yaad tumhaari aai hai barsaaton mein — Irfan Aazmi

"khuun mein Duubi hui laashon ki taraf kyaa dekhun sang-baari ke Thikaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun tere kirdaar pe markuz hain meri nazrein main tire ghar ke khazaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun khinch laai hai zarurat sar-e-baazaar mujhe jeb khaali hai dukaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun shahr-e-gunjaan mein aabaad nahin dil koi iinT patthar ke makaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun ghibatein karne se behtar hai ki khaamosh rahun kisi divaar ke kaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun buund ban ban ke sar-e-raah bikhar jaaeingi abr ki unchi chaTaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun ab to har phuul se baarud ki bu aati hai shaakh ke tiir kamaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun be-zamin hone kaa ehsaas dilaataa hai lahu be-zamin huun to kisaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun lan-taraani ke sivaa kuchh na milegaa 'irfaan' gaanv ke unche gharaanon ki taraf kyaa dekhun"

"main ne tiri basti ke ye dekhe hain nazaare mahuve ke darakhton se Tapakte hain sitaare rahne de isi tarh falak ke ye nazaare daaman pe chhiTak yuun ki bikhar jaaein sitaare maujon ki ravaani mein tujhe dekh rahaa huun baiThaa huun baDi der se dariyaa ke kinaare baDh jaaegi do chaar baras aur miri 'umr do chaar ghaDi tu jo mire saath guzaare tum kaise sapere ho na mantar hai na tiryaaq jholi mein liye phirte ho saanpon ke piTaare ham toD chuke hain jise be-kaar samajh kar divaar khaDi thi unhin inTon ke sahaare itnaa to bataanaa ki namaazi bhi koi hai unche hain tire gaanv ki masjid ke manaare allaah bhi razzaaq hai banda bhi sakhi hai mar jaate hain 'irfaan' bahut bhuuk ke maare"

"chalte chalte saathi koi bichhDaa to afsos huaa haathon se jab haath kisi kaa chhuTaa to afsos huaa kitni naav Dubo kar ham ne dariyaa kaa rukh badlaa thaa moD pe aa kar suukh gayaa jab dariyaa to afsos huaa dil kaa karb chhupaane kaa fan mushkil hai aasaan nahin hanste hanste us ko rotaa dekhaa to afsos huaa ye mat puchho un se kyaa kyaa ummidein vaabasta thiin patthar se Takraa ke shisha TuuTaa to afsos huaa duniyaa ki be-raah-ravi par pahron sochaa kartaa thaa aaj zaraa apne baare mein sochaa to afsos huaa duniyaa ki mauhum fazaa mein kyaa kyaa kuchh ham bhuul gae bhule se 'irfaan' koi yaad aayaa to afsos huaa"

"zindagi mein rang bhar ke mar gae jin ko jiinaa thaa vo pahle mar gae marne vaalaa hanste hanste mar gayaa jiine vaale rote rote mar gae aasmaan se gir ke paai zindagi aap ki nazron se gir ke mar gae sab ko marnaa hai bahar-surat magar puchhte hain log kaise mar gae zindagi sab se baDaa in'aam hai kahne vaale zahr khaa ke mar gae mar gae bistar pe jo zinda rahe ji gae jo chalte-phirte mar gae itne buzdil ho gae sab mere baa'd suur ki aavaaz sun ke mar gae kyaa karun ab ek hisse par ghurur zindagi ke tiin hisse mar gae maut ne 'irfaan' hamein maaraa nahin zindagi se laDte laDte mar gae"

"subh aai bhi to kuhron mein izaafa ho gayaa niind kyaa TuuTi ki khvaabon mein izaafa ho gayaa be-zamiri ke izaafon mein izaafa ho gayaa yaa'ni chalti-phirti laashon mein izaafa ho gayaa ho chukaa hai jaise dar-parda qayaamat kaa nuzul zindagaani ke 'azaabon mein izaafa ho gayaa ghar se ghabraa kar zamaana aa gayaa maidaan mein ham ne ye samjhaa ki melon mein izaafa ho gayaa kal yahaan amrud kaa ik baagh thaa vo kyaa huaa ab yahaan kyunkar babulon mein izaafa ho gayaa dard se fursat mili to aaine chubhne lage zakhm bhar jaane se daaghon mein izaafa ho gayaa khet ki miTTi vahi hai abr-e-baaraan bhi vahi ki gai mehnat to faslon mein izaafa ho gayaa naachne gaane lage mazdur har dukh bhuul kar ujraton ke chand sikkon mein izaafa ho gayaa kyon na ho baarish mein apni khush-libaasi daagh-daar gaaDiyon ke saath chhinTon mein izaafa ho gayaa peD suunaa ho gayaa kuchh der ki khaatir to kyaa kaT gaiin shaakhein to shaakhon mein izaafa ho gayaa kyaa karun 'irfaan' kaa'be kaa main ab ulTaa tavaaf vajd ki haalat mein pheron mein izaafa ho gayaa"

"yaas-o-hasrat ki zarb kaari hai har tabassum mein be-qaraari hai vaqt se koi bach nahin saktaa vaqt sab se baDaa shikaari hai ik mohabbat pe zo'm thaa ham ko in dinon ye bhi kaarobaari hai zabt kam hai na kam gham-e-dauraan baar ke saath burdbaari hai 'ishq apnaa mizaaj rakhtaa hai be-khudi hai na hoshiyaari hai lene vaalaa yahaan tavangar hai dene vaalaa yahaan bhikaari hai dhuul uDne lagi hai aankhon mein shaayad ab aansuon ki baari hai tang-dasti mein aap ki yaadein qaht mein jaise buund baari hai kis ne toDaa hai dil tiraa 'irfaan' kyon tabi'at mein inkisaari 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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"