daad lene ke liye ab ye hunar bhi chaahiye — Mehshar Afridi

"jo chand lamhon mein ban gayaa thaa vo silsila khatm ho gayaa hai ye tum ne kaisaa yaqin dilaayaa mughaalta khatm ho gayaa hai zabaan honTon pe jaa ke phiki hi lauT aati hai kuchh dinon se namak nahin hai tire labon mein yaa zaaiqa khatm ho gayaa hai gumaan gaanv se main chalaa thaa yaqin ki manzilon ki jaanib magar tavahhum ke jangalon mein hi raasta khatm ho gayaa hai vo guftuguon ke narm chashme kahin fazaa mein hi jam gae hain vo saare message vo shaa'iri kaa tabaadala khatm ho gayaa hai kal ek sadma paDaa thaa ham par ke jis ne dil ko hilaa diyaa thaa chalo ke siine kaa jaaeza lein ki zalzala khatm ho gayaa hai mire tasavvur mein itni vus'at nahin ke teraa badan samaae main tujh ko sochun to aisaa lagtaa hai haafiza khatm ho gayaa hai main tujh ko paa kar hi mutmain huun ab aur koi talab nahin hai jo aaj tak thaa nasib se vo mutaalba khatm ho gayaa hai"

"anaa kaa bojh kabhi jism se utaar ke dekh mujhe zabaan se nahin ruuh se pukaar ke dekh meri zamin pe chal tez tez qadmon se phir us ke baad tu jalve mire ghubaar ke dekh ye ashk dil pe girein to bahut chamaktaa hai kabhi ye aaina tezaab se nikhaar ke dekh na puchh mujh se tire qurb kaa nasha kyaa hai tu apni aankh mein Dore mire khumaar ke dekh zaraa tujhe bhi to ehsaas-e-hijr ho jaanaan bas ek raat mere haal mein guzaar ke dekh abhi to sirf kamaal-e-ghurur dekhaa hai tujhe qasam hai tamaashe bhi inkisaar ke dekh"

"josh-e-junun mein aap kaa aanchal pakaD liyaa ghabraa ke ek saanp ne sandal pakaD liyaa aansu ba-zid ki saath hamaare hi jaaegaa lekin ghaneri palkon ne kaajal pakaD liyaa ye mashvara hai aap bhi ham-raaz DhunD lein ham ne to ik mahalle kaa paagal pakaD liyaa tere tasavvuraat se fursat nahin mujhe is bhuut ne to gaanv kaa pipal pakaD liyaa ham khud ko 'aql-mand jataate to kis tarah so ye kiyaa ik 'aql se paidal pakaD liyaa"

"jism phulon ke gaThile ho gae narm lahje bhi nukile ho gae kyaa andhere ke labon mein zahr thaa raushni ke honT niile ho gae inkisaari aur anaa ki jang mein mere andar do qabile ho gae 'ishq ki faslein abhi pakki nahin sabr ke phal to rasile ho gae saans ukhDegi abhi to dekhnaa aandhiyon ke kas to Dhile ho gae ham andhere mein bahut sarsabz the raushni paDte hi piile ho gae"

"ye jo paude hain junun ke ye javaan bhi honge rashk-e-sahraa hi nahin rashk-e-khizaan bhi honge itnaa nazdik se mat dekh miri aankhon ko in mein kuchh pichhli mohabbat ke nishaan bhi honge pyaas hi pyaas hai binaai ke kashkolon mein ashk aankhon se bacheinge to ravaan bhi honge us ki khushbu hi nahin aati miri saanson se ghaur se dekhiye honTon ke nishaan bhi honge ye jo lapTein abhi uTThi hain miri shohrat ki in mein kuchh log abhi jal ke dhuaan bhi honge"

"har takalluf bilaa-zarurat hai sach kahun aap se mohabbat hai main use jitnaa dekhnaa chaahun vo bhi utni hi khub-surat hai main bahut khush huun aur khushi kaa sabab aap bilkul nahin hain vahshat hai meri saansein bhi ho gaiin mashrut 'ishq kyaa hai koi musibat hai aur vo kis tarah kare izhaar main na samjhun to mujh pe laa'nat hai aane vaale dinon mein jiitaa huun mujh ko aaindagaan se nisbat hai"

"vo chiir ke aakaash zamin par utar aayaa jaltaa huaa suraj miri aankhon mein dar aayaa lahron ne kai baar mire dar pe di dastak phir saath mujhe lene samundar idhar aayaa vo ziist ke us paar ki thaah lene gayaa thaa par lauT ke ab tak na miraa ham-safar aayaa fursat ho to ye jism bhi miTTi mein dabaa do lo phir main zamaan aur makaan se idhar aayaa"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"kis tayaqqun talak gae ham log phir bhi ai dil bhaTak gae ham log misl-e-dariyaa mili thi sairaabi misl-e-saahil bilak gae ham log yunhi ik din safar kiyaa aaghaaz yunhi ik roz thak gae ham log ehtimaaman hue the ham-aaghosh ehtiyaatan bahak gae ham log ek khushbu chaman mein laai thi aur sahraa talak gae ham log nuur thaa yaa vo ik badan thaa 'samir' us ko chhu kar chamak gae ham log"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"