umr-e-do-roza taaba-e-hijr-o-visaal hai — Afqar Mohani

"vahshat mein koi kaar-e-numaayaan na kar sake daaman ko jeb jeb ko daamaan na kar sake dard-e-darun kaa vo bhi to darmaan na kar sake dushvaari-e-hayaat ko aasaan na kar sake tar khun-e-dil se naavak-e-jaanaan na kar sake ham itni bhi to khaatir-e-mehmaan na kar sake kuchh aise jald khatm hue zindagi ke din ham eatibaar-e-umr-e-gurezaan na kar sake dariyaa mein gharq dekhne vaale bhi ho gae mujh ko magar havaala-e-tufaan na kar sake jalvon ko dekhti rahi meri nigaah-e-shauq kuchh bhi harim-e-naaz ke darbaan na kar sake rahte hue qafas mein zamaana guzar gae tark-e-khayaal-e-sair-e-gulistaan na kar sake sau hashr intizaar mein ham par guzar gae aur aai ek hashr kaa saamaan na kar sake vo sakht-jaan the ki zamaane ke haadsaat shiraaza-e-hayaat pareshaan na kar sake ham aise jaa ke be-khud-e-ehsaas ho gae andaaza-e-kashaakash-e-zindaan na kar sake badnaam kar diyaa mujhe 'afqar' zamaane mein ikhfaa-e-raaz dida-e-giryaan na kar sake"

"mohabbat mein khirad ki rahbari dekhi nahin jaati ye tauhin-e-mazaaq-e-aashiqi dekhi nahin jaati har ik tasvir ki jalva-gari dekhi nahin jaati vo surat dekh kar phir dusri dekhi nahin jaati bahaar achchhi tarah gulshan mein aai bhi nahin lekin asiron se nazar sayyaad ki dekhi nahin jaati dil-e-muztar miraa parvarda-e-aaghosh-e-tufaan hai khushi ye mauj-e-saahil par kabhi dekhi nahin jaati miri hasti kaa parda bhi miri nazron se uTh jaae ki vaqt-e-did-e-jaanaan ye dui dekhi nahin jaati ise piite hain aankhein band karke baada kash zaahid nigaahon se ye shishe ki pari dekhi nahin jaati nigaah-e-shauq kyaa dekhegi jalva husn kaamil kaa jab adnaa si tajalli tuur ki dekhi nahin jaati nazar jitni thi sarf-e-did-e-jaanaan ho gai 'afqar' koi shai ab jahaan-e-husn ki dekhi nahin jaati"

"ai dard dil mein rah kar dil hi kaa raaz ho jaa bimaar-e-gham kaa apne khud chaarasaaz ho jaa ai jazb-e-dil saraapaa soz-o-gudaaz ho jaa duniyaa-e-rang-o-bu mein duniyaa-e-raaz ho jaa haan haan baDhaa de muddat paabandi-e-junun ki zulf-e-daraaz-e-jaanaan umr-e-daraaz ho jaa har zarra-e-haqiqat ye de rahaa sadaa hai pahle rah-e-talab mein khaak-e-majaaz ho jaa sar naama-e-adam hai unvaan-e-zindagaani ai imtiyaaz-e-hasti tafsir-e-raaz ho jaa ai be-khabar guzar jaa zauq-e-nazar ki had se jalvon mein us ke ghir kar jalva-taraaz ho jaa ai banda-e-tariqat aadaab-e-zindagi sun mahv-e-sujud ho kar jaan-e-namaaz ho jaa khirqa sharaab se tar dastaar mai se rangin ai shaikh-e-paak-daaman yuun paak-baaz ho jaa tu raazdaan hai dil kaa dil raaz-daar-e-ulfat yaa sarfaraaz kar de yaa sarfaraaz ho jaa tu raunaq-e-haram hai yaa but-kada ki zinat khud imtiyaaz ban kar ik imtiyaaz ho jaa jaanaa hai jab muqarrar daar-e-fanaa se 'afqar' raah-e-vafaa mein miT kar khaak-e-hijaaz ho jaa"

