jaan aa bar mein ki phir kuchh gham-o-vasvaas nahin — Mirza Zahirddin Azfari

"dekh apne maailon ko ki hain dil jale paDe pazhmurda, dil-fasurda dar uupar Dhale paDe chakki chali hai charkh ki daanaao dekh lo daane bahut hain is mein to aise Dale paDe oho ji de hi Daalo nikaal aisi bhukh mein tum kun to hain samose bahut se tale paDe jab gir paDun huun paanv pa kahte ho munh ko pher tum chhoD sab ko pand hamaare bhale paDe juun jaanun be-kason ke taiin ab nibaah lo ham sab taraf se haar tumhaare gale paDe teraa ho bol-baalaa samajh-bujh sher kah dekh 'azfari' na baat hamaari tale paDe"

"shitaabi apne divaane ko kar band musalsal zulf se kar yaa nazar-band tiraa shaidaa na Thahraa jaan saa ik dam gayaa le kuut mein lohe ke kar band jo tujh par aur ko tarjih de dekh bas us andhe ki aankhein hain magar band taDaptaa be-qaraari aah-o-zaari huiin ye haalatein kyunkar satar-band hai sho'la aag kaa har aah ke saath ye dil hai yaa hai siine mein sharar band piyaare Dar khudaa se apni aankhein hamaari tarf se itni na kar band tujhe khurshid-ru, ji bhar ke dekhun hui jaati hai meri aankh par band 'azizo misr-e-dil ki raah hai duur rah-e-zulmaat mein higaa ye dar band jo chaahe do jahaan kaa kaam legaa hai baandhaa jis ne himmat kaa kamar-band raho Tuk 'azfari' ab chashm khole raheingi aankh phir shaam-o-sahar band"

"soch mein tere sunaa raat jo khaTkaa-paTkaa sar ko takiye se uThaa paTTi pe de de paTkaa tu ne gar kanghi jo kaakul ko pakaD kar jhaTkaa dil paDaa phirtaa hai sar maartaa bhulaa-bhaTkaa lakht-e-dil aa sar-e-mizhgaan pe laTakte hain paDe teri ulfat ne bhalaa saang dikhaayaa naT kaa jab na tab bose pe haTte ho ki dungaa na kabhi maan kar ye na miri jaan phir aisi haT kaa kyuun tiri chaal laTak dekh ke dil laTke hain kuchh to ham ko bhi bataa kis se ye sikhaa laTkaa naT-khaTi dekh tiri main to achambhe mein rahaa dil jhapaT haath se jhaT raag sunaayaa khaTkaa ghar base bol bhi kuchh kyaa hai kharaabi Thaani kab talak ham se phiregaa yunhi phaTkaa phaTkaa dil-e-gum-gashta ki har ik se main kartaa huun talaash chor jo thaa vahi aankhon ko churaa kar saTkaa"

"tum khul rahe the ghair se chhaanv tale khaDe ham dast-e-rashk dhuup mein apne male khaDe ham dekh tum ko dauDe ki mil lein gale khaDe tum bhuul ham ko rah gae jaani bhale khaDe baiTho ji mal ke mehndi dikhaao uThaa na haath haathon se ham tumhaare bahut hain jale khaDe hai har nafas ke saath havaai va phuljhaDi ye nakhl-e-aah zor hain phule phale khaDe hai ham pe tohmat-e-maraz-e-ishq 'azfari' ham tum hain dekho thai se change bhale khaDe"

"samajh ghar yaar kaa main shah-nashin-e-dil ko dhotaa huun kahein hain log divaane ki divaana huun rotaa huun bujhaae ashk ye khuun ke jo favvaare uchhalte hain mizha se yaar ke le nashtar aankhon mein chubhotaa huun madad ai khizr-e-girya gharq kariyo naav-e-dil aaj hi ye hai Dubvaane vaalaa main ise pahle Dubotaa huun but-e-sangin dil ki dekh tasvir aankhein pathraain ThiThuk huun naqsh-e-qaalin saa na rotaa huun na sotaa huun main ku-e-maikashaan-o-mahvashaan ke muttasil pahunchaa khabar-daar ai harifo ab havaas-o-hosh khotaa huun mabaadaa mere gul-ru kaa gul-e-rukhsaar murjhaave phuvaar ai 'azfari' de aansuon ki main bhigotaa huun"

"aate aate tarf mere muD ke phir kidhar chale jaan-saahab! bin tumhaare khaa ke gham ham mar chale sajde de naaghisniyaan karte hain tum sunte nahin jo na karni thi samaajat vo bhi kar aksar chale aadmi se but kahaae ab khudaai kaa hai azm Tuk karo insaaf apni had se tum baahar chale dekh leveinge guzaare ke taiin ab aur jaa dekhaa bhaari pathar us ko chuum sar se dhar chale aashiqon ne naam teraa le kiyaa qaalib tahi marte marte bhi to teraa hi ye sab dam bhar chale bazm mein tum khul rahe the baiThe dekh ham ko ruk gae gar yuun hi raazi ho lo ji uTh ham apne ghar chale kis ke aae kis se rang-raliyaan kiyaa pyaar aur chaah ishq ki badnaami pyaare rakh ke mujh uupar chale khizr ko shaabaash uktaayaa na ab tak aur ham zindagaani ek dam bhar ki bhi kar dubhar chale aah-o-afghaan to hamaaraa kar rahaa hai zor-shor juun bagulaa yaa ho aandhi yaa koi sarsar chale dekhein kis ki aah kaa us par asar ho 'azfari' ham to bhar maqdur, kar kitnaa hi shor-o-shar chale"

"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"