itr-e-firdaus-e-javaan mein ye basaae hue honT — Ali Sardar Jafri

"khule hain mashriq-o-maghrib ki god mein gulzaar magar khizaan ko mayassar nahin yaqin-e-bahaar khabar nahin hai bamon ke banaane vaalon ko tamiz ho to mah-o-mehr-o-kahkashaan hain shikaar usi se tegh-e-nigah aab-daar hoti hai tujhe bataaun baDi shai hai jurat-e-inkaar kiye hain shauq ne paidaa hazaar viraane ik aarzu ne basaae hain laakh shahr-e-dayaar nashaat-e-subh-e-bahaaraan tujhe nasib nahin tire nigah mein hai biiti hui shabon kaa khumaar farokht hoti hai insaaniyat si jins-e-giraan jahaan ko phunk na degi ye garmi-e-baazaar yahi hai zinat-o-aaraaish urus-e-sukhan magar fareb bhi deti hai shokhi-e-guftaar"

"vufur-e-shauq ki rangin hikaayatein mat puchh labon kaa pyaar nigah ki shikaayatein mat puchh kisi nigaah ki nas nas mein tairte nishtar vo ibtidaa-e-mohabbat ki raahatein mat puchh vo nim-shab vo javaan husn vo vufur-e-niyaaz nigaah o dil ne jo ki hain ibaadatein mat puchh hujum-e-gham mein bhi jiinaa sikhaa diyaa ham ko gham-e-jahaan ki hain kyaa kyaa inaayatein mat puchh ye sirf ek qayaamat hai chain ki karvaT dabi hain dil mein hazaaron qayaamatein mat puchh bas ek harf-e-baghaavat zabaan se niklaa thaa shahid ho gaiin kitni rivaayatein mat puchh ab aaj qissa-e-daaraa-o-jam kaa kyaa hogaa hamaare paas hain apni hikaayatein mat puchh nishaan-e-hiTlari-o-qaisari nahin miltaa jo ibraton ne likhi hain ibaaratein mat puchh nashaat-e-zist faqat ahl-e-gham ki hai miraas mileingi aur abhi kitni daulatein mat puchh"

"baiThe hain jahaan saaqi paimaana-e-zar le kar us bazm se uTh aae ham dida-e-tar le kar yaadon se tiri raushan mehraab-e-shab-e-hijraan DhunDheinge tujhe kab tak qindil-e-qamar le kar kyaa husn hai duniyaa mein kyaa lutf hai jiine mein dekhe to koi meraa andaaz-e-nazar le kar hoti hai zamaane mein kis tarah paziraai niklo to zaraa ghar se ik zauq-e-safar le kar raahein chamak uTTheingi khurshid ki mashal se hamraah sabaa hogi khushbu-e-sahar le kar makhmal si bichhaa deinge qadmon ke tale saahil dariyaa ubal aaeinge sad-mauj-e-guhar le kar pahnaaeinge taaj apnaa peDon ke ghane saae nikleinge shajar apne khush-rang samar le kar lapkeinge gale milne sarv aur sanobar sab uTheinge gulistaan bhi shaakh-e-gul-e-tar le kar hanste hue shahron ki aavaaz bulaaegi lab jaam ke chamkeinge sau shoala-e-tar le kar aflaak bajaaeinge saaz apne sitaaron kaa gaaeinge bahut lamhe anfaas-e-sharar le kar ye aalam-e-khaaki ik sayyaara-e-raushan hai aflaak se Takraa do taqdir-e-bashar le kar"

"aqide bujh rahe hain sham-e-jaan ghul hoti jaati hai magar zauq-e-junun ki shoala-saamaani nahin jaati khudaa maalum kis kis ke lahu ki laala-kaari hai zamin-e-ku-e-jaanaan aaj pahchaani nahin jaati agar yuun hai to kyuun hai yuun nahin to kyuun nahin aakhir yaqin mohkam hai lekin zid ki hairaani nahin jaati lahu jitnaa thaa saaraa sarf-e-maqtal ho gayaa lekin shahidaan-e-vafaa ke rukh ki taabaani nahin jaati pareshaan-rozgaar aashufta-haalaan kaa muqaddar hai ki us zulf-e-pareshaan ki pareshaani nahin jaati har ik shai aur mahngi aur mahngi hoti jaati hai bas ik khun-e-bashar hai jis ki arzaani nahin jaati ye naghma naghma-e-bedaari-e-jamhur-e-aalam hai vo shamshir-e-navaa jis ki darakhshaani nahin jaati nae khvaabon ke dil mein shoala-e-khurshid-e-mahshar hai zamir-e-hazrat-e-insaan ki sultaani nahin jaati lagaate hain labon par mohr arbaab-e-zabaan-bandi ali-'sardaar' ki shaan-e-ghazal-khvaani nahin jaati"

"ham jo mahfil mein tiri sina-figaar aate hain rang-bar-dosh gulistaan-ba-kanaar aate hain chaak-dil chaak-jigar chaak-garebaan vaale misl-e-gul aate hain maanind-e-bahaar aate hain koi maashuq sazaavaar-e-ghazal hai shaayad ham ghazal le ke su-e-shahr-e-nigaar aate hain kyaa vahaan koi dil-o-jaan kaa talabgaar nahin jaa ke ham kucha-e-qaatil mein pukaar aate hain qaafile shauq ke rukte nahin divaaron se sainkaDon mahbas-o-zindaan ke dayaar aate hain manzilein dauD ke rahrav ke qadam leti hain bosa-e-paa ke liye raahguzaar aate hain khud kabhi mauj-o-talaatum se na nikle baahar paar jo saare zamaane ko utaar aate hain kam ho kyuun abru-e-qaatil ki kamaanon kaa khinchaao jab sar-e-tir-e-sitam aap shikaar aate hain"

"farogh-e-dida-o-dil laala-e-sahar ki tarah ujaalaa bin ke raho sham-e-rahguzar ki tarah payambaron ki tarah se jiyo zamaane mein payaam-e-shauq bano daulat-e-hunar ki tarah ye zindagi bhi koi zindagi hai ham-nafaso sitaara ban ke jale bujh gae sharar ki tarah Daraa saki na mujhe tirgi zamaane ki andheri raat se guzraa huun main qamar ki tarah samundaron ke talaatum ne mujh ko paalaa hai chamak rahaa huun isi vaaste guhar ki tarah tamaam koh o tal o bahr o bar hain zer-e-nagin khulaa huaa huun main shaahin ke baal-o-par ki tarah tamaam daulat-e-kaunain hai khiraaj us kaa ye dil nahin kisi luuTe hue nagar ki tarah guzar ke khaar se ghunche se gul se shabnam se main shaakh-e-vaqt mein aayaa huun ik samar ki tarah main dil mein talkhi-e-zahraab-e-gham bhi rakhtaa huun na misl-e-shahd huun shirin na main shakar ki tarah khizaan ke dast-e-sitam ne mujhe chhuaa hai magar tamaam shoala o shabnam huun kaashmar ki tarah miri navaa mein hai lutf-o-surur-e-subh-e-nashaat har ek sher hai rindon ki shaam-e-tar ki tarah ye faatehaana ghazal asr-e-nau kaa hai aahang buland o past ko dekhaa hai dida-var ki tarah"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"