vo jo din hijr-e-yaar mein guzre — Ameer Raza Mazhari

"hai muamma miri mohabbat bhi shukr ke saath hai shikaayat bhi dil ko pyaari hai jis ki nafrat bhi kyaa ho gar vo kare mohabbat bhi dushman-e-e'tibaar hoti hai baaz haalaat mein haqiqat bhi isi maamure mein banaa li hai saada-lauhon ne apni jannat bhi is mohabbat pe naaz kyaa kiije ho mili jis mein kuchh muravvat bhi aag dil ki kisi tarah na bujhi pi ke dekhi mai-e-mohabbat bhi tere kuche mein jaaein kis munh se kho chuke ham tiri amaanat bhi ho basaarat se kyaa umiid 'razaa' dhoke deti hai jab basirat bhi"

"sunein bahaar ki rangin-bayaaniyaan kyaa kyaa kahin tabassum-e-gul ne kahaaniyaan kyaa kyaa dayaa javaab na kuchh muskuraa ke rah gae phuul zabaan-e-khaar ne kiin bad-zabaaniyaan kyaa kyaa baDhaa na naaqa-e-lailaa baghair naala-e-qais hunar dikhaati rahin saarbaaniyaan kyaa kyaa mizaaj-e-sang na pighlaa ki thaa na soz-e-kalim asaa paTakti rahin qahar-maaniyaan kyaa kyaa zabaan-e-aql pe kuchh hai zabaan-e-ishq pe kuchh tire sukut se niklin kahaaniyaan kyaa kyaa na detaa husn agar dil ko ishq kaa shoala khud apni aag mein jaltin javaaniyaan kyaa kyaa mizaaj-e-ishq ne pakDaa na e'tibaar kaa rang sharik-e-vahm rahin khush-gumaaniyaan kyaa kyaa jaras bhi chup rahaa TuuTi na kaarvaan ki bhi niind sukut-e-dasht ne kiin nauha-khvaaniyaan kyaa kyaa pukaarti hai 'razaa' gard-e-kaarvaan lekin bani hain baar-e-safar sargiraaniyaan kyaa kyaa"

"kisi tarah bhi jo is reg-zaar-e-hasti par ubhar sakaa jo na puuraa vo naqsh-e-paa huun main jo har taraf se havaaon ki Thokarein khaae dar-e-qubul ki rad-karda vo duaa huun main na hauslon mein tamavvuj na valvalon mein kharosh isi kaa naam hai jiinaa to ji rahaa huun main vafaa pe tanz hai aavaargi-e-shauq nahin har aastaan pe jo sajde bikhertaa huun main badal saki jise ab tak na be-rukhi teri vahi vafaa kaa sataayaa huaa 'razaa' huun main"

"idhar se bhi to havaa-e-bahaar guzri hai kuchh ek baar nahin baar baar guzri hai gilaa nahin ye faqat arz-e-haal hai ai dost tire baghair bahut be-qaraar guzri hai vahi to meri hayaat-e-safar ki punji hai vo zindagi jo sar-e-rahguzaar guzri hai qalam liye hue sochaa kiye ki kyaa likhein kuchh is tarah bhi shab-e-intizaar guzri hai bhulaa sakeinge na us ko qafas mein ai sayyaad vo do ghaDi jo sar-e-shaakh-saar guzri hai kabhi kabhi to miri bar-mahal khamoshi bhi unhein fughaan ki tarah naagavaar guzri hai huiin jo dil se mire bad-gumaaniyaan un ko to shaairi bhi miri naagavaar guzri hai khizaan mein bhi na kisi ki khudaa kare guzre vo jis tarah miri fasl-e-bahaar guzri hai ubhar gai hai kahin par 'razaa' jo talkhi-e-fikr mire mizaaj-e-ghazal par vo baar guzri hai"

"rahguzar-baashon ko saae ki bhi kyaa haajat nahin puchhte hain aalam-e-nau tere meamaaron se ham kyaa khabar thi aa ke manzil par vo hogaa chaak chaak jo bachaa laae the daaman raah ke khaaron se ham jaise saaya bhi gunaahon kaa nahin ham par paDaa kis qadar daaman-kashida hain gunahgaaron se ham dam na leinge jab talak ye saamne se haT na jaaein Takkarein lete raheinge unchi divaaron se ham aap gham-khvaari ki zahmat mat gavaaraa kijiye iltijaa karte hain ab ye apne gham-khvaaron se ham apni naadaari se khud apni nazar mein hain subuk is qadar marub hain daulat ke ambaaron se ham ho rahe hain hausle puure mashiyyat ke 'razaa' le rahe hain baaj mehr-o-maah se taaron se ham"

"mire sajda-e-haa-e-niyaaz ko tire aastaan ki talaash hai kisi fard ki ye talab nahin ye to ik jahaan ki talaash hai nai sarzamin ki hai justuju nae aasmaan ki talaash hai jo makaan bhi Thiik na rakh sake unhein laa-makaan ki talaash hai mire paa-e-shauq-e-safar mein hain abhi raah-o-rasm ki bandishein mujhe naqsh-e-paa ki hai justuju mujhe kaarvaan ki talaash hai jo khizaan-nasib azal ke hain unhein fasl-e-gul ki hai aarzu vo jo thak chuke hain bahaar se unhein ab khizaan ki talaash hai ye miraa kamaal-e-musavvari ye miraa shuur-e-sanam-gari abhi zauq husn-e-kasif hai ise jism-o-jaan ki talaash hai miri zindagi kaa fasaana kyaa jo sinaaon shauq se aap ko kisi mehrbaan ki talaash thi kisi mehrbaan ki talaash hai jo qafas se chhuT ke aae ham kisi shaakh ne bhi jagah na di hain chaman mein aa ke bhi be-navaa hamein aashiyaan ki talaash hai abhi qarz un ki nazar pe hai tire jalva-haa-e-majaaz kaa jo haqiqaton se guzar chuke unhein daastaan ki talaash hai tire dushmanon ki safon pe ye kisi daur mein na chamak saki tiri tegh-e-naaz ki aaj tak sar-e-dostaan ki talaash hai khas-o-khaar ko bhi jo diye 'razaa' tar-o-taaza rahne kaa hausla usi baaghbaan ki hai aarzu usi gulsitaan ki talaash hai"

"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"

"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"