husn aankhon mein rahe dil mein javaani to rahe — Jafar Shirazi

"havaa kaa shor sadaa-e-sahaab mere liye jahaan-e-jabr kaa har iztiraab mere liye sulagtaa jaataa huun main aur paDhtaa jaataa huun khulaa paDaa hai zamaane kaa baab mere liye main muntazir thaa jahaan par gulaab khilne kaa vahin pareshaan thi bu-e-gulaab mere liye ye meri umr ki shab ye uDi hui nindein na koi khvaab na afsun-e-khvaab mere liye tabaah kar diyaa ahde-javaan ki baaton ne shabaab is ke liye thaa sharaab mere liye jahaan hai nashsha-e-khvaab-e-sahar mein khoyaa huaa hai sar pe aayaa huaa aaftaab mere liye rahaa hai dhyaan mein ik jism chaand saa 'jaafar' hui vahaan hai shab-e-maahtaab mere liye"

"aks jaa-ba-jaa apni zaat ke giraataa hai kaun aasmaanon se aaine giraataa hai main ne ruup dhaaraa hai us ki ruuh kaa aur vo mere naqsh hi mere saamne giraataa hai umr bhar uThaaegaa dukh mire bikharne kaa aankh ki bulandi se kyuun mujhe giraataa hai shoala-e-mohabbat aur aab-e-ashk ai naadaan raushni ko dariyaa mein kis liye giraataa hai vo havaa kaa jhonkaa bhi meraa sakht dushman hai shaakh se jo patte ko zor se giraataa hai jazb kar na le 'jaafar' soch lahr ki tujh ko tu kahaan samundar mein kankarein giraataa hai"

"ba-sath-e-aab koi aks-e-naa-tavaan na paDaa havaa guzar bhi gai aur kahin nishaan na paDaa baDe sukun se dekhaa hai jalte lamhon ko hamaari aankh mein varna dhuaan kahaan na paDaa kaThin bhi aisaa na thaa meri teri sulh kaa kaam koi bhi shakhs mire tere darmiyaan na paDaa hue hain khaak khamoshi ke dasht mein kho kar hamaare kaan mein hi shor-kaarvaan na paDaa balaa ki dhuup hai 'jaafar' kisi ko hosh nahin paDaa hai abr kaa saayaa kahaan kahaan na paDaa"

"apne ehsaas se baahar nahin hone detaa raaz zaahir bhi ye mujh par nahin hone detaa khauf-e-rusvaai se kar detaa hai hairaan aisaa meri aankhon ko samundar nahin hone detaa mom kar detaa hai jab lauT ke aa jaataa hai mujh ko furqat mein vo patthar nahin hone detaa dekhtaa huun to kabhi chaand kabhi phuul hai vo apni surat mujhe azbar nahin hone detaa ji mein hai uD ke chalaa jaaun jahaan rahtaa hai vo miraa ghar bhi miraa ghar nahin hone detaa jab bhi miltaa hai to bas TuuT ke miltaa hai mujhe apne gham kaa mujhe khugar nahin hone detaa ruuTh bhi jaate hain 'jaafar' to manaa lene mein mujh ko apne se vo behtar nahin hone detaa"

"jaan aise khvaabon se kis tarah chhuDaaun main shahr so gayaa saaraa ab kise jagaaun main paaemaal sabze par dekh kar gire patte ab zamin se khud ko kis tarah uThaaun main in akeli raaton mein in akele raston par kis ke saath aauun main kis ke saath jaaun main ek hi si tanhaai ek hi saa sannaaTaa dasht kyaa hai dil kyaa hai kyaa tujhe bataaun main dekh kaise din aae dekh main na kahtaa thaa tu qarib bhi aae aur tujhe bulaaun main aaj sab mein ghul-mil jaaun mujh ko kyaa khabar kal tak kis ko yaad aauun main kis ko bhuul jaaun main kitne kaam duniyaa ne de diye mujhe 'jaafar' ashk-e-gham giraaun main baar-e-gham uThaaun main"

"arz-o-samaa pe rang thaa kaisaa utar gayaa aandhi chali to shaam kaa chehra utar gayaa tufaan ki zad na shor-e-talaatum mujhe bataao main mauj mein nahin huun ki dariyaa utar gayaa kyaa kyaa rahi kanaar-e-mohabbat ki dhun mujhe jin paaniyon mein us ne utaaraa utar gayaa ik kashmakash mein ab hain samundar paDe hue sahraa ki tah mein phir koi pyaasaa utar gayaa bikhraa paDaa hai khaak pe yuun chaandni kaa jism jaise miri hi ruuh mein tesha utar gayaa 'jaafar' kabhi na ye mere vahm-o-gumaan mein thaa main aur us ke dhyaan se aisaa utar 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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"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"