aate hain pahle lab pe savaalaat khud-bakhud — Hafeez Shahid

"dil kaa har ek daagh charaaghaan se kam nahin meri khizaan bhi fasl-e-bahaaraan se kam nahin is mein hai khun-e-dil kaa samundar chhupaa huaa aankhon mein ek ashk bhi tufaan se kam nahin yaadon mein hain gulaab se chehre saje hue shahr-e-khayaal kucha-e-jaanaan se kam nahin hai khaak par nashist falak par uDaan hai meri zamin bhi takht-e-sulaimaan se kam nahin jiine kaa hausla bhi mayassar na ho jise us ki sahar bhi shaam-e-gharibaan se kam nahin nikle kisi ki yaad mein aansu jo aankh se mere liye vo laal-e-badakhshaan se kam nahin aankhon ke saamne hain manaazir ajiib se ye jaagnaa bhi khvaab-e-pareshaan se kam nahin 'shaahid' firaaq-e-yaad mein ye dil kaa haal hai viraaniyon mein dasht-o-bayaabaan se kam nahin"

"koi nishaani-e-ahd-e-visaal de jaae vo meri umr mire maah-o-saal de jaae use kaho ki kisi roz aa ke phir mujh ko hasin khvaab achhute khayaal de jaae palaT ke aae kabhi us ki yaad kaa mausam gul-e-muraad ko rang-e-jamaal de jaae khudaa kare ki achaanak vo saamne aa kar mire labon ko nae kuchh savaal de jaae tamaam umr ki khushiyaan sameT kar meri tamaam umr ke apne malaal de jaae koi to ho jo mire chaara-gar se jaa ke kahe davaa kabhi to mire hasb-e-haal de jaae agar nahin hai mudaavaa zavaal kaa 'shaahid' vo hausla to ba-vaqt-e-zavaal de jaae"

"vo ham se ho gayaa hai be-khabar kuchh badalte mausamon kaa hai asar kuchh kahin saae mein ruk kar kyaa kareinge chalo ab tez baaqi hai safar kuchh havaa-e-tund kaa ye kaam dekho na chhoDaa shaakh par baaqi samar kuchh bhaTakte phir rahe hain raaston mein basaarat se tahi ahl-e-nazar kuchh agarche shahr to apnaa hai lekin paraae se hain kyuun divaar-o-dar kuchh abhi dil mein uDaanon ki hai khvaahish salaamat hain hamaare baal-o-par kuchh abhi 'shaahid' luTaao gham ki daulat abhi hain aankh mein laal-o-gohar kuchh"

"taslim mujh ko main tire paasang to nahin lekin tujhe nasib miraa rang to nahin main kis liye fasil-e-badan mein chhupaa rahun meri kisi ke saath koi jang to nahin ghabraa rahe ho kyuun miri basti kaa faasla hai chand gaam sainkaDon farsang to nahin bharte ho kis liye miri tasvir mein ye rang mauj-e-shafaq kaa rang miraa rang to nahin be-ehtiyaatiyon se tiri TuuT jaaegaa dil ek aaina hai koi sang to nahin phir kyuun karun khayaal kisi aur des kaa mere liye zamin-e-vatan tang to nahin din raat apne aap se rahnaa khafaa khafaa 'shaahid' guzar-basar kaa koi Dhang to nahin"

"chhupi dil mein jo yaad-e-yaar hogi masaafat aur bhi dushvaar hogi khabar kyaa thi ki haail raaste mein pas-e-divaar bhi divaar hogi gila inkaar kaa us se karun kyaa koi to surat-e-inkaar hogi use jab maannaa kuchh bhi nahin hai dalaalat bhi miri be-kaar hogi mujhe maalum hi kab thaa ye pahle khirad khud hi junun-aasaar hogi sar-e-mahfil miri aatish-bayaani kisi kaa shoala-e-rukhsaar hogi vo gul mahkegaa jab dil ke chaman mein miri har saans khushbu-daar hogi ghurur-e-sar-bulandi kyaa ki ik din na sar hogaa na ye dastaar hogi miri khaak-e-badan ik roz 'shaahid' baraae kucha-e-dildaar hogi"

"kab kaa guzar chukaa hai vo mausam shabaab kaa ab zikr hai fuzul vafaa ki kitaab kaa fursat mile to dekh zaraa dil kaa aaina is mein hai aks tere gunaah-o-savaab kaa chup-chaap haal-e-ahl-e-nazar dekhte raho hai kis ke paas vaqt savaal-o-javaab kaa har shakhs ghir gayaa hai nae iztiraab mein toDaa hai jis ne qufl dar-e-iztiraab kaa rakhtaa hai tere ru-e-hasin se mushaabahat har shaakh par sajaa hai jo chehra gulaab kaa kaafi hai us ki zaat ke irfaan ke liye mauj-e-havaa ke dosh pe uDnaa sahaab kaa 'shaahid' jinhein khabar hai rumuz-hayaat ki rakhte nahin hisaab gham-e-be-hisaab kaa"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"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"