itne pur-maghz hain dalaail kyaa — Muneer Saifi

"har gumbad-e-be-dar mein bhi ik dar hai ki tu hai phir mujh mein koi aur navaa-gar hai ki tu hai ik aur hi aalam hai varaa-e-khas-o-khaashaak ik aur hi manzar pas-e-manzar hai ki tu hai taa-hadd-e-nazar ek nadi hai ki huun main bhi taa-hadd-e-khayaal ek samundar hai ki tu hai paivast hain miTTi mein mire paanv ki main huun aflaak ke siine pe miraa sar hai ki tu hai vahshat ise kahiye na tahayyur ise kahiye main bhuul chalaa thaa mujhe azbar hai ki tu hai dekhun to tiraa honaa sahaaraa bhi hai mujh ko sochon to mujhe ek yahi Dar hai ki tu hai"

"sone vaalon ko koi khvaab dikhaane se rahaa main tah-e-khaak to ab khaak uDaane se rahaa koi darvaaza na haail koi dahliz rahi ishq sahraa mein rahaa aur Thikaane se rahaa Duub jaaein to kinaare pe pahunch sakte hain ab samundar to hamein paar lagaane se rahaa un diyon hi se kisi taur guzaaraa kar lo ab main kamre mein sitaaron ko to laane se rahaa apne haathon hi shikaar apnaa main kar luun na 'munir' aur kuchh der agar duur nishaane se rahaa"

"havaa ke saath safar ikhtiyaar karnaa thaa dayaar-e-shab ko khamoshi se paar karnaa thaa hamaari khaak koi chaandni mein Daal aae hamaaraa kaam sitaare shikaar karnaa thaa hui thi is liye taakhir tum se milne mein khud apnaa bhi to mujhe intizaar karnaa thaa tumhaare vaaste karnaa thaa main ne khud ko talaash tumhaare vaaste main ne faraar karnaa thaa abhi se tum ne mujhe be-kanaar kar Daalaa abhi to tum ne mujhe ham-kanaar karnaa thaa hamaari samt bhi ik sikka muskuraahaT kaa hamein bhi apni reaayaa shumaar karnaa thaa falak to bhuul bhi saktaa thaa laghzishein 'saifi' magar zamin ne bahut sharmsaar karnaa thaa"

"ruuh sulagti rakkhi hai aur siina jaltaa rakkhaa hai us ne mujh ko laakhon insaanon se achchhaa rakkhaa hai tum raushan kar rakkho jitne hijr alaav mumkin hon main ne bhi apni aankhon ke pichhe dariyaa rakkhaa hai aankh kahaan hai ek aafat goyaa rakkhi hai chehre par dil kab hai mere pahlu mein ek tamaashaa rakkhaa hai jo mujh mein khul kar hanstaa aur saavan-bhaadon rotaa thaa us bachche ko main ne ab tak khud mein zinda rakkhaa hai jis din meri dharti apni chaadar mujh par Daalegi bas us din ki khaatir main ne khud ko zinda rakkhaa hai khaak-basar phirti hain jis mein lailaaein din-raat 'munir' main ne apni zaa mein ek aisaa bhi sahraa rakkhaa hai"

"niDar bhi zaat mein apni huun khud se khaaif bhi lahu mein mere hiraa bhi hai arz-e-taaef bhi yahi nahin ki farishta na chhat pe utraa koi pahunch sake na falak tak mire vazaaif bhi pukaarti hai mujhe tere naam se duniyaa badal ke rakh diye tu ne mire kavaaif bhi bharam aziiz thaa teraa so teri jaanib se kharid laayaa huun apne liye tahaaif bhi kiyaa hai saath hamaare jo zindagi ne 'munir' ravaa rakhe na kisi se koi tavaaif bhi"

"ek se jazbe khuun mein surkhi ek hi thi des judaa the pyaar currency ek hi thi us par bhi bas lailaa lailaa likkhaa thaa us ke paas agarche takhti ek hi thi ghoDe banaanaa chhoD diye kumhaaron ne gaanv mein Dubne vaali laDki ek hi thi hissa-bakhre baanT liye hain logon ne bechaare kyaa karte dharti ek hi thi phir koi tufaan na aayaa Thiik huaa varna nuuh ke paas bhi kashti ek hi thi us ke baad saraab thaa yaa viraane the saat zaminon par bhi basti ek hi thi apne saamne main khud hi saf-aaraa thaa aur miri banduq mein goli ek hi thi"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"