ajnabi Thahraa alag Thahraa huun tanhaa Thahraa — Afsar Deccani

"tum aa gae ho to phir tum se kuchh gila kyaa hai tumhaaraa roz ye vaa'don kaa silsila kyaa hai khabar nahin thi ki ham ko bhi Duub marnaa thaa tumhaare 'ishq mein itni kaDi sazaa kyaa hai tumhaari aag mein jal kar baDaa maza aayaa hamaare dil ki ab is ke sivaa davaa kyaa hai vo kyon chali hai samundar mein Duub marne ko koi to rok ke puchho use huaa kyaa hai isi saDak se to har roz tum guzarte ho hamin se be-rukhi itni tumhein huaa kyaa hai andheraa ghar kaa hamaaraa nasib hai 'afsar' hamaare dil ko ujaalon se vaasta kyaa hai"

"raat-bhar ham ko rulaane kaa sabab puchheinge vo jo mil jaaein sataane kaa sabab puchheinge ho ke maayus tire gaanv mein aaeinge magar log phir lauT ke aane kaa sabab puchheinge khud hi vo duur bahut duur rahaa karte hain aur ham se hi bhulaane kaa sabab puchheinge ik na ik roz chale aaeinge khud hi ham tak ham se jab apnaa banaane kaa sabab puchheinge dastakein doge to kyaa bologe ye to socho sone vaale jo jagaane kaa sabab puchheinge tum ko maa'lum agar ho to bataa do 'afsar' ham agar pyaar nibhaane kaa sabab puchheinge"

"ham chale jaaeinge phir haal tiraa kyaa hogaa ham na honge to tire ghar mein andheraa hogaa phuul ke badle jo us shokh ne pheinkaa hogaa dil kaa aaina usi sang se TuuTaa hogaa kis ko ehsaas dilaane ko chale aae ho kis ko is shahr mein ab tum pe bharosa hogaa ab zaraa soch-samajh kar hi sahaaraa DhunDo khushk peDon kaa ye saaya bhi adhuraa hogaa log mahlon mein baseron ke tamannaai hain meri taqdir mein miTTi kaa gharaundaa hogaa phuul chun-chun ke to pathraa gaiin aankhein apni kab kisi jhiil si aankhon kaa nazaaraa hogaa mujh ko shohrat ki zarurat nahin 'afsar-dakani’ meri ghazlon kaa har ik bazm mein charchaa hogaa"

"shab ki tanhaai mein yaad un ki sataati kyon hai meri jalti hui aankhon ko rulaati kyon hai ruThne ke sivaa kuchh aur bahaana bhi na thaa teri 'aadat ye mire dil ko jalaati kyon hai saare afsaane ko sun kar bhi tasalli na hui ik ghazal teri mire dil ko lubhaati kyon hai mere haalaat pe ro de ye zaruri hai magar zindagi meri zamaane ko hansaati kyon hai ek muddat hui aaina na dekhaa main ne un ki tasvir mire saamne aati kyon hai aap har roz mire dar se guzarte hain magar be-rukhi meri tarah aap ko bhaati kyon hai ye to mausam koi patjhaD kaa nahin hai 'afsar' phir mire dil ki kali ashk bahaati kyon hai"

"dard ban jaaun tiri aankh se bah kar niklun tere daaman ko bhigotaa rahun shab-bhar niklun jitnaa ji chaahe sataa main tiraa divaana huun apnaa divaana tujhe main bhi banaa kar niklun tujh se milne ko tarastaa huun main paagal ki tarah main tujhe DhunDne is shahr mein ghar ghar niklun bas ye armaan liye aayaa thaa tiri duniyaa mein dard siine mein jo uTThe to chhupaa kar niklun us ke vaa'don ko faraamosh main kartaa kaise dekhne ke liye main chaand ko chhat par niklun jab bhi miltaa hai vo qaatil hi samajhtaa hai mujhe dil mein mahfuz rahun ghar se na baahar niklun jis ki chaahat ne pareshaan kiyaa hai mujh ko us ki galiyon se kisi roz to 'afsar' niklun"

"muddaton baa'd vo khushbu ki tarah aaegaa meraa ujDaa huaa ghar phir se mahak jaaegaa us ke rone kaa bhi andaaz baDaa pyaaraa hai vo kisi tarh se dil ko mire pighlaaegaa Tuut hi jaataa ye shisha to na hotaa ehsaas kyaa khabar thi ki vo raste mein bichhaD jaaegaa tu jo meraa na huaa aas na TuuTi meri ik tiraa gham hi mire dil ko bahut bhaaegaa us ke jaane kaa koi gham to nahin hai mujh ko jaane ab aur vo kab tak mujhe tarsaaegaa jaag uTThegaa jo ehsaas kisi din 'afsar' mere andar kaa ye fankaar ubhar aayegaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"