daricha be-sadaa koi nahin hai — Sabir Zafar

"main bhi huun ik makaan ki had mein yaani zinda huun apne marqad mein khaamushi se ye ziist kar jaao gunjnaa kyaa zamin ke gumbad mein bhultaa hi nahin kahin bhi tu mai-kade mein rahun ki maabad mein vo bhi kyaa khuub hain jo puchhte hain kaun si khubiyaan hain murshid mein faal-naama hai zindagi bhi 'zafar' ji rahaa huun huruf-e-abjad mein"

"kaam itni hi faqat raahguzar aaegi ham-safar jaaegaa aur yaad-e-safar aaegi duur tak ek khalaa hai so khalaa ke andar sirf tanhaai ki surat hi nazar aaegi main ne sochaa thaa magar ye to nahin sochaa thaa tirgi ruuh ke aangan mein utar aaegi jaagne vaalaa koi soyaa hamesha ke liye ab to maatam hi karegi jo sahar aaegi ik ajab bu-e-nafas aati hai divaaron se aur kuchh roz mein ye bhi na idhar aaegi haae kyaa log the zindaan mein bhi ham se pahle ik din is yaad ki surat bhi bikhar aaegi paDh rahaa huun main 'zafar' us ke bichhaDne ki khabar aur kuchh roz mein apni bhi khabar aaegi"

"qismat mein agar judaaiyaan hain phir kyuun tiri yaadein aaiyaan hain yaan jiine ki suratein hain jitni vo suratein sab paraaiyaan hain fariyaad-kunaan nahin bas ik main chaaron hi taraf duhaaiyaan hain har darje pe ishq kar ke dekhaa har darje mein bevafaaiyaan hain ik teraa buraa kabhi na chaahaa go ham mein bahut buraaiyaan hain taqrib-e-visaal-e-yaar hai kyaa kuche mein tire safaaiyaan hain us ne bhi kasar koi koi chhoDi ham ne bhi bahut sunaaiyaan hain ab aur kahin kaa rukh karein aap is jag mein to jag-hansaaiyaan hain kaise karein bandagi 'zafar' vaan bandon ki jahaan khudaaiyaan hain"

