uruj-e-aadam-e-khaaki kahaan kaa qissa hai — Farooq Argali

"bahaa kar khuun bhi rozi mayassar kyon nahin hoti ijaara-daariyon ki had muqarrar kyon nahin hoti siyaasat ne badal Daale sabhi mafhum lafzon ke sharaafat ab daghaa-baazi se behtar kyon nahin hoti apaahij baap to kahtaa hai ghar ki raushni us ko vo ghar ki raushni har raat ghar par kyon nahin hoti gulon ki zakhm-kaari kaa 'amal jaari hai muddat se tabi'at narm-khu kaanTon ki khugar kyon nahin hoti bas is tibbi haqiqat par amir-e-shahr hairaan hai ki rickshaw khinchne vaale ko sugar kyon nahin hoti mizaajon kaa taghayyur hai ki mausam mein hai tabdili vo pahli si khushi ab tum se mil kar kyon nahin hoti"

"ye 'ahd-e-nau ho mubaarak tujhe magar saaqi nizaam-e-maikada abtar hai ghaur kar saaqi uDaan tez hai itni ki tham gae manzar rukaa rukaa saa hai lamhaat kaa safar saaqi fazaa mein tair rahe hain qazaa ke jarsume base hain dasht mein baarud ke nagar saaqi jhulas rahaa hai ta'assub ki aag mein gulshan qayaamatein hain qayaamat se peshtar saaqi paDe hain khaak pe behosh aadmi-zaade khudaai karte hain mahlon mein jaanvar saaqi vo dekh jahal-o-zalaalat ki masnad-aaraai faraaz-e-daar pe laTke hain dida-var saaqi kahaan vo rind vo paimaane aur vo sahbaa gae zamaanon ki baatein na yaad kar saaqi mujhe khabar hai tire khum mein mai nahin baaqi mire hi khuun se ab meraa jaam bhar saaqi"

"ba-naam-e-harf-e-sadaaqat sukhan-vari karnaa shikam-puri ke liye mir-jaa'fri karnaa hamaare 'ahd ne ham ko diyaa hai ye mansab khud apne qatl mein qaatil ki rahbari karnaa baDaa hai vo to phir apni baDaai bhi rakkhe ki chhoTaa siikh na jaae baraabari karnaa gham-e-hayaat se Dar jaanaa buz-dilon ki tarah phir apni zaat se izhaar-e-bartari karnaa ghubaar-e-raah ko saahib ye fan bhi aataa hai havaa mein uDnaa sitaaron ki hamsari karnaa ghulaam ho ke bhi vo baadshaah hotaa hai likhaa ho jis ke muqaddar mein qambari karnaa"

"luTe jaate hain lekin gham nahin hai ab is aalam mein vo aalam nahin hai tamannaaein salibon par saji hain sar-e-pindaar phir bhi kham nahin hai qayaamat-khez hai jaadu-bayaani magar baaton mein us ke dam nahin bahaarein aur khizaaein sab usi ki miraa apnaa koi mausam nahin hai agar milte to shaayad khush na rahte bichhaDne kaa bhi ab maatam nahin hai baDaai banda-parvar ko mubaarak faqir-e-urdu bhi kuchh kam nahin hai"

"main gir kar shaakh se uDne lagaa huun achaanak kitnaa unchaa ho gayaa huun sitam sah kar bhi chup rahne lagaa huun mujhe lagtaa hai shaayad mar gayaa huun kahun kaise ki vo meraa nahin hai jise sau baar apnaa kah chukaa huun mujhe shaayad khudaa kaa Dar nahin hai khudi mahfuz rakhnaa chaahtaa huun mire baare mein vo kyaa sochtaa hai yahi ik baat aksar sochtaa huun usulon ki 'imaarat gir chuki hai main khud apne hi malbe mein dabaa huun mujhe 'faaruq' koi note kar le kai anjaan galiyon kaa pataa huun"

"dayaar-e-ahl-e-karam kaa tavaaf apni jagah ubhar rahaa hai kahin inhiraaf apni jagah basiratein to havaa ke khilaaf chalti hain huaa kare ye zamaana khilaaf apni jagah miri kitaab kaa bainassutur hai kuchh aur baDaaiyon kaa tiri e'tiraaf apni jagah hasin chehron ki be-chehragi hai ek taraf nazar pe husn-e-nazar kaa ghilaaf apni jagah hello ki hi ki tahzib hai bulandi par khulus-o-mehr kaa girtaa graph apni jagah vo roj T v pe taajaa khabar sunaaegaa sanbhaale baiThe raho shiin qaaf apni jagah unhi ko miltaa hai e'zaaz dur-bini kaa jinhein dikhaai na de saaf saaf apni jagah hayaat-o-maut hain aqdaar-e-mushtarak faaruq khudaa ke baab mein har ikhtilaaf apni jagah"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"