qatra dariyaa-e-aashnaai hai — Fani Badayuni

"vaa-e-naadaani ye hasrat thi ki hotaa dar khulaa ham qafas raaz-e-asiri kyaa kahein kyunkar khulaa fursat-e-ranj-e-asiri di na un dhaDkon ne haae ab chhuri sayyaad ne li ab qafas kaa dar khulaa allaah allaah ik duaa-e-marg ke do do asar vaan khulaa baab-e-ijaabat yaan qafas kaa dar khulaa uf is aazaadi-e-be-hangaam ki majburiyaan main qafas ke paas yuun baiThaa hi rahtaa par khulaa ujlat-e-parvaaz jab milne bhi de raah-e-gurez yuun to khulne ko qafas kaa dar khulaa aksar khulaa band hai baab-e-qafas ho sar to paTke jaaiye ham ne dekhaa hai qafas ki tiliyon mein dar khulaa kam to kyaa sayyaad be-taabi sivaa ho jaaegi tu ne naahaq tiliyon mein rakh diyaa khanjar khulaa aasmaan garam-e-talaafi chaahiye kaisaa qafas bijliyon ke ik ishaare mein qafas kaa dar khulaa likh chuke ham jaa chukaa khat gar yahi haalat rahi haath mein aayaa qalam aur shauq kaa daftar khulaa dil mein zakhm ashkon mein khuun surat ba-bin-aalam-mapras vo nigah uf vo mizha naavak chhupaa nashtar khulaa dam-ba-khud sakte kaa aalam murdani chhaai hui rang meri zindagi kaa meri mayyat par khulaa dil mein teraa dhyaan ik muddat rahaa begaana-vaar khulte hi khulte khulaa aur kyaa hi sharmaa kar khulaa dekhiye kyaa gul khilaati hai bahaar ab ke baras khvaab mein 'faani' ne dekhaa hai qafas kaa dar khulaa"

"mizaaj-e-dahr mein un kaa ishaara paae jaa jo ho sake to bahar-haal muskuraae jaa bahaar-e-sad-chamanistaan-e-aarzu ban kar mire khayaal ki ranginiyon mein aae jaa khirad-navaaz nigaahon ki aaD mein rah kar fazaa-e-aalam-e-divaangi pe chhaae jaa pilaae jaa ki abhi hosh-e-be-khudi hai mujhe pilaae jaa mujhe saaqi abhi pilaae jaa dil o jigar pe guzar jaaegi jo guzregi tiri nazar se jo fitne uThein uThaae jaa zaraa Thahr ki ab anjaam-e-soz-e-gham hai qarib charaagh-e-zist bhaDakne ko hai bujhaae jaa sukut-e-mayyat-e-'faani' hai ik fasaana-e-shauq lab-e-khamosh se har muddaaa ko paae jaa"

"ziist kaa haasil banaayaa dil jo goyaa kuchh na thaa gham ne dil ko dil banaayaa varna kyaa thaa kuchh na thaa vo to mere saamne the dekhne ki der thi main ne aankhein band kar liin varna pardaa kuchh na thaa yaa alam-koshi rahi yaa khud-faraamoshi rahi dil kisi din dil na thaa yaa dard thaa yaa kuchh na thaa kuchh samajh kar khud hi ham ne jaan de di dil ke saath un ki nazron kaa abhi aisaa taqaazaa kuchh na thaa aap kaa divaana thaa ye iddaaa baatil sahi 'faani'-e-divaana divaana bhi thaa yaa kuchh na thaa"

"kuchh kam to huaa ranj-e-faraavaan-e-tamannaa aaghaaz-e-junun go nahin paayaan-e-tamannaa phir yaas ne rakkhaa hai qadam khaana-e-dil mein yaani hai ab allaah nigahbaan-e-tamannaa go chaak huaa dil magar armaan na nikle be-faaeda kholaa dar-e-zindaan-e-tamannaa afsaana miraa khvaab-e-zulekhaa-e-mohabbat jalva hai tiraa yusuf-e-kanaan-e-tamannaa juz vaada-e-baatil nahin buniyaad kuchh us ki dil kaanp uThaa dekh ke aivaan-e-tamannaa ik jaan hai vo khair se vaarafta-e-gham hai ik dil hai so hai sokhta-saamaan-e-tamannaa 'faani' kaa dam ik din tire qadmon pe nikal jaae dil ki ye tamannaa hai ab ai jaan-e-tamannaa"

"ibtidaa-e-ishq hai lutf-e-shabaab aane ko hai sabr rukhsat ho rahaa hai iztiraab aane ko hai qabr par kis shaan se vo be-naqaab aane ko hai aaftaab-e-subh-e-mahshar ham-rikaab aane ko hai mujh tak us mahfil mein phir jaam-e-sharaab aane ko hai umr-e-rafta palTi aati hai shabaab aane ko hai haae kaisi kashmakash hai yaas bhi hai aas bhi dam nikal jaane ko hai khat kaa javaab aane ko hai khat ke purze naama-bar ki laash ke hamraah hain kis DhiTaai se mire khat kaa javaab aane ko hai naa-umidi maut se kahti hai apnaa kaam kar aas kahti hai Thahar khat kaa javaab aane ko hai ruuh ghabraai hui phirti hai meri laash par kyaa janaaze par mere khat kaa javaab aane ko hai bhar ke saaqi jaam-e-mai ik aur laa aur jald laa un nashili ankhDiyon mein phir hijaab aane ko hai khaana-e-tasvir mein aane ko hai tasvir-e-yaar aaine mein qad-e-aadam aaftaab aane ko hai phir hinaai hone vaale hain mire qaatil ke haath phir zabaan-e-tegh par rang-e-shahaab aane ko hai gudgudaataa hai tasavvur chuTkiyaan letaa hai dard kyaa kisi be-khvaab ki aankhon mein khvaab aane ko hai dekhiye maut aae 'faani' yaa koi fitna uThe mere qaabu mein dil-e-be-sabr-o-taab aane ko hai"

"justuju-e-nashaat-e-mubham kyaa dil mayassar hai lazzat-e-gham kyaa masti-e-hosh ke fasaane hain jashn-e-parvez o ishrat-e-jam kyaa ek aalam ko dekhtaa huun main ye tiraa dhyaan hai mujassam kyaa izn hangaama-e-nigaah na de kyaa hamaari bisaat aur ham kyaa nang-e-rahmat hai ehtiyaaj-e-duaa intizaar-e-gadaa-e-mubram kyaa meri fitrat hai gosh bar aavaaz sun rahaa huun navaa-e-mehram kyaa miT gayaa naam-e-aashiqi ab aur chaahtaa hai vo husn-e-barham kyaa kaash puchho to kuchh bataaein ham haasil-e-shikva haae baaham kyaa dil kamaal-e-hayaat hai 'faani' dil ke maare huon kaa maatam kyaa"

"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"