ghar lauT ke roeinge maan baap akele mein — Qaisarul Jafri

"miri shikast tiraa imtihaan na ban jaae anaa supurd kare kaasa-e-gadaai bhi de vo TuTti hui duniyaa kaa shor hai yaa-rab ki moajiza hai jo aise mein kuchh sunaai bhi de baiid kyaa hai jise ham khizaan samajhte hain bahaar ban ke kharaabon ko dilrubaai bhi de sar-e-salib khamoshi miraa tariq nahin zabaan di hai to ehsaas-e-nai-navaai bhi de main aisi sar-phiri duniyaa ko kyaa kahun 'qaisar' ki sang-e-raah bane ta’n-e-naa-rasaai bhi de"

"mujhe koi kyon sameTe miri raushni mein kyaa hai vo charaagh-e-rahguzar huun jo pas-e-sahar jalaa hai koi aisaa haadisa ho ki mujhi ko dafn kar de jo taras-taras ke barse vo ghubaar-e-dard kyaa hai tire zehn kaa dhuaan bhi na chhupaa sakaa vo manzar jise kaaT kar giraayaa vo shajar vahin khaDaa hai mujhe kyaa dikhaa rahe ho miraa daagh-e-naa-rasaai miri justuju se puchho koi raasta bachaa hai mujhe Dar hai aasmaan bhi kahin zad mein aa na jaae tah-e-khaak jo lahu hai vo zamin ki badduaa hai tire tesha-e-junun se hain lahu-lahu chaTaanein are kuchh to sochnaa thaa tah-e-sang aaina hai tujhe bhulne mein shaayad miri umr biit jaae tujhe bhulne se pahle mujhe khud ko bhulnaa hai na kahin kitaab mein huun na kisi ke dil mein 'qaisar' main khayaal-e-raaegaan huun mujhe kaun sochtaa hai"

"jahaan dhuaan thaa vahin raushni ke daagh bhi the mire makaan ke malbe mein kuchh charaagh bhi the zaraa si der mein mahfil ko kyaa huaa yaa-rab abhi to shaam bhi thi mai bhi thi ayaagh bhi the zamin bech ke rahte the aasmaanon par mire buzurgon mein vo saahib-e-faraagh bhi the khudaa bhi dekh ke chup thaa ki mere daaman mein jahaan gunaah vahin aansuon ke daagh bhi the jo ham jale to dil-o-jaan chamak uThe 'qaisar' bahut dinon se ye viraane be-charaagh bhi the"

"azaab saa hai dil-e-naa-muraad par kab se khaDaa huun main ravish-e-gard-baad par kab se kabhi miloge kahin to miloge jiite ji main ji rahaa huun isi e'timaad par kab se jo baaDh aai to be-chaara bah gayaa khud hi jo band baandh rahaa thaa fasaad par kab se vo zindagi jo kabhi muD ke dekhti bhi nahin main mar rahaa huun usi bad-nihaad par kab se mire qalam pe bhi shab-khun paD gayaa aakhir muhaasara thaa miri jaaedaad par kab se main raushni ko bhulaa duun to kyaa taajjub hai baras rahaa hai dhuaan meri yaad par kab se mire vajud mein kyaa shaahkaar hai pinhaan chaDhaa rahaa hai zamaana kharaad par kab se tamaam shahr-e-samaaat laraz uThaa 'qaisar' nikal paDi hai khamoshi jihaad par kab se"

"mire khudaa miri qaid-e-hayaat kam kar de charaagh de nahin saktaa to raat kam kar de sabhi to meri tarah hausla nahin rakhte sutun-e-daar ko do-chaar haath kam kar de mire vajud ki qimat agar parakhni hai ye kaaenaat uThaa meri zaat kam kar de main aadmi ke qaside ko band kartaa huun zaraa saa tu bhi farishton ki baat kam kar de tire khulus-e-musalsal se ji na bhar jaae kabhi kabhi nigah-e-iltifaat kam kar de ye roz-roz nai karbalaaein kaisi hain miri zamin se daagh-e-furaat kam kar de"

"phir mire sar pe kaDi dhuup ki bauchhaar giri main jahaan jaa ke chhupaa thaa vahin divaar giri log qiston mein mujhe qatl kareinge shaayad sab se pahle miri aavaaz pe talvaar giri aur kuchh der miri aas na TuuTi hoti aakhiri mauj thi jab haath se patvaar giri agle vaqton mein suneinge dar-o-divaar mujhe meri har chikh mire ahd ke us paar giri khud ko ab gard ke tufaan se bachaao 'qaisar' tum bahut khush the ki ham-saae ki divaar giri"

"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"