shikasta-par junun ko aazmaaeinge nahin kyaa — Iftikhar Arif

"jabinon ko ba-sad taslim kham dekhaa gayaa hai bahut naa-mutmain aankhon mein nam dekhaa gayaa hai kahin jaa-e-namaaz-e-shukr par aansu ki ik buund usi qatre mein dajla yam-ba-yam dekhaa gayaa hai sab aashufta-saron kaa ek hi naa'ra ki ham hain ham-aavaazon ko dil kaa ham-qadam dekhaa gayaa hai bayaaz-e-khvaab-e-rafta kyaa 'ajab tartib paa jaae kitaab-e-jaan kaa shiraaza baham dekhaa gayaa hai udhar us chaand taare se zaraa mashriq ki jaanib subuk lagtaa huaa parcham 'alam dekhaa gayaa hai rafu-e-zakhm-e-derina ki ik surat to nikli jidhar dekhaa nahin thaa kam se kam dekhaa gayaa hai yahin ik manzil-e-dushvaar-o-naa-hamvaar ke biich kahin ik jaada-e-be-pech-o-kham dekhaa gayaa hai"

"mulk-e-sukhan mein dard ki daulat ko kyaa huaa ai shahr-e-'mir' teri rivaayat ko kyaa huaa ham to sadaa ke banda-e-zar the hamaaraa kyaa naam-aavaraan-e-ahd-e-baghaavat ko kyaa huaa gard-o-ghubaar-e-kucha-e-shohrat mein aa ke dekh aasudagaan-e-kunj-e-qanaaat ko kyaa huaa ghar se nikal ke bhi vahi taaza havaa kaa khauf misaaq-e-hijr teri bashaarat ko kyaa huaa"

"sar-e-baam-e-hijr diyaa bujhaa to khabar hui sar-e-shaam koi judaa huaa to khabar hui miraa khush-khiraam balaa kaa tez-khiraam thaa miri zindagi se chalaa gayaa to khabar hui mire saare harf tamaam harf azaab the mire kam-sukhan ne sukhan kiyaa to khabar hui koi baat ban ke bigaD gai to pata chalaa mire bevafaa ne karam kiyaa to khabar hui mire ham-safar ke safar ki samt hi aur thi kahin raasta koi gum huaa to khabar hui mire qissa-go ne kahaan kahaan se baDhaai baat mujhe daastaan kaa siraa milaa to khabar hui na lahu kaa mausam-e-rang-rez na dil na main koi khvaab thaa ki bikhar gayaa to khabar hui"

"azaab-e-vahshat-e-jaan kaa sila na maange koi nae safar ke liye raasta na maange koi buland haathon mein zanjir Daal dete hain ajiib rasm chali hai duaa na maange koi tamaam shahr mukarram bas ek mujrim main so mere baad miraa khun-bahaa na maange koi koi to shahr-e-tazabzub ke saakinon se kahe na ho yaqin to phir moajiza na maange koi azaab-e-gard-e-khizaan bhi na ho bahaar bhi aae is ehtiyaat se ajr-e-vafaa na maange koi"

"samajh rahe hain magar bolne kaa yaaraa nahin jo ham se mil ke bichhaD jaae vo hamaaraa nahin abhi se barf ulajhne lagi hai baalon se abhi to qarz-e-mah-o-saal bhi utaaraa nahin bas ek shaam use aavaaz di thi hijr ki shaam phir us ke baad use umr bhar pukaaraa nahin havaa kuchh aisi chali hai ki tere vahshi ko mizaaj-pursi-e-baad-e-sabaa gavaaraa nahin samundaron ko bhi hairat hui ki Dubte vaqt kisi ko ham ne madad ke liye pukaaraa nahin vo ham nahin the to phir kaun thaa sar-e-baazaar jo kah rahaa thaa ki biknaa hamein gavaaraa nahin ham ahl-e-dil hain mohabbat ki nisbaton ke amiin hamaare paas zaminon kaa goshvaara nahin"

"sajal ki shor zaminon mein aashiyaana kare na jaane ab ke musaafir kahaan Thikaanaa kare bas ek baar use paDh sakun ghazal ki tarah phir us ke baad to jo gardish-e-zamaana kare havaaein vo hain ki har zulf pechdaar hui kise dimaagh ki ab aarzu-e-shaana kare abhi to raat ke sab nigah-daar jaagte hain abhi se kaun charaaghon ki lau nishaana kare suluk mein bhi vahi tazkire vahi tashhir kabhi to koi ik ehsaan ghaaebaana kare main sab ko bhuul gayaa zakhm-e-mundamil ki misaal magar vo shakhs ki har baat jaarehaana kare"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"