is qadar mahv hain kaar-e-chaman-aaraai mein ham — Ashfaq Amir

"pahaaDi raaste par aabju ki aazmaaish hai samundar kis taraf hai justuju ki aazmaaish hai pare divaar-e-jaan ke ek dhoke ke sivaa kiyaa hai mire andar musalsal aarzu ki aazmaaish hai kai lahrein si uThti hain jo lafzon mein nahin Dhaltin in aankhon ke muqaabil guftugu ki aazmaaish hai main apne dil ki khaamoshi tujhe email kartaa huun sunaa hai mai-kade mein haa-o-hu ki aazmaaish hai taayyun samt kaa hotaa nahin aankhein bhaTakti hain qadam kaise uThein jab chaar-su ki aazmaaish hai"

"ham jo dehaat se shahron ki taraf aae hain ishq aur husn ke bichhDe hue hamsaae hain ek be-rang se mausam ki havaa chalti hai ab na vo dhuup na peDon ke ghane saae hain kaun saa phuul hamein yaad nahin bachpan kaa kaun saa rang javaani kaa bhulaa paae hain gard-e-ayyaam-e-guzishta bhi to saath aai hai ham tire paas akele to nahin aae hain teri aankhein to ujaale ki amiin hain ab tak ye andhere to kisi aur ne phailaae hain"

"khilte phulon jaisi thi ye duniyaa kabhi achchhi thi giit the us ki aankhon mein shaam bhi mahki mahki thi nae dar khulte dekhe the meri nazar jab bahki thi us ke jism ke shoale se dil ki basti chamki thi main us khvaab kaa hissa thaa vo jis khvaab mein rahti thi jis ne meraa dil toDaa vo to pariyon jaisi thi subh sabaa ki aankhon mein raat vo chaand mein rahti thi"

"mujhe udaas bhi karte rahe mire andar jo phuul khil ke bikharte rahe mire andar mujhe miTaati rahi meri khaamushi aksar mire hi khvaab bikharte rahe mire andar mayassar aaya na un ko libaas-e-saut-o-sadaa mire khayaal sanvarte rahe mire andar ab un ki maar se chehra bujhaa bujhaa hai miraa jo sadme mujh pe guzarte rahe mire andar baDe jatan se jalaae the kuchh diye main ne jo ek jhonke se Darte rahe mire andar vo ashk-e-dil ki zaminon ko kar gae shaadaab jo qatra qatra utarte rahe mire andar miri numu mein rukaavaT bane rahe 'aamir' jo vasvase se ubharte rahe mire andar"

"haalaat se ham ulajh paDeinge khaamosh kabhi nahin raheinge tahzib kareinge nakhl-e-dil ki phir us ko gham-e-bahaar deinge aansu na bahaaeinge magar ham us shakhs ko yaad to kareinge ab soch liyaa hai dil kaa qissa tujh se to kabhi nahin kaheinge jab dard ki mai nahin milegi ham shisha-e-umr toD deinge marham kaa khayaal chhoD 'aamir' ye zakhm abhi nahin bhareinge"

"guzre dinon kaa zikr huaa aur viraani ki baat chali ik muddat se khushk thiin aankhein phir paani ki baat chali us ki gali se shoala uTThaa mere ghar mein aag lagi jalne kaa to zikr nahin thaa taabaani ki baat chali mushkil manzar dekhte rahnaa us ki puraani aadat thi mushkil se is chashm ke aage aasaani ki baat chali baadal aae havaa chali aur baahar mausam badal gayaa dil ke bahte dariyaa mein bhi tughyaani ki baat chali maayusi ke patthar se ik aas kaa chashma phuuT bahaa aas ke bahte paani mein phir hairaani ki baat chali raushan ho gaiin saari galiyaan sab darvaaze chamak uThe jab se 'aamir' shahr mein us ki mehmaani ki baat chali"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"