kyaa moD 'ajab aayaa ye rishton ke safar mein — Haneef Kaifi

"banaa ke toDti hai daaere charaagh ki lau bahaa ke le gai mujh ko kahaan shu'ur ki rau banaa chukaa huun adhure mujassame kitne kahaan vo naqsh jo takmil-e-fan kaa ho partav vo moD mere safar kaa hai nuqta-e-aaghaaz fareb-khurda-e-manzil hue jahaan rah-rau larazte hain miri mahrum-e-khvaab aankhon mein bikhar chuke hain jo khvaab un ke muntashir partav bhaTak na jaaun main tashkik ke andheron mein laraz rahi hai miri sham-e-etaqaad ki lau shab-e-daraaz kaa hai qissa mukhtasar 'kaifi' hui sahar ke ujaalon mein gum charaagh ki lau"

"hai raah-rau ke hue haadsaat ki divaar giraae kaun ye gard-e-hayaat ki divaar sahar hamaare muqaddar se duur hoti gai buland hoti gai roz raat ki divaar miTe jo ye hadd-e-faasil to aap tak pahunchein hamaare biich mein haail hai zaat ki divaar anaa anaa ke muqaabil hai raah kaise khule taalluqaat mein haail hai baat ki divaar na jaane kaun se jhonke mein gir paDe 'kaifi' shikasta hone lagi hai hayaat ki divaar"

"tamaam aalam se moD kar munh main apne andar samaa gayaa huun mujhe na aavaaz de zamaane main apni aavaaz sun rahaa huun tazaad-e-hasti kaa falsafa huun uruuj o pasti kaa aainaa huun uThaa huaa ik ghurur-e-sar huun miTaa huaa ek naqsh-e-paa huun ho kyaa taayyun miri hadon kaa shumaar kyaa meri vusaton kaa hazaaron aalam base hain mujh mein main behad-o-be-karaan khalaa huun azaab-e-ehsaas-o-aagahi ke vo dil-shikan khvaab-paash lamhe hazaar aaine TuTte hain main jab bhi aaina dekhtaa huun main naa-shunida sadaa-e-sahraa banungaa aavaaz-e-vaqt 'kaifi' zabaan-e-aalam pe aaungaa kal main aaj ik harf-e-naarsaa huun"

"bikhar ke ret hue hain vo khvaab dekhe hain miri nigaah ne kitne saraab dekhe hain sahar kahein to kahein kaise apni subhon ko ki raat ugalte hue aaftaab dekhe hain koi bhi rut ho mili hai dukhon ki fasl hamein jo mausam aayaa hai us ke itaab dekhe hain main bad-gumaan nahin huun magar kitaabon mein tumhaare naam kai intisaab dekhe hain kabhi ki ruk gai baarish guzar chukaa sailaab kai ghar ab bhi magar zer-e-aab dekhe hain koi hamaari ghazal bhi mulaahiza karnaa tumhaare ham ne kai intikhaab dekhe hain panaah DhunDte guzri hai zindagi 'kaifi' jhulasti dhuup mein saae ke khvaab dekhe hain"

"har ik kamaal ko dekhaa jo ham ne ru ba-zavaal sisak ke rah gai siine mein aarzu-e-kamaal ham apni Dubti qadron ke saath Duub gae milegi ab to kitaabon mein bas hamaari misaal hue anaa ke dikhaave se log sar afraaz anaa ne sar ko uThaa kar kiyaa hamein paamaal zaraa si umr mein kis kis kaa hal talaash karein khaDe hain raasta roke hue hazaar savaal mire khulus kaa yaaron ne aasraa le kar kiyaa hai khuub miri dosti kaa istehsaal bujhaa bujhaa saa yahi dil hai is shabaab ki raakh ragon mein dauD rahi thi jo aatish-e-sayyaal mile vo lamha jise apnaa kah sakein 'kaifi' guzar rahe hain isi justuju mein maah-o-saal"

"ki nazar main ne jab ehsaas ke aaine mein apnaa dil paayaa dhaDaktaa huaa har siine mein muddatein guzrin mulaaqaat hui thi tum se phir koi aur na aayaa nazar aaine mein apne kaandhon pe liye phirtaa huun apni hi salib khud miri maut kaa maatam hai mire jiine mein apne andaaz se andaaza lagaayaa sab ne mujh ko yaaron ne ghalat kar liyaa takhmine mein apni jaanib nahin ab lauTnaa mumkin meraa Dhal gayaa huun main saraapaa tire aaine mein ek lamhe ko hi aa jaae mayassar 'kaifi' vo nazar jo mujhe dekhe mire aaine mein"

"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"

"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"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"