daur-e-aaghaaz-e-jafaa dil kaa sahaaraa niklaa — Firaq Gorakhpuri

"sunaa to hai ki kabhi be-niyaaz-e-gham thi hayaat dilaai yaad nigaahon ne teri kab ki baat zamaan makaan hai faqat madd-o-jazr-e-josh-e-hayaat bas ek mauj ki hain jhalkiyaan qaraar-o-sabaat hayaat ban gai thi jin mein ek khvaab-e-hayaat are davaam-o-abad the vahi to kuchh lamhaat hayaat-e-dozakhiyaan bhi tamaam mubham hai azaab bhi na mayassar huaa kahaan ki najaat tiri nigaah ki subhein nigaah ki shaamein harim-e-raaz ye duniyaa jahaan na dan hain na raat bas ik sharaab-e-kuhan ke karishme hain saaqi nae zamaane nai mastiyaan nai barsaat kisi pe zulm buraa hai magar ye kahtaa huun ki aadmi pe ho ehsaan aadmi haihaat sukut-e-raaz vahi hai jo daastaan ban jaae nigaah-e-naaz vahi jo nikaale baat mein baat gham-o-nishaat mohabbat ki chhoD de laalach har ik se uThte nahin ye azaab ye barkaat tamaam aks hai duniyaa tamaam aks adam kahaan tak aaina-dar-aaina hayaat-o-mamaat fazaa mein mahki hui chaandni ki naghma-e-raaz ki utrein sina-e-shaair mein jis tarah naghmaat bas ek raaz-e-tasalsul bas ik tasalsul-e-raaz kahaan pahunch ke hui khatm bahs-e-zaat-o-sifaat chamakte dard khile chehre muskuraate ashk sajaai jaaegi ab tarz-e-nau se bazm-e-hayaat jise sab ahl-e-jahaan zindagi samajhte hain kabhi kabhi to mile aisi zindagi se najaat agar khudaa bhi mile to na le ki o naadaan hai tu hi kaaba-e-din tu hi qibla-e-haajaat tamaam khastagi-o-maandgi hai aalam-e-hijr thake thake se ye taare thaki thaki si ye raat tiri ghazal to nai ruuh phunk deti hai 'firaaq' der se chhuTi hui hai nabz-e-hayaat"

"hijr-o-visaal-e-yaar kaa parda uThaa diyaa khud baDh ke ishq ne mujhe meraa pataa diyaa gard-o-ghubaar-e-hasti-e-faani uDaa diyaa ai kimiyaa-e-ishq mujhe kyaa banaa diyaa vo saamne hai aur nazar se chhupaa diyaa ai ishq-e-be-hijaab mujhe kyaa dikhaa diyaa vo shaan-e-khaamushi ki bahaarein hain muntazir vo rang-e-guftugu ki gulistaan banaa diyaa dam le rahi thiin husn ki jab sehr-kaariyaan in vaqfa-haa-e-kufr ko imaan banaa diyaa maalum kuchh mujhi ko hain un ki ravaaniyaan jin qatra-haa-e-ashk ko dariyaa banaa dayaa ik barq-e-be-qaraar thi tamkin-e-husn bhi jis vaqt ishq ko gham-e-sabr-aazmaa diyaa saaqi mujhe bhi yaad hain vo tishna-kaamiyaan jin ko harif-e-saaghar-o-minaa banaa diyaa maalum hai haqiqat-e-gham-haa-e-rozgaar duniyaa ko tere dard ne duniyaa banaa diyaa ai shokhi-e-nigaah-e-karam muddaton ke baad khvaab-e-giraan-e-gham se mujhe kyuun jagaa diyaa kuchh shorishein taghaaful-e-pinhaan mein thiin jinhein hangaama-zaar-e-hashr-e-tamannaa banaa diyaa baDhtaa hi jaa rahaa hai jamaal-e-nazar-fareb husn-e-nazar ko husn-e-khud-aaraa banaa diyaa phir dekhnaa nigaah laDi kis se ishq ki gar husn ne hijaab-e-taghaaful uThaa diyaa jab khuun ho chukaa dil-e-hasti-e-etibaar kuchh dard bach rahe jinhein insaan banaa diyaa gum-karda-e-vafur-e-gham-e-intizaar huun tu kyaa chhupaa ki mujh ko mujhi se chhupaa diyaa raat ab harif-e-subh-e-qayaamat hi kyuun na ho jo kuchh bhi ho us aankh ko ab to jagaa diyaa ab main huun aur lutf-o-karam ke takallufaat ye kyuun hijaab-e-ranjish-e-be-jaa banaa diyaa thi yuun to shaam-e-hijr magar pichhli raat ko vo dard uThaa 'firaaq' ki main muskuraa diyaa"

