khadsha-e-barq-o-sharar yaad aayaa — Abdul Hafeez Khalish Taskini

"ishq ko pahnaa rahaa huun aah-o-zaari kaa libaas taa ki ho mujh ko mayassar fazl-e-baari ka libaas kab hamaare vaaste lauTeingi khushiyaan zindagi kab utaaregaa zamaana sogvaari kaa libaas raaz mein phir bhi hamaaraa ishq rah saktaa nahin zeb-tan ham laakh kar lein parda-daari kaa libaas mere pichhe paD gae hain saikDon but ai khudaa kar ataa imaan ko mere paaedaari kaa libaas dar-haqiqat chhoD baiThe hain sabhi ab ye chalan ik dikhaavaa hai vafaa ki paasdaari ka libaas jaan kar baazi lagaanaa jaan par aane lagaa bas numaaish ke liye hai ab to yaari ka libaas log apni azmaton ke gaa rahe hain gun 'khalish' aur main pahne hue huun inkisaari kaa libaas"

"chaman ke dil-nashin khush-rang manzaron ke charaagh ye titliyon ki guzargaahein ye gulon ke charaagh andheri raat mein barsaat ki miri mohsin chamakti bijliyaan yaani ye baadalon ke charaagh mire qalam se munavvar hon zehn logon ke jalaaun bazm mein duniyaa ki tajrabon ke charaagh nazar se chumaa thaa main ne tumhaare jalvon ko bhulaae jaate nahin un hasin ruton ke charaagh qadam uThaanaa kaThin ho gayaa tiri jaanib bujhaa diye miri qismat ne raaston ke charaagh unhein bujhaaegi fauran havaa zamaane ki jo khvaab dekheinge mahlon ke jhonpaDon ke charaagh"

"vaqt ke aaseb se Dar jaaein kyaa maut se bhi pahle ham mar jaaein kyaa biich mein dar aae hai meri vafaa tohmatein us shokh ke sar jaaein kyaa farq aadat mein abhi aayaa nahin ham haram mai-khaana ho kar jaaein kyaa ho gai hai kyon tumhaari aankh nam ham yahaan kuchh der ruk kar jaaein kyaa zindagi kyaa dilkashi kam to nahin aap ki khaatir sahi mar jaaein kyaa aaj-kal maahaul achchhaa ho gayaa dil mein jo Thaani hai ham kar jaaein kyaa jin mein un ka qurb haasil thaa 'khalish' meri aankhon se vo manzar jaaein kyaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"