sai-e-ghair-haasil ko muddaaa nahin miltaa — Figar Unnavi

"shohrat-e-tarz-e-fughaan aam hui jaati hai koshish-e-zabt bhi naakaam hui jaati hai mast hain aur talab-e-jaam hui jaati hai be-khudi hosh kaa paighaam hui jaati hai muskuraataa hai hasin parda-e-gulshan mein koi aur kali muft mein badnaam hui jaati hai qaid mein bhi hai asiron kaa vahi josh-e-amal mashq-e-parvaaz tah-e-daam hui jaati hai toD kar dil nigah-e-mast na pher ai saaqi bazm ki bazm hi be-jaam hui jaati hai lab jo khole to gulistaan mein kali kaun kahe chup bhi rahti hai to badnaam hui jaati hai mujh ko le jaaegi manzil pe miri subh-e-yaqin laakh raste mein mujhe shaam hui jaati hai naavak-andaazi-e-jaanaan kaa asar hai ki 'figaar' ek duniyaa miri hamnaam hui jaati hai"

"hasti ik naqsh-e-inikaasi hai ye haqiqat nahin qayaasi hai zauq tishna hai ruuh pyaasi hai saaraa maahaul hi siyaasi hai khub gai dil mein har adaa us ki kaj-adaai bhi khush-adaa si hai dil hai afsurda to bahaar kahaan baagh mein har taraf udaasi hai un ko paa kar qaraar aaegaa ahl-e-dil ye bhi khush-qayaasi hai sau hijaabon mein be-hijaab hai husn sau libaason mein be-libaasi hai muddaaa tak bayaan nahin hotaa bad-havaasi si bad-havaasi hai un ko dekhaa nahin 'figaar' magar un ke jalvon se ru-shanaasi hai"

"aarzu hasrat-e-naakaam se aage na baDhi fikr andesha-e-anjaam se aage na baDhi su-e-manzil kabhi do gaam se aage na baDhi zindagi maut ke ilzaam se aage na baDhi zulf-o-rukh ke sahar-o-shaam se aage na baDhi aashiqi rahguzar-e-aam se aage na baDhi rah gai rifat-e-parvaaz ki hasrat dil mein par-fishaani qafas-o-daam se aage na baDhi manzil-e-be-khudi-e-shauq ki azmat maalum tishna-kaamon ki nazar jaam se aage na baDhi kitni shaamein gaiin aur kitne savere aae nigah-e-muntazir ik shaam se aage na baDhi paaki-e-nafs ki azmat kaa to kyaa zikr 'figaar' zohd ki baat bhi ehraam se aage na baDhi"

"tufaan se bach ke daaman-e-saahil mein rah gayaa mushkil ke baad aur bhi mushkil mein rah gayaa ik shor thaa jo gosha-e-mahfil mein rah gayaa ik dard thaa jo dil se uThaa dil mein rah gayaa ab vo nigaah-e-naaz hui maail-e-karam jab koi muddaaa na mire dil mein rah gayaa manzil mire qarib se ho kar guzar gai aur main talaash-e-jaada-e-manzil mein rah gayaa manzil fanaa-e-zauq-e-talab kaa maqaam thi achchhaa huaa main sarhad-e-manzil mein rah gayaa allaah-re jazb-e-ishq ki husn-e-nigaah-e-qais ik naqsh ban ke parda-e-mahmil mein rah gayaa naala to khair nang-e-gham-e-ishq thaa magar naghma bhi soz-o-saaz ki mahfil mein rah gayaa saare hijaab-e-husn nigaahon se haT gae ik aaina zarur muqaabil mein rah gayaa mujh se ye puchhti hain miri hichkiyaan 'figaar' ab kitnaa faasla tiri manzil mein rah gayaa"

"lab pe jhuTe taraane hote hain kyaa karein gham chhupaane hote hain vo bhi kaise zamaane hote hain jab qafas aashiyaane hote hain yuun hi aati nahin khushi ki bahaar saikDon gham uThaane hote hain zindagi kaa kuchh e'tibaar nahin maut ke sau bahaane hote hain is tarah baiThtaa nahin chhup kar jis ko jalve dikhaane hote hain"

"kisi apne se hoti hai na begaane se hoti hai jo ulfat ek divaane ko divaane se hoti hai subu se jaam se miinaa se paimaane se hoti hai mohabbat mai se ho kar saare mai-khaane se hoti hai koi qissa ho koi vaaqi'a koi hikaayat ho tasalli dil ko dard-e-dil ke afsaane se hoti hai miri tauba se kah do vo bhi aa kar shauq se sun le 'ajab aavaaz paidaa dil ke paimaane se hoti hai nazar se chhupne vaale dil se aakhir kyuun nahin chhupte ye kaisi be-hijaabi aaina-khaane se hoti hai bahaar-e-chand-roza se koi maange to kyaa maange khizaan ko bhi nadaamat haath phailaane se hoti hai ghaTaaein gham ki chhaT jaati hain un ke muskuraane se ki jaise subh paidaa raat Dhal jaane se hoti hai 'figaar' ehsaas-e-dil mein har taraf kaanTe hi kaanTe hain yahi taskin gulshan mein bahaar aane se hoti hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"