rukhsat-e-yaar kaa mazmun ba-mushkil baandhaa — Iftikhar Mughal

"savaad-e-hijr mein rakkhaa huaa diyaa huun main tujhe khabar nahin kis aag mein jalaa huun main main qarya qarya phiraa gard-baad ban ke jahaan usi zamin pe parcham-sifat uThaa huun main abhi chhuTi nahin jannat ki dhuul paanv se hanuz farsh-e-zamin par nayaa nayaa huun main hazaar shukr hai ki khud pe ustuvaar thaa main hazaar shukr ki buniyaad par giraa huun main miri shaguft ke mausam abhi nahin aae kahin kahin pe magar phir bhi khil gayaa huun main miri shikast bhi hai rekht 'iftikhaar-mughal' ki yunhi banne bigaDne mein hi banaa huun main"

"jamaal-gaah-e-taghazzul ki taab-o-tab tiri yaad pa tangnaae-ghazal mein samaae kab tiri yaad kisi khanDar se guzarti havaa kaa nam! tiraa gham!! shajar pe girti hui barf kaa tarab tiri yaad tu mujh se mere zamaanon kaa puchhti hai to sun! tiraa junun, tiraa saudaa, tiri talab, tiri yaad guzar-gahon ko ujaDne nahin diyaa tu ne kabhi yahaan se guzarti thi tuu, aur ab tiri yaad ye qaid-e-umr to kaTti nazar nahin aati! bas ik qarina! tiraa dhyaan, ek Dhab! tiri yaad ba-faiz-e-dard-e-mohabbat main khush nasab, main najib! miraa qabila tiraa gham, miraa nasab tiri yaad ba-juz hikaayat-e-tu iin vajud-e-chiz-e-nist main kul kaa kul tiraa qissa main sab kaa sab tiri yaad darin gumaan-kada kullo-man-alaihaa-faan bas ik chhalaavaa miraa ishq, ek chhab tiri yaad bahar sabil-e-hunar kaa safar to jaari hai kabhi kuchh aur bahaana, kabhu sabab tiri yaad"

"kabhi kabhi to ye haalat bhi ki mohabbat ne niDhaal kar diyaa mujh ko tiri mohabbat ne tiri ye pahli mohabbat hai tujh ko kyaa maalum ghulaa diyaa mujhe is aakhiri mohabbat ne vo yuun bhi khair se sarmaa kaa chaand thi lekin use ujaal diyaa aur bhi mohabbat ne mujhe khudaa ne adhuraa hi chhoDnaa thaa magar mujhe banaa diyaa ik shakhs ki mohabbat ne ye tum jo mere liye khvaab chhoD aai ho tumhein jagaayaa to hogaa miri mohabbat ne main jis ko pahle pahal dil-lagi samajhtaa thaa mujhe to maar diyaa is nai mohabbat ne ye apne apne nasibon ki baat hai varna kisi ko 'mir' banaayaa isi mohabbat ne ye jism-o-jaan ye naam-o-numud hasb-o-nasab ye saare vahm the izzat to di mohabbat ne mohabbat aur ibaadat mein farq to hai naan so chhin li hai tiri dosti mohabbat ne"

"koi vajud hai duniyaa mein koi parchhaain so har koi nahin hotaa kisi ki parchhaain mire vajud ko maano to saath chaltaa huun ki main to ban na sakungaa tumhaari parchhaain yahi charaagh hai sab kuchh ki dil kahein jis ko agar ye bujh gayaa to aadmi bhi parchhaain kai dinon se mire saath saath chalti hai koi udaas si ThanDi si koi parchhaain main apnaa-aap samajhtaa rahaa jise taa-umr vo mere jaisaa hayulaa thaa meri parchhaain na khush ho koi bhi tezi se baDhti qaamat par pas-e-ghurub na hogi bichaari parchhaain gumaan-e-hast hai hasti kaa aaina-khaana so apne-aap ko bhi jaan apni parchhaain main nisf sach ki tarah huun bhi aur nahin bhi huun ki aadhaa jism hai meraa to aadhi parchhaain phir us se us ke taghaaful kaa kyaa gila karnaa ki 'iftikhaar-mughal' vo to thi hi parchhaain"

"tumhein bhi chaahaa, zamaane se bhi vafaa ki thi ye nigh-daari junun ne judaa judaa ki thi vo saaraa qissa faqat rakh-rakhaav kaa to na thaa us ek naam se nisbat bhi intihaa ki thi kisi chhabile mein vo chhab nazar nahin aai vo ek chhab ki jo us aaina-qabaa ki thi khudaa! sila de duaa kaa, mohabbaton ke khudaa khudaa! kisi ne kisi ke liye duaa ki thi main apnaa chehra kahaan DhunDhtaa phirungaa ab ki main ne teri jabin apnaa aainaa ki thi hamein tabaah to honaa thaa apni apni jagah! tavil jang thi aur jang bhi anaa ki thi sabaa-nafas thaa vo aur main thaa gard-baad-mizaaj hamaare biich thi jo qadr so havaa ki thi"

"main bhi be-ant huun aur tu bhi hai gahraa sahraa yaa Thahar mujh mein yaa khud mein mujhe Thahraa sahraa ruuh mein lahr banaate hain tiri lahron se aur kuchh der mire saamne lahraa sahraa aankh jhapki thi bas ik lamhe ko aur is ke baad main ne DhunDaa hai tujhe zindagi sahraa sahraa apni hasti ko bikharne se bachaa lenaa tum mujh pe mat jaanaa miri jaan main Thahraa sahraa mere lahje kaa samundar hi nahin sukhaa hai luT gayaa teri hansi kaa bhi sunahraa sahraa"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"