ashk bahne lage tumhaare to — Jarrar Chhaulisi

"kahin hai daagh-e-naakaami kahin hai khuun armaan kaa hamaaraa dil muraqqaa ban gayaa hai yaas-o-hirmaan kaa jahaan vaalon pe main ehsaan karke bhuul jaataa huun mire akhlaaq ko chamkaa rahaa hai naqsh nisyaan kaa alaaeq mein ulajh kar fursat-e-nazzaara kho baiThaa nihaayat diid ke qaabil thaa manzar bazm-e-imkaan kaa baDhi hai tishnagi sairaab kar do paanv ke chhaalo zaraa saa munh nikal aayaa hai har khaar-e-bayaabaan kaa nahin hain 'haali'-o-'iqbaal' se shaa'ir to kyaa gham hai abhi ik dam ghanimat hai to 'jarraar'-e-sukhan-daan kaa"

"sabab-e-dard-e-jigar yaad aayaa yaani vo tir-e-nazar yaad aayaa jhilmilaane lage palkon pe nujum phir koi rashk-e-qamar yaad aayaa apni manzil ke nishaan paate hi mujh ko aaghaaz-e-safar yaad aayaa dekh kar aaina kis soch mein ho kyaa koi ahl-e-nazar yaad aayaa bhulne vaale taDap uTThegaa main kisi vaqt agar yaad aayaa un ki paazeb udhar guunj uThi shor-e-zanjir idhar yaad aayaa kyon ye bikhraa liye gesu tum ne kyaa koi khaak-basar yaad aayaa ek haalat mein basar ho na saki shaam ko vaqt-e-sahar yaad aayaa hil gayaa qalb-e-do-aalam 'jarraar' kaun kartaa huaa fariyaad aayaa"

"duniyaa-e-dani hai matlab ki sab rishte naate toD diye ab khud pe bharosa karnaa hai jitne the sahaare chhoD diye ab dil se dil kaa milnaa kyaa bas haath milaanaa kaafi hai derina taur tariqon ne chalte chalte dam toD diye duniyaa-e-mohabbat ke andar nafrat kaa andheraa jin se baDhe us daur-e-taraqqi ke aise jitne hain uThaa kar toD diye jo aandhiyon se Takraa bhi sakein zulmat kaa fusun bhi toD sakein taaqon mein sajaa kar pahle hi to kuchh aise rakh chhoD diye kyaa milnaa-julnaa aapas mein ye sab kahne ki baatein hain ham dekh chuke is daur ne to dil toD diye sar joD diye jab zulm ke tufaan umDe hain jab yaas ke baadal chhaae hain duniyaa ko diyaa hai azm-e-javaan taarikh ko ham ne moD diye ai daur-e-siyaasat ahd-e-zabun 'jarraar' se ye ummid na rakh us dar pe jhukaa di peshaani haath us ke aage joD diye"

"vaapas jo nahin aaegaa mein vo safari huun ai dost gale lag ki charaagh-e-sahari huun ai husn ye andaaz-o-adaa tujh mein kahaan the main tere liye aaina-e-ishva-gari huun baDhti hui tahrik-e-siyaasat mujhe samjho elaan-e-baghaavat pae bedaad-gari huun duniyaa ke liye jo hai ujaalon kaa payambar zulmat-kada-e-shab mein vo najm-e-sahari huun rangini-o-khush-pairahni hai mire dam se gulshan mein kali tum mein nasim-e-sahari huun hairat se na kyuun dekhe mujhe saaraa zamaana parvarda-e-aaghosh-e-kamaal-e-bashari huun tum bhi ho adaaon ki kashaakash mein giraftaar kyaa fikr jo main qaidi-e-aashufta-sari huun"

"mire saath saath aao nayaa mai-kada banaao kabhi main tumhein pilaaun kabhi tum mujhe pilaao ye gharib kaa makaan hai yahaan farsh-e-gul kahaan hai jo ho baiThnaa to aao sar-e-khaak baiTh jaao abhi taab-e-imtihaan hai abhi hausla javaan hai abhi aur zulm toDo abhi aur zulm Dhaao kabhi gir rahe hain aansu kabhi uTh rahi hain aahein tumhein kis ne kah diyaa thaa mire she'r gungunaao miri zindagi yahi hai ki har ik ko faiz pahunche main charaagh-e-rah-guzar huun mujhe shauq se jalaao"

"kaun hain jo ghamnaak nahin hain ham hi garebaan-chaak nahin hain shor na kar ai sail-e-havaadis ham bhi khas-o-khaashaak nahin hain shaan-e-khudaa naazaan hain vo bhi jin ke daaman paak nahin hain khuun mein tar hain daaman-o-khanjar phir bhi vo saffaak nahin hai ai 'jarraar' sukun ke saamaan aaj tah-e-aflaak nahin hain"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"