imkaan se baahar kabhi aasaar se aage — Khalid Karrar

"dasht hai kaun-o-makaan aur laa-makaan duur tak vahm-o-gumaan aur laa-makaan ibtidaa na intihaa na raasta main abad ke darmiyaan aur laa-makaan ek dhaDkaa khaak mein Daalaa huaa ek sa’i-e-raaegaan aur laa-makaan jal-bujhaa hai aag mein meraa paDaao chaar-su meraa dhuaan aur laa-makaan ik zamin-e-be-yaqini mere saath ik gumaan-e-laa-gumaan aur laa-makaan ek sahraa zaat se aage kahin ek hijrat darmiyaan aur laa-makaan baadalon mein gum hue jaate hain sab kaarvaan-dar-kaarvaan aur laa-makaan ek sayyaara mire raste mein hai varna main thaa aasmaan aur laa-makaan"

"ravaan hai mauj-e-fanaa jism o jaan utaar mujhe utaar ab ke sar-e-aasmaan utaar mujhe miraa vajud samundar ke iztiraab mein hai ki khul rahaa hai tiraa baadbaan utaar mujhe bahut aziiz huun khaaraan-e-taaza-kaar ko main bahut udaas hai dasht-e-javaan utaar mujhe koi jazira jahaan hast-o-bud ho na fanaa vajud ho na zamaana vahaan utaar mujhe"

"vurud-e-jism thaa jaan kaa azaab hone lagaa lahu mein utraa magar zahr aab hone lagaa koi to aae sunaae naved-e-taaza mujhe uTho ki hashr se pahle hisaab hone lagaa use shubah hai jhulas jaaegaa vo saath mire mujhe ye khauf ki main aaftaab hone lagaa phir us ke saamne chup ki kaDi labon pe lagi miraa ye mansab-e-harf aab aab hone lagaa main apne khol mein khush bhi thaa mutmain bhi thaa main apni khaak se niklaa kharaab hone lagaa zarur mujh se ziyaada hai us mein kuchh 'khaalid' miraa harif agar fatah-yaab hone lagaa"

"baat ye hai ki koi baat puraani bhi nahin aur is khaak mein ab koi nishaani bhi nahin ye to zaahir mein tamavvuj thaa balaa kaa lekin ye badan meraa jahaan koi ravaani bhi nahin yaa to ik mauj-e-balaa-khez hai meri khaatir yaa ki mashkiza-e-jaan mein kahin paani bhi nahin baat ye hai ki sabhi bhaai mire dushman hain masala ye hai ki main yusuf-e-saani bhi nahin sach to ye hai ki mire paas hi dirham kam hain varna is shahr mein is darja giraani bhi nahin saare kirdaar hain angusht-ba-dandaan mujh mein ab to kahne ko mire paas kahaani bhi nahin ek benaam-o-nasab sach miraa izhaar huaa varna alfaaz mein vo sail-e-maaani bhi nahin"

"kisi ke khvaab ko ehsaas se baandhaa huaa hai bahut pukhta bahut hi paas se baandhaa huaa hai hamaare takht ko mashrut kar rakkhaa hai us ne hamaare taaj ko ban-baas se baandhaa huaa hai siyaahi umr bhar mere taaaqub mein rahegi ki main ne jism ko qirtaas se baandhaa huaa hai mire isbaat ki chaabi ko apne paas rakh kar mire inkaar ko ehsaas se baandhaa huaa hai hamaare baad in aabaadiyon ki khair kiijo samundar ham ne apni pyaas se baandhaa huaa hai sajaa rakkhi hai us ne apni khaatir ek masnad mire aafaaq ko anfaas se baandhaa huaa hai ajab pahre mire afkaar par rakkhe hain 'khaalid' ajab khaTkaa mire ehsaas se baandhaa huaa hai"

"hai mol-bhaao mein baazaar mein hai saath mire vo ek kaar-e-fanaa-zaar mein hai saath mire salib-e-jaan se visaal aasmaan ke saahil tak har ek lazzat-e-aazaar mein hai saath mire kabhi to hero banaataa hai aur kabhi joker har ek rang ke kirdaar mein hai saath mire yahi bahut hai mire jism o jaan kaa hissa hai kahin to mauja-e-khun-baar mein hai saath mire ajab gumaan hai jaise ki sarfaraaz huun main ajiib fitna-e-dastaar mein hai saath mire kabhi mujhe bhi zaraa mojaza-numaa kartaa jo apni zaat ke asraar mein hai saath mire vo dastaras mein hai lekin nazar se ghaaeb hai harif-e-jaan koi paikaar mein hai saath mire main ik nigaah ko mahsus kar rahaa huun mudaam koi to reg-e-fanaa-zaar mein hai saath mire vo saare kheme lagaataa hai phir ukhaaDtaa hai saraab-e-manzil-o-aasaar mein hai saath mire jo chhoD detaa hai dasht-e-zavaal mein tanhaa vo rel-pel mein baazaar mein hai saath mire"

"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"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"