khudaa taarikh marne ki bataa detaa agar pahle — Afroz Taj

"banaa hai miraa dil chubhone ki khaatir ki hote hain moti pirone ki khaatir rukh-e-gul pe shabnam ko dekhaa to sochaa hansaa bhi to vo sirf rone ki khaatir lo vo chaand utraa hai gangaa ke jal mein badan ke sabhi daagh dhone ki khaatir ye mahle do-mahle ye makhmal ye qaalin the miTTi ke bas ik bichhaune ki khaatir har ik chaap par aankh khul khul gai hai ki nindein uDaa di hain sone ki khaatir banaa khaak se khaak mein hi milegaa kyon TuuTe ho TuuTe khilaune ki khaatir gul-e-tar bhi ik din tah-e-khaak hogaa huaa huun ye main bhi na hone ki khaatir samaanaa paDegaa raqibon ke dil mein tire ek dil mein samone ki khaatir zahaanat se duniyaa ke munh si diye hain bani thiin jo siine pirone ki khaatir"

"yahi qaanun hai zamaane se din nikaltaa hai dil jalaane se sirf do bol hi nahin kaafi dil to milte hain dil milaane se khaak se phuul ban ke mahkeinge ham dabe hain kahaan dabaane se dil milaane kaa hi natija thaa kyaa milegaa ji tilmilaane se kar diye aaine ke sau TukDe sau hue ek ko miTaane se aankh se aaj bah gayaa rishta thak gae ham to gham chhupaane se silsila saans kaa rahaa qaaem tere jaane se tere aane se hanste hanste lo aa gae aansu aa gae ghair muskuraane se"

"chalo chalein ki ghaTaaon se inqalaab karein hazaar chaand chhupe hain vo be-naqaab karein hamein to chaand se rang-e-zamin pyaaraa hai vo aur hain jo ujaalon se ji janaab karein kuchh aise rukh se sajaaein zamin pe ham zarre ik aaftaab ke aage sau aaftaab karein nahin nasib mein gulshan to chhoDiye saahib kisi ki raah ko saaya hi dastyaab karein ham is liye kabhi jazbaat-e-dil na kah paae ki dil mein kyon tire bekaar iztiraab karein agar yaqin hai marte hi paaeinge jannat to apnaa vaqt vo ji ji ke kyon kharaab karein dayaar-e-yaar mein vaa'iz kaa zor chaltaa hai dayaar-e-ghair mein himmat ho to khitaab karein sunaa hai sham' bhaDakti hai khatm se pahle to kyon na ham bhi za'ifi ko pur-shabaab karein ye kyaa huaa ki uThaa di hai haae ye chilman haqiqaton ko chalo chal ke phir se khvaab karein hamaare 'aib ginaataa hai kyon pas-e-parda zaraa to saamne aa tujh se ham hisaab karein jo us ne shikva kiyaa vo to laa-javaab kiyaa javaab-e-shikva ko ham kaise laa-javaab karein hamein gulaab chameli na chaahiye nargis jo muntakhab hain unhin kaa kyon intikhaab karein qalam uThaaein likhein ik kitaab zulm pe ham kitaab phir vo tire naam intisaab karein paDhein ham apni ghazal 'taaj' ke takhallus se sukhan ki bazm mein naam us kaa yuun kharaab karein"

"meri raaton mein teri surat hai ab kise chaand ki zarurat hai jaan kho kar hi jaan paayaa huun maut hi ek bas haqiqat hai mere hisse mein teri yaadein hain sab ke hisse mein teri chaahat hai phir sar-e-shaam khul gaiin zulfein aaj phir shaam hi se shaamat hai qatl hotaa huun muskuraataa huun tere haathon mein vo nazaakat hai zindagi zindagi ko kyaa degi vo to khud maut ki amaanat hai zindagi ki du'aaein dete ho saans lene ki kis ko fursat hai 'taaj' par ye sajaavaTein dekho sang-e-ulfat pe rang-e-daulat hai"

"kaam sadiyon se jo thaa aaj bhi jaari niklaa ban ke aayaa thaa jo maali vo shikaari niklaa 'itr ki tarh sabhi ne use mahsus kiyaa main jo dushman se chhupaa kar tiri yaari niklaa us ne taaqat jo dikhaai hai vo hai maange ki ham ne samjhaa jise fir'aun bhikaari niklaa baDi ummid pe likkhi thi kitaab-e-ulfat meri qismat hai ki naa-binaa hi qaari niklaa kabhi dohon kabhi ghazlon se kare hai hamla le ke talvaar miraa yaar do-dhaari niklaa ye zaruri to nahin ham-navaa ham-zauq bhi ho meri qismat se miraa yaar likhaari niklaa koi gulshan nahin aaegaa muqaabil tere shakl hi itni banaa kar jo tu pyaari niklaa shaikh tum kahte ho aae ho abhi masjid se jeb mein kis kaa ye rumaal tumhaari niklaa 'taaj' ne soch liyaa siikh luun ustaadon se 'mir' ke 'ishq kaa par bojh hi bhaari niklaa"

"tasavvur mein vo naubat aa gai hai tiri tasvir bhi sharmaa gai hai na pakDo jitne vaale ki khaami yahi khaami use jitvaa gai hai ye khush-fahmi miri aaina ban ke mire munh par mujhe jhuTlaa gai hai 'ajab patthar taraashe jaa rahe hain khudaa ki bhi nazar pathraa gai hai kisi sachchaai se guzri hai titli ki sachche phuul bhi jhuTlaa gai hai zamin mein bhi hazaaron so rahe hain jo tu paael pahan ke aa gai hai makaan vaale ki ye khasta zamiri makaan ki pukhtagi batlaa gai hai karaae 'taaj' kyon islaah is ki ghazal mahfil pe yunhi chhaa gai hai"

"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"