hamaari haq-navaai kyaa — Faragh Rohvi

"kabhi na sochaa thaa main ne uDaan bharte hue ki ranj hogaa zamin par mujhe utarte hue ye shauq-e-ghota-zani to nayaa nahin phir bhi utar rahaa huun main gahraaiyon mein Darte hue havaa ke rahm-o-karam par charaagh rahne do ki Dar rahaa huun nae tajrabaat karte hue na jaane kaisaa samundar hai ishq kaa jis mein kisi ko dekhaa nahin Duub ke ubharte hue main us gharaane kaa chashm o charaagh huun jis ki hayaat guzri hai khvaabon mein rang bharte hue main sab se miltaa rahaa hans ke is tarah ki mujhe kisi ne dekhaa nahin TuTte bikharte hue 'faraagh' aise bhi insaan main ne dekhe hain jo sach ki raah mein paae gae hain marte hue"

"labon ke saamne khaali gilass rakhte hain samundaron se kaho ham bhi pyaas rakhte hain har ek gaam pe raushan huaa khudaa kaa gumaan isi gumaan pe yaqin ki asaas rakhte hain ham apne aap se paate hain koson duur use vahi khudaa ki jise aas-paas rakhte hain chaDhaa ke daar-e-qanaaat pe har tamannaa ko jo ek dil hai use bhi udaas rakhte hain ziyaan-pasand hamaaraa mizaaj hai varna nigaah ham bhi zamaana-shanaas rakhte hain hamaare tan pe koi qimti qabaa na sahi ghazal ko apni magar khush-libaas rakhte hain chalo ki raah-e-tamannaa mein chal ke ham bhi 'faraagh' zamin-e-dil pe ghamon ki asaas rakhte hain"

"kahin suraj kahin zarra chamaktaa hai ishaare se tire kyaa kyaa chamaktaa hai falak se jab nai kirnein utarti hain guhar saa shabnami qatra chamaktaa hai use duniyaa kabhi dariyaa nahin kahti chamakne ko to har sahraa chamaktaa hai sitaara to sitaara hai mire bhaai kabhi teraa kabhi meraa chamaktaa hai miri maili hatheli par to bachpan se gharibi kaa kharaa sonaa chamaktaa hai mashaqqat ki badaulat hi jabinon par pasine kaa har ik qatra chamaktaa hai qarine se taraashaa hi na jaae to kisi pahlu kahaan hiiraa chamaktaa hai ye kyaa turfa-tamaasha hai siyaasat kaa kahin khanjar kahin neza chamaktaa hai tasavvur mein 'faraagh' aaThon pahar ab to koi chehra ghazal jaisaa chamaktaa hai"

"kabhi harif kabhi ham-navaa hamin Thahre ki dushmanon ke bhi mushkil-kushaa hamin Thahre kisi ne raah kaa patthar hamin ko Thahraayaa ye aur baat ki phir aaina hamin Thahre jo aazmaayaa gayaa shahr ke faqiron ko to jaan-nisaar-e-tariq-e-anaa hamin Thahre hamin khudaa ke sipaahi hamin muhaajir bhi the haq-shanaas to phir rahnumaa hamin Thahre dilon pe qaul-o-amal ke vo naqsh chhoDe hain ki peshvaaon ke bhi peshvaa hamin Thahre 'faraagh' ran mein kabhi ham ne munh nahin moDaa maqaam-e-ishq se bhi aashnaa hamin Thahre"

"yaaro hudud-e-gham se guzarne lagaa huun main mujh ko sameT lo ki bikharne lagaa huun main chhu kar bulandiyon se utarne lagaa huun main shaayad nigaah-e-vaqt se Darne lagaa huun main par taulne lagi hain jo unchi uDaan ko un khvaahishon ke pankh katarne lagaa huun main aataa nahin yaqin ki un ke khayaal mein phir aaftaab ban ke ubharne lagaa huun main kyaa baat hai ki apni tabiat ke bar-khilaaf de kar zabaan 'faraagh' mukarne lagaa huun main"

"main ek buund samundar huaa to kaise huaa ye mojaza mire andar huaa to kaise huaa ye bhed sab pe ujaagar huaa to kaise huaa ki mere dil mein tiraa ghar huaa to kaise huaa na chaand ne kiyaa raushan mujhe na suraj ne to main jahaan mein munavvar huaa to kaise huaa na aas-paas chaman hai na gul-badan koi hamaaraa kamra moattar huaa to kaise huaa zaraa si baat pe ik gham-gusaar ke aage main apne aape se baahar huaa to kaise huaa sulagte sahraa mein tufaan kaa saamnaa thaa mujhe ye maarka jo huaa sar huaa to kaise huaa vo jang haar ke mujh se ye puchhtaa hai ki main baghair tegh muzaffar huaa to kaise huaa sunaa hai amn-paraston kaa vo ilaaqa hai vahin shikaar kabutar huaa to kaise huaa"

"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"

"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"