agar vo mil ke bichhaDne kaa hausla rakhtaa — Iffat Zarrin

"aable suukh chuke phir bhi kasak baaqi hai dil ke har zakhm mein yaadon ki mahak baaqi hai chhoD duun kaise bhalaa apne buzurgon kaa chalan meri rag rag mein abhi un kaa namak baaqi hai jin ke saae mein bahal jaataa thaa bachpan aksar mere ehsaas mein ab tak vo dhanak baaqi hai tum ko aanaa hai to aa jaao ba-sad-shauq yahaan ab bhi haalaat mein halki si lachak baaqi hai band hoti nahin palkein miri sadiyaan guzrin khvaab to TuuT chuke sirf chamak baaqi hai dil ki dhaDkan miri aavaaz-e-anaa hai 'zarrin' mere har lafz mein lahje ki khanak baaqi hai"

"kaarvaan sust-musaafir ko sazaa detaa hai zard patte ko har ik peD giraa detaa hai apni aankhon ko vo be-vajh sazaa detaa hai giile indhan ko agar koi havaa detaa hai ab mire bas mein kahaan hai ki main vaapas aauun meraa maazi mujhe bekaar sadaa detaa hai kis liye tu ne bujhaa Daale sulagte sapne kis liye ab inhein rah rah ke havaa detaa hai zindagi ham ne banaai hai 'amal se lekin ham bhi kahte hain ye hi sab ko khudaa detaa hai ek bahtaa huaa tinkaa bhi aham hai 'zarrin' apni raftaar se dariyaa kaa pataa detaa hai"

"baarish-e-ashk bazaahir to suhaani hogi haan magar 'umr samundar mein ganvaani hogi mash'alein saath rakho raat bhayaanak hai bahut aag jangal mein bahar-gaam jalaani hogi main musavvir huun mire fan kaa taqaazaa hai yahi mujh ko dushman ki bhi tasvir banaani hogi yuun to patthar ki bhi qismat hai hasin taaj-mahal apni taqdir magar aap banaani hogi aaj to zakhm ke phulon ki mahak hai taaza kal tum aae bhi to har baat puraani hogi mujh ko ehsaas ke paikar mein na DhunDo logo meri aavaaz tumhein DhunD ke laani hogi ham ne har 'ahd se samjhautaa kiyaa hai 'zarrin' kuchh bhi ho ab to har ik baat nibhaani hogi"

"ruuh jismon se baahar bhaTakti rahi zakhmi yaadon ko aanchal se Dhakti rahi mere haathon mein thiin gard ki chaadarein zindagi thi ke daaman jhaTakti rahi chaandni mein hasin zahr ghultaa rahaa sar ko marmar pe naagin paTakti rahi main ghaTaaon se khud ko bachaati rahi tegh bijli ki sar pe laTakti rahi mere honTon ko kab mil saki baansuri saans 'zarrin' labon pe aTakti rahi"

"ajiib karb-e-musalsal dil-o-nazar mein rahaa vo raushni kaa musaafir andhere ghar mein rahaa vo chaandni kaa muraqqaa nahin thaa jugnu thaa charaagh ban ke jalaa aur shajar shajar mein rahaa kahaavaton ki tarah vo bhi shahr-e-maani thaa bujhaa bujhaa saa diyaa jo kisi khanDar mein rahaa vo jis ko khoj saraabon mein thi samundar ki vo apne dasht-e-dil-o-jaan ki rahguzar mein rahaa vahi to naqsh-e-qadam the jo saare miTte gae vo daagh-e-sajda thaa baaqi jo sang-e-dar mein rahaa yahi tilism thaa 'zarrin' jise na toD saki vajud us kaa to taqdir ke bhanvar mein rahaa"

"jism-o-jaan ki basti mein silsile nahin milte ab kisi bhi markaz se daaere nahin milte do-qadam bichhaDne se qaafile nahin milte manzilein to milti hain raaste nahin milte baarhaa taraashaa hai ham ne aap kaa chehra aap ko na jaane kyuun aaine nahin milte vaqt ki kami kah kar jehl ko chhupaate hain aaj-kal kitaabon mein haashiye nahin milte aaj bhi zamaane mein aadmi karishma hain shoabde to milte hain moajize nahin milte zindagi kaa har lamha aarzu kaa dushman hai haadson ki khvaahish mein haadse nahin milte aaj qatl karnaa bhi ban gayaa hai fan 'zarrin' qatl karne vaalon ke kuchh pate nahin milte"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"