mausam-e-hijr mein zakhmon se ladaa rahtaa hai — Aftab Shakeel

"yahaan-vahaan se idhar-udhar se na jaane kaise kahaan se nikle khushi se jiine ki justuju mein hazaar gham ek jaan se nikle ye kamtari bartari ke fitne ye aam-o-aalaa ke sard jhagDe hamin ne naazo se dil mein paale hamaare hi darmiyaan se nikle khulus ki guftugu to chhoDo kisi ko fursat nahin hai khud se miyaan ghanimat samajh lo shikve agar kisi ki zabaan se nikle jo baad muddat milaa kahin vo gile yuun aankhon se us ki ubhre ke jaise patthar sadi puraane kisi shikasta makaan se nikle ye shahr-e-gham ki gali gali mein jo khvaar phirte hain kuchh divaane kabhi hue hain jahaan se rusvaa kabhi tire aastaan se nikle"

"khush-mizaaji kaa dikhaavaa bhi nahin kar sakte ham vo kaahil hain jo itnaa bhi nahin kar sakte vo sunaate hain rihaai ke farize sab ko jo rihaa ek parinda bhi nahin kar sakte kitne majbur hain ham aam si shaklon vaale khud ko ijaad dobaara bhi nahin kar sakte chaahte hain jise dushman ki navaasi nikli ab to ham ishq adhuraa bhi nahin kar sakte is liye bantaa nahin tanz tamaashe pe mire yaan to kuchh log tamaasha bhi nahin kar sakte jism saanso ki sitamgaar ravaana se miyaan aisaa bikhraa hai ikaTThaa bhi nahin kar sakte"

"ishq ki umr jab uchhaal ki thi kyuun tamannaa tujhe zavaal ki thi do-Takaa thaa mire javaab kaa mol dhuum har su tire savaal ki thi dil jo TuuTaa to yaad aayaa hamein chiiz ye kitne dekh-bhaal ki thi thaa baDaa hijr kaa malaal magar kyaa karun baat hi malaal ki thi achchhe din vo bhi ab miyaan jaao ye kahaani to pichhle saal ki thi saath le aayaa apne khaamoshi aarzu jis ko bol chaal ki thi manzil-e-marg paa ke khatm hui uf ke dushvaariyaan bhi haal ki thi ham the maghrur naujavaan 'aafi' kuchh akaD un mein bhi jamaal ki thi"

"ajab maamul hai aavaargi kaa garebaan jhaankti hai har gali kaa na jaane kis tarah kaise khudaa ne bharosa kar liyaa thaa aadmi kaa abhi is vaqt hai jo kuchh hai varna koi lamha nahin maujudgi kaa mujhe tum se bichhaDne ke evaz mein vasila mil gayaa hai shaairi kaa zamin hai raqs mein suraj ki jaanib chhupaa kar jism aadhaa tirgi kaa main ik hi sath par Thahrungaa kaise utartaa chaDhtaa paani huun nadi kaa main miTTi gundh kar ye sochtaa huun mujhe fan aa gayaa kuza-gari kaa khaTak jaaungaa sofe ko tumhaare main banda baiThne vaalaa dari kaa main us manzar mein paayaa hi gayaa kab jahaan bhi zaaviya niklaa khushi kaa samundar jis ki aankhon kaa ho khaali vo kaise khvaab dekhe jal-pari kaa nikaalo kiil ko divaar mein se vagarna Taang lo photo kisi kaa"

"collage kaa daalaan nahin hai pyaare zaalim duniyaa hai aur yahaan sach bolne vaalaa sach mein sab se jhuTaa hai main tere didaar ki khaatir aa jaataa huun khvaabon tak varna is lazzat ke alaava nindon mein kyaa rakkhaa hai chamkile kapDon se parkhaa mat kar insaani lahje gahre kuuein mein ujlaa paani kharaa bhi ho saktaa hai vaada kar ai dilkash laDki vasl se le kar hijr talak rishta chaahe jaisaa bhi ho kharcha apnaa apnaa hai main tere shikve bhi jaanaan bilkul aise suntaa huun jaise bachpan mein koi bachcha ghaur se qisse suntaa hai mere khafaa hone par us kaa vo ulTaa filmi jumla pyaar se Dar nahin lagtaa saahab thappaD se Dar lagtaa hai jab logo ne saudaai ki laash utaari tab bole ye to zinda mar hi chukaa thaa pankhe se kyuun laTkaa hai main is Dar se coffē piine tere saath nahin jaataa tujh ko to coffē ke bahaane mujh se laDnaa hotaa hai mujh ko bone the dil mein aur kisi ke gham 'aafi' lekin dil ki surkhi zamin par ab tak us kaa qabza hai"

"tiri chashm-e-tar mein ravaan-davaan gham-e-ishq kaa jo malaal hai ye hi ibtidaa-e-firaaq hai ye hi intihaa-e-visaal hai hai qarib phir bhi hai ajnabi tu idhar nahin main udhar nahin kisi raah ke hain do samt ham main junub huun tu shumaal hai miri haalaton mein nihaan hain ab tiri justuju ki kharaabiyaan na main gham-zada na main shaadmaan miraa haal bhi koi haal hai tu sitam kare to inaayatein main gilaa karun to shikaayatein tiraa har sukhan vahi arsh ki meraa bolnaa bhi muhaal hai vo buraa kahe mujhe raat-din ye razaa hai us ke mizaaj ki use 'aafi' main bhi buraa kahun kahaan mujh mein itni majaal 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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"