zindagi mein rang bhar ke mar gae — Irfan Aazmi

"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"

"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"

"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"

"yaad tumhaari aai hai barsaaton mein phuul khile zakhmon ke bhigi raaton mein jis mein koi khuun na ho armaanon kaa aisi koi raat nahin hai raaton mein chumegaa ik 'aalam rahti duniyaa tak sang jo tum ne bheje hain saughaaton mein un kaa lahja un ki baatein kyaa kahiye vaqt guzar jaataa hai baaton baaton mein shahron ki rangini raas na aaegi saathi meraa chhuT gayaa dehaaton mein chaadar mein munh Dhaanke yunhi leTe hain niind kahaan aai hai ujDi raaton mein zaat ke andar kyon meraa dam ghuTtaa hai zinda hain sab apni apni zaaton mein daulat mere paas nahin lekin 'irfaan' main ne khud ko baanT diyaa khairaaton mein"

"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"

"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"