vo gul vo khvaab-shaar bhi nahin rahaa — Idris Babar

"is se phulon vaale bhi aajiz aa gae hain teri khaatir jo guldasta DhunD rahaa hai dil ko dhakke khaate nikaale jaate dekh ke saahil apnaa pakkaa dariyaa DhunD rahaa hai tasma khulaa jaise aazaad talaazma ho vaah ek pahan ke dusraa juutaa DhunD rahaa hai us ke flat se baahar koi duur kaa dost paas ke bus stop kaa rasta DhunD rahaa hai bas kar de ab, kab se matla DhunD rahaa hai kyaa koi tisraa chauthaa misraa DhunD rahaa hai ma kiye bint-e-mochi ko chauthaa saal hai tab se vo job aur karmu rishta DhunD rahaa hai har masnui pankhaa jhuTaa make-up kar ke zaat ki shahr-panaah mein rakhna DhunD rahaa hai lamp jalaate aur bujhaa ke phir se jalaate yaa vo mujhe gum kartaa hai yaa DhunD rahaa hai party Thap mehmaan-e-khususi shaair-e-aazam patli gali mein paan kaa khokhaa DhunD rahaa hai yaaro baiThe nahrein khodo baatein chhoDo main use DhunD luun mujhe jo tanhaa DhunD rahaa hai ik laDki apne liye laDki DhunD rahi hai ik laDkaa apne liye laDkaa DhunD rahaa hai mobile par app lagaao kaam chalaao kaun puraane shahar kaa naqsha DhunD rahaa hai roze rakhvaao khulvaao jannat paao banda to do vaqt kaa khaanaa DhunD rahaa hai meri iklauti T-shirt pe qabza jamaae achchhaa rōmmate apnaa kachchhaa DhunD rahaa hai khil-khilaa ke load-shedding se faiz uThaa ke yusuf-jaani tujhe ye andhaa DhunD rahaa hai gadle paani se dhulte station par kis ko garmaa-garm si chaae kaa piyaala DhunD rahaa hai siine par do qabron kai taaviz bandhe hain bach kar, dhup! mujhe ik saaya DhunD rahaa hai u-e-t mein chhuTTiyaan hone vaali hain dost kaun saa hostel kis kaa kamra DhunD rahaa hai"

"dekh na is tarah guzaar arsa-e-chashm se mujhe fursat-e-did ho na ho mohlat-e-khvaab de mujhe bas-ki guzishtani hai vaqt bas-ki shikastani hai dil khvaab koi dikhaa ki jo yaad na aa sake mujhe khaam hi rakh ke pukhtagi shakl hai ik shikast ki aatish-e-vasl ki jagah khaak-e-firaaq de mujhe haan ai ghubaar-e-aashnaa main bhi thaa ham-safar tiraa pi gaiin manzilein tujhe khaa gae raaste mujhe der se ro nahin sakaa duur huun so nahin sakaa gham jo rulaa sake mujhe sam jo sulaa sake mujhe"

"yahaan se chaaron taraf raaste nikalte hain Thahar Thahar ke ham is khvaab se nikalte hain kisi kisi ko hai tahzib-e-dasht-aaraai kai to khaak uDaate hue nikalte hain yahaan rivaaj hai zinda jalaa diye jaaein vo log jin ke gharon se diye nikalte hain ajiib dasht hai dil bhi jahaan se jaate hue vo khush hain jaise kisi baagh se nikalte hain ye log so rahe honge jabhi to aaj talak zaruf-e-khaak se khvaabon bhare nikalte hain sitaare dekh ke khush huun ki roz meri tarah jo kho gae hain unhein DhunDne nikalte hain"

"ab masaafat mein to aaraam nahin aa saktaa ye sitaara bhi mire kaam nahin aa saktaa ye miri saltanat-e-khvaab hai aabaad raho is ke andar koi bahraam nahin aa saktaa jaane khilte hue phulon ko khabar hai ki nahin baagh mein koi siyah-faam nahin aa saktaa har havaa-khvaah ye kahtaa thaa ki mahfuz huun main bujhne vaalon mein miraa naam nahin aa saktaa main jinhein yaad huun ab tak yahi kahte honge shaahzaada kabhi naakaam nahin aa saktaa Dar hi lagtaa hai ki raste mein na rah jaaun kahin kahlavaa dijiye mein shaam nahin aa saktaa"

"bhaai khudaa ke bande jaanein dil ko jaise raam kiyaa apni badhaai ho duniyaa par chaar chhe din jo kaam kiyaa ek nishaani si saahil par saari kahaani chhoD gai Dubti naav par us aakhiri mauj ne kyaa inaam kiyaa pyaare dushman jivan jogi aakhir tum bhi dekh hi loge khud ko khair se kahte sunoge ham ne mazaaq jo aam kiyaa naam pataa be-shak mat likkho pahunchegaa tum bas khat likkho aur is had tak gumnaami mein paidaa kis ne naam kiyaa khushiyaan gham jab hans ro baiThe aakhir ko sab chup ho baiThe bujhtaa alaav unghte taare ham ne khuub kalaam kiyaa kuchh mauzun naa-mauzun kartaa yaa yuun kartaa to kyon kartaa lekin khaali batri ne bharvaan banduq kaa kaam kiyaa"

"matla ghazal kaa ghair zaruri kyaa kyuun kab kaa hissa hai zindagi chokleT cake hai thoDaa thoDaa sab kaa hissa hai ab jo bar mein tanhaa piitaa huun coffē ke naam pe zahr us ki talkh si shirini mein us ke lab kaa hissa hai lok kahaaniyon mein maa-baad-e-jadid ki pesh-aamad jaise fiction ki re-cell value mein mazhab kaa hissa hai ke-pi-ke afghanistan hai aur balochistan iraan sindh hai chiin mein aur pyaaraa punjab arab kaa hissa hai sohni yaa sohne se pahle haq hai ghaDe par paani kaa kab se ghaDi mein jab aur tab se zyaada ab kaa hissa hai maanaa hijr ki raat hai ye par kitni khushi ki baat hai ye gham ki rim-rim-jhim ki hamdam bazm-e-tarab kaa hissa hai cab chalaane vaale daaji tab chalaane vaalaa saaji vo jo adab kaa hissa the to ye bhi adab kaa hissa hai tai huaa nazm hi mustaqbil hai paan-sau bil hai bhai pyaaro aankh na maaro ghazal hamaare hasab-nasab kaa hissa hai ik din jab buDhe painter ke paas sharaab ke paise nahin the chhat par ye ghanghor ghaTaa tab se is pub kaa hissa hai sex jo pahle saakhtiyaati roz-o-shab kaa hissa thi ab maabaad-e-saakhtiyaati roz-o-shab kaa hissa hai qaafiya bahr radif vaghaira jaise harif zarif vaghaira in ko ThanDaa soDa pilaao bhaai ye kab kaa qissa hai"

"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"