jism phulon ke gaThile ho gae — Mehshar Afridi

"jo chand lamhon mein ban gayaa thaa vo silsila khatm ho gayaa hai ye tum ne kaisaa yaqin dilaayaa mughaalta khatm ho gayaa hai zabaan honTon pe jaa ke phiki hi lauT aati hai kuchh dinon se namak nahin hai tire labon mein yaa zaaiqa khatm ho gayaa hai gumaan gaanv se main chalaa thaa yaqin ki manzilon ki jaanib magar tavahhum ke jangalon mein hi raasta khatm ho gayaa hai vo guftuguon ke narm chashme kahin fazaa mein hi jam gae hain vo saare message vo shaa'iri kaa tabaadala khatm ho gayaa hai kal ek sadma paDaa thaa ham par ke jis ne dil ko hilaa diyaa thaa chalo ke siine kaa jaaeza lein ki zalzala khatm ho gayaa hai mire tasavvur mein itni vus'at nahin ke teraa badan samaae main tujh ko sochun to aisaa lagtaa hai haafiza khatm ho gayaa hai main tujh ko paa kar hi mutmain huun ab aur koi talab nahin hai jo aaj tak thaa nasib se vo mutaalba khatm ho gayaa hai"

"anaa kaa bojh kabhi jism se utaar ke dekh mujhe zabaan se nahin ruuh se pukaar ke dekh meri zamin pe chal tez tez qadmon se phir us ke baad tu jalve mire ghubaar ke dekh ye ashk dil pe girein to bahut chamaktaa hai kabhi ye aaina tezaab se nikhaar ke dekh na puchh mujh se tire qurb kaa nasha kyaa hai tu apni aankh mein Dore mire khumaar ke dekh zaraa tujhe bhi to ehsaas-e-hijr ho jaanaan bas ek raat mere haal mein guzaar ke dekh abhi to sirf kamaal-e-ghurur dekhaa hai tujhe qasam hai tamaashe bhi inkisaar ke dekh"

"josh-e-junun mein aap kaa aanchal pakaD liyaa ghabraa ke ek saanp ne sandal pakaD liyaa aansu ba-zid ki saath hamaare hi jaaegaa lekin ghaneri palkon ne kaajal pakaD liyaa ye mashvara hai aap bhi ham-raaz DhunD lein ham ne to ik mahalle kaa paagal pakaD liyaa tere tasavvuraat se fursat nahin mujhe is bhuut ne to gaanv kaa pipal pakaD liyaa ham khud ko 'aql-mand jataate to kis tarah so ye kiyaa ik 'aql se paidal pakaD liyaa"

"ye jo paude hain junun ke ye javaan bhi honge rashk-e-sahraa hi nahin rashk-e-khizaan bhi honge itnaa nazdik se mat dekh miri aankhon ko in mein kuchh pichhli mohabbat ke nishaan bhi honge pyaas hi pyaas hai binaai ke kashkolon mein ashk aankhon se bacheinge to ravaan bhi honge us ki khushbu hi nahin aati miri saanson se ghaur se dekhiye honTon ke nishaan bhi honge ye jo lapTein abhi uTThi hain miri shohrat ki in mein kuchh log abhi jal ke dhuaan bhi honge"

"tumhein kyaa shai chhupaani paD gai hai labon par kyaa nishaani paD gai hai mohabbat khel samjhe khuub khele magar tum se nibhaani paD gai hai tiraa bachnaa bahut mushkil hai jaanaan tire pichhe javaani paD gai hai jo 'izzat dar-ba-dar ho kar kamaai tire dar par ganvaani paD gai hai hasin itnaa hai meraa jaani dushman 'adaavat bhi nibhaani paD gai hai"

"har takalluf bilaa-zarurat hai sach kahun aap se mohabbat hai main use jitnaa dekhnaa chaahun vo bhi utni hi khub-surat hai main bahut khush huun aur khushi kaa sabab aap bilkul nahin hain vahshat hai meri saansein bhi ho gaiin mashrut 'ishq kyaa hai koi musibat hai aur vo kis tarah kare izhaar main na samjhun to mujh pe laa'nat hai aane vaale dinon mein jiitaa huun mujh ko aaindagaan se nisbat hai"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"

"vo tijaarat mein kahaan koi ziyaan chhoDtaa hai ruuh le letaa hai aa'saab yahaan chhoDtaa hai hai ye patthar miraa shishe se tire baalaa-tar kam se kam zulm ke maathe pe nishaan chhoDtaa hai bazm-e-anjum mein uThaa laae ho ye kis kaa diyaa nuur to kuchh nahin detaa hai dhuaan chhoDtaa hai ham se khud-sar su-e-maidaan-e-vighaa jaate hue ye nahin sochte hain kaun kahaan chhoDtaa hai 'ishq vo mo'jiza-e-kun hai nishaan jo apne jahaan hoti nahin ummid vahaan chhoDtaa hai qasr-e-fir'aun idhar aur udhar vaadi-e-misr dekhnaa ye hai kidhar aab-e-ravaan chhoDtaa hai ai khirad-baakhta shaddaad iram par tiri tuf itne saste mein koi baagh-e-jinaan chhoDtaa hai vahshatein khinch liye jaati hain sahraa mein 'safar' apni marzi se bhalaa kaun makaan chhoDtaa hai"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"