diip thaa yaa taaraa kyaa jaane — Ada Jafarey

"be-gaangi-e-tarz-e-sitam bhi bahaana-saaz be-chaargi-e-karb-o-alam bhi bahaana-saaz kuchh but banaa liye hain chaTTaanein taraash kar dil bhi bahaana-saaz hai gham bhi bahaana-saaz uzr-e-vafaa ke saath jalaate rahe charaagh khultaa hai ab ki dida-e-nam bhi bahaana-saaz paabandi-e-rusum-o-vafaa bhi bahaana-khu tark-e-vafaa-o-sheva-e-ram bhi bahaana-saaz har lamha-e-hayaat kaa tanhaa rahaa vajud dildaari-e-nigaah-e-karam bhi bahaana-saaz kuchh duur saath saath the itnaa to yaad hai sahraa-e-gham mein naqsh-e-qadam bhi bahaana-saaz sab se baDaa fareb hai khud zindagi 'adaa' is hila-ju ke saath hain ham bhi bahaana-saaz"

"khalish-e-tir-e-be-panaah gai lijiye un se rasm-o-raah gai aap hi markaz-e-nigaah rahe jaane ko chaar-su nigaah gai saamne be-naqaab baiThe hain vaqat-e-husn-e-mehr-o-maah gai us ne nazrein uThaa ke dekh liyaa ishq ki jurat-e-nigaah gai intihaa-e-junun mubaarakbaad pursish-e-haal gaah gaah gai mar miTe jald-baaz parvaane apni si shama to nibaah gai dil mein azm-e-haram sahi lekin un ke kuche ko gar ye raah gai"

"har gaam sambhal sambhal rahi thi yaadon ke bhanvar mein chal rahi thi saanche mein khabar ke Dhal rahi thi ik khvaab ki lau se jal rahi thi shabnam si lagi jo dekhne main patthar ki tarah pighal rahi thi rudaad safar ki puchhte ho main khvaab mein jaise chal rahi thi kaifiyyat-e-intizaar-e-paiham hai aaj vahi jo kal rahi thi thi harf-e-duaa si yaad us ki zanjir-e-firaaq gal rahi thi kaliyon ko nishaan-e-rah dikhaa kar mahki hui raat Dhal rahi thi logon ko pasand laghzish-e-paa aise mein 'adaa' sambhal rahi thi"

"aage harim-e-gham se koi raasta na thaa achchhaa huaa ki saath kisi ko liyaa na thaa daamaan-e-chaak chaak gulon ko bahaana thaa dil kaa jo rang thaa vo nazar se chhupaa na thaa rang-e-shafaq ki dhuup khili thi qadam qadam maqtal mein subh-o-shaam kaa manzar judaa na thaa kyaa bojh thaa ki jis ko uThaae hue the log muD kar kisi ki samt koi dekhtaa na thaa kuchh itni raushni mein the chehron ke aaine dil us ko DhunDhtaa thaa jise jaantaa na thaa kuchh log sharmsaar khudaa jaane kyuun hue apne sivaa hamein to kisi se gilaa na thaa har ik qadam uThaa thaa nae mausamon ke saath vo jo sanam taraash thaa but pujtaa na thaa jis dar se dil ko zauq-e-ibaadat ataa huaa us aastaan-e-shauq pe sajda ravaa na thaa aandhi mein barg-e-gul ki zabaan se adaa huaa vo raaz jo kisi se abhi tak kahaa na thaa"

"haal khultaa nahin jabinon se ranj uThaae hain jin qarinon se raat aahista-gaam utri hai dard ke maahtaab zinon se ham ne sochaa na us ne jaanaa hai dil bhi hote hain aabginon se kaun legaa sharaar-e-jaan kaa hisaab dast-e-imroz ke dafinon se tu ne mizhgaan uThaa ke dekhaa bhi shahr khaali na thaa makinon se aashnaa aashnaa payaam aae ajnabi ajnabi zaminon se ji ko aaraam aa gayaa hai 'adaa' kabhi tufaan kabhi safinon se"

"Dhalke Dhalke aansu Dhalke chhalke chhalke saaghar chhalke dil ke taqaaze un ke ishaare bojhal bojhal halke halke dekho dekho daaman uljhaa Thahro Thahro saaghar chhalke un kaa taghaaful un ki tavajjoh ik dil us par laakh tahalke un ki tamannaa un ki mohabbat dekho sanbhaal ke dekho sanbhal ke gham ne uThaae saikDon tufaan dil ne bisaaraa laakh machal ke pal mein hansaao pal mein rulaao pal mein ujaale pal mein dhundalke ham ne samjhaa tum ne jaanaa dil ne machaae laakh tahalke laakh manaayaa laakh bhulaayaa nain kaTore bhar bhar kar chhalke kitne uljhe kitne sidhe raste un ke rang-mahal ke"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"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"