rote dekhaa unhein aakhiri mein — Farooque Adil

"abhi uD kar bulandi se giraa thaa parinda shaakh par sahmaa huaa thaa churaae jaa rahaa thaa mujh se nazrein yaqinan vo mujhe pahchaantaa thaa mohabbat mein jo guzri dil pe mere use kuchh dil hi meraa jaantaa thaa falak-bosi mayassar aa gai hai magar kyaa khaaksaari mein maza thaa hamin sab faisle karte the apne hamaari manzilein thiin raasta thaa ab aaina nahin ham dekhte hain kabhi chehra hamaaraa phuul saa thaa tavaqqo' uTh gai thi zindagi se mu'aalij bhi miraa sahmaa huaa thaa vaqaar ab kuchh nahin baaqi hai 'faaruq' kabhi kirdaar apnaa aaina thaa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"'ishq raas aaegaa paaband-e-nazar hone tak us ke jalve nazar aaeinge sahar hone tak aap tashrif to le aaein karam to farmaaein ghar ko kuchh der to lag jaaegi ghar hone tak teri yaadon ke charaaghon se sajaayaa hai ise dil zaraa Thahre tiri raahguzar hone tak raat ki raat hai ye gham ki ijaara-daari phuul ban jaaeinge ye ashk sahar hone tak ab yahi bachcha bataaegaa tumhein har rasta ab yahi tukhm hi phal degaa shajar hone tak dil bhi un kaa hai nazar bhi hai jigar bhi un kaa ham idhar ke kahaan rah paae udhar hone tak gesu-e-shab ki ye afshaan bhi bikhar jaaegi niind aa jaaegi taaron ko sahar hone tak aaj 'faaruq' mohabbat mein aziyyat hai bahut raas aa jaaegi kal khun-e-jigar hone tak"

"har ik se ham kinaara chaahte hain ta'alluq bas tumhaaraa chaahte hain jo ik chehra mire pesh-e-nazar hai use dil mein utaaraa chaahte hain kaho to chaand ko muTThi mein le lein tiraa naazuk ishaara chaahte hain milein un se ki milnaa chhoD dein ham mukammal istikhaara chaahte hain ham apni aankhein kaise band kar lein musalsal ik nazaara chaahte hain samundar mein vo bhaTkeinge kahaan tak safine to kinaara chaahte hain vo jis ne tan-badan mein aag bhar di vahi raushan sitaara chaahte hain nahin ham chaahte hain tar nivaale qanaa'at se guzaara chaahte hain javaani ki jahaan tak saltanat hai vahaan apnaa ijaara chaahte hain ye aaina to hai dushman hamaaraa nayaa ik ruup dhaaraa chaahte hain miTaayaa jis ne hai 'faaruq' ham ko usi kaa ham sahaaraa chaahte hain"

"dil kaa haq yuun adaa kare koi dard ban kar rahaa kare koi dard mein kuchh kami si lagti hai zakhm phir se haraa kare koi pahle rakh le vo jaan hatheli par phir mohabbat kiyaa kare koi husn ki khud-supurdagi ke liye 'ishq ki intihaa kare koi mujh ko allaah par bharosa hai ho jo dushman huaa kare koi jaane kyaa kyaa ye kahtaa rahtaa hai kaise dil kaa kahaa kare koi jab vafaaon ki koi qadr nahin kyon kisi se vafaa kare koi chhin lein jo kisi ki binaai un ujaalon kaa kyaa kare koi rukh havaaon kaa dekh le pahle jab bhi raushan diyaa kare koi rakhe malhuz haq-bayaani ko shaa'iri jab kiyaa kare koi sab yahaan ajnabi se hain 'faaruq' kis ko apnaa kahaa kare koi"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"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"

"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"