fikr-e-sud-o-ziyaan mein rahtaa huun — Hafeez Shahid

"dil kaa har ek daagh charaaghaan se kam nahin meri khizaan bhi fasl-e-bahaaraan se kam nahin is mein hai khun-e-dil kaa samundar chhupaa huaa aankhon mein ek ashk bhi tufaan se kam nahin yaadon mein hain gulaab se chehre saje hue shahr-e-khayaal kucha-e-jaanaan se kam nahin hai khaak par nashist falak par uDaan hai meri zamin bhi takht-e-sulaimaan se kam nahin jiine kaa hausla bhi mayassar na ho jise us ki sahar bhi shaam-e-gharibaan se kam nahin nikle kisi ki yaad mein aansu jo aankh se mere liye vo laal-e-badakhshaan se kam nahin aankhon ke saamne hain manaazir ajiib se ye jaagnaa bhi khvaab-e-pareshaan se kam nahin 'shaahid' firaaq-e-yaad mein ye dil kaa haal hai viraaniyon mein dasht-o-bayaabaan se kam nahin"

"koi nishaani-e-ahd-e-visaal de jaae vo meri umr mire maah-o-saal de jaae use kaho ki kisi roz aa ke phir mujh ko hasin khvaab achhute khayaal de jaae palaT ke aae kabhi us ki yaad kaa mausam gul-e-muraad ko rang-e-jamaal de jaae khudaa kare ki achaanak vo saamne aa kar mire labon ko nae kuchh savaal de jaae tamaam umr ki khushiyaan sameT kar meri tamaam umr ke apne malaal de jaae koi to ho jo mire chaara-gar se jaa ke kahe davaa kabhi to mire hasb-e-haal de jaae agar nahin hai mudaavaa zavaal kaa 'shaahid' vo hausla to ba-vaqt-e-zavaal de jaae"

"vo ham se ho gayaa hai be-khabar kuchh badalte mausamon kaa hai asar kuchh kahin saae mein ruk kar kyaa kareinge chalo ab tez baaqi hai safar kuchh havaa-e-tund kaa ye kaam dekho na chhoDaa shaakh par baaqi samar kuchh bhaTakte phir rahe hain raaston mein basaarat se tahi ahl-e-nazar kuchh agarche shahr to apnaa hai lekin paraae se hain kyuun divaar-o-dar kuchh abhi dil mein uDaanon ki hai khvaahish salaamat hain hamaare baal-o-par kuchh abhi 'shaahid' luTaao gham ki daulat abhi hain aankh mein laal-o-gohar kuchh"

"taslim mujh ko main tire paasang to nahin lekin tujhe nasib miraa rang to nahin main kis liye fasil-e-badan mein chhupaa rahun meri kisi ke saath koi jang to nahin ghabraa rahe ho kyuun miri basti kaa faasla hai chand gaam sainkaDon farsang to nahin bharte ho kis liye miri tasvir mein ye rang mauj-e-shafaq kaa rang miraa rang to nahin be-ehtiyaatiyon se tiri TuuT jaaegaa dil ek aaina hai koi sang to nahin phir kyuun karun khayaal kisi aur des kaa mere liye zamin-e-vatan tang to nahin din raat apne aap se rahnaa khafaa khafaa 'shaahid' guzar-basar kaa koi Dhang to nahin"

"chhupi dil mein jo yaad-e-yaar hogi masaafat aur bhi dushvaar hogi khabar kyaa thi ki haail raaste mein pas-e-divaar bhi divaar hogi gila inkaar kaa us se karun kyaa koi to surat-e-inkaar hogi use jab maannaa kuchh bhi nahin hai dalaalat bhi miri be-kaar hogi mujhe maalum hi kab thaa ye pahle khirad khud hi junun-aasaar hogi sar-e-mahfil miri aatish-bayaani kisi kaa shoala-e-rukhsaar hogi vo gul mahkegaa jab dil ke chaman mein miri har saans khushbu-daar hogi ghurur-e-sar-bulandi kyaa ki ik din na sar hogaa na ye dastaar hogi miri khaak-e-badan ik roz 'shaahid' baraae kucha-e-dildaar hogi"

"kab kaa guzar chukaa hai vo mausam shabaab kaa ab zikr hai fuzul vafaa ki kitaab kaa fursat mile to dekh zaraa dil kaa aaina is mein hai aks tere gunaah-o-savaab kaa chup-chaap haal-e-ahl-e-nazar dekhte raho hai kis ke paas vaqt savaal-o-javaab kaa har shakhs ghir gayaa hai nae iztiraab mein toDaa hai jis ne qufl dar-e-iztiraab kaa rakhtaa hai tere ru-e-hasin se mushaabahat har shaakh par sajaa hai jo chehra gulaab kaa kaafi hai us ki zaat ke irfaan ke liye mauj-e-havaa ke dosh pe uDnaa sahaab kaa 'shaahid' jinhein khabar hai rumuz-hayaat ki rakhte nahin hisaab gham-e-be-hisaab kaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"