donon haathon mein uThaae hue bhaari patthar — Jafar Tahir

"har shai jahaan ki gard-o-ghubaar-e-khayaal hai aashob-gaah-e-dahr mein jiinaa muhaal hai ye gulshan-e-yaqin bhi ba-juz vahm kuchh nahin aalam jise kahein vo tilism-e-khayaal hai nairagi-e-nazar ke sivaa aur kuchh nahin dud-e-firaaq jalva-e-shaam-e-visaal hai ye naghma-e-vajud kisi raagni ki raakh ik chikh saaz-e-umr-e-abad kaa maaal hai har mauj hai ki haath se chhuTti hui inaan vo jast-o-khez hai ki sambhalnaa muhaal hai tapte dinon ki aag mein jiine ki aarzu shabnam ba-ru-e-gul araq-e-infiaal hai tanhaaiyon mein baiTh ke khud ko shikaar kar ye dasht-e-dil bhi dasht-e-khutan ki misaal hai"

"pilaa ai giroh-e-sukhanvaraan koi sher-e-tar gul-e-taaza ras ye bahaar mein bhi khamoshiyaan na sar-e-junun na pae havas ye hai mai-kada jo baDhaa ke haath uThaa le jaam usi kaa hai na yahaan pe kaavish-e-besh-o-kam na yahaan pe tohmat-e-pesh-o-pas sharar-e-tabiat-e-aashiqaan sabab-e-tajalli-e-gulsitaan ye hinaa-e-shauq shafaq shafaq ye mai-e-nashaat nafas nafas hai siyaah-posh nazar nazar hai nafas nafas nae naala-gar vahi tira-bakhti-e-ahl-e-dil vahi zulmat-e-shab-e-taar-o-bas tah-e-taar-e-kisvat-e-ankabut ye taairaan-e-tarab-navaa sar takht-e-farq-e-humaa humaa ba-sad 'aafiyat hai magas magas ye kamaan-kashaan-e-zah-e-ghurur phirein hain kis ki talaash mein vo jo baagh-e-jaan ki bahaar the vo basaa chuke hain qafas qafas ye fazaa-e-dasht shuur-e-baagh-e-nishaat-o-khuld-e-surur hai na sukhan ki harza-kharoshiyaan na lab-e-sadaa na dam-e-jaras abhi phuul phuul hai jaan-ba-lab ye tap-e-balaa tapish ghazab abhi khul ke abr-e-karam baras abhi aur khul ke baras baras kabhi is taraf bhi guzar karo kabhi is taraf bhi nazar karo main faqir-e-gul-kada-e-vafaa mire barg-e-saaz ye khaar-o-khas"

"nashshe mein chashm-e-naaz jo hansti nazar paDi tasvir-e-hoshiyaari-o-masti nazar paDi lahraai ek baar vo zulf-e-khirad-shikaar koi na phir bulandi-o-pasti nazar paDi uTThi thi pahli baar jidhar chashm-e-aarzu vo log phir mile na vo basti nazar paDi husn-e-butaan to aaina-e-husn-e-zaat hai zaahid ko us mein kufr-parasti nazar paDi yaarab kabhi tu bul-havason ko bhi de sazaa maanaa hamaari jaan to sasti nazar paDi su-e-chaman gae the bahaaraan samajh ke ham dekhaa to ek aag-parasti nazar paDi kaisi sabaa kahaan ki nasim-e-chaman na puchh naagin si phuul phuul ko Dasti nazar paDi muddat ke baad apni taraf phir gayaa khayaal tum kyaa mile ki surat-e-hasti nazar paDi shabnam ki buund buund ne hans hans ke jaan di 'taahir' kiran kiran bhi tarasti nazar paDi"

"kahne ko yuun to abr-e-karam qatra-zan huaa vo gul khile nadim ki khun-e-chaman huaa ye daagh-e-dil ki jin se rivaaj-e-sahar chalaa nok-e-mizha pe ashk jo ubhraa kiran huaa patthar ki muratein nazar aati hain chaar-su yaarab tire jahaan ko ye kyaa dafatan huaa donon mein gunjti hain bahaaron ki dhaDkanein meri ghazal hui ki tumhaaraa badan huaa donon se ho rahaa hai nai subh kaa zuhur teri qabaa hui ki hamaaraa kafan huaa 'taahir' siyaah-faam hue ham to gham nahin raushan hamaare naam se naam-e-sukhan huaa"

"gham-e-dauraan gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-jaan hai ki nahin dil-sitaan silsila-e-gham-zadagaan hai ki nahin har nafas bazm-e-gulistaan mein ghazal-khvaan thaa kabhi har nafas naala-kashaan nauha-kunaan hai ki nahin har nazar naghma-saraa anjuman-aaraa thi kabhi har nazar hairati-e-rang-e-jahaan hai ki nahin har zabaan par thaa kabhi tazkira-e-daur-e-bahaar har zabaan shikva-gar-e-jaur-e-khizaan hai ki nahin mai-chakaan baada-nishaan the lab-e-gul-rang kabhi lab-e-gul-rang pe zakhmon kaa gumaan hai ki nahin surma-e-chashm-e-inaayat ki hikaayat chhoDo aaj har aankh mein aahon kaa dhuaan hai ki nahin qaafile jaane ghaTaaon ke kahaan utreinge har kham-e-zulf ba-hasrat-nigaraan hai ki nahin dasht-e-vahshat se nahin kam ye jahaan-e-gul-o-bu surat-e-reg-e-ravaan umr-e-ravaan hai ki nahin naghma-e-baad-e-bahaari jise tum kahte ho jaras-e-qaafila-e-gul ki fughaan hai ki nahin na to bulbul ki navaa hai na sadaa-e-taaus sehn-e-gulzaar mein ab amn-o-amaan hai ki nahin mujh se kyaa puchhte ho kaun yahaan tak pahunchaa surkhi-e-khaar-e-bayaabaan se ayaan hai ki nahin zindagi kuchh bhi sahi phir bhi baDi daulat hai maut si shai bhi yahaan jins-e-giraan hai ki nahin surat-e-lutf-o-karam ye ho to dil kyuun na jale aag patthar ke bhi siine mein nihaan hai ki nahin zulm chup-chaap sahe jaaoge aakhir kab tak ai asiraan-e-qafas munh mein zabaan hai ki nahin ye adab-gaah-e-mohabbat hai jo chup huun 'taahir' varna yaan kaun saa andaaz-e-bayaan hai ki nahin"

"ku-e-haram se nikli hai ku-e-butaan ki raah haae kahaan pe aa ke mili hai kahaan ki raah sad-aasmaan ba-daaman o sad-kahkashaan-ba-dosh baam-e-buland-e-yaar tire aastaan ki raah mulk-e-adam mein qaafila-e-ruh jaa basaa ham dekhte hi rah gae us bad-gumaan ki raah luTtaa rahaa hai zauq-e-nazar gaam gaam par ab kyaa rahaa hai paas jo ham lein vahaan ki raah ai zulf-e-kham-ba-kham tujhe apnaa hi vaasta hamvaar hone paae na umr-e-ravaan ki raah gul-haa-e-rang-rang hain afkaar-e-nau-ba-nau ye rahguzaar-e-sher hai kis gulsitaan ki raah 'taahir' ye manzilein ye maqaamaat ye haram allaah re ye raah ye ku-e-butaan ki raah"

"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"

"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"

"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"