"vo sadaaein detaa rahaa ho main ne sunaa na ho kahin yuun na ho mujhe lag rahaa ho judaa magar vo judaa na ho kahin yuun na ho nahin koi raaz-e-yagaangi nahin koi saaz-e-fasaangi magar ek saaz-e-fasaana raaz-e-yagaana ho kahin yuun na ho main samajhtaa huun use khush-nasib koi chumtaa hai agar salib ki ye saaz-e-marg hi zindagi kaa taraana ho kahin yuun na ho main diyaa-salaai ki raushni mein talaash kartaa rahaa tumhein magar apnaa maqsad andheri raat bataanaa ho kahin yuun na ho main tumhaare 'ishq mein raat-din jo dikhaai detaa huun mutmain miraa ghar hi sirf luTaa ho dil to luTaa na ho kahin yuun na ho vo shumaar-e-maah-o-nujum ho ki khumaar-e-tark-e-rusum ho koi baar soch bichaar hi kaa paDaa na ho kahin yuun na ho kisi honT se koi ras mile koi dam farishta-nafas mile vo milaa bhi ho to mujhe dobaara milaa na ho kahin yuun na ho tire paanv chhuti vo saaatein vo taghayyuraat ki sabqatein kisi pul kaa jaise kahin bhi koi siraa na ho kahin yuun na ho jo hai apne rang mein sandali jo hai apne lams mein makhmali miri khalvaton ko usi ne jaise lubhaanaa ho kahin yuun na ho vo asaas-e-azm se aashnaa vo libaas-e-nazm se runumaa kisi qaafiye yaa radif se vo khulaa na ho kahin yuun na ho koi aabshaar na aab-e-ju kisi aur lahar ki aarzu miri pyaas bujhne kaa aur koi Thikaanaa ho kahin yuun na ho kahin yuun na ho koi pul-siraat ke paar ho miraa muntazir magar us ko jaa ke udhar talaash kiyaa na ho kahin yuun na ho kisi 'iid par yaa basant par vo milegaa 'umr ke ant par main ye sochtaa huun ki ye bhi koi bahaana ho kahin yuun na ho vo ufuq ba-nafsi jo kho chukaa koi aaftaab jo so chukaa unhein ranj mere akele-pan kaa rahaa na ho kahin yuun na ho mujhe naaz apne khayaal par mujhe naaz us ke jamaal par main samajh rahaa huun jise nayaa vo nayaa na ho kahin yuun na ho mire dil ke diin ko bech kar koi le gayaa mujhe khinch kar mire ang ang mein apnaa rang jamaanaa ho kahin yuun na ho yahi ham-qadam ki hain laghzish yahi zer-o-bam ki hain larzishein jise bhulnaa na ho vo hi yaad rahaa na ho kahin yuun na ho koi sho'la saa jo bhaDak uThaa koi dard saa jo chamak uThaa mare dard dil kaa ye aariza bhi puraanaa ho kahin yuun na ho main diye jalaaun munDer par ki zarur aaegaa vo idhar isi shaam vo kisi aur samt ravaana ho kahin yuun na ho kabhi surmai kabhi aatishi kabhi nuqrai kabhi kaasni kisi ek rang mein rah ke ji hi lagaanaa ho kahin yuun na ho kisi farsh-o-arsh mein kuchh nahin main jhukaa rahaa huun yunhi jabin jise DhunDun mein vo qadam hi us ne rakhaa na ho kahin yuun na ho hamein sar-kashi se muqaddaron ko badalnaa aayaa nahin abhi magar aisaa karnaa mohabbaton mein ridaa na ho kahin yuun na ho jo thi kal vo aaj hai zindagi abhi laa-'ilaaj hai zindagi ki masih-e-asr ke paas us ki davaa na ho kahin yuun na ho vo musavviri hui shaa'iri kisi kaam aae ye saahiri dil-e-paak-baaz bhi mah-rukhon kaa divaana ho kahin yuun na ho shab-e-vasl jalva-e-tur saa vo badan chamaktaa thaa nuur saa koi laa-zavaal vafur-e-rang-e-shabaana ho kahin yuun na ho main kahaan se laaun vo zindagi jo saraasar us ki ho bandagi miri ruuh ki jo talab hai us ki razaa na ho kahin yuun na ho miraa aakhirat pe to hai yaqin kahin zahr ho na ye angbin main haqiqat us ko samajh luun aur vo fasaana ho kahin yuun na ho ye satiza-kaari na ho shuru' hai kahaan ghurub kahaan tulua jo tiraa zamaana ho vo hi miraa zamaana ho kahin yuun na ho main guzar ke aayaa huun qabr se ki 'ilaaqa rakhtaa huun sabr se miri ruuh mein koi iztiraab-e-fanaa na ho kahin yuun na ho ye gurez to zaraa kam karo miri kaaenaat mein ram karo sau garm karo ki dobaara par ye khalaa na ho kahin yuun na ho na suhaag-raat chamak saki yunhi kasmasaate sahar hui koi diip gum-shuda thaaliyon mein jalaanaa ho kahin yuun na ho mujhe us ki shakl dikhaai de na hi apni shakl dikhaai de miraa aaina mire shishagar ki 'ataa na ho kahin yuun na ho mujhi tira-bakht ki baat hai ki ye vaqt vaqt ki baat hai jise yaad kar ke jiyun usi ko bhulaanaa ho kahin yuun na ho jo hai mere dil kaa mu'aamla jo hai nazm-e-dahr se maavaraa kahin us ke vaaste harf-e-kun hi kahaa na ho kahin yuun na ho vo barahnagi kaa qasida kahte hue idhar nikal aayaa thaa magar us ki aankhon mein satr-posh hayaa na ho kahin yuun na ho na vo yaar thaa na vo daashta mein kahaan panaah taraashtaa mujhe le ke dil miraa dar-ba-dar hi phiraa na ho kahin yuun na ho sar-e-raah siina nikaaltaa huaa aayaa thaa jo vo khush-nigaah dil-ishq-khu ko vo par ghurur lagaa na ho kahin yuun na ho ho 'abas yahaan use dekhnaa ho 'abas yahaan use DhunDhnaa miraa yaar mere baghair ji hi sakaa na ho kahin yuun na ho vo khayaal khol ke dekhnaa vo savaal taul ke dekhnaa ki samajh rahe ho jise khafaa vo khafaa na ho kahin yuun na ho miri zindagi tiri bandagi se judaa nahin kabhi ghaur kar mare ijtihaad pe tu ne ghaur kiyaa na ho kahin yuun na ho isi vaaste abhi zindagi huun ki tumhaaraa chehra hai saamne koi aur shakhs miri nazar mein jachaa na ho kahin yuun na ho vo koi daghaa koi maa'rka vo shujaaatein aur muhaasara vo koi qadim rajaz sunaa hi gayaa na ho kahin yuun na ho jo aziiz jaan se hai kaafira use zeb de na munaafira ye nahin baiid ki us ko paas-e-vafaa na ho kahin yuun na ho tiraa husn asiir na kar sakaa na main tere vaaste mar sakaa kahin meraa saath mire khudaa ne diyaa na ho kahin yuun na ho koi hijrati gham-e-dahr mein ho ravaan-davaan kisi lahar mein koi rah rahaa thaa jahaan vahaan vo rahaa na ho kahin yuun na ho vo qurun-e-asl ki saaatein vo junun-e-vasl ki raahatein mire vaaste hon mujhe pata hi chalaa na ho kahin yuun na ho kisi aur ke liye ho chhupaa ke hansi vo us ne rakhi hui 'zafar' ik mujhi ko hamesha khuun rulaanaa ho kahin yuun na ho"

"main ek haath tiri maut se milaa aayaa tire sirhaane agarbattiyaan jalaa aayaa mahakte baagh saa ik khaandaan ujaaD diyaa ajal ke haath mein kyaa phuul ke sivaa aayaa tiraa khayaal na aayaa so teri furqat mein main ro chukaa to mire dil ko sabr saa aayaa misaal-e-kunj-e-qafas kuchh jagah thi tere qarib main apne naam ki takhti vahaan lagaa aayaa makaan apni jagah se haTaa huaa thaa 'zafar' na jaane kaun saa lamha gurez-paa aayaa"

"nazar aate nahin hain bahr mein ham yaani rahte hain apni lahr mein ham khul rahe hain bandhe hue pul se ghul rahe hain khud apne zahr mein ham hai qafas bhi tilism-khaana-e-khvaab aa gae ek aur shahr mein ham kisi zindaan mein sochnaa hai abas dahr ham mein hai yaa ki dahr mein ham ho gai raat so lein kuchh sardaar jaag uTTheinge pichhle pahr mein ham ham hain maqtal mein aur qaatil gham kaise laae gae the qahr mein ham ab jagaaegi yaad us ki 'zafar' chhoD aae jo niind nahr mein ham"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"