tabiat in dinon begaana-e-gham hoti jaati hai — Jigar Moradabadi

"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"

"raaz jo sina-e-fitrat mein nihaan hotaa hai sab se pahle dil-e-shaair pe ayaan hotaa hai sakht khun-rez jab aashob-e-jahaan hotaa hai nahin maalum ye insaan kahaan hotaa hai jab koi haadsa-e-kaun-o-makaan hotaa hai zarra zarra meri jaanib nigaraan hotaa hai jo nazar-karda-e-saahab-nazraan hotaa hai usi divaane ke qadmon pe jahaan hotaa hai jab koi ishq mein barbaad-e-jahaan hotaa hai mujh ko mahsus khud apnaa hi ziyaan hotaa hai mutazalzal hai adab-gaah-e-mohabbat ki zamin koi dekhe to ye hangaama kahaan hotaa hai kahin aisaa to nahin vo bhi ho koi aazaar tujh ko jis chiiz pe raahat kaa gumaan hotaa hai dil ghani ho to har ik ranj bhi dil ki raahat zehn muflis ho to har suud ziyaan hotaa hai imtihaan-gaah-e-mohabbat mein na rakkhe vo qadam maut ke naam se jis ko khafaqaan hotaa hai yahi vo manzil-e-dushvaar hai jis manzil mein khatm har marhala-e-sud-o-ziyaan hotaa hai har qadam maarka-e-karb-o-balaa hai darpesh har nafas saaneha-e-marg-e-javaan hotaa hai naaz jis khaak-e-vatan par thaa mujhe aah 'jigar' usi jannat pe jahannam kaa gumaan hotaa hai"

"husn-e-kaafir-shabaab kaa aalam sar se paa tak sharaab kaa aalam araq-aalud chehra-e-taabaan shabnam-o-aaftaab kaa aalam vo miri arz-e-shauq-e-behad par kuchh hayaa kuchh itaab kaa aalam allaah allaah vo imtizaaj-e-latif shokhiyon mein hijaab kaa aalam hama nur-o-surur ki duniyaa hama husn-o-shabaab kaa aalam vo lab-e-juebaar o mausam-e-gul vo shab-e-maahtaab kaa aalam zaanu-e-shauq par vo pichhle pahar nargis-e-nim-khvaab kaa aalam der tak ikhtilaat-e-raaz-o-niyaaz yak-ba-yak ijtinaab kaa aalam laakh rangin-bayaaniyon pe miri ek saada javaab kaa aalam gham ki har mauj mauj-e-tufaan-khez dil kaa aalam habaab kaa aalam dil-e-mutrib samajh sake shaayad ik shikasta rubaab kaa aalam vo samaan aaj bhi hai yaad 'jigar' haan magar jaise khvaab kaa aalam"

"shab-e-vasl kyaa mukhtasar ho gai zaraa aankh jhapki sahar ho gai nigaahon ne sab raaz-e-dil kah diyaa unhein aaj apni khabar ho gai baDi chiiz hai tarz-e-begaanagi ye tarkib agar kaargar ho gai ilaahi buraa ho gham-e-ishq kaa sunaa hai ki un ko khabar ho gai kiye mujh pe ehsaan gham-e-yaar ne hamesha ko nichi nazar ho gai numaayaan hui subh-e-piri 'jigar' bas ab daastaan mukhtasar ho gai"

"'aashiqi imtiyaaz kyaa jaane farq-e-naaz-o-niyaaz kyaa jaane naakhun-e-‘ishq kitne Tuut gae girah-e-nim-baaz kyaa jaane sina-e-nai pe jo guzarti hai vo lab-e-nai-navaaz kyaa jaane"

"vo adaa-e-dilbari ho ki navaa-e-aashiqaana jo dilon ko fath kar le vahi faateh-e-zamaana kabhi husn ki tabiat na badal sakaa zamaana vahi naaz-e-be-niyaazi vahi shaan-e-khusravaana ye tiraa jamaal-e-kaamil ye shabaab kaa zamaana dil-e-dushmanaan salaamat dil-e-dostaan nishaana ye falak ye maah-o-anjum ye zamin ye zamaana tire husn ki hikaayat mire ishq kaa fasaana ye hai ishq ki karaamat ye kamaal-e-shaairaana abhi munh se baat nikli abhi ho gai fasaana ye miraa payaam kahnaa tu sabaa muaddabaana ki guzar gayaa hai pyaare tujhe dekhe ik zamaana mujhe chaak-e-jeb-o-daaman se nahin munaasibat kuchh ye junun hi ko mubaarak rah-o-rasm-e-aamiyaana tujhe haadsaat-e-paiham se bhi kyaa milegaa naadaan tiraa dil agar ho zinda to nafas bhi taaziyaana main huun us maqaam par ab ki firaaq o vasl kaise miraa ishq bhi kahaani tiraa husn bhi fasaana miri zindagi to guzri tire hijr ke sahaare miri maut ko bhi pyaare koi chaahiye bahaana tire ishq ki karaamat ye agar nahin to kyaa hai kabhi be-adab na guzraa mire paas se zamaana tiri duuri o huzuri kaa ye hai ajiib aalam abhi zindagi haqiqat abhi zindagi fasaana mire ham-safir bulbul miraa teraa saath hi kyaa main zamir-e-dasht-o-dariyaa tu asir-e-aashiyaana main vo saaf hi na kah duun jo hai farq mujh mein tujh mein tiraa dard dard-e-tanhaa miraa gham gham-e-zamaana tire dil ke TuTne par hai kisi ko naaz kyaa kyaa tujhe ai 'jigar' mubaarak ye shikast-e-faatehaana"

"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"

"apne sivaa kisi kaa agar honaa aa gayaa samjho hamaare haath koi Tonaa aa gayaa paa leinge zindagi ki haqiqat kaa raaz bhi ik dusre ke vaaste gar khonaa aa gayaa nazdik aate aate bahut duur ho gae ye baat yaad kar ke mujhe ronaa aa gayaa baalon kaa rang chhup gayaa raston ki dhuul mein yunhi nahin ye bojh hamein Dhonaa aa gayaa tai ho rahaa thaa vaqt mulaaqaat kaa abhi phir yuun huaa ki biich mein corona aa gayaa"