekh saken ge jisay woh 1947 hamza mein chore aaye thay? ”
