ba-sath-e-aab koi aks-e-naa-tavaan na paDaa — Jafar Shirazi

"havaa kaa shor sadaa-e-sahaab mere liye jahaan-e-jabr kaa har iztiraab mere liye sulagtaa jaataa huun main aur paDhtaa jaataa huun khulaa paDaa hai zamaane kaa baab mere liye main muntazir thaa jahaan par gulaab khilne kaa vahin pareshaan thi bu-e-gulaab mere liye ye meri umr ki shab ye uDi hui nindein na koi khvaab na afsun-e-khvaab mere liye tabaah kar diyaa ahde-javaan ki baaton ne shabaab is ke liye thaa sharaab mere liye jahaan hai nashsha-e-khvaab-e-sahar mein khoyaa huaa hai sar pe aayaa huaa aaftaab mere liye rahaa hai dhyaan mein ik jism chaand saa 'jaafar' hui vahaan hai shab-e-maahtaab mere liye"

"aks jaa-ba-jaa apni zaat ke giraataa hai kaun aasmaanon se aaine giraataa hai main ne ruup dhaaraa hai us ki ruuh kaa aur vo mere naqsh hi mere saamne giraataa hai umr bhar uThaaegaa dukh mire bikharne kaa aankh ki bulandi se kyuun mujhe giraataa hai shoala-e-mohabbat aur aab-e-ashk ai naadaan raushni ko dariyaa mein kis liye giraataa hai vo havaa kaa jhonkaa bhi meraa sakht dushman hai shaakh se jo patte ko zor se giraataa hai jazb kar na le 'jaafar' soch lahr ki tujh ko tu kahaan samundar mein kankarein giraataa hai"

"apne ehsaas se baahar nahin hone detaa raaz zaahir bhi ye mujh par nahin hone detaa khauf-e-rusvaai se kar detaa hai hairaan aisaa meri aankhon ko samundar nahin hone detaa mom kar detaa hai jab lauT ke aa jaataa hai mujh ko furqat mein vo patthar nahin hone detaa dekhtaa huun to kabhi chaand kabhi phuul hai vo apni surat mujhe azbar nahin hone detaa ji mein hai uD ke chalaa jaaun jahaan rahtaa hai vo miraa ghar bhi miraa ghar nahin hone detaa jab bhi miltaa hai to bas TuuT ke miltaa hai mujhe apne gham kaa mujhe khugar nahin hone detaa ruuTh bhi jaate hain 'jaafar' to manaa lene mein mujh ko apne se vo behtar nahin hone detaa"

"jaan aise khvaabon se kis tarah chhuDaaun main shahr so gayaa saaraa ab kise jagaaun main paaemaal sabze par dekh kar gire patte ab zamin se khud ko kis tarah uThaaun main in akeli raaton mein in akele raston par kis ke saath aauun main kis ke saath jaaun main ek hi si tanhaai ek hi saa sannaaTaa dasht kyaa hai dil kyaa hai kyaa tujhe bataaun main dekh kaise din aae dekh main na kahtaa thaa tu qarib bhi aae aur tujhe bulaaun main aaj sab mein ghul-mil jaaun mujh ko kyaa khabar kal tak kis ko yaad aauun main kis ko bhuul jaaun main kitne kaam duniyaa ne de diye mujhe 'jaafar' ashk-e-gham giraaun main baar-e-gham uThaaun main"

"pata milaa hai vo thaa meraa ham-safar bahut der baad jaa kar kahaan kahaan se mili hai mujh ko khabar bahut der baad jaa kar main muddaton saqf-e-zindagi par khaDe khaDe tum ko dekh aayaa ye tum bhi kyaa ho ki aae mujh ko nazar bahut der baad jaa kar miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baad jaa kar mujhe bataao main kyuun na is uThti dhuul ke saath baiTh jaaun mujhe khabar hai vo aaegaa baam par bahut der baad jaa kar kharaab mausam mein har shajar se larazte patton ne kyaa kahaa thaa ki phuul aane lage hain ab shaakh par bahut der baad jaa kar qayaamaton ki tarah guzaareinge ye mah-o-saal hijraton ke tamaam hogaa judaaiyon kaa safar bahut der baad jaa kar miri ghazal mein jab aae 'jaafar' nazar unhein maarke hunar ke hue mire mo'tarif sab ahl-e-nazar bahut der baad jaa kar"

"arz-o-samaa pe rang thaa kaisaa utar gayaa aandhi chali to shaam kaa chehra utar gayaa tufaan ki zad na shor-e-talaatum mujhe bataao main mauj mein nahin huun ki dariyaa utar gayaa kyaa kyaa rahi kanaar-e-mohabbat ki dhun mujhe jin paaniyon mein us ne utaaraa utar gayaa ik kashmakash mein ab hain samundar paDe hue sahraa ki tah mein phir koi pyaasaa utar gayaa bikhraa paDaa hai khaak pe yuun chaandni kaa jism jaise miri hi ruuh mein tesha utar gayaa 'jaafar' kabhi na ye mere vahm-o-gumaan mein thaa main aur us ke dhyaan se aisaa utar gayaa"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"