manzilein aaiin to raste kho gae — Iffat Zarrin

"aable suukh chuke phir bhi kasak baaqi hai dil ke har zakhm mein yaadon ki mahak baaqi hai chhoD duun kaise bhalaa apne buzurgon kaa chalan meri rag rag mein abhi un kaa namak baaqi hai jin ke saae mein bahal jaataa thaa bachpan aksar mere ehsaas mein ab tak vo dhanak baaqi hai tum ko aanaa hai to aa jaao ba-sad-shauq yahaan ab bhi haalaat mein halki si lachak baaqi hai band hoti nahin palkein miri sadiyaan guzrin khvaab to TuuT chuke sirf chamak baaqi hai dil ki dhaDkan miri aavaaz-e-anaa hai 'zarrin' mere har lafz mein lahje ki khanak baaqi hai"

"kaarvaan sust-musaafir ko sazaa detaa hai zard patte ko har ik peD giraa detaa hai apni aankhon ko vo be-vajh sazaa detaa hai giile indhan ko agar koi havaa detaa hai ab mire bas mein kahaan hai ki main vaapas aauun meraa maazi mujhe bekaar sadaa detaa hai kis liye tu ne bujhaa Daale sulagte sapne kis liye ab inhein rah rah ke havaa detaa hai zindagi ham ne banaai hai 'amal se lekin ham bhi kahte hain ye hi sab ko khudaa detaa hai ek bahtaa huaa tinkaa bhi aham hai 'zarrin' apni raftaar se dariyaa kaa pataa detaa hai"

"baarish-e-ashk bazaahir to suhaani hogi haan magar 'umr samundar mein ganvaani hogi mash'alein saath rakho raat bhayaanak hai bahut aag jangal mein bahar-gaam jalaani hogi main musavvir huun mire fan kaa taqaazaa hai yahi mujh ko dushman ki bhi tasvir banaani hogi yuun to patthar ki bhi qismat hai hasin taaj-mahal apni taqdir magar aap banaani hogi aaj to zakhm ke phulon ki mahak hai taaza kal tum aae bhi to har baat puraani hogi mujh ko ehsaas ke paikar mein na DhunDo logo meri aavaaz tumhein DhunD ke laani hogi ham ne har 'ahd se samjhautaa kiyaa hai 'zarrin' kuchh bhi ho ab to har ik baat nibhaani hogi"

"ruuh jismon se baahar bhaTakti rahi zakhmi yaadon ko aanchal se Dhakti rahi mere haathon mein thiin gard ki chaadarein zindagi thi ke daaman jhaTakti rahi chaandni mein hasin zahr ghultaa rahaa sar ko marmar pe naagin paTakti rahi main ghaTaaon se khud ko bachaati rahi tegh bijli ki sar pe laTakti rahi mere honTon ko kab mil saki baansuri saans 'zarrin' labon pe aTakti rahi"

"ajiib karb-e-musalsal dil-o-nazar mein rahaa vo raushni kaa musaafir andhere ghar mein rahaa vo chaandni kaa muraqqaa nahin thaa jugnu thaa charaagh ban ke jalaa aur shajar shajar mein rahaa kahaavaton ki tarah vo bhi shahr-e-maani thaa bujhaa bujhaa saa diyaa jo kisi khanDar mein rahaa vo jis ko khoj saraabon mein thi samundar ki vo apne dasht-e-dil-o-jaan ki rahguzar mein rahaa vahi to naqsh-e-qadam the jo saare miTte gae vo daagh-e-sajda thaa baaqi jo sang-e-dar mein rahaa yahi tilism thaa 'zarrin' jise na toD saki vajud us kaa to taqdir ke bhanvar mein rahaa"

"jism-o-jaan ki basti mein silsile nahin milte ab kisi bhi markaz se daaere nahin milte do-qadam bichhaDne se qaafile nahin milte manzilein to milti hain raaste nahin milte baarhaa taraashaa hai ham ne aap kaa chehra aap ko na jaane kyuun aaine nahin milte vaqt ki kami kah kar jehl ko chhupaate hain aaj-kal kitaabon mein haashiye nahin milte aaj bhi zamaane mein aadmi karishma hain shoabde to milte hain moajize nahin milte zindagi kaa har lamha aarzu kaa dushman hai haadson ki khvaahish mein haadse nahin milte aaj qatl karnaa bhi ban gayaa hai fan 'zarrin' qatl karne vaalon ke kuchh pate nahin milte"

"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"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"

"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"