hijr-e-bad-zaat se nahin banti — Atbaf Abrak

"chaahe ik pal kaa sahi saath gavaaraa kar lo phir koi gham nahin gar ham se kinaaraa kar lo meraa hissa hai mohabbat to adaa naqd karo gar nahin bas mein to nafrat hi khudaa-raa kar lo kaun kahtaa hai ki laazim inhein taa'bir bhi do mere khvaabon ko bas aankhon mein gavaaraa kar lo gar nahin aur vajah koi shanaasaai ki ik mohabbat hai vahi phir se dubaaraa kar lo phir kahaan aur kisi kaa vo kabhi ho paayaa jis pe ik baar yahaan tum jo ijaaraa kar lo maanaa mushkil hai miraa tum se bichhaD kar jiinaa saath mein to huun tire tum to guzaaraa kar lo dam nikal jaaegaa yuun hi miraa hanste hanste ik nazar meri taraf hans ke ishaaraa kar lo ham nahin vo ki jo le jaaeinge manzil ki taraf yahi behtar hai koi aur sitaaraa kar lo ek hi shakhs ki chaahat mein bhalaa kyaa marnaa bevafaai ko hi jiine kaa sahaaraa kar lo jab kabhi baandhaa hai 'abrak' ne yahaan rakht-e-safar dil machaltaa hai zaraa aur nazaara kar lo"

"zindagi aadhi hai adhuri hai teraa aanaa bahut zaruri hai saamne tu hai lamha lamha mire aur zamin aasmaan ki duuri hai koi mantiq koi dalil nahin tu zaruri to bas zaruri hai jaise qismat pe ikhtiyaar nahin ye mohabbat bhi laa-shu'uri hai kaun sikhaa hai sirf baaton se sab ko ik haadsa zaruri hai ek bas tu rahaa miri hasrat aur har aarzu to puuri hai likhte likhte guzar gayaa 'abrak' daastaan aaj bhi adhuri hai"

"vo ham ko dil mein rakkhegaa yaa dil se ab nikaalegaa uThegaa jab talak parda tajassus maar Daalegaa main aksar jaanchne ko ye bas apnaa haq jataataa huun kahaan tak baat maanegaa kahaan par ham ko Taalegaa ta'ayyun kab hai mumkin ab ta'alluq kaa ravayyon se use ham par yaqin hai zakhm sab chup-chaap khaa legaa mohabbat ki Dagar par jo bhi nikle soch kar nikle safar ye vo nahin jo laaziman manzil bhi paa legaa kabhi sochaa gayaa jo thak ke dil ki vaaguzaari kaa savaal uTThaa yahi masrufiyat kyaa aur paalegaa chalan ahl-e-vafaa kaa hai aTal khaamoshiyaan 'abrak' zamaana dekhtaa hai sab vo khud qissa uchhaalegaa"

"zang-aalud havaalon se nikal aae ho khvaab-e-taaza liye khvaabon se nikal aae ho sukhe khvaabida gulaabon se nikal aae ho baa'd muddat ke kitaabon se nikal aae ho yunhi saamaan puraane pe nazar jaa Thahri phir se tum band lifaafon se nikal aae ho kyaa ye zanjir ye zindaan kaDe pahre karein raushni ban ke kivaaDon se nikal aae ho tum jo har aan yunhi rahte ho hanste-baste kyaa mohabbat ke 'itaabon se nikal aae ho kis qadar saadgi hai saans bhi tum lete ho aur samajhte ho 'azaabon se nikal aae ho ab talab hai na tajassus na hai vo 'ahd-e-vafaa tum ghalat soch iraadon se nikal aae ho vaqt guzraa nahin lauTegaa so be-kaar hi tum bad-gumaani ki panaahon se nikal aae ho ye jo ik chup si lagi hai tumhein taaza 'abrak' thak gae ho yaa savaalon se nikal aae ho"

"mehmaan chaar din ke aur ghar samajh liyaa hai ham ne saraab hi ko manzar samajh liyaa hai kitnon ne kar liyaa hai duniyaa ko ab musakhkhar khud ko sikandaron se bartar samajh liyaa hai achchhaa hai kyaa buraa kyaa is baat se gharaz kyaa bas zaat hi ko apni mehvar samajh liyaa hai bhule kitaab ko ham paighaam saaraa bhule bhaTke musaafiron ko rahbar samajh liyaa hai hote sabaq nahin jo ab yaad is jahaan ko un ko nisaab hi se baahar samajh liyaa hai tahzib apni khoi kho baiThe 'ilm saaraa rangini-e-jahaan ko zevar samajh liyaa hai khud nuqs se mubarraa khud 'aib se hain 'aari aur sab ko raaste kaa patthar samajh liyaa hai samjhegaa khaak koi ab raaz is jahaan ke qatre ne khud ko 'abrak' saagar samajh liyaa hai"

"jis qadar faasle baDhaae hain aap utnaa hi paas aae hain qaasido jaan maang lo chaahe gar khabar aap un ki laae hain ham ko likhtaa ki jaa chalaa jaa tu kaise jaaein ki tere saae hain ek main hi nahin makin apnaa aap mehmaan bin bulaae hain khaak koi hasin nazar aae aap jab aankh mein samaae hain aap to de ke zakhm bhuul gae ham ne marham vo sab banaae hain 'ishq ke rog ne sataayaa thaa ab tabibon ke ham sataae hain aap ko zindagi kahaa aise zindagi ko bhi ham na bhaae hain maantaa huun vafaa nahin laazim khvaab kyuun baa-vafaa dikhaae hain kaun kaafir kare jafaa 'abrak' vo khayaalon mein muskuraae hain"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"