nagar nagar mele ko gae kaun sunegaa teri pukaar — Mustafa Zaidi

"sahar jitegi yaa shaam-e-gharibaan dekhte rahnaa ye sar jhukte hain yaa divaar-e-zindaan dekhte rahnaa har ik ahl-e-lahu ne baazi-e-imaan lagaa di hai jo ab ki baar hogaa vo charaaghaan dekhte rahnaa idhar se muddai guzreinge iqaan-e-shariat ke nazar aa jaae shaayad koi insaan dekhte rahnaa use tum log kyaa samjhoge jaisaa ham samajhte hain magar phir bhi kareinge us se paimaan dekhte rahnaa samajh mein aa gayaa teri nigaahon ke ulajhne par bhari mahfil mein sab kaa ham ko hairaan dekhte rahnaa hazaaron mehrbaan is raaste par saath aaeinge miyaan ye dil hai ye jeb o garebaan dekhte rahnaa dabaa rakkho ye lahrein ek din aahista aahista yahi ban jaaeingi tamhid-e-tufaan dekhte rahnaa"

"roktaa hai gham-e-izhaar se pindaar mujhe mere ashkon se chhupaa le mire rukhsaar mujhe dekh ai dasht-e-junun bhed na khulne paae DhunDne aae hain ghar ke dar-o-divaar mujhe si diye honT usi shakhs ki majburi ne jis ki qurbat ne kiyaa mahram-e-asraar mujhe meri aankhon ki taraf dekh rahe hain anjum jaise pahchaan gai ruh-e-shab-taar mujhe jins-e-viraani-e-sahraa meri dukaan mein hai kyaa kharidegaa tire shahr kaa baazaar mujhe jaras-e-gul ne kai baar pukaaraa lekin le gai raah se zanjir ki jhankaar mujhe naavak-e-zulm uThaa dashna-e-andoh sanbhaal lutf ke khanjar-e-be-naam se mat maar mujhe saari duniyaa mein ghani raat kaa sannaaTaa thaa sehn-e-zindaan mein mile subh ke aasaar mujhe"

"hui ijaad nai tarz-e-khushaamad ki nahin kal kaa aaiin hai ab tak sar-e-masnad ki nahin aa gai ai mire saae se bhi bachne vaali rafta rafta tire iqraar ki sarhad ki nahin nahr-e-khun ho chuki, farhaad ki mazduri ko ab ke teshe se mili qimat-e-saaad ki nahin naasehaa is liye main gosh-bar-aavaaz na thaa tiri aavaaz se chhoTaa hai tiraa qad ki nahin"

"jab havaa shab ko badalti hui pahlu aai muddaton apne badan se tiri khushbu aai mere naghmaat ki taqdir na pahunche tujh tak meri fariyaad ki qismat ki tujhe chhu aai apni aankhon se lagaati hain zamaane ke qadam shahr ki raah-guzaaron mein miri khu aai haan namaazon kaa asar dekh liyaa pichhli raat main idhar ghar se gayaa thaa ki udhar tu aai muzhda ai dil kisi pahlu to qaraar aa hi gayaa manzil-e-daar kaTi saa'at-e-gesu aai"

"vo ahd ahd hi kyaa hai jise nibhaao bhi hamaare vaada-e-ulfat ko bhuul jaao bhi bhalaa kahaan ke ham aise gumaan vaale hain hazaar baar ham aaein hamein bulaao bhi bigaD chalaa hai bahut rasm-e-khud-kushi kaa chalan Daraane vaalo kisi roz kar dikhaao bhi nahin ki arz-e-tamannaa pe maan hi jaao hamein is ahd-e-tamannaa mein aazmaao bhi fughaan ki qissa-e-dil sun ke log kahte hain ye kaun si nai uftaad hai haTaao bhi tumhaari niind mein Duubi hui nazar ki qasam hamein ye zid hai ki jaago bhi aur jagaao bhi"

"is qadar ab gham-e-dauraan ki faraavaani hai tu bhi minjumla-e-asbaab-e-pareshaani hai mujh ko is shahr se kuchh duur Thahar jaane do mere ham-raah miri be-sar-o-saamaani hai aankh jhuk jaati hai jab band-e-qabaa khulte hain tujh mein uThte hue khurshid ki uryaani hai ik tiraa lamha-e-iqraar nahin mar sakta aur har lamha zamaane ki tarah faani hai kucha-e-dost se aage hai bahut dasht-e-junun ishq vaalon ne abhi khaak kahaan chhaani hai is tarah hosh ganvaanaa bhi koi baat nahin aur yuun hosh se rahne mein bhi naadaani hai"

"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"

"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"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"