mulk-e-sukhan mein dard ki daulat ko kyaa huaa — Iftikhar Arif

"jabinon ko ba-sad taslim kham dekhaa gayaa hai bahut naa-mutmain aankhon mein nam dekhaa gayaa hai kahin jaa-e-namaaz-e-shukr par aansu ki ik buund usi qatre mein dajla yam-ba-yam dekhaa gayaa hai sab aashufta-saron kaa ek hi naa'ra ki ham hain ham-aavaazon ko dil kaa ham-qadam dekhaa gayaa hai bayaaz-e-khvaab-e-rafta kyaa 'ajab tartib paa jaae kitaab-e-jaan kaa shiraaza baham dekhaa gayaa hai udhar us chaand taare se zaraa mashriq ki jaanib subuk lagtaa huaa parcham 'alam dekhaa gayaa hai rafu-e-zakhm-e-derina ki ik surat to nikli jidhar dekhaa nahin thaa kam se kam dekhaa gayaa hai yahin ik manzil-e-dushvaar-o-naa-hamvaar ke biich kahin ik jaada-e-be-pech-o-kham dekhaa gayaa hai"

"sar-e-baam-e-hijr diyaa bujhaa to khabar hui sar-e-shaam koi judaa huaa to khabar hui miraa khush-khiraam balaa kaa tez-khiraam thaa miri zindagi se chalaa gayaa to khabar hui mire saare harf tamaam harf azaab the mire kam-sukhan ne sukhan kiyaa to khabar hui koi baat ban ke bigaD gai to pata chalaa mire bevafaa ne karam kiyaa to khabar hui mire ham-safar ke safar ki samt hi aur thi kahin raasta koi gum huaa to khabar hui mire qissa-go ne kahaan kahaan se baDhaai baat mujhe daastaan kaa siraa milaa to khabar hui na lahu kaa mausam-e-rang-rez na dil na main koi khvaab thaa ki bikhar gayaa to khabar hui"

"azaab-e-vahshat-e-jaan kaa sila na maange koi nae safar ke liye raasta na maange koi buland haathon mein zanjir Daal dete hain ajiib rasm chali hai duaa na maange koi tamaam shahr mukarram bas ek mujrim main so mere baad miraa khun-bahaa na maange koi koi to shahr-e-tazabzub ke saakinon se kahe na ho yaqin to phir moajiza na maange koi azaab-e-gard-e-khizaan bhi na ho bahaar bhi aae is ehtiyaat se ajr-e-vafaa na maange koi"

"samajh rahe hain magar bolne kaa yaaraa nahin jo ham se mil ke bichhaD jaae vo hamaaraa nahin abhi se barf ulajhne lagi hai baalon se abhi to qarz-e-mah-o-saal bhi utaaraa nahin bas ek shaam use aavaaz di thi hijr ki shaam phir us ke baad use umr bhar pukaaraa nahin havaa kuchh aisi chali hai ki tere vahshi ko mizaaj-pursi-e-baad-e-sabaa gavaaraa nahin samundaron ko bhi hairat hui ki Dubte vaqt kisi ko ham ne madad ke liye pukaaraa nahin vo ham nahin the to phir kaun thaa sar-e-baazaar jo kah rahaa thaa ki biknaa hamein gavaaraa nahin ham ahl-e-dil hain mohabbat ki nisbaton ke amiin hamaare paas zaminon kaa goshvaara nahin"

"azaab ye bhi kisi aur par nahin aayaa ki ek umr chale aur ghar nahin aayaa us ek khvaab ki hasrat mein jal bujhin aankhein vo ek khvaab ki ab tak nazar nahin aayaa karein to kis se karein naa-rasaaiyon kaa gila safar tamaam huaa ham-safar nahin aayaa dilon ki baat badan ki zabaan se kah dete ye chaahte the magar dil idhar nahin aayaa ajiib hi thaa mire daur-e-gumrahi kaa rafiq bichhaD gayaa to kabhi lauT kar nahin aayaa harim-e-lafz-o-maaani se nisbatein bhi rahin magar saliqa-e-arz-e-hunar nahin aayaa"

"sajal ki shor zaminon mein aashiyaana kare na jaane ab ke musaafir kahaan Thikaanaa kare bas ek baar use paDh sakun ghazal ki tarah phir us ke baad to jo gardish-e-zamaana kare havaaein vo hain ki har zulf pechdaar hui kise dimaagh ki ab aarzu-e-shaana kare abhi to raat ke sab nigah-daar jaagte hain abhi se kaun charaaghon ki lau nishaana kare suluk mein bhi vahi tazkire vahi tashhir kabhi to koi ik ehsaan ghaaebaana kare main sab ko bhuul gayaa zakhm-e-mundamil ki misaal magar vo shakhs ki har baat jaarehaana kare"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"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"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"