fareb-khurda-e-paimaan-e-yaar honaa thaa — Abdur Rasheed Khan Kaifi Mahkari

"qafas tak bhi pahunch hai yaa faqat ik aashiyaan tak hai rasaai dekhni hai barq-e-sozaan ki kahaan tak hai mujhe lazzat-kash-e-bedaad paa kar haath kyon rokaa zaraa to aazmaate hausla dil kaa kahaan tak hai yaqin apni vafaa par hai taghaaful kaa nahin shikva tiri begaangi ham jaante hain imtihaan tak hai nasheman phunk kar zaalim havaa detaa hai daaman ki ghubaar-e-khaatir-e-sayyaad khaak-e-aashiyaan tak hai zaraa saa dil hai lekin jaan hai bazm-e-do-aalam ki ye saari garmi-e-hangaama qalb-e-naa-tavaan tak hai shikast-e-dil kaa baais aarzu-e-dil ko Thahraayaa gumaan-e-nek tujh se bad-gumaan dekhaa kahaan tak hai yahi ruh-e-tamanna hai yahi hai jaan-e-dil 'kaifi' qafas mein zindagi apni khayaal-e-aashiyaan tak hai"

"daaman-e-taar-taar ke din hain phir chaman mein bahaar ke din hain dil-e-khun-gashta hai yahaan jab tak laala-e-daagh-daar ke din hain chaak hotaa hai daaman-e-hasti gulsitaan mein bahaar ke din hain haae kyaa chiiz hai javaani bhi be-piye hi khumaar ke din hain haasil-e-ishq hai fareb-e-umid din to bas intizaar ke din hain ho rahe hain sitam ba-qadr-e-vafaa 'kaifi'-e-dil-figaar ke din hain"

"nae sire se phir aaj 'kaifi' ham apni duniyaa basaa rahe hain jo kho chuke us se be-khabar hain jo rah gayaa vo luTaa rahe hain nashaat-e-imroz ki qasam hai ki dil ne sab mahfilein bhulaa diin diye the maazi ne daagh jitne vo khud-ba-khud miTte jaa rahe hain khushaa ye daur-e-shabaab un kaa ye dil-navaaz iltifaat un kaa ki be-piye aaj har qadam par mire qadam laDkhaDaa rahe hain udhar nazar hai idhar nazar hai kuchh apni rusvaaiyon kaa Dar hai jhijak rahe hain ThiThak rahe hain magar miri samt aa rahe hain hayaa ne go jurat-e-takallum zabaan se chhin li hai lekin vo aankhon aankhon hi mein bahut kuchh sunaa chuke aur sunaa rahe hain shabaab hai aur shaadmaani bahaar hai aur kaamraani bane hain sarshaari-e-mujassam mujhe bhi vo khud banaa rahe hain"

"khayaal-e-pursish-e-fardaa se ghabraanaa nahin aataa gunah kartaa huun lekin mujh ko pachhtaanaa nahin aataa yaqin-e-daavaa-e-ulfat nahin maanaa nahin aataa magar ye bhi to hai jhuTon ko jhuTlaanaa nahin aataa tabiat hai ghayur aisi ki tishna-kaam rahtaa huun lagi-lipTi kisi ki sun ke pi jaanaa nahin aataa miri naakaamiyaan dil kaa chaman shaadaab rakhti hain ye vo kaliyaan hain jin ko khil ke murjhaanaa nahin aataa kisi ke vaada-e-baatil se taskin ho nahin sakti khilaune de ke mujh ko dil kaa bahlaanaa nahin aataa vafaa ki daastaan duniyaa mein 'kaifi' kab nahin chhiDti zabaan-e-khalq par kab meraa afsaana nahin aataa"

"har ghaDi ik nai musibat hai un kaa aanaa bhi kyaa qayaamat hai dil hai naakaamiyon ki lazzat hai na tamannaa hai ab na hasrat hai gaahe raahat gahe musibat hai haae kyaa chiiz ye mohabbat hai arz-e-matlab ki un se jurat hai dil-e-naadaan ye kyaa qayaamat hai ghair par bhi vahi hai rang-e-sitam haan mujhe aap se shikaayat hai baaz aao bhi ishq se 'kaifi' aafiyat bas isi mein hazrat hai"

"aarzu ko salaam karte hain dil kaa qissa tamaam karte hain aa sakegaa na lab pe raaz-e-ishq husn kaa ehtiraam karte hain is fareb-e-khayaal ke sadqe aap mujh se kalaam karte hain ai falak kuchh to chain lene de do ghaDi ko maqaam karte hain khaak bhi ab nahin shahidon ki kyuun vo azm-e-khiraam karte hain sab hi dete hain jaan yuun 'kaifi' aap kyaa aisaa kaam karte hain"

"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"

"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"