maraz ke vaaste itni davaa ziyaada hai — 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"

"jism phulon ke gaThile ho gae narm lahje bhi nukile ho gae kyaa andhere ke labon mein zahr thaa raushni ke honT niile ho gae inkisaari aur anaa ki jang