kab samundar huun kahaan dariyaa huun main — Khan Ateeq Afridi

"baraae-naam sahi saaebaan nahin miltaa khulus tujh saa kahin mujh ko maan nahin miltaa pasand hain mujhe ab tak nasihatein us ki ki baap jaisaa koi mehrbaan nahin miltaa ta'ajjub un ko hai kyon meri khud-kalaami par ki mujh ko apne sivaa raaz-daan nahin miltaa paron mein quvvat-e-parvaaz hi na ho jis ke vo laakh chaahe use aasmaan nahin miltaa nigaahein DhunDhti rahti hain us ke lahje ko ghafur jaisaa koi khush-bayaan nahin miltaa tamaam ‘aalam-e-islaam muntazir hai 'atiq' ho jis ke siine mein 'azm-e-javaan nahin miltaa"

"ghar mein rahun to apni hi tanhaaiyaan Dasein niklun jo shahr mein to shanaasaaiyaan Dasein vo loch vo shabaab vo andaaz-e-dilkashi jaaun jab us ke paas to angDaaiyaan Dasein vo paas ho to subh-e-bahaaraan hai zindagi vo duur ho to mujh ko ye angnaaiyaan Dasein tark-e-ta'alluqaat kaa ehsaas jaag jaae aa aa ke yaad us ki jab achhaaiyaan Dasein gumnaam rah ke jin ki du'aaein thiin mere saath shohrat mili mujhe to vo parchhaaiyaan Dasein us se nazar mile to ubhar aae dil ki choT vo pher le nigaah to purvaaiyaan Dasein dil TuTne ke raaz se vaaqif nahin koi phir bhi qabile vaalon ki daanaaiyaan Dasein kuchh log be-hisi ke samundar mein gharq hain mujh ko shu'ur-o-fikr ki gahraaiyaan Dasein jab apnaa khuun bhi na ho apnaa to phir 'atiq' mujh ko mire khulus ki rusvaaiyaan Dasein"

"maan mujhe apni du'aaon ke asar mein rakhnaa naam meraa sar-e-fihrist-e-hunar mein rakhnaa maanaa dushvaar salibon kaa safar hotaa hai phir bhi tum khud ko salibon ke safar mein rakhnaa chaahte ho jo numaaish na ho daagh-e-dil ki siikh lo ghar ki har ik baat ko ghar mein rakhnaa dushmani jaal bichhaae hue baiThi hai yahaan kitnaa dushvaar hai chehron ko nazar mein rakhnaa jab bhi saae ki zarurat kaa ho ehsaas tumhein apni aankhon ko faqat sabz shajar mein rakhnaa sar-bulandi kaa agar shauq hai dil mein yaaro kuchh na kuchh taaqat-e-parvaaz bhi par mein rakhnaa shaa'iri ke liye ab ye bhi zaruri hai 'atiq' qaum kaa dard bhi tum apne jigar mein rakhnaa"

"ye shohraton ke safar bhi 'ajib hote hain ki gham-gusaar-e-mohabbat raqib hote hain jo kaahili mein qanaa'at nasib hote hain vahi zamaane mein dukh ke naqib hote hain talaash-e-dard ho jin ko sukun-e-dil ke liye vo ahl-e-gham bhi 'ajib-o-gharib hote hain jo dil mein jazba-e-ikhlaas hi nahin rakhte na jaane kyon vahi mere habib hote hain hamesha sach ki taraazu mein khud ko jo tolein kisi bhi vaqt vo nazr-e-salib hote hain jo vaaldain ki khidmat se mustafiz na hon vo bachche kitne baDe kam-nasib hote hain kuchh aise log bhi hote hain zindagi mein 'atiq' jo duur hote hue bhi qarib hote hain"

"apne ghar se us ke ghar kaa faasla thaa mukhtasar zindagi darkaar thi go raasta thaa mukhtasar zindagi kaa zindagi se raabta thaa mukhtasar us ne dekhaa main ne dekhaa vaaqi'a thaa mukhtasar aap bhi apne kiye par kuchh pashemaan se lage main bhi ye sochaa kiyaa ik haadisa thaa mukhtasar aisi raatein aaj bhi aankhon mein kaTti hain miri zindagi kaa jin se shaayad vaasta thaa mukhtasar mere maazi kaa ta'alluq mere mustaqbil ke saath ik haqiqat thi magar ik faasla thaa mukhtasar ik haqiqat thaa magar huun aaj be-taa’bir khvaab ab kahaani huun kabhi ik vaaqi'a thaa mukhtasar aaj un aankhon ne mere dil mein phir jhaankaa 'atiq' aaj un aankhon mein phir ik hausla thaa mukhtasar"

"apne mohsin se daghaa karnaa bataayaa bhi nahin ye hunar mujh ko buzurgon ne sikhaayaa bhi nahin muddaton baa'd milaa thaa vo magar haal miraa us ne puchhaa bhi nahin main ne bataayaa bhi nahin koi behis kabhi tauqir ke qaabil jo huaa aise kam-zarf se munh main ne lagaayaa bhi nahin vaqt ne mujh ko ye mohlat hi na di khvaab bunun aur aankhon ne koi khvaab dikhaayaa bhi nahin ghar paDosi kaa jale aur na ho dukh mujh ko jhol aisaa mire kirdaar mein aaya bhi nahin yuun to qismat ke navishte mein bulandi thi magar main ne sar apnaa kisi dar pe jhukaayaa bhi nahin shohratein mere ta'aaqub mein rahin laakh 'atiq' aaj tak main ne unhein khud se milaayaa bhi nahin"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"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"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"