masih-e-vaqt sahi ham ko us se kyaa lenaa — Farigh Bukhari

"dekhaa tujhe to aankhon ne aivaan sajaa liye jaise tamaam khoe hue khvaab paa liye jitne the tere mahke hue aanchalon ke rang sab titliyon ne aur dhanak ne uDaa liye aisi ghuTi fazaaon mein kaise jiyeinge vo kuchh qaafile jo aae hain taaza havaa liye in sar-phiri havaaon se kuchh aashnaa to huun gahre samundaron mein na kashti ko Daaliye izhaar kijiye ki zaraa karb kam to ho ai dosto dukhon ko dilon mein na paaliye khud hi uThaaein apne junun ki jaraahatein ye rog dusron ke na khaate mein Daaliye pahle ye kohsaar to taskhir kijiye 'faarigh' abhi falak pe kamandein na Daaliye"

"parchhaaiyon ke ban mein kahin aa gayaa huun main daur-e-sitam kaa ek nayaa tajraba huun main chehron ki ek bhiiD sadaaon kaa ik julus teri gali mein aa ke tamaashaa banaa huun main ik 'umr se ye kis kaa mujhe intizaar hai jalti hui siyaah saDak par khaDaa huun main kitni kaDi masaafatein hain mere ham rikaab roz-e-azal se apne liye haadsa huun main vo subh meraa haath jhaTak kar chali gai raaton kaa zahr phaank ke pachhtaa rahaa huun main aabaadiyaan bhi mujh ko rifaaqat na de sakin tanhaai ki salib pe laTkaa rahaa huun main maqtal mein baT gayaa hai miraa reza reza jism bahte hue lahu ko nazar aa rahaa huun main 'faarigh' dukhe dilon ke na main kaam aa sakaa sharmindagi se ungliyaan chaTkhaa rahaa huun main"

"teri khaatir ye fusun ham ne jagaa rakkhaa hai varna aaraaish-e-afkaar mein kyaa rakkhaa hai hai tiraa aks hi aaina-e-dil ki zinat ek tasvir se album ko sajaa rakkhaa hai barg-e-sad-chaak kaa parda hai shagufta gul se qahqahon se kai zakhmon ko chhupaa rakkhaa hai ab na bhaTkeinge musaafir nai naslon ke kabhi ham ne raahon mein lahu apnaa jalaa rakkhaa hai ham se insaan ki khajaalat nahin dekhi jaati kam-savaadon kaa bharam ham ne ravaa rakkhaa hai kis qayaamat kaa hai didaar tiraa vaada-shikan dil-e-betaab ne ik hashr uThaa rakkhaa hai koi mushkil nahin pahchaan hamaari 'faarigh' apni khushbu kaa safar ham ne judaa rakkhaa hai"

"ham vaqt ke ham-safar hi Thahre kab tak koi apne ghar hi Thahre hai kokh koi sadaf nahin hai laazim to nahin guhar hi Thahre ji leinge vo lamha oDh kar ham ai kaash vo lamha bhar hi Thahre unchi thiin uDaanein jin ki vo bhi zindagi-e-baam-o-dar hi Thahre is shahr mein zindagi giraan hai jo Thahre vo daar par hi Thahre suraj thaa ki chaand thaa ki taare sab jaah-parast udhar hi Thahre ham log vo varaq-paa hain 'faarigh' jannat mein bhi mukhtasar hi Thahre"

"vo raushni hai kahaan jis ke baad saayaa nahin kisi ne aaj talak ye suraagh paayaa nahin kahaan se laaun vo dil jo tiraa buraa chaahe udu-e-jaan tiraa dukh bhi koi paraayaa nahin tiri sabaahat-e-sad-rang mein bikhar jaaun abhi vo lamha miri zindagi mein aayaa nahin tire vajud pe angDaai ban ke TuuTaa hai vo naghma jo kisi mutrib ne gungunaayaa nahin nai-naveli zaminon ki sondhi khushbu mein vo chaandni hai ki jis mein koi nahaayaa nahin ham ek fikr ke paikar hain ik khayaal ke phuul tiraa vajud nahin hai to meraa saayaa nahin vo baab jis mein tavaanaaiyon ki khushbu hai fasaana-saaz ne 'faarigh' kabhi sunaayaa nahin"

"hue hain sard dimaaghon ke dahke dahke alaav nafas ki aanch se fikr-o-nazar ke diip jalaao kiran kiran ko siyah badliyon ne gher liyaa hai tasavvuraat ke dhundle charaagho raah dikhaao kahaan hai gardish-e-dauraan kidhar hai sail-e-havaadis sukun-e-marg-e-musalsal mein Dubne lagi naav kabhi khizaan ke bagule kabhi bahaar ke jhule samajh sake na zamaane ke ye utaar chaDhaao ajiib saa hai kharaabaat ke faqihon kaa fatvaa bhaDakte shoalon se tapte dilon ki pyaas bujhaao hazaar gardanein kham hon buraa nahin pe sitam hai khayaal-o-fikr ki pasti nigaah-o-dil kaa jhukaao"

"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"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"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"