kaun thaa jo dast-e-qaatil ke liye tayyaar thaa — Aabid Jafri

"kar chukaa phuul main jab saare jahaan ke patthar aa paDe sar pe mire jaane kahaan ke patthar zarf-e-dil mein nami-e-ashk-e-haqiqat na rahi itne bakhshe hamein logon ne gumaan ke patthar pa-e-haq dar-pae-paikaar koi miltaa nahin bandh gae paanv se kyaa vahshat-e-jaan ke patthar khaak mein mil gae sab phuul se logon ke vajud lag gae qabr pe bas naam-o-nishaan ke patthar ku-ba-ku ho gaiin taamir ibaadat-gaahein jama karte hi rahe ham to makaan ke patthar zindagi ke liye gauhar vahi Thahre 'aabid' log kahte hain jinhein fikr-e-javaan ke patthar"

"yahi to ek shikaayat safar mein rahti hai havaa-e-gard musalsal nazar mein rahti hai jazaa-e-kaavish-e-taamir ye mili hai hamein sadaa-e-tesha sadaa saath ghar mein rahti hai hunar kisi mein ho qismat hai us ki dar-badari ki aab-o-taab-e-guhar kab guhar mein rahti hai samaaaton kaa payambar hi ban sake to sune vo daastaan jo lab-e-chashm-e-tar mein rahti hai har ek subh pe maqtal kaa ho rahaa hai gumaan na jaane kaun si surkhi khabar mein rahti hai"

"basaaraton ko rah-e-shauq mein ganvaa dekhaa tujhe na dekhaa magar haan ye haadisa dekhaa vajud saunp ke sab kuchh bachaa liyaa ham ne na aankh mein koi aansu na saaneha dekhaa kitaab-e-zist bhi apni nahin rahi ki yahaan har ik varaq pe nayaa ek haashiya dekhaa khilaaf-e-mauj samundar-shanaas bah nikle main jis taraf gayaa tufaan hi uThaa dekhaa"

"fikr rakhte hain kahaan zehn agar rakhte hain dasht-e-be-aab mein jo tukhm-e-hunar rakhte hain har nai baat bhulaa deti hai pahle kaa khayaal vo to akhbaar hain bas taaza khabar rakhte hain miT gayaa rang-e-taalluq to ye chehre ke nuqush ek ik khatt-e-taassur mein khabar rakhte hain aise logon kaa milaa ham ko zamaana jo log kor-binaa hain magar ham pe nazar rakhte hain koi aahaT hai na dastak ki bichhaD jaae sukut jin ko divaar mayassar ho vo dar rakhte hain jab bhi aati hai kisi samt se maqtal ki havaa dhyaan aataa hai abhi dosh pe sar rakhte hain"

"shab ki aaghosh mein jaagaa huaa ghar kis kaa hai us pe aaseb nahin hai to asar kis kaa hai aisaa sailaab ki jangal ko bahaa le jaae aise sailaab mein be-barg shajar kis kaa hai ungliyon mein utar aae hain basaarat ke rumuz tirgi mein rahe makhfi ye hunar kis kaa hai be-charaaghi hi rahi apne gharon ki miraas raushni puchhti phirti hai ki dar kis kaa hai vo musaafir to gayaa chhoD ke yaadein apni kis ko batlaaun ki ye zaad-e-safar kis kaa hai tum miri raah se ho kar nahin guzre ho to phir naqsh-e-paa ye taraf-e-raahguzar kis kaa hai phir se madhosh-e-tamanna ke hue hosh-ba-jaa ham pe 'aabid' ye karam baar-e-digar kis kaa hai"

"mohabbaton par dil-e-hazin ko nisaar karnaa hai yuun ki jaise junun mein khud hi pe vaar karnaa ajab nahin vo bhi mere raste pe khud ko Daale vo jis ne sikhaa hai qaafilon ko ghubaar karnaa vo ek baarish ki muntazir be-shumaar aankhein vo ek tufaan kaa bastiyon ko shumaar karnaa mujhe to us ne tamaam lamhe vahi diye hain vahi jo ahl-e-junun ko hon ikhtiyaar karnaa shafaq utar kar tumhaare pallu se bandh gai hai jo ho sake to sahar talak ye hisaar karnaa aziyyaton kaa khamir zakhm-e-nihaan se uTThaa kabhi jo chaahaa hai dil kaa sahraa bahaar karnaa"

"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"