phir mai-e-talkh se bhar saaghar-o-minaa-e-ghazal — Bashir Farooq

"firaaq-e-dost ke qaabil nahin hai vo dil jo khugar-e-mushkil nahin hai koi ye naa-khudaaon ko bataa de mohabbat mauj hai saahil nahin hai garebaan chaak hai apnaa na daaman abhi shaayad junun kaamil nahin hai hai manzil aur bhi manzil se aage ye manzil aakhiri manzil nahin hai bhalaa vo zindagi kyaa hai ki jis mein tiraa lutf-o-karam shaamil nahin hai khirad uljhi hui hai pech-o-kham mein junun shaaista-e-mahfil nahin hai mujhe Dar ham-navaaon se hai 'faaruq' mujhe andesha-e-baatil nahin hai"

"zabaan majbur hai lab par fughaan hai saraapaa dard meri daastaan hai nigaah-e-yaar bhi hai bad-gumaan si ghurur-e-husn bhi daaman-kashaan hai firaaq-e-dost kaa kyaa zikr aakhir visaal-e-yaar bhi dil par garaan hai yahaan par baat karnaa hai qayaamat vahaan fariyaad ki jurat kahaan hai miraa gham hai miraa sarmaaya-e-zist miraa har ashk meraa tarjumaan hai khumaar-aalud nazron mein hai jo kaif vo saaqi tere saaghar mein kahaan hai agar mai husn hai to ishq 'faaruq' khumaar-e-baada-e-shola-fishaan hai"

"takhliq-e-kaaenaat digar kar sake to kar paidaa khud apne shaam-o-sahar kar sake to kar phulon mein shab guzaarnaa mushkil nahin koi kaanTon pe koi raat basar kar sake to kar achchhaa nahin kisi ki tamannaa se khelnaa achchhaa yahi hai is se hazar kar sake to kar har ashk-e-khun hai makhzan-e-sarmaaya-e-hayaat har ashk-e-khun ko laal-o-gohar kar sake to kar taare maraahil-e-safar-e-shauq hi sahi taaron ko bhi sharik-e-safar kar sake to kar aql-o-khirad ke marhale tai kar liye to kyaa vahm-o-gumaan ke maarke sar kar sake to kar 'faaruq' ye bahaar-e-chaman phir na aaegi yaaraan-e-mai-kada ko khabar kar sake to kar"

"vo sitam-parvar ba-chashm ashk-baar aa hi gayaa chaak-daamaani pe meri us ko pyaar aa hi gayaa miTte miTte miT gai jaan-e-vafaa ki aarzu aate aate be-qaraari ko qaraar aa hi gayaa chupke chupke mujh pe meri khaamushi hansti rahi rote rote jazb-e-dil par ikhtiyaar aa hi gayaa koi vaada jis kaa maani-aashnaa hotaa nahin phir usi vaada-shikan par e'tibaar aa hi gayaa yaa ilaahi jazba-e-hosh-o-khirad ki khair ho muntazir jis kaa junun thaa vo dayaar aa hi gayaa"

"gham-e-bahaar mein raah-e-khizaan se guzre hain dilon ke qaafile har imtihaan se guzre hain junun ki raushni le kar nigaahbaan-e-hayaat hudud-e-zulmat-e-vahm-o-gumaan se guzre hain charaagh ban ke jale hain rah-e-tamannaa mein bahaar ban ke tire gulsitaan se guzre hain vahaan nigaah-e-talaatum pahunch nahin sakti sitam-kashon ke safine jahaan se guzre hain musaafiraan-e-haram ko khabar nahin ab tak balaa-kashaan-e-mohabbat kahaan se guzre hain tiri talaash mein dair-o-haram kaa zikr hi kyaa tiri talaash mein har aastaan se guzre hain hamein to un ke sitam bhi garaan nahin 'faaruq' mizaaj-e-naaz pe shikve garaan se guzre hain"

"dil kaa maqsum thaa mahv-e-gham-e-jaanaan honaa usi aaine se sikhe koi hairaan honaa apni hi anjuman-e-shauq mein ho naghma-saraa tang hai ghair ki mahfil mein ghazal-khvaan honaa zindagi kyaa hai tiri yaad tiraa zikr-e-jamil bandagi kyaa hai tire naam pe qurbaan honaa dil ye kahtaa hai pashemaan-e-mohabbat ho jaa dard kahtaa hai na minnat-kash-e-darmaan honaa un se itnaa na huaa pursish-e-gham hi karte ham se dekhaa na gayaa jin kaa pareshaan honaa mujh ko khush aa na sakaa ghairat-e-dini se faraar un ko raas aa gayaa ghaarat-gar-e-imaan honaa aashiqi zabt hai aur zabt hai raanaai-e-zist ishq ki shaan nahin chaak-garebaan honaa mujh ko un shokh nigaahon ne banaayaa kaafir jin ko manzur na thaa meraa musalmaan honaa haae us ashk-e-jigar-soz ki qismat 'faaruq' jis ki qismat na ho palkon pe farozaan honaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"