jab na gumbad na sadaa raqs mein ho — 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"

"itne pur-maghz hain dalaail kyaa dil ko kar loge apne qaail kyaa phir vahi sar hai aur vahi tesha 'ishq kyaa 'ishq ke masaail kyaa raushni raushni pukaarte ho raushni ke nahin masaail kyaa roz maidaan-e-jang bantaa huun mujh mein aabaad hain qabaail kyaa kis qadar 'arziyaan guzaari hain kabhi dekhi hai meri file kyaa haath phailaanaa koi kam to nahin peT dikhlaae tum ko saail kyaa baiThe ab kirchiyaan sameTte ho apne raste mein khud the haael kyaa raat-bhar jaagte rahe hain darakht koi panchhi huaa hai ghaayal kyaa baat-be-baat hans rahe ho 'munir' yuun asar gham kaa hogaa zaail kyaa"

"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"

"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"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"