sirf baiThe hue aahein na bharo — Jarrar Chhaulisi

"kahin hai daagh-e-naakaami kahin hai khuun armaan kaa hamaaraa dil muraqqaa ban gayaa hai yaas-o-hirmaan kaa jahaan vaalon pe main ehsaan karke bhuul jaataa huun mire akhlaaq ko chamkaa rahaa hai naqsh nisyaan kaa alaaeq mein ulajh kar fursat-e-nazzaara kho baiThaa nihaayat diid ke qaabil thaa manzar bazm-e-imkaan kaa baDhi hai tishnagi sairaab kar do paanv ke chhaalo zaraa saa munh nikal aayaa hai har khaar-e-bayaabaan kaa nahin hain 'haali'-o-'iqbaal' se shaa'ir to kyaa gham hai abhi ik dam ghanimat hai to 'jarraar'-e-sukhan-daan kaa"

"sabab-e-dard-e-jigar yaad aayaa yaani vo tir-e-nazar yaad aayaa jhilmilaane lage palkon pe nujum phir koi rashk-e-qamar yaad aayaa apni manzil ke nishaan paate hi mujh ko aaghaaz-e-safar yaad aayaa dekh kar aaina kis soch mein ho kyaa koi ahl-e-nazar yaad aayaa bhulne vaale taDap uTThegaa main kisi vaqt agar yaad aayaa un ki paazeb udhar guunj uThi shor-e-zanjir idhar yaad aayaa kyon ye bikhraa liye gesu tum ne kyaa koi khaak-basar yaad aayaa ek haalat mein basar ho na saki shaam ko vaqt-e-sahar yaad aayaa hil gayaa qalb-e-do-aalam 'jarraar' kaun kartaa huaa fariyaad aayaa"

"duniyaa-e-dani hai matlab ki sab rishte naate toD diye ab khud pe bharosa karnaa hai jitne the sahaare chhoD diye ab dil se dil kaa milnaa kyaa bas haath milaanaa kaafi hai derina taur tariqon ne chalte chalte dam toD diye duniyaa-e-mohabbat ke andar nafrat kaa andheraa jin se baDhe us daur-e-taraqqi ke aise jitne hain uThaa kar toD diye jo aandhiyon se Takraa bhi sakein zulmat kaa fusun bhi toD sakein taaqon mein sajaa kar pahle hi to kuchh aise rakh chhoD diye kyaa milnaa-julnaa aapas mein ye sab kahne ki baatein hain ham dekh chuke is daur ne to dil toD diye sar joD diye jab zulm ke tufaan umDe hain jab yaas ke baadal chhaae hain duniyaa ko diyaa hai azm-e-javaan taarikh ko ham ne moD diye ai daur-e-siyaasat ahd-e-zabun 'jarraar' se ye ummid na rakh us dar pe jhukaa di peshaani haath us ke aage joD diye"

"vaapas jo nahin aaegaa mein vo safari huun ai dost gale lag ki charaagh-e-sahari huun ai husn ye andaaz-o-adaa tujh mein kahaan the main tere liye aaina-e-ishva-gari huun baDhti hui tahrik-e-siyaasat mujhe samjho elaan-e-baghaavat pae bedaad-gari huun duniyaa ke liye jo hai ujaalon kaa payambar zulmat-kada-e-shab mein vo najm-e-sahari huun rangini-o-khush-pairahni hai mire dam se gulshan mein kali tum mein nasim-e-sahari huun hairat se na kyuun dekhe mujhe saaraa zamaana parvarda-e-aaghosh-e-kamaal-e-bashari huun tum bhi ho adaaon ki kashaakash mein giraftaar kyaa fikr jo main qaidi-e-aashufta-sari huun"

"mire saath saath aao nayaa mai-kada banaao kabhi main tumhein pilaaun kabhi tum mujhe pilaao ye gharib kaa makaan hai yahaan farsh-e-gul kahaan hai jo ho baiThnaa to aao sar-e-khaak baiTh jaao abhi taab-e-imtihaan hai abhi hausla javaan hai abhi aur zulm toDo abhi aur zulm Dhaao kabhi gir rahe hain aansu kabhi uTh rahi hain aahein tumhein kis ne kah diyaa thaa mire she'r gungunaao miri zindagi yahi hai ki har ik ko faiz pahunche main charaagh-e-rah-guzar huun mujhe shauq se jalaao"

"kaun hain jo ghamnaak nahin hain ham hi garebaan-chaak nahin hain shor na kar ai sail-e-havaadis ham bhi khas-o-khaashaak nahin hain shaan-e-khudaa naazaan hain vo bhi jin ke daaman paak nahin hain khuun mein tar hain daaman-o-khanjar phir bhi vo saffaak nahin hai ai 'jarraar' sukun ke saamaan aaj tah-e-aflaak nahin hain"

"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"