hissa-e-dard viraasat se ziyaada hi milaa — Faryad Aazar

"isi futur mein karb-o-balaa se lipTe hue tamaam umr ganvaa di anaa se lipTe hue abhi bhi mil na saki in ki khaamushi ko zabaan ye log ab bhi hain saut-o-sadaa se lipTe hue havaa ke shahr mein bas saans lene aate hain vagarna ahl-e-zamin hain khalaa se lipTe hue har ek samt lagaa hai khamoshiyon kaa hujum ye kaun log hain koh-e-nidaa se lipTe hue hansi bhi aati hai in par taras bhi aataa hai ye nafraton ke pujaari khudaa se lipTe hue ham ibtidaa hi mein pahunche the intihaa ko kabhi ab intihaa mein bhi hain ibtidaa se lipTe hue main zindagi ke masaail se laDnaa chaahtaa huun magar vo haath nigaar-e-hinaa se lipTe hue vagarna khatm na hotaa gahan kabhi 'aazar' andhere khauf-zada the ziyaa se lipTe hue"

"paDaa thaa likhnaa mujhe khud hi marsiya meraa ki mere baad bhalaa aur kaun thaa meraa ajiib taur ki mujh ko sazaa sunaai gai badan ke neze pe sar rakh diyaa gayaa meraa yahi ki saans bhi lene na degi ab mujh ko ziyaada aur bigaaDegi kyaa havaa meraa main apni ruuh liye dar-ba-dar bhaTaktaa rahaa badan se duur mukammal vajud thaa meraa mire safar ko to sadiyaan guzar gaiin lekin falak pe ab bhi hai qaaem nishaan-e-paa meraa bas ek baar milaa thaa mujhe kahin 'aazar' banaa gayaa vo mujhi ko mujassama meraa"

"vo le rahaa thaa miraa imtihaan qiston mein khabar na thi ki nikaalegaa jaan qiston mein tamaam 'umr bhaTaktaa rahaa main khaana-ba-dosh kharid bhi na sakaa ik makaan qiston mein tamaam qarz adaa kar ke saahukaaron kaa bachaa hi lungaa buzurgon ki aan qiston mein ham ek saath har ik shai kharidte kyunkar ham aise log baDhaate hain shaan qiston mein basaa rahaa hai har ik fard ik alag hi jahaan bikhar rahaa hai har ik khaandaan qiston mein ham apne bachchon ko urdu se rakh ke naa-vaaqif miTaa rahe hain sunahri zabaan qiston mein"

"hazaaron khvaahishein rakhne ki majburi nahin hoti havas insaan ki lekin kabhi puuri nahin hoti hamaare jaise bhi qurbaan hue har ahd mein kitne anal-haq ki sadaa har baar mansuri nahin hoti ye kaise jurm ki paadaash hai ye zindagi jis se rihaai mil to jaati hai sazaa puuri nahin hoti masaail se ulajhnaa shaan mardon ki sahi lekin na ho gar tazkira teraa ghazal puuri nahin hoti"

"is tamaashe kaa sabab varna kahaan baaqi hai ab bhi kuchh log hain zinda ki jahaan baaqi hai ahl-e-sahraa bhi baDhe aate hain shahron ki taraf saans lene ko jahaan sirf dhuaan baaqi hai zindagi umr ke us moD pe pahunchi hai jahaan suud naapaid hai ehsaas-e-ziyaan baaqi hai DhunDhti rahti hai har lamha nigaah-e-dahshat aur kis shahr-e-mohabbat mein amaan baaqi hai main kabhi suud kaa qaail bhi nahin thaa lekin zindagi aur bataa kitnaa ziyaan baaqi hai maar kar bhi mire qaatil ko tasalli na hui main huaa khatm to kyuun naam-o-nishaan baaqi hai aisi khushiyaan to kitaabon mein mileingi shaayad khatm ab ghar kaa tasavvur hai makaan baaqi hai laakh 'aazar' rahein tajdid-e-ghazal se lipTe aaj bhi 'mir' kaa andaaz-e-bayaan baaqi hai"

"vus'at-e-sahraa ke aage aasmaan chhoTaa lagaa dhuup aisi thi ki sar ko saaebaan chhoTaa lagaa log khush-fahmi ke panjon par khaDe the fitratan aur yuun qad meraa un ke darmiyaan chhoTaa lagaa yaas mahrumi tazabzub karb khush-fahmi anaa itne saamaan the miraa tanhaa makaan chhoTaa lagaa ji rahaa hai vaa'da-e-fardaa pe tere ai khudaa varna is bande ko teraa ye jahaan chhoTaa lagaa ek ik lamhe kaa jab maangaa gayaa mujh se hisaab jaane kyon zehn-e-shahanshaah-e-zamaan chhoTaa lagaa duur se qatra bhi ik dariyaa nazar aayaa mujhe qurbaton ki zad mein bahr-e-bekaraan chhoTaa lagaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"