aalaam-e-rozgaar kaa munh zard ho gayaa — Muzaffar Hanfi

"mil kar har ek shakhs se dil itnaa bhar gayaa ab apnaa hi vajud nazar se utar gayaa kyaa jaane kyon ye hotaa hai mahsus in dinon main ji rahaa huun mujh mein koi thaa jo mar gayaa pahlaa saa vo kharosh samundar mein ab kahaan sailaab khatm ho gayaa tufaan guzar gayaa mausam ne jab bhi chupke se kuchh gul khilaae hain ilzaam shokh tez havaaon ke sar gayaa paani ki tarah bah gaiin sadiyaan kabhi kabhi aksar huaa hai yuun bhi ki lamha Thahar gayaa muddat ke baa'd aaina kal saamne paDaa dekhi jo apni shakl to chehra utar gayaa"

"khushk aankhon se nikal kar aasmaan par phail jaa ai ghubaar-e-aarzu taa-hadd-e-manzar phail jaa motiyon ki aabruein luTne vaale bahut siip ke qaidi samundar-dar-samundar phail jaa yuun palak par jagmagaanaa do ghaDi kaa aish hai raushni ban kar mire andar hi andar phail jaa aa mire siine se lag jaa tu agar sailaab hai aur khushbu hai to jaa basti mein ghar ghar phail jaa naqsh-e-paa paamaal raahon par lagaa degaa tujhe raaste mein gard ki maanind uD kar phail jaa"

"jo honTon pe mohr-e-khamoshi lagaa di to mil kar nigaahon ne taali bajaa di kisi ke liye main pareshaan nahin huun raqibon ne jaane kahaan ki uDaa di junun apni taqdir se kheltaa hai miTaai banaa di banaai miTaa di abhi nuur o zulmat mein chalti rahegi na vo is ke aadi na main us kaa aadi khabar kaarvaan ki na ho rahzanon ko yahi soch kar main ne mishal bujhaa di gulon ne jab ilzaam rakkhaa khizaan par to vo khaar ko dekh kar muskuraa di tavaqqoa nahin thi 'muzaffar' se un ko khari baat sun kar qayaamat uThaa di"

"bachche laae anokhi titli aur niraale phuul khushbu dene vaali titli uDne vaale phuul jis din gulshan mein nafrat ki aandhi chalti hai shaakhon par ugne lagte hain kaale kaale phuul us ke pairon mein kaanTe the chhaale haathon mein uupar se pariyon ne us bachche par Daale phuul hamraa aur samra ne saalgirah par aiman ki khuub chhuDaai aatish-baazi khuub uchhaale phuul meri god mein poti hai to potaa kandhe par jaise jhilmil jhilmil jugnu bhole-bhaale phuul lafzon ke is jaadugar ke pyaare pyaare sher angaare daaman mein rakkhe aur nikaale phuul"

"taalaab se nikal ke samandar mein aa gayaa is baar sindbaad mire ghar mein aa gayaa be-chehra gardanon ki shikaayat fuzul hai maa'sum haath qabza-e-khanjar mein aa gayaa dekhaa hi thaa khalaa se palaT kar zamin ko har qatra-e-lahu mire shahpar mein aa gayaa dariyaa ke laakh haath mujhe rokte rahe main ne lagaam uThaai bahattar mein aa gayaa aisi bulandiyon ki tamannaa kabhi na thi zarra huun gard-baad ke chakkar mein aa gayaa sar par gunaahgaar ke pheinkaa nahin abhi dhabba kahaan se haath ke patthar mein aa gayaa is 'ahd mein jahaan bhi havaa tez-o-tund ho tufaan saa bayaaz-e-'muzaffar' mein aa gayaa"

"ab main ash'aar ke pairaae mein Dhal jaaungaa varna is raushni-e-tab’ se jal jaaungaa bakhshiye mujh ko ye pagDanDi ghanimat hai mujhe shaah-raahon pe chalungaa to kuchal jaaungaa apne saae se tasaadum na kahin ho jaae soch rakkhaa hai ki paTri hi badal jaaungaa meri khvaahish ko to khurshid bhi paasang nahin ye na samjho ki sitaaron se bahal jaaungaa ai 'muzaffar' mire ahbaab ko khush-fahmi hai jaise main un ke sanbhaale se sanbhal jaaungaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"