yahi hai daur-e-gham-e-aashiqi to kyaa hogaa — Farigh Bukhari

"dekhaa tujhe to aankhon ne aivaan sajaa liye jaise tamaam khoe hue khvaab paa liye jitne the tere mahke hue aanchalon ke rang sab titliyon ne aur dhanak ne uDaa liye aisi ghuTi fazaaon mein kaise jiyeinge vo kuchh qaafile jo aae hain taaza havaa liye in sar-phiri havaaon se kuchh aashnaa to huun gahre samundaron mein na kashti ko Daaliye izhaar kijiye ki zaraa karb kam to ho ai dosto dukhon ko dilon mein na paaliye khud hi uThaaein apne junun ki jaraahatein ye rog dusron ke na khaate mein Daaliye pahle ye kohsaar to taskhir kijiye 'faarigh' abhi falak pe kamandein na Daaliye"

"parchhaaiyon ke ban mein kahin aa gayaa huun main daur-e-sitam kaa ek nayaa tajraba huun main chehron ki ek bhiiD sadaaon kaa ik julus teri gali mein aa ke tamaashaa banaa huun main ik 'umr se ye kis kaa mujhe intizaar hai jalti hui siyaah saDak par khaDaa huun main kitni kaDi masaafatein hain mere ham rikaab roz-e-azal se apne liye haadsa huun main vo subh meraa haath jhaTak kar chali gai raaton kaa zahr phaank ke pachhtaa rahaa huun main aabaadiyaan bhi mujh ko rifaaqat na de sakin tanhaai ki salib pe laTkaa rahaa huun main maqtal mein baT gayaa hai miraa reza reza jism bahte hue lahu ko nazar aa rahaa huun main 'faarigh' dukhe dilon ke na main kaam aa sakaa sharmindagi se ungliyaan chaTkhaa rahaa huun main"

"teri khaatir ye fusun ham ne jagaa rakkhaa hai varna aaraaish-e-afkaar mein kyaa rakkhaa hai hai tiraa aks hi aaina-e-dil ki zinat ek tasvir se album ko sajaa rakkhaa hai barg-e-sad-chaak kaa parda hai shagufta gul se qahqahon se kai zakhmon ko chhupaa rakkhaa hai ab na bhaTkeinge musaafir nai naslon ke kabhi ham ne raahon mein lahu apnaa jalaa rakkhaa hai ham se insaan ki khajaalat nahin dekhi jaati kam-savaadon kaa bharam ham ne ravaa rakkhaa hai kis qayaamat kaa hai didaar tiraa vaada-shikan dil-e-betaab ne ik hashr uThaa rakkhaa hai koi mushkil nahin pahchaan hamaari 'faarigh' apni khushbu kaa safar ham ne judaa rakkhaa hai"

"ham vaqt ke ham-safar hi Thahre kab tak koi apne ghar hi Thahre hai kokh koi sadaf nahin hai laazim to nahin guhar hi Thahre ji leinge vo lamha oDh kar ham ai kaash vo lamha bhar hi Thahre unchi thiin uDaanein jin ki vo bhi zindagi-e-baam-o-dar hi Thahre is shahr mein zindagi giraan hai jo Thahre vo daar par hi Thahre suraj thaa ki chaand thaa ki taare sab jaah-parast udhar hi Thahre ham log vo varaq-paa hain 'faarigh' jannat mein bhi mukhtasar hi Thahre"

"vo raushni hai kahaan jis ke baad saayaa nahin kisi ne aaj talak ye suraagh paayaa nahin kahaan se laaun vo dil jo tiraa buraa chaahe udu-e-jaan tiraa dukh bhi koi paraayaa nahin tiri sabaahat-e-sad-rang mein bikhar jaaun abhi vo lamha miri zindagi mein aayaa nahin tire vajud pe angDaai ban ke TuuTaa hai vo naghma jo kisi mutrib ne gungunaayaa nahin nai-naveli zaminon ki sondhi khushbu mein vo chaandni hai ki jis mein koi nahaayaa nahin ham ek fikr ke paikar hain ik khayaal ke phuul tiraa vajud nahin hai to meraa saayaa nahin vo baab jis mein tavaanaaiyon ki khushbu hai fasaana-saaz ne 'faarigh' kabhi sunaayaa nahin"

"hue hain sard dimaaghon ke dahke dahke alaav nafas ki aanch se fikr-o-nazar ke diip jalaao kiran kiran ko siyah badliyon ne gher liyaa hai tasavvuraat ke dhundle charaagho raah dikhaao kahaan hai gardish-e-dauraan kidhar hai sail-e-havaadis sukun-e-marg-e-musalsal mein Dubne lagi naav kabhi khizaan ke bagule kabhi bahaar ke jhule samajh sake na zamaane ke ye utaar chaDhaao ajiib saa hai kharaabaat ke faqihon kaa fatvaa bhaDakte shoalon se tapte dilon ki pyaas bujhaao hazaar gardanein kham hon buraa nahin pe sitam hai khayaal-o-fikr ki pasti nigaah-o-dil kaa jhukaao"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"