phir koi mushkil javaan hone ko hai — Amar Singh Figar

"na vo jazbaat ki lahrein na ehsaasaat kaa dariyaa liye phirtaa huun aankhon mein ajab khadshaat kaa dariyaa machalti shokh maujon ko main apne naam kyuun likkhun ki aakhir khushk hogaa mausam-e-barsaat kaa dariyaa kise maalum ye kashti lage kis ghaaT par jaa kar bahaa le jaae kyaa jaane kidhar haalaat kaa dariyaa kahaan is aankh kaa jugnu ki chamke bhi to chhupne ko kahaan ham bekason ki baatini zulmaat kaa dariyaa havaaein chup khalaa viraan fazaa ghamgin safar mushkil ravaan hadd-e-nazar tak jabr ke lamhaat kaa dariyaa zabaan ki khaamushi taqrir ko dafnaa nahin sakti nahin ruktaa 'figaar' alfaaz-o-takhliqaat kaa dariyaa"

"kaun kahtaa hai ki tum socho nahin soch mein itne magar Duubo nahin chup hain divaarein to kyaa bahri bhi hain sab hama-tan-gosh hain bolo nahin phuul to kyaa khaar bhi manzur hain be-rukhi se yuun magar pheinko nahin apni hi surat se tum Dar jaaoge aaine mein aaj-kal jhaanko nahin aaj kuchh tum ko ziyaada ho gai jaao so jaao miyaan uljho nahin faasla vo hai ki baDhtaa jaaegaa lams ke khvaabon mein yuun bhaTko nahin main zamin kaa dard huun yaaro mujhe aasmaanon kaa pata puchho nahin"

"baiThaa hai sogvaar sitamgar ke shahr mein kis ko pukaare aaina patthar ke shahr mein bejaa nahin fazaaon kaa hairat mein Dubnaa itnaa sukut aur sukhan-var ke shahr mein is daur mein usi ko hunar-mand maaniye jiinaa nahin paDaa jise mar mar ke shahr mein manzil qarib aai to rasta bhulaa gayaa phirte hain khaak chhaante rahbar ke shahr mein suraj nazar bachaa ke to guzraa na thaa magar utrin nahin shuaaein muqaddar ke shahr mein insaan kahun unhein ki farishton kaa naam duun jo log dard-mand hain be-ghar ke shahr mein shaayad nikal hi aae koi chaaragar 'figaar' ik baar aur dekh sadaa kar ke shahr mein"

"kise khayaal ki ishrat ke baab kitne hain ye pyaas kitni hai is par saraab kitne hain safina ghaaT lagaa dekh ham ye bhuul gae ki vo safine jo hain gharq-e-aab kitne hain tu ye na puchh mire gaanv mein hain ghar kitne ye puchh kaun se ghar mein azaab kitne hain sharik-e-gham use kar to liyaa magar socho ki zimmedaar ke zimme javaab kitne hain baDaa ghurur hai tujh ko aziim lashkar par kabhi to soch tire ham-rikaab kitne hain lachakti shaakh pe kaanTe bhi kam nahin hote yahi na dekhiye kis par gulaab kitne hain"

"jab koi raasta nahin hotaa kaun mahv-e-duaa nahin hotaa log zulmat se yuun hi naalaan hain roz-e-raushan mein kyaa nahin hotaa TuuTe taaron ko chhu ke dekhaa hai saaz-e-dil be-sadaa nahin hotaa har khushi dil se kyuun lagaa baiThein kis mein gham ho pata nahin hotaa aao mil baiTh lo ghaDi-do-ghaDi us ghaDi kaa pata nahin hotaa sard-mehri hamaari aadat hai varna zarre mein kyaa nahin hotaa phir vahi shab vahi tavil safar khatm ye silsila nahin hotaa"

"josh-e-takmil-e-tamannaa hai khudaa khair kare khaak hone kaa andesha hai khudaa khair kare jaan-nisaaron ko natije kaa tasavvur hi kahaan aaina sang pe martaa hai khudaa khair kare sab ne rasmi hi hansi lab pe sajaa rakkhi hai har koi dard mein Duubaa hai khudaa khair kare pyaas paani ke tajassus mein bhaTakti hai jahaan duur tak ret kaa dariyaa hai khudaa khair kare ik taraf vaqt ke munh-zor bagulon kaa hujum ik taraf zard saa pattaa hai khudaa khair kare tu ne ghar yuun to bulandi pe banaayaa hai 'figaar' tu magar niind mein chaltaa hai khudaa khair kare"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"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"