numud-e-tegh hui paa-e-mo'tabar na bachaa — Ghulam Mustafa Faraz

"mere sivaa sabhi ki thi yalghaar har taraf naadaan sirf main hi thaa hushiyaar har taraf baaqi bachegaa kuchh bhi na mujh ko nikaal ke hain mere dam se saabit-o-sayyaar har taraf sab dil pe choT khaae hain sab gham chhupaae hain aazaar-e-'ishq ke hain gunahgaar har taraf baazaar-e-misr mein koi yusuf nahin hai ab kis ki talaash mein hain kharidaar har taraf qasr-e-anaa ke takht kaa sultaan main hi huun main ne hi khud uThaai hai divaar har taraf bichh jaati hain safein ki safein ran mein chaar su jab ik taraf se kartaa huun main vaar har taraf khud chal ke koi jaataa nahin us ke naam par baiThe sabhi hain jaane ko tayyaar har taraf"

"khaak ko jis dam jauhar kaa idraak huaa zarra zamin se uTThaa aur aflaak huaa khulte khulte us ko bhi kuchh vaqt lagaa hote hote main bhi kuchh bebaak huaa dhire dhire kirnon ki yalghaar hui dhire dhire raat kaa siina chaak huaa dasht-e-junun se zanjiron kaa shor uThaa ret uDaataa sahraa vahshat-naak huaa saare bakheDe ek zaraa si der ke the taar-e-nafas jab TuuTaa qissa paak huaa rafta rafta shaakh-e-badan par phuul khile rafta rafta khud mein vo chaalaak huaa"

"nikal paDe hain jo teri khaatir unhin pe teraa 'itaab kyon hai saron pe suraj dilon mein uljhan nazar saraasar saraab kyon hai tamaam samtein tamaam raste tamaam naqsh-o-nigaar tere zamin bhi teri falak bhi teraa to phir masaafat 'azaab kyon hai koi sikandar koi qalandar kabhi na pal bhar ko rok paayaa samand-e-'umr-e-ravaan hamesha se be-zamaam-o-rikaab kyon hai zamaane bhar ke dukhon ko baanTun ki apni bechaargi ko rouun mire hi daaman mein sab kaa sahraa mujhi se barham sahaab kyon hai siyaah baadal khunuk havaaein ghanaa andheraa tavil rasta abhi to 'azm-e-safar kiyaa hai abhi se mausam kharaab kyon hai"

"hunar se jaae kisi ke na fan se jaataa hai lahu kaa daagh kahin pairahan se jaataa hai ba-sad adaa nigah-e-sim-tan se jaataa hai jigar ke paar har ik tiir san se jaataa hai numud-e-tegh-e-badan maa'rke kaa jauhar hai dikhaa ke piiTh kahin koi ran se jaataa hai ragon mein soz-e-gham-e-‘ishq se lahu hai ravaan so vahshi aage nikal kar hiran se jaataa hai mizha pe hotaa hai raushan charaagh-e-tanhaai asir-e-zulf agar anjuman se jaataa hai na koi tesha na sang-e-giraan na ju-e-shir junun-e-'ishq dil-e-kohkan se jaataa hai"

"pas-e-ghubaar-e-taghaaful jo ik daricha thaa usi se hijr kaa suraj tulu' honaa thaa sukut-e-shab thaa dar-o-baam the siyaahi thi pae-shumaar bahut duur ik sitaaraa thaa mire hi dam se hain raushan ye mehr-o-maah nujum mujhe nikaal ke is kaaenaat mein kyaa thaa palaT na jaati agar raushni to kyaa karti fasil mein koi rauzan na koi rakhna thaa ba-in-dalil hue saare falsafe baatil kahin charaagh se pahle charaagh jaltaa thaa sharik ho ke bhi maa'dum thi miri shirkat jo main nahin to sar-e-bazm kaun tanhaa thaa jo zarra thaa to chhupaa thaa kahaan miraa jauhar darun-e-zaat ye aksar savaal uThtaa thaa"

"laakh bujhaao bujhti nahin hai khirman-e-jaan se madfan tak aatish-e-gul jab aa jaati hai baDhte baDhte daaman tak ik vaqt aisaa aaegaa zanjir-e-safar bhi TuTegi saath mire jab ruk jaaegaa 'umr-e-ravaan kaa tausan tak zarra zarra arz-o-samaa kaa apni qimat rakhtaa hai husn-e-nazar kaa khel hai saaraa viraane se gulshan tak khulte hi muTThi ham-safaron par sakte jaisaa 'aalam thaa dekh ke mere rakht-e-safar ko nam-dida thaa rahzan tak is duniyaa ne ham par us ke darvaaze jab band kiye ham ne khud ko khaak kiyaa aur uD kar pahunche rauzan tak"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"