"haath aae to vahi daaman-e-jaanaan ho jaae chhuT jaae to vahi apnaa garebaan ho jaae ishq ab bhi hai vo mahram-e-be-gaana-numaa husn yuun laakh chhupe laakh numaayaan ho jaae hosh-o-ghaflat se bahut duur hai kaifiyyat-e-ishq us ki har be-khabari manzil-e-irfaan ho jaae yaad aati hai jab apni to taDap jaataa huun meri hasti tiraa bhulaa havaa paimaan ho jaae aankh vo hai jo tiri jalva-gah-e-naaz bane dil vahi hai jo saraapaa tiraa armaan ho jaae paak-baazaan-e-mohabbat mein jo bebaaki hai husn gar us ko samajh le to pashemaan ho jaae sahl ho kar hui dushvaar mohabbat teri use mushkil jo banaa lein to kuchh aasaan ho jaae ishq phir ishq hai jis ruup mein jis bhes mein ho ishrat-e-vasl bane yaa gham-e-hijraan ho jaae kuchh mudaavaa bhi ho majruh dilon kaa ai dost marham-e-zakhm tiraa jaur-pashemaan ho jaae ye bhi sach hai koi ulfat mein pareshaan kyuun ho ye bhi sach hai koi kyunkar na pareshaan ho jaae ishq ko arz-e-tamannaa mein bhi laakhon pas-o-pesh husn ke vaaste inkaar bhi aasaan ho jaae jhilmilaati hai sar-e-bazm-e-jahaan sham-e-khudi jo ye bujh jaae charaagh-e-rah-e-irfaan ho jaae sar-e-shorida diyaa dasht-o-bayaabaan bhi diye ye miri khubi-e-qismat ki vo zindaan ho jaae uqda-e-ishq ajab uqda-e-mohmal hai 'firaaq' kabhi laa-hal kabhi mushkil kabhi aasaan ho jaae"

"maut ik giit raat gaati thi zindagi jhuum jhuum jaati thi kabhi divaane ro bhi paDte the kabhi teri bhi shab aati thi zikr thaa rang-o-bu kaa aur dil mein teri tasvir utarti jaati thi the na aflaak gosh-bar-aavaaz be-khudi daastaan sunaati thi jalva-gar ho rahaa thaa koi udhar dhuup idhar phiki paDti jaati thi hama-tan-gosh zindagi thi 'firaaq' maut dhime suron mein gaati thi"

"tum ho jahaan ke shaayad main bhi vahaan rahaa huun kuchh tum bhi bhulte ho kuchh main bhi bhultaa huun miTtaa bhi jaa rahaa huun puuraa bhi ho rahaa huun main kis ki aarzu huun main kis kaa muddaaa huun manzil ki yuun to mujh ko koi khabar nahin hai dil mein kisi taraf ko kuchh sochtaa chalaa huun leti hain ulTi saansein jab shaam-e-gham fazaaein us dam fanaa-baqaa ki main nabz dekhtaa huun huun vo shuaa-e-fardaa jo aankh mal rahi hai vo surmagin ufuq par main thartharaa rahaa huun jis se shajar-hajar mein ik ruuh dauD jaae vo saaz-e-sarmadi main ghazlon mein chheDtaa huun"

"ab daur-e-aasmaan hai na daur-e-hayaat hai ai dard-e-hijr tu hi bataa kitni raat hai har kaaenaat se ye alag kaaenaat hai hairat-saraa-e-ishq mein din hai na raat hai jiinaa jo aa gayaa to ajal bhi hayaat hai aur yuun to umr-e-khizr bhi kyaa be-sabaat hai kyuun intihaa-e-hosh ko kahte hain be-khudi khurshid hi ki aakhiri manzil to raat hai hasti ko jis ne zalzala-saamaan banaa diyaa vo dil qaraar paae muqaddar ki baat hai ye mushagaafiyaan hain giraan tab-e-ishq par kis ko dimaagh-e-kaavish-e-zaat-o-sifaat hai toDaa hai laa-makaan ki hadon ko bhi ishq ne zindaan-e-aql teri to kyaa kaaenaat hai gardun sharaar-e-barq-e-dil-e-be-qaraar dekh jin se ye teri taaron bhari raat raat hai gum ho ke har jagah hain za-khud raftagaan-e-ishq un ki bhi ahl-e-kashf-o-karaamaat zaat hai hasti ba-juz fanaa-e-musalsal ke kuchh nahin phir kis liye ye fikr-e-qaraar-o-sabaat hai us jaan-e-dosti kaa khulus-e-nihaan na puchh jis kaa sitam bhi ghairat-e-sad-iltifaat hai yuun to hazaar dard se rote hain bad-nasib tum dil dukhaao vaqt-e-musibat to baat hai unvaan ghaflaton ke hain qurbat ho yaa visaal bas fursat-e-hayaat 'firaaq' ek raat 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"