har taraf ret kaa ijaaraa hai — Muneer Jafri

"kurra-e-nur kaa baashinda mujhe dekhtaa hai subh-e-nauroz huun joinda mujhe dekhtaa hai us ki duniyaa se kisi taur nahin banti miri aur vo hai ki numaainda mujhe dekhtaa hai mujh ko aahang-o-tavaazun ke hunar aate hain raqs kartaa huun to saazinda mujhe dekhtaa hai main huun taslim ke raste mein baghaavat kaa charaagh zulm har taaq mein taabinda mujhe dekhtaa hai ishq huun aur numu karti hui khaak se huun yaani har shakhs hi aainda mujhe dekhtaa hai meri taarikh kaa maakhaz miri daanaai hai vaqt har daur mein paainda mujhe dekhtaa hai main ne tahzib ki miTTi mein yaqin boyaa thaa phuul khilte hain to kaarinda mujhe dekhtaa hai apni daanist mein chumaa thaa koi aab-fishaar chashmak-e-nam se vo sharminda mujhe dekhtaa hai kis ne maahaul pe chhiDkaa hai miraa sabr 'munir' mar bhi jaaun to jahaan zinda mujhe dekhtaa hai"

"aakhiri ashk hai aur pahli azaa-daari hai majlis-e-hijr bapaa karne ki tayyaari hai jis ki jo marzi ho vo rakh ke chalaa jaataa hai meri duniyaa hai ki ahbaab ki almaari hai nuur ke haath pe bai'at hai miri aankhon ki ab andheron ki taraf dekhnaa ghaddaari hai DhunDne niklaa huun main us ke pasandida phuul meri is shahr mein ye pahli kharidaari hai raakh se le ke uThungaa main khazaane kaa suraagh meraa is aag mein jal bujhnaa adaakaari hai jhuTaa khaane se bhi lag jaati ho aadat jaise ye mohabbat bhi tire dar ki namak-khvaari hai niim ke peD se karnaa hai jinhein shahd vasul un zamaanon ki taraf meraa safar jaari hai jaane kis shakhs ke paanv ko chhuaa hai us ne tez aandhi mein bhi sahraa pe sukun taari hai narm gaalon pe sarakte hue suraj kaa ghurub ye nazaaraa hai ki rangon ki dukaan-daari hai baanT detaa huun mohabbat ko faqiron mein 'munir' ye bhi purkhon ki viraasat se vafaadaari hai"

"is qadar hijr ke dhaagon se nikal aaya thaa main tiri yaad ke reshon se nikal aaya thaa Tiis uTThi thi kahin zer-e-zamin aur idhar shahr kaa shahr makaanon se nikal aaya thaa raat khaamoshi mire jism mein yuun phaili thi lams kaa shor bhi kaanon se nikal aaya thaa main ne pheinkaa thaa use taish mein aa kar lekin ashk tasvir ki aankhon se nikal aaya thaa main ne ik peD ke saae mein duaa maangi thi aur parinda miri poron se nikal aaya thaa us ne aavaaz ki takhti pe miraa naam likhaa aur main lafz ke honTon se nikal aaya thaa main ne qirtaas pe rakkhi thi faqat aankh 'munir' khvaab tahrir ki darzon se nikal aaya thaa"

"is qadar hijr ke dhaagon se nikal aaya thaa main tiri yaad ke reshon se nikal aaya thaa Tiis uTThi thi kahin zer-e-zamin aur idhar shahr kaa shahr makaanon se nikal aaya thaa raat khaamoshi mire jism mein yuun phaili thi lams kaa shor bhi kaanon se nikal aaya thaa main ne pheinkaa thaa use taish main aa kar lekin ashk tasvir ki aankhon se nikal aaya thaa main ne ik peD ke saae mein duaa maangi thi aur parinda miri poron se nikal aaya thaa us ne aavaaz ki takhti pe miraa naam likhaa aur main lafz ke honTon se nikal aaya thaa main ne qirtaas pe rakkhi thi faqat aankh 'munir' khvaab tahrir ki darzon se nikal aaya thaa"

"buDhe bargad pe shaam ho gai hai ek duniyaa tamaam ho gai hai paD gayaa hai udaasiyon kaa rivaaj jis ki khilqat ghulaam ho gai hai us gale ke baTan khule do tiin raushni be-niyaam ho gai hai ham ravayyon pe kaam kar na sake aaj takhrib aam ho gai hai din bitaayaa thaa fikr-e-fardaa mein raat maazi ke naam ho gai hai us gali mein qiyaam hai meraa be-ghari be-maqaam ho gai hai us ke chhune se bhi haraa na huaa ye khizaani davaam ho gai hai aab-zaaron pe jam gai kaai zindagi tishna-kaam ho gai hai saans aahista chal rahi hai 'munir' maut kyon tez-gaam ho gai hai"

"ye zamin jo saqaafat mein zarkhez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa is ki sharh-e-numu to bahut tez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa ab suraahi ke daaman mein kuchh bhi nahin khaamushi ke sivaa meri taarikh logon se labrez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa teri duniyaa ko nazdik se dekh kar khud pe afsos hai is ki tasvir kitni dil-aavez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa tum ne baarud ki thailiyon mein janaa thaa nai nasl ko aaj kahte ho ye amn-angez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa us ki khaak-e-shifaa se jilaa paa gae kitne ruumi yahaan ye zamin apni shaukat mein tabrez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa tujh badan ke manaazir ki nazzaargi hai khizaan-yaafta ye siyaahat baDi lutf-angez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa pakke rangon mein rangi hui aurtein kitni naayaab hain ye mohabbat jo mashshaaq rangrez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa zindagi apni tarsil kaa marhala tai nahin kar saki varna raftaar mein maut se tez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa peD ki chhaal bhi kaaTne kaa jatan kar nahin paaegi meri talvaar fitrat mein khun-rez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa shakhsiyat ke tanaasub mein bechaargi baDh rahi hai 'munir' ye kahaani bahut hi junun-khez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"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"