gham-e-jahaan ko sharmsaar karne vaale kyaa hue — Iftikhar Arif

"jabinon ko ba-sad taslim kham dekhaa gayaa hai bahut naa-mutmain aankhon mein nam dekhaa gayaa hai kahin jaa-e-namaaz-e-shukr par aansu ki ik buund usi qatre mein dajla yam-ba-yam dekhaa gayaa hai sab aashufta-saron kaa ek hi naa'ra ki ham hain ham-aavaazon ko dil kaa ham-qadam dekhaa gayaa hai bayaaz-e-khvaab-e-rafta kyaa 'ajab tartib paa jaae kitaab-e-jaan kaa shiraaza baham dekhaa gayaa hai udhar us chaand taare se zaraa mashriq ki jaanib subuk lagtaa huaa parcham 'alam dekhaa gayaa hai rafu-e-zakhm-e-derina ki ik surat to nikli jidhar dekhaa nahin thaa kam se kam dekhaa gayaa hai yahin ik manzil-e-dushvaar-o-naa-hamvaar ke biich kahin ik jaada-e-be-pech-o-kham dekhaa gayaa hai"

"mulk-e-sukhan mein dard ki daulat ko kyaa huaa ai shahr-e-'mir' teri rivaayat ko kyaa huaa ham to sadaa ke banda-e-zar the hamaaraa kyaa naam-aavaraan-e-ahd-e-baghaavat ko kyaa huaa gard-o-ghubaar-e-kucha-e-shohrat mein aa ke dekh aasudagaan-e-kunj-e-qanaaat ko kyaa huaa ghar se nikal ke bhi vahi taaza havaa kaa khauf misaaq-e-hijr teri bashaarat ko kyaa huaa"

"sar-e-baam-e-hijr diyaa bujhaa to khabar hui sar-e-shaam koi judaa huaa to khabar hui miraa khush-khiraam balaa kaa tez-khiraam thaa miri zindagi se chalaa gayaa to khabar hui mire saare harf tamaam harf azaab the mire kam-sukhan ne sukhan kiyaa to khabar hui koi baat ban ke bigaD gai to pata chalaa mire bevafaa ne karam kiyaa to khabar hui mire ham-safar ke safar ki samt hi aur thi kahin raasta koi gum huaa to khabar hui mire qissa-go ne kahaan kahaan se baDhaai baat mujhe daastaan kaa siraa milaa to khabar hui na lahu kaa mausam-e-rang-rez na dil na main koi khvaab thaa ki bikhar gayaa to khabar hui"

"azaab-e-vahshat-e-jaan kaa sila na maange koi nae safar ke liye raasta na maange koi buland haathon mein zanjir Daal dete hain ajiib rasm chali hai duaa na maange koi tamaam shahr mukarram bas ek mujrim main so mere baad miraa khun-bahaa na maange koi koi to shahr-e-tazabzub ke saakinon se kahe na ho yaqin to phir moajiza na maange koi azaab-e-gard-e-khizaan bhi na ho bahaar bhi aae is ehtiyaat se ajr-e-vafaa na maange koi"

"samajh rahe hain magar bolne kaa yaaraa nahin jo ham se mil ke bichhaD jaae vo hamaaraa nahin abhi se barf ulajhne lagi hai baalon se abhi to qarz-e-mah-o-saal bhi utaaraa nahin bas ek shaam use aavaaz di thi hijr ki shaam phir us ke baad use umr bhar pukaaraa nahin havaa kuchh aisi chali hai ki tere vahshi ko mizaaj-pursi-e-baad-e-sabaa gavaaraa nahin samundaron ko bhi hairat hui ki Dubte vaqt kisi ko ham ne madad ke liye pukaaraa nahin vo ham nahin the to phir kaun thaa sar-e-baazaar jo kah rahaa thaa ki biknaa hamein gavaaraa nahin ham ahl-e-dil hain mohabbat ki nisbaton ke amiin hamaare paas zaminon kaa goshvaara nahin"

"sajal ki shor zaminon mein aashiyaana kare na jaane ab ke musaafir kahaan Thikaanaa kare bas ek baar use paDh sakun ghazal ki tarah phir us ke baad to jo gardish-e-zamaana kare havaaein vo hain ki har zulf pechdaar hui kise dimaagh ki ab aarzu-e-shaana kare abhi to raat ke sab nigah-daar jaagte hain abhi se kaun charaaghon ki lau nishaana kare suluk mein bhi vahi tazkire vahi tashhir kabhi to koi ik ehsaan ghaaebaana kare main sab ko bhuul gayaa zakhm-e-mundamil ki misaal magar vo shakhs ki har baat jaarehaana kare"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"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"