kar ke dil-e-naalaan se mire saaz kisi ne — Kaifi Chirayyakoti

"sau daagh tamannaaon ke ham khaae hue hain gul jitne hain is baagh mein murjhaae hue hain sharminda huun main apni duaaon ke asar se vo aaj pareshaan hain ghabraae hue hain khuddaari-e-gesu kaa hai us rukh pe ye aalam jhuknaa jo paDaa un ko to bal khaae hue hain ab tum bhi zaraa husn-e-jahaan-soz ko roko ham to dil-e-be-taab ko samjhaae hue hain ai dast-e-karam pheink de kaunain ko is mein daaman ko tire saamne phailaae hue hain phoDeinge jabin ab tire dar par tire muhtaaj barbaad hain taqdir ke Thukraae hue hain aataa hai baDhaa bahr-e-karam josh mein 'kaifi' ham apne gunaahon pe jo sharmaae hue hain"

"be-taab paas shama ke parvaana aa gayaa kyaa baat hai ki hosh mein divaana aa gayaa saaqi ki baargaah mein tauba hui qubul khud DhunDhtaa huaa mujhe mai-khaana aa gayaa sajdon kaa mere naaz uThaane ke vaaste kaabe ke saamne dar-e-jaanaana aa gayaa daaman ko mere dekh ke hasrat ke haath mein yaad un ko apnaa lutf-e-karimaana aa gayaa mujh ko mire savaal pe bakhshaa hai do-jahaan ab e'tibaar-e-tarz-e-faqiraana aa gayaa thi shaikh-o-barhaman ki mai-o-angbin pe bahas itne mein baDh ke 'kaifi'-e-divaana aa gayaa"

"jo kuchh thaa muqaddar mein gavaaraa to nahin thaa dar-parda kahin un kaa ishaaraa to nahin thaa jitni thi khaTak saans ki kul naghma-e-jaan thi kyaa tum ne mujhe hans ke pukaaraa to nahin thaa taa-zist mujhe jaan-e-hazin bakhshne vaale is mein koi andaaz tumhaaraa to nahin thaa ro ro ke qayaamat kaa liyaa naam kisi ne koi tiri ummid kaa maaraa to nahin thaa TuuTe hue kyon dil ko mire dekh rahe ho aansu thaa miri subh kaa taaraa to nahin thaa muddat se baDaa naam hai firdaus kaa 'kaifi' gesu ko kahin us ne sanvaaraa to nahin thaa"

"uf miri zindagi ki raat uf miri zindagi ke din aisi na hai kisi ki raat aise na hain kisi ke din rukh pe hai surkhi-e-hayaa rang-e-nigaah-e-surmagin jaan-e-bahaar ban gae husn ki saadgi ke din zindagi umid-vaar ek adaa itaab ki aankh mein kaT gai thi raat haae vo barhami ke din paanv baDhaa ke chal diyaa aur main dekhtaa rahaa aah shabaab-e-be-khatar haae hansi khushi ke din 'kaifi'-e-be-qaraar ab dil se banegi kis tarah hosh ki baat rah gai kaT gae be-khudi ke din"

"ai ahl-e-mohabbat kyaa kahiye kyaa chiiz mohabbat hoti hai kuchh gham ki haqiqat hoti hai kuchh dil ki tabiat hoti hai kul ziist alam taa-zist alam yak vaqfa-e-dam taskin-e-alam sunte hain qayaamat aati hai jab us se bhi fursat hoti hai uf aayat-e-sajda husn-e-adaa jalve ke liye parda bhi uThaa betaab jabin jhuk jaati hai kuchh aisi bhi surat hoti hai kuchh mast nigaah-e-saaqi hai kul mai mein hai jo kuchh baaqi hai mai-khaane ke baahar kuchh bhi nahin mai-khaane mein jannat hoti hai duniyaa se alag ho kar 'kaifi' duniyaa se khafaa duniyaa kaa gila ummid agar baaqi na rahe tab yaas mein raahat hoti hai"

"kaho dair-o-haram yaa naam apnaa aastaan rakh do sar-e-taslim kham hai tum jahaan chaaho vahaan rakh do ghaTaa kar qaid-e-aazaadi baDhaa do gham asiri kaa qafas ko aashiyaan mein yaa qafas mein aashiyaan rakh do tasalli dene vaalo ham tahi-dastaan-e-qismat hain sar-e-daaman jo mumkin ho to dil ki dhajjiyaan rakh do zarurat jaan ki dil ko main be-parvaa-e-hasti huun jahaan dil hai vahin ab meri jaan-e-naa-tavaan rakh do khudaa kahlaao yaa kuchh aur sab kuchh mujh ko kahnaa hai idhar aao mire munh mein tumhin apni zabaan rakh do vafaa kaa raaz is majmea mein kholaa jaa nahin saktaa sivaa mahshar ke koi aur roz-e-imtihaan rakh do mohabbat aur tasalli us pe hosh-e-zindagi 'kaifi' nahin uThtaa agar kaandhe se ye baar-e-garaan rakh do"

"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"