be-yaqini ke Dar se TuuT gae — Azbar Safeer

"chhoDo ye baat-chit bhi kis kaa hai kyaa huaa achchhaa huaa hai yaar jo achchhaa buraa huaa dhire se chalnaa chaahiye thaa bhaagne lage ham ne kharaab kar liyaa rasta banaa huaa aankhon kaa lams jism ke haathon mein saunp kar us ne charaagh gul kiyaa aadhaa jalaa huaa aadhaa adhuraa hijr javaani chabaa gayaa aadhe adhure ishq mein bachpan havaa huaa dil kaa moaamla bhi hai kuchh is tarah kaa dost taaza saa ek zakhm ho jaise dukhaa huaa chakraa rahe hain vaaqai ham yaa mire 'safir' pankhaa saa ghumtaa hai falak se lagaa huaa"

"javaab maangaa to ulTaa savaal karne lage hamaare ahd ke bachche kamaal karne lage baDe buzurg parindon se pyaar karte the so ham bhi sabz ruton kaa khayaal karne lage jo zard-ru hain vo phulon ko dekh kar apne tamaanche maar ke rukhsaar laal karne lage dimaagh Thiik hai lekin ye dil vabaali hai na jaane kaun ghaDi kyaa vabaal karne lage main khush huaa thaa use dekh kar magar 'azbar' darun-e-dil koi purze malaal karne lage"

"log aae hi nahin mujh ko mayassar aise jo mujhe kahte ki aise nahin 'azbar' aise jaisaa main huun mire chehre ki hansi jaisi hai ghaur se dekh ki hote nahin joker aise tez dauDaa ke achaanak miri rassi khinchi us ne samjhaayaa mujhe lagti hai Thokar aise aankh khulne pe jo uThtaa huun to chakraataa huun kaun detaa hai mujhe khvaab mein chakkar aise zulf aisi ke siyaah reshmi jangal koi nain us shakhs ke hain surmai marmar aise koi to hotaa jo siine se lagaa kar kahtaa baat thi baat ko lete nahin dil par aise kis ne sochaa thaa ki kamron mein faqat chup hogi kis ne sochaa thaa ki guzregaa september aise haae aakhir mein vahi haadisa pesh aayaa 'safir' hamein kahnaa paDaa likkhe the muqaddar aise"

"zamin banaai nae zaaviye banaane paDe kahin pe qaus kahin daaere banaane paDe kahin thi raushni matlub aur kahin raunaq kahin charaagh kahin qumqume banaane paDe vo ik safar jo hamein zindagi ki shakl milaa us ik safar ke kai marhale banaane paDe faraaghaton mein yahaan aur kuchh na ban paayaa sitam banaane paDe masale banaane paDe nai havaaon se laDne ke vaaste 'azbar' hamein charaagh nae taur ke banaane paDe"

"chameli raat kah rahi thi meri bu liyaa karein aur is se ji nahin bhare to mujh ko chhu liyaa karein gar aap ko bhi shauq hai qad-aavari kaa yuun karein zamin mein paanv gaaD kar zaraa numu liyaa karein kabhi bhi achchhe devtaa nahin baneinge aise aap chaDhaave mein rupae nahin faqat lahu liyaa karein hamaare mai-kade kaa ye usuul hai sabhi sunein hamesha daaein haath se sabhi subu liyaa karein qafas mein shor bhi karein to khair hai magar 'safir' rihaaishi parind lein to khush-gulu liyaa karein"

"chuTki kaaTo zaraa hilaao mujhe main yahin huun yaqin dilaao mujhe roz ik jhiil raah takti hai khinch letaa hai ik alaav mujhe jannati huun to phir baDho aage titliyon aao gudgudaao mujhe main huun dariyaa so karnaa paDtaa hai kahin rasta kahin kaTaao mujhe apni raftaar kho chukaa huun main kitnaa mahngaa paDaa paDaav mujhe main kinaara huun aur aarzi huun jaane kab kaaT de bahaao mujhe main huun aakhir ko jins-e-khaam 'azbar' bech do kauDiyon ke bhaav mujhe"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"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"