mil na paae kahin to hairat kyaa — Faheem Jogapuri

"raat kaa ab koi jaadu nahin chalne vaalaa ik sitaaraa hai use din mein badalne vaalaa dushmani laakh nibhaate rahein kaale baadal shaam se pahle ye suraj nahin Dhalne vaalaa hansne vaale diye khaamosh na honge jab tak ghar pe Thahraa huaa tufaan nahin Talne vaalaa apne pital pe chaDhaate raho sone ke varaq dil ki duniyaa mein ye sikka nahin chalne vaalaa vo mujhe dekh ke phunkaar rahaa hai aise azhdahaa jaise kisi ko ho nigalne vaalaa aatish-e-ishq hai ye khel na samjhe koi khaak ho jaataa hai is aag mein jalne vaalaa chaahe sailaab-e-balaa gher le aakar mujh ko mere bhaai kaa nahin khuun ubalne vaalaa itnaa kamzor bhi samjhe na koi mujh ko 'fahim' gham ke dariyaa se ye kaaghaz nahin galne vaalaa"

"apne qadam ki chaap se yuun Dar rahe hain ham maqtal ki samt jaise safar kar rahe hain ham kyaa chaand aur taaron ko ham jaante nahin ai aasmaan vaalo zamin par rahe hain ham mushkil thaa sath-e-aab se ham ko khangaalnaa baahar nahin the jitnaa ki andar rahe hain ham kal aur koi vaqt ki aankhon mein ho to kyaa ab tak to har nigaah kaa mehvar rahe hain ham dair-o-haram se aur bhi aage nikal gae haan aql ki hudud se baahar rahe hain ham ai ham-safar na puchh masaafat nasib se tu jaantaa hai kitne dinon ghar rahe hain ham baahar na aae ham bhi anaa ke hisaar se is jang mein tumhaare baraabar rahe hain ham jharnon ki kyaa bisaat karein guftugu 'fahim' dariyaa gire jahaan vo samundar rahe hain ham"

"jab bhi hanste hue inkaar kiyaa hai us ne dil pe ik aur nayaa vaar kiyaa hai us ne us ko nafrat ki nigaahon se na dekhe koi umr bhar khud ko bahut pyaar kiyaa hai us ne chumnaa us ko saliqe se zaraa baad-e-sabaa varaq-e-gul ko bhi talvaar kiyaa hai us ne dhuup aavaaz de to chhaanv pukaare us ko kitne aalam ko giraftaar kiyaa hai us ne kyaa kabhi sham-e-farozaan se kisi ne puchhaa kaise ik subh kaa didaar kiyaa hai us ne"

"yaad kar kar ke tiri yaad miTaane nikle le ke ghi haath mein ham aag bujhaane nikle ham faqiron ke qalam se jo khazaane nikle jholiyaan le ke shahanshaah charaane nikle jaise jangal mein koi raat bitaane nikle ghar se nikle to lagaa jaan ganvaane nikle apni haalat kaa ab ehsaas huaa hai aise jaise chhappar koi barsaat mein chhaane nikle bhuki dharti ki anaa aa gai daaman mein magar saare aakaash mein do-chaar hi daane nikle kuchh thake-maandon pe kutton kaa barasnaa dekhaa jab vo fōtpath pe akhbaar bichhaane nikle khud ko samjhaate hue shahr se yuun lauTe hain jaise pardes koi ghar se kamaane nikle aise insaan se mulaaqaat na karnaa behtar dil ke aangan mein jo divaar uThaane nikle saade logon ko bahut tang kiyaa hai tu ne ham hi divaanon se bal tere zamaane nikle sher kahte hain jise baat vahin khatm hui ham to bas 'mir' ki ik rasm nibhaane nikle"

"bech kar tahzib daulat ke pujaari ho gae is zamaane ke sukhanvar bhi madaari ho gae rakh ke vo mizaan par divaan apnaa ro paDe jab kisi ke be-sure alfaaz bhaari ho gae ham ne ik mandir mein dekhi aaj aisi murti aadmi to aadmi patthar pujaari ho gae inqalaab aaya to hai lekin ye kaisaa inqalaab chintiyon ko maarne vaale shikaari ho gae ishq ke baazaar se lauTe hain dil ko haar kar din-o-imaan tum sambhaalo ham juaari ho gae kaun samjhaae samundar ke thapeDon ko 'fahim' kaise kaise vaqt ke aage bhikaari ho gae"

"falak pe hansne lage chaand taare shaam ke baad hamin udaas hain dariyaa kinaare shaam ke baad khanakti chuDiyaan khushbuein pyaar ki baatein tamaam vasl ke hain istiaare shaam ke baad hamaare din pe zamaane kaa jo tasarruf ho hamaari raat hai aur ham tumhaare shaam ke baad nikaliye ghar se to daaman mein aa hi jaate hain do ek bhaTke hue maah-paare shaam ke baad sunahri machhliyaan Dar jaati hain andheron se so kaun jhiil mein kashti utaare shaam ke baad kahin bhi din mein bhaTaktaa rahun magar vo gali udhar hi raaste muD jaaein saare shaam ke baad udaas raat ke aangan mein dard ki devi baDe hi chaav se zulfein sanvaare shaam ke baad khulaa thaa saamne ik roz baab-e-shahr-e-badan kise bataaein jo dekhe nazaare shaam ke baad tamaam din pe hukumat rahi hamaari 'fahim' ham apne vaqt ke suraj the haare shaam ke baad"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"