baiThaa hai sogvaar sitamgar ke shahr mein — Amar Singh Figar

"na vo jazbaat ki lahrein na ehsaasaat kaa dariyaa liye phirtaa huun aankhon mein ajab khadshaat kaa dariyaa machalti shokh maujon ko main apne naam kyuun likkhun ki aakhir khushk hogaa mausam-e-barsaat kaa dariyaa kise maalum ye kashti lage kis ghaaT par jaa kar bahaa le jaae kyaa jaane kidhar haalaat kaa dariyaa kahaan is aankh kaa jugnu ki chamke bhi to chhupne ko kahaan ham bekason ki baatini zulmaat kaa dariyaa havaaein chup khalaa viraan fazaa ghamgin safar mushkil ravaan hadd-e-nazar tak jabr ke lamhaat kaa dariyaa zabaan ki khaamushi taqrir ko dafnaa nahin sakti nahin ruktaa 'figaar' alfaaz-o-takhliqaat kaa dariyaa"

"phir koi mushkil javaan hone ko hai doston kaa imtihaan hone ko hai jhonke dam saadhe khaDe hain chaar-su koi hangaama yahaan hone ko hai bhiig jaane par bhi jo bujhtaa na thaa aaj vo shoala dhuaan hone ko hai ye bahaarein aur gul buuTe niDhaal fasl-e-gul daur-e-khizaan hone ko hai zindagi se kijiye ummid kyaa zindagi khud raaegaan hone ko hai zabt kaa had se guzarnaa dekhiye raaz aankhon se bayaan hone ko hai manzil-e-maqsud jab aai nazar raahbar sang-e-garaan hone ko hai"

"kaun kahtaa hai ki tum socho nahin soch mein itne magar Duubo nahin chup hain divaarein to kyaa bahri bhi hain sab hama-tan-gosh hain bolo nahin phuul to kyaa khaar bhi manzur hain be-rukhi se yuun magar pheinko nahin apni hi surat se tum Dar jaaoge aaine mein aaj-kal jhaanko nahin aaj kuchh tum ko ziyaada ho gai jaao so jaao miyaan uljho nahin faasla vo hai ki baDhtaa jaaegaa lams ke khvaabon mein yuun bhaTko nahin main zamin kaa dard huun yaaro mujhe aasmaanon kaa pata puchho nahin"

"kise khayaal ki ishrat ke baab kitne hain ye pyaas kitni hai is par saraab kitne hain safina ghaaT lagaa dekh ham ye bhuul gae ki vo safine jo hain gharq-e-aab kitne hain tu ye na puchh mire gaanv mein hain ghar kitne ye puchh kaun se ghar mein azaab kitne hain sharik-e-gham use kar to liyaa magar socho ki zimmedaar ke zimme javaab kitne hain baDaa ghurur hai tujh ko aziim lashkar par kabhi to soch tire ham-rikaab kitne hain lachakti shaakh pe kaanTe bhi kam nahin hote yahi na dekhiye kis par gulaab kitne hain"

"jab koi raasta nahin hotaa kaun mahv-e-duaa nahin hotaa log zulmat se yuun hi naalaan hain roz-e-raushan mein kyaa nahin hotaa TuuTe taaron ko chhu ke dekhaa hai saaz-e-dil be-sadaa nahin hotaa har khushi dil se kyuun lagaa baiThein kis mein gham ho pata nahin hotaa aao mil baiTh lo ghaDi-do-ghaDi us ghaDi kaa pata nahin hotaa sard-mehri hamaari aadat hai varna zarre mein kyaa nahin hotaa phir vahi shab vahi tavil safar khatm ye silsila nahin hotaa"

"josh-e-takmil-e-tamannaa hai khudaa khair kare khaak hone kaa andesha hai khudaa khair kare jaan-nisaaron ko natije kaa tasavvur hi kahaan aaina sang pe martaa hai khudaa khair kare sab ne rasmi hi hansi lab pe sajaa rakkhi hai har koi dard mein Duubaa hai khudaa khair kare pyaas paani ke tajassus mein bhaTakti hai jahaan duur tak ret kaa dariyaa hai khudaa khair kare ik taraf vaqt ke munh-zor bagulon kaa hujum ik taraf zard saa pattaa hai khudaa khair kare tu ne ghar yuun to bulandi pe banaayaa hai 'figaar' tu magar niind mein chaltaa hai khudaa khair kare"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"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"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"