baadbaan ko gila havaaon se — Arif Shafiq

"andhe adam vajud ke girdaab se nikal ye zindagi bhi khvaab hai tu khvaab se nikal suraj se apne bichhDi hui ik kiran hai tu teraa nasib jism ke barfaab se nikal tu miTTi paani aag havaa mein hai qaid kyuun hone kaa de javaaz tab-o-taab se nikal phulon mein chaand taaron mein suraj mein us ko dekh in pattharon ke mimbar o mehraab se nikal murjhaa na jaae dekh kahin ruuh kaa gulaab faani jahaan ki vaadi-e-shaadaab se nikal ban ke jazira ubhregaa kirdaar khud tiraa khush-rang khvaahishon ke tu sailaab se nikal kahti hain mujh se soch samundar ki vusatein 'aarif' tu apni zaat ke taalaab se nikal"

"ghar se chikhein uTh rahi thiin aur main jaagaa na thaa itni gahri niind to pahle kabhi soyaa na thaa nashsha-e-aavaargi jab kam huaa to ye khulaa koi bhi rasta mire ghar ki taraf jaataa na thaa kyaa gila ik dusre se bevafaai kaa karein ham ne hi ik dusre ko Thiik se samjhaa na thaa gul na the jis mein vo gulshan bhi thaa jangal ki tarah ghar vo qabristaan thaa jis mein koi bachcha na thaa aasmaan par thaa khudaa tanhaa magar 'aarif-shafiq' is zamin par koi bhi meri tarah tanhaa na thaa"

"kaisaa maatam kaisaa ronaa miTTi kaa TuuT gayaa hai ek khilaunaa miTTi kaa utrungaa aafaaq se jab main dharti par bhar lungaa daaman mein sonaa miTTi kaa ik din miTTi oDh ke mujh ko sonaa hai kyaa gham jo hai aaj bichhaunaa miTTi kaa unchaa uDne ki khvaahish mein tum 'aarif' maaon jaisaa pyaar na khonaa miTTi kaa"

"jo justuju karun har raaz paa bhi saktaa huun main kaaenaat se parda uThaa bhi saktaa huun mire buzurgon ne bakhshi hai ik duaa aisi bichhaD gae hain jo un ko milaa bhi saktaa huun na koi zaaicha khinchun na dekhun haath tiraa main tere baare mein sab kuchh bataa bhi saktaa huun bas ek raat main sajde mein gir ke royaa thaa ab aasmaan ko zamin par jhukaa bhi saktaa huun abhi to soch safar hai azal ki samt magar palaT ke su-e-abad phir se jaa bhi saktaa huun mujhe khudaa ne vo bakhshaa hai shaairi kaa hunar jo khvaab dekhtaa huun vo dikhaa bhi saktaa huun ye maantaa huun ki aarif huun karbalaa se duur magar main hur ki tarah sar kaTaa bhi saktaa huun"

"jab bhi dushman ban ke is ne vaar kiyaa main ne apne lahje ko talvaar kiyaa main ne apne phuul se bachchon ki khaatir kaaghaz ke phulon kaa kaarobaar kiyaa meri mehnat ki qimat kyaa degaa tu main ne dasht-o-sahraa ko gulzaar kiyaa main 'farhaad' yaa majnun kaise ban jaataa main shaair thaa main ne sab se pyaar kiyaa us ki aankhein khvaab se banne lagti hain jab bhi main ne chaahat kaa izhaar kiyaa apne pichhe aane vaalon ki khaatir main ne har ik raste ko hamvaar kiyaa us ke ghar ke saare log mukhaalif the phir bhi 'aarif' us ne mujh se pyaar kiyaa"

"hamein nazdik kab dil ki mohabbat khinch laati hai tujhe teri mujhe meri zarurat khinch laati hai chhupaa hai jo khazaana tah mein in banjar zaminon ki use baahar zamin se meri mehnat khinch laati hai main maazi ko bhulaa kar apne mustaqbil mein zinda huun nigaahon se hai jo ojhal bashaarat khinch laati hai miraa dushman miri aankhon se ojhal ho nahin saktaa mire nazdik us ko dil ki nafrat khinch laati hai samundar paar jaane vaale ik dan lauT aaeinge miraa imaan hai miTTi ki mohabbat khinch laati hai jo apnaa ghar kisi ke ishq mein barbaad karte hain unhein sahraa mein un ke dil ki vahshat khinch laati hai kabhi hotaa hai jo viraan mere shahr kaa maqtal kisi mansur ko 'aarif' sadaaqat khinch laati 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"

"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"