daar tak mujh ko khinch laane par — Iqraar Mustafa

"baraa-e-naam-o-nasab go nahin hunar meraa banaa huaa hai magar marhala safar meraa mire rafiq main muddat kaa luT gayaa hotaa khudaa kaa shukr ki khaali paDaa thaa ghar meraa main un se shikva karun bhi to kis tarah aakhir ki ab to un pe bhi hotaa nahin asar meraa havaa ne zor to apnaa lagaa liyaa lekin bujhaa na paai charaagh-e-fan-o-hunar meraa main un ke naam ki nisbat se jaanaa jaataa huun yahi to ek havaala hai mo'atabar meraa vo jis ko kahti hai 'iqraar-mustafaa’ duniyaa vahi huun main ye taaaruf hai mukhtasar meraa"

"vidaaa-e-shaam bhi tanvir ho rahi thi kahin so apni khaak bhi iksir ho rahi thi kahin koi ki niind se bedaar ho rahaa thaa kahin kisi ke khvaab ki taabir ho rahi thi kahin kahin pe jaldi se takhliq ho rahaa thaa jahaan kahin pe surat-e-taakhir ho rahi thi kahin fanaa baqaa pe kahin rakh rahe the log use aur us ke husn ki tafsir ho rahi thi kahin yahaan pe nim-shabi ne paDaav Daal liyaa vahaan pe subh ki taqdir ho rahi thi kahin hamaare hone se 'iqraar' muddaton pahle hamaare hone ki tadbir ho rahi thi kahin"

"vo jo dariyaa ko kisi roz nazar aate the mauj tham jaati thi paani mein bhanvar aate the shaakh-dar-shaakh jahaan hijr khulaa rahtaa thaa zakhm-dar-zakhm usi rah mein shajar aate the ruup bahrup mein Dhalte hue din-bhar saae sahn-e-tanhaai mein har shaam utar aate the koi manzil sar-e-manzil se bichhaD jaati thi faasle roz nae le ke safar aate the kaun idraak ki sarhad se guzarne vaale haan vahi jo ki ba-andaaz-e-digar aate the lams-e-jaan-bakhsh kaa eajaaz nahin to kyaa thaa phuul khilte the darakhton pe samar aate the kitne inkaar maayyat mein rahaa karte the haan miri samt vo 'iqraar' agar aate the"

"sar-burida koi lashkar nahin dekhaa jaataa ham se ye zulm kaa manzar nahin dekhaa jaataa apni aankhon ko yahi kah ke sulaa detaa huun apni auqaat se baDh kar nahin dekhaa jaataa apne kaandhon pe uThaa lete hain laasha apnaa bojh apnaa kisi sar par nahin dekhaa jaataa dekhne ko to use baar nahin hai mujh ko baat ye hai ki baraabar nahin dekhaa jaataa lauTnaa ho to un aankhon se kinaaraa kar lo Dubnaa ho to samundar nahin dekhaa jaataa aaina huun na churaa mujh se tu nazrein apni dekh aaine se baahar nahin dekhaa jaataa ham bure hain to koi baat nahin hai 'iqraar' un se to koi sukhan-var nahin dekhaa jaataa"

"dil mire aaj phir kushaada hai zakhm khaane kaa phir iraada hai ruuh jaisi aziim shai ke liye jism jaisaa koi labaada hai vo to kal hi bichhaD gayaa mujh se aaj phir dard kyon ziyaada hai kis safar par hai gaamzan khilqat jis ki manzil na koi jaada hai 'mir'-o-'ghaalib' miraa taaaruf hain haae kyaa meraa khaanvaada hai ab bhi us par yaqin hai teraa tu bhi 'iqraar' kitnaa saadaa hai"

"kahaan the aise ki ab jaise khadd-o-khaal hue ba-rang-e-sabza-e-tar the ki paaemaal hue ghurur-e-mehr kaa uqda khulaa kahaan jaa kar hamaare jism ki jab aaina-misaal hue misaal-e-shabnam-e-aavaara hi baras ki badan havaa-e-gard-e-talab se bahut niDhaal hue dilon mein aaj bhi naqsh-o-nigaar zinda hain vo jin ko bichhDe hue ham se kitne saal hue vo umr ham ne khayaalon ko khvaab mein Dhaalaa vo umr guzri to vo khvaab phir khayaal hue tumhaare baare mein ham se hamesha puchhaa gayaa hamaare baare mein tum se kabhi savaal hue khushi se paalte hain apni aastin mein saanp khushaa ki hazrat-e-'iqraar' baa-kamaal hue"

"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"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"