"shab-e-firaaq hamaaraa vo nim-jaan honaa ajal kaa aap hi ghar mein vo mehmaan honaa khafaa na sun ke miraa haal mehrbaan honaa ki is bayaan ko ik din hai daastaan honaa dayaar-e-husn ki sar-garmiyaan maaaz-allaah har ik qadam pe mohabbat kaa imtihaan honaa koi sitam ho yahin se shurua hotaa hai ghazab hai kucha-e-jaanaan kaa aasmaan honaa ajal se pahle sabaa le uDi sar-e-manzil kahaan pe aayaa hai kaam apnaa naa-tavaan honaa uThaa vo dard kaleje mein vo gire aansu nahin hai khel mohabbat kaa raaz-daan honaa nigaah-e-qahr kabhi aur kabhi karam ki nazar inhin adaaon kaa mil-jul ke daastaan honaa vo kyaa kare na miTe gar tiri mohabbat mein likhaa ho jis ke muqaddar mein be-nishaan honaa abhi na shaad ho takmil-e-ishq par 'afqar' abhi hai tark-e-mohabbat kaa imtihaan honaa"

"mahshar kaa e'tibaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi be-parda husn-e-yaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi raqsaan jamaal-e-yaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi parda mein intishaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi pahunchi hai khaak-e-aashiq-e-barbaad arsh par unchaa agar ghubaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi zaahid tavaaf karte hain us aastaan kaa ham kaabe mein jo shumaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi paimaan-shikan ke vaade ke hamraah ai ajal teraa bhi intizaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi ik sajda vo bhi be-khudi-e-iztiraab mein us aastaan pe baar huaa hai kabhi kabhi daamaan-e-tang-o-josh-e-bahaaraan ko dekh kar andaaza-e-bahaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi vo khud hi raaz ban gayaa duniyaa ke vaaste jo us kaa raazdaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi jaise vo aae baiThe bhi uTh kar chale gae is darja e'tibaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi vahdat parastiyon se bhi 'afqar' khudaa gavaah barham mizaaj-e-yaar huaa hai kabhi kabhi"

"taayyun ki hadon mein jalva-saamaan ho nahin saktaa vo husn-e-kul muhit-e-kufr-o-imaan ho nahin saktaa jo paamaal-e-khiraam-e-naaz-e-jaanaan ho nahin saktaa vo madfan haasil-e-gor-e-gharibaan ho nahin saktaa ise rahne de yunhi bakhiya-gar tu is ki haalat par rafu jis kaa ho vo meraa girebaan ho nahin saktaa milegi daad mahshar mein vo zaalim mil nahin saktaa kahin bhi mere dard-e-dil kaa darmaan ho nahin saktaa ye qaid-e-laa-makaan kaisi ye takhsis-e-makaan kyaa hai tiraa jalva muhit-e-hadd-e-imkaan ho nahin saktaa nahin jab aarzu koi to khun-e-aarzu kaisaa dil-e-be-muddaaa naakaam-e-armaan ho nahin saktaa bhanvar mein jitnaa Dubegaa ye utnaa aur ubhregaa mohabbat kaa safina gharq-e-tufaan ho nahin saktaa use kyaa aazmaaegi tajalli barq-e-aiman ki jo un kaa dekhne vaalaa hai hairaan ho nahin saktaa vo ashk-e-gham na surkhi jis mein khun-e-dil ki shaamil ho mire afsaana-e-ulfat kaa unvaan ho nahin saktaa tabiat hi badal di lazzat-e-aazaar-e-paiham ne vo chaahein bhi to mere gham kaa darmaan ho nahin saktaa miri hasti hijaab-e-ru-e-jaanaan kyon ho ai 'afqar' miri hasti kaa parda ru-e-jaanaan ho nahin saktaa"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"