aajizi bol-chaal mein rakhnaa — Farkhanda Razvi

"mumkin jo hui ham se vo tadbir kare hain jo zakhm hare the haan abhi tak vo hare hain batlaao to rakkhein bhi kahaan gham ke dafine bartan jo mayassar the hamein saare bhare hain ab kaise mile jannat-o-dozakh ki bashaarat aamaal ke sikke to sabhi khoTe khare hain barson se is ehsaas mein halchal nahin koi ik umr hui haath par ham haath dhare hain be-khauf hain is daur mein shaitaan ke pujaari allaah ke bande to sabhi sahme Dare hain rahtaa hi nahin hai kisi rishte mein tavaazun jo aql ke nazdik hain vo dil se pare hain marne ke liye kaun jiyaa hai yahaan 'khanda' dekhaa hai ki jiine ke liye log mare hain"

"kam hi hote hain muqaddar ke sikandar chehre kitne murjhaae hain in chehron ke andar chehre ahl-e-kashti ko to saahil ke hi khvaab aate hain taktaa rahtaa hai safinon ke samundar chehre qahr kyaa TuuT paDaa raat ko is basti par aise jhulse jo nazar aate hain ghar ghar chehre bughz-o-nafrat ke hadaf hain ye siyaasat ke qatil bhuke nange hain ye bhaTke hue dar-dar chehre dil mein ik tiir jo surat se utar jaataa hai jab ghaDi bhar mein badal jaate hain tevar chehre ye nahin sochte qaatil bhi to ho sakte hain chaand ke bhes mein taarik se bad-tar chehre farsh kyaa arsh pe bhi milte hi nahin hain 'khanda' teri tasvir ke chehre ke baraabar chehre"

"gham-gusaari kaa hai aalam duur tak ghaas par phaili hai shabnam duur tak ek hi jaisi fazaa hai chaar-su ek hi jaisaa hai mausam duur tak zakhm apne dekh kar zaahir huaa baanTtaa hai koi marham duur tak chheDti hai be-khudi ke silsile shab ke sannaaTon mein sargam duur tak apne mustaqbil se hote baa-khabar dekh paate kaash jo ham duur tak saahil-o-dariyaa ko 'khanda' kyaa likhun dekhti huun koi sangam duur tak"

"zahraab rag-e-jaan mein utaaraa hi bahut thaa basti ne tiri mujh ko rulaayaa hi bahut thaa viraan hue aah ke asaraat se maskan logon ne mujhe mil ke sataayaa hi bahut thaa honaa thaa kisi roz hamein yuun bhi to paspaa palkon pe tujhe ham ne biThaayaa hi bahut thaa ik roz to milnaa thaa jafaa-kash ko sila bhi paighaam-e-vafaa ham ne sunaayaa hi bahut thaa girnaa thaa kisi roz bulandi se hamein bhi khvaabon kaa nasha aankh pe chhaayaa hi bahut thaa 'khanda' ye jo main deti bhi to qarz kahaan thaa pahle se azizon pe baqaayaa hi bahut thaa"

"jism ki divaar ke baahar na dekh dusron ki aankh se manzar na dekh dushmanon ki khaamiyon par rakh nazar doston ke haath mein khanjar na dekh dahr mein rakh har nafas se khud gharaz ghar ke hote aur koi ghar na dekh yuun bhi hai tujh ko bikharnaa ek din zaat ke aaine se baahar na dekh be-qaraari hi muqaddar hai tiraa naaz-o-andaaz-e-dil-e-muztar na dekh ho chuki 'khanda' har ik sozish tamaam be-sabab ab raakh ke andar na dekh"

"karun tujh se bevafaai ye kabhi ravaa nahin thaa use bevafaa na kahnaa ki vo bevafaa nahin thaa ye kisi ki saazishein thiin yaa thi marzi-e-zamaana miraa tujh se duur honaa miraa faisla nahin thaa kahin duur aa gai thi main hudud-e-zindagi se mire paas vaapsi kaa koi raasta nahin thaa miri haalat-e-zubun se thaa har ek shakhs vaaqif main ye kaise maan jaaun ki tujhe pataa nahin thaa rahi saath zindagi ke main kuchh aise zindagi bhar kyaa faqat tiraa khudaa thaa kyaa miraa khudaa nahin thaa use bhulne ki 'khanda' ki hazaar baar koshish use bhulne kaa lekin mujhe hausla nahin thaa"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"saanvli dhuup surmai mausam phir vahi ham hain phir vahi mausam khair ho saaebaan-e-gum-gashta jhelne paD gae kai mausam daastaan-e-tazaad hai goyaa shahr-e-khubaan samundari mausam ham ne apni bayaaz mein likkhe dil pe biite hue sabhi mausam ik ta'alluq hai 'aarzi yaa'ni mausam-e-gul hai 'aarzi mausam dil-figaaron ko kaun samjhaae lauTte kab hain makhmali mausam"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"