mahshar thaa ik aan mein TuuTaa dharti par — Muzaffar Eraj

"vo bahut be-qaraar hai shaayad us ko bhi intizaar hai shaayad nafratein sar se paanv tak dekhein dil mein thoDaa saa pyaar hai shaayad kar ke tai marhale udaas thaa vo jeb mein us ki haar hai shaayad zindagi aakhiri Thikaane par qaabil-e-e'tibaar hai shaayad gham bhi phal-phultaa hai aae din shajar-e-saaya-daar hai shaayad mere rone pe koi baat na ki aaj vo sogvaar hai shaayad guftugu mein na mujh se jiit sakaa is liye sharmsaar hai shaayad jis ko dekhun vo girtaa paDtaa hai har taraf intishaar hai shaayad kaj-kulaahi tumhaari 'iraj' ji baais-e-iftikhaar hai shaayad"

"tumhaare shahr mein jaane kahaan se utraa thaa ki un dinon bhi koi us ke dil mein bastaa thaa main jaan-bujh ke hone ko aaya thaa nilaam kisi ne tum ko bhi boli lagaate dekhaa thaa ye haadisa thaa ki imaan main bhi le aaya ye saaneha hai ki main ne tumhin ko puujaa thaa churaa ke le gayaa meraa sukun meraa qaraar vo barson saath mire ghar mein mere rahtaa thaa balaa se chhin ke le jaae zindagi meri main mutmain huun ki meraa bhi koi apnaa thaa main is tarah se bikaa yuun luTaa phir aisaa huaa vo apni totaa kahaani sunaane aaya thaa use sadaa hi rahaa zo'm paarsaai kaa agarche us ko darindon ne roz nochaa thaa main apni be-sar-o-saamaaniyaan chhapaaun kyaa vo ham-safar thaa miraa jis ne mujh ko luuTaa thaa zabaan se zakhm lagaane se baaz aa 'iraj' ye zakhm maanaa tujhe baar baar lagtaa thaa"

"sulagti dhuup thi dasht-o-jabal the banjar the jahaan jahaan se bhi guzre ajiib manzar the jo maan ki kokh se nikle tiri talaash rahi lahad nasib hui jab bhi tere khugar the badal chuki hai achaanak haraarat-e-arzi javaalaa phuuT rahe hain jahaan samundar the saraab jaise guzaari hai zindagi ham ne ki duur hi se lubhaane mein ham hunar-var the na but taraashe na puuje na toD Daale magar kisi bhi shahr mein aae ba-shakl-e-aazar the hamaari maut se pahle hi kitne logon ne hamaare baare mein likkhaa thaa ham gadaagar the main jin ke biich mein leTaa thaa be-his-o-harakat luTe-piTe the musaafir kaTe hue sar the vo din ki maan ki du'aaein panaah thiin 'iraj' kanval the raat ki raani the ham gul-e-tar the"

"vo bahut be-qaraar hai shaayad us ko bhi intizaar hai shaayad nafratein sar se paanv tak dekhin dil mein thoDaa saa pyaar hai shaayad kar ke tai marhale udaas thaa vo jiit mein us ki haar hai shaayad zindagi aakhiri Thikaane par qaabil-e-e'tibaar hai shaayad gham bhi phal phultaa hai aae din shajar-e-saaya-daar hai shaayad mere rone pe koi baat na ki aaj vo sogvaar hai shaayad guftugu mein na mujh se jiit sakaa is liye sharmsaar hai shaayad jis ko dekhun vo girtaa paDtaa hai har taraf intishaar hai shaayad kaj-kulaahi tumhaari 'iraj' ji baais-e-iftikhaar hai shaayad"

"basaaein kitni bhi ham bastiyaan khalaaon mein uThe hain khaak se rahnaa to hai saraabon mein hamein na bor karo saahab-e-adaa kah kar rahe hain ham to hamesha hi kaj-adaaon mein na dhuup mujh ko gavaara na chaand ki khushbu miraa vajud bikhartaa na yuun havaaon mein dikhaai mujh ko diyaa thaa vo chaand saa chehra sitaara aankhein magar kho gaiin kitaabon mein vo lakht-lakht to utraa thaa khuun mein 'iraj' main us ki khoj mein huun apne ham-navaaon mein"

"shahr-e-be-saut mein amaan mil jaae koi patthar miri taraf hi aae ik fasil-e-havaa na rang na ruup ik khayaal-e-khudaa mujhe bahkaae meraa chehra utaarne vaalo meri surat kise kise bahlaae niilaa piilaa ghubaar tanhaa peD mere aangan mein chaand bhi ghabraae khiDkiyaan apne jism ki kholo kyaa ajab dhuup shaam tak aa jaae yakh-zada munjamid kohar-aalud kaun chaTTaan se phisalne paae muztarib raat chashm-e-nam 'iraj' phuul shabnam ko bhi lahu rulvaae"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"