chaahaton kaa samar mil gayaa — Munir Anwar

"gali gali hain bheDiye muhaafizon ke ruup mein kasaafaton kaa raaj hai nafaasaton ke ruup mein ham ahl-e-shauq zakhm chaaTte ravaan-davaan rahe saDak pe khaar the saje hue gulon ke ruup mein huzur vaqt mil sake to ek baar dekh lein ye saailon ke masale hain faailon ke ruup mein kahaa gayaa thaa manzil-e-muraad paaeinge magar hamein jo raahzan mile hain rahbaron ke ruup mein ab apne khuun par bhi e'timaad kuchh muhaal hai safediyaan chhipi hui hain surkhiyon ke ruup mein baDe qalam-farosh log the jinhon ne aakhirash hamein tabaah kar diyaa hai 'aalamon ke ruup mein abhi se kyon gumaan-e-tark-e-'aashiqi huaa tumhein abhi to naachtaa hai khuun dhaDkanon ke ruup mein"

"apne andar dhyaan lagaae baiThaa huun aavaazon par kaan lagaae baiThaa huun aaine mein apnaa 'aks hai main jis par kitne surkh nishaan lagaae baiThaa huun dekh mire dushman kuchh bhi ho saktaa hai is baazi par jaan lagaae baiThaa huun lafz bhi kaarobaar hain ek havaale se main bhi ek dukaan lagaae baiThaa huun duniyaa khel tamaashaa hai aur main 'anvar' daao par imaan lagaae baiThaa huun"

"us ne jab baat ki udaasi ki gard jhaDne lagi udaasi ki ab to yaaron ki anjuman mein huun ab kahaan rut rahi udaasi ki teri aankhon kaa zikr bhi aayaa guftugu jab chali udaasi ki shahr bhar mein kahaaniyaan phailin teri bhedon bhari udaasi ki tum se fursat mein guftugu hogi 'izzat-e-nafs ki udaasi ki ai miraa haal puchhne vaale sun sadaa gunjti udaasi ki uTh mire saath raqs kar 'anvar' aisi taisi tiri udaasi ki"

"ghazal kahun ki tujhe haasil-e-ghazal likhun main lafz likhun magar phir badal badal likhun tumhaare saath jo lamhe nasib mein aae unhein main umr kahun aur ek pal likhun abad qaraar duun chaahat ki har nishaani ko main tere pyaar ko sarmaaya-e-azal likhun tiri nazar ke badalte hue ishaaron ko main teraa aaj kahun aur apnaa kal likhun likhun to likhtaa chalaa jaaun ishq ki zid hai hai maslahat kaa taqaazaa sambhal sambhal likhun vo meri ruuh mein shaamil hai is tarah 'anvar' bin us ke ziist faqat saans kaa amal likhun"

"milaa to de ke judaai chalaa gayaa aakhir hamaare hisse mein tanhaa safar rahaa aakhir agar ye tai thaa ki har baat se mukarnaa hai to saath dene kaa vaada hi kyon kiyaa aakhir use khayaal thaa kitnaa jahaan vaalon kaa isi khayaal mein jaan se guzar gayaa aakhir tazaad-e-fikr kaa ilzaam kuchh durust nahin kahaa thaa main ne jo avval vahi kahaa aakhir vo mere dard mire gham ko baanTne vaalaa ik aur karb mujhe daan kar gayaa aakhir tumhein yaqin thaa ham dosti nibhaa leinge hamein gumaan thaa jis kaa vahi huaa aakhir faraaz-e-daar se pahle kaa vaqt mushkil thaa kisi ki yaad ke saae mein kaT gayaa aakhir jab ikhtiyaar thaa tum faisla sunaa dete tamaam umr tazabzub mein kyon rakkhaa aakhir main us ke haath se niklaa huaa zamaana thaa vo meri khoj mein niklaa bikhar gayaa aakhir main e'tibaar ki duniyaa se kaT gayaa 'anvar' kisi ke saath main itnaa bhi kyon chalaa aakhir"

"tire khayaal mein had se guzar gayaa koi gham-e-hayaat ko hairaan kar gayaa koi havaaein jin ke ishaaron pe raqs karti hain charaagh vo mire raste pe dhar gayaa koi mujhe pata bhi nahin chal sakaa magar mujh mein tamaam rang mohabbat ke bhar gayaa koi main she'r kahtaa rahaa jis ki yaad mein ab tak kal us ke jaisaa ghazal mein utar gayaa koi labon tak aayaa huaa qahqaha na rok sakaa phir us ki guunj suni aur Dar gayaa koi main khvaab buntaa rahaa zindagi ke aur kahin fareb-e-zist se ghabraa ke mar gayaa koi main sochtaa huun ki us kaa likhaa dikhaaun use kahe sune se to yaksar mukar gayaa koi bas ik zaraa si tavajjoh ki baat thi 'anvar' nazar nazar se mili aur sanvar gayaa koi"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"