bataa manzil-e-shauq kyaa ho gayaa — Ehsan Jafri

"apnon ne ujaaDaa hai chaman jaan gae hain pardon mein chhupaa kaun hai pahchaan gae hain tapti hui saDkon pe safar ham ne kiyaa hai ab barf jo dekhi hai to ausaan gae hain vishvaas ki girti hui divaar ke saae qadmon se kuchalte hue imaan gae hain maanaa ki diyaa us ne hamein rutba-e-aali jannat se nikaale bhi to insaan gae hain ghar apnaa samajh kar jo rahe farsh-e-zamin par rote hue duniyaa se vo mehmaan gae hain jo phuul ki khushbu ko chhupaane mein lage the naakaam mohabbat mein vo insaan gae hain un se to na thi koi hamein bughz-o-adaavat be-kaar si baaton ko buraa maan gae hain"

"tum achchhe masihaa ho davaa kyon nahin dete be-nur jo hai sham' bujhaa kyon nahin dete be-naam huun be-nang huun zaahir to hai tum par gar rabt nahin dil se bhulaa kyon nahin dete khushbu ki tarah phuul ki uThungaa chaman se tum phuul ko zulfon se giraa kyon nahin dete pahunchungaa kashaakash mein jahaan tum ne bulaayaa tum hashr ke maidaan se sadaa kyon nahin dete mahfil mein agar raunaq-e-mahfil hai koi aur ye baat bhi mahfil ko bataa kyon nahin dete ik buund si larzaan hai sar-e-chashm-e-tamannaa naayaab nahin aab giraa kyon nahin dete naa-karda gunaahon ki sazaa maut mili hai phir karda gunaahon ki sazaa kyon nahin dete zakhmon ko mire dil pe agar dekh liyaa hai daaman se vafaaon ki havaa kyon nahin dete dekhaa thaa kabhi ham ne mohabbat kaa janaaza baaqi hai agar kuchh to dikhaa kyon nahin dete har lamha hamaaraa hi fasaana hai zabaan par ham kuchh bhi nahin hain to bhulaa kyon nahin dete kar leinge har ik manzil-e-dushvaar ko sar ham ik jaam mohabbat kaa pilaa kyon nahin dete"

"zindagi ik aag hai vo aag jalnaa chaahiye be-hisi ik barf hai is ko pighalnaa chaahiye maut bhi hai zindagi aur maut se Darnaa fuzul maut se aankhein milaa kar muskuraanaa chaahiye valvale tufaan-o-aandhi barq-o-baaraan zalzale in nae saanchon mein ham ko aaj Dhalnaa chaahiye bhuuk bekaari ke shikve un se karnaa hai fuzul un ke aage taan kar siina nikalnaa chaahiye ne diyaa hai aur na deinge ye masaaib kaa javaab ab hamein taqdir apni khud badalnaa chaahiye ho gali kuche mein charchaa baat ye kaafi nahin dushmanon ke paanv ki dharti dahalnaa chaahiye"

"tere dar se uThe gham uThaate rahe bazm-e-khvaab-e-mohabbat sajaate rahe chalte chalte mile kitne dasht-e-junun giit ulfat ke ham to sunaate rahe khud to jehd-o-amal se gurezaan rahe naqsh-e-qismat magar vo bataate rahe yuun to taarik thi apni raah-e-safar khun-e-dil se diye ham jalaate rahe regzaaron mein husn-e-vafaa kaa sila yaar yaaron se nazrein churaate rahe"

"dard dil mein muqim kis kaa hai kaam ye hai aziim kis kaa hai din-o-mazhab bajaa sahi lekin rone vaalaa yatim kis kaa hai khun-e-divaar kei kitaabon par husn-e-naqsh-e-qadim kis kaa hai faisla ho chukaa marizon kaa muntazir ab hakim kis kaa hai baanT do gar havaa to ham samjhein raam kis kaa rahim kis kaa hai"

"zindagi to qaid hai aur parda-e-mahfil mein hai aarzu husn-e-zamin ki gosha-e-ghaafil mein hai DhunDhtaa hai tu jise vo justuju meri bhi hai maqsad-e-ahl-e-nazar to ek hi manzil mein hai bandish-e-kaun-o-makaan parvaaz mein haail nahin haasil-e-jahd-o-amal to jazba-e-kaamil mein hai zulm ki taarikiyon ko jumbish-e-lab sail-e-nur bol ki hai vaqt teraa jo bhi tere dil mein hai jaan-fishaani os ki aur miTTi ki talab kyaa bujhegi pyaas lekin kuchh nami to dil mein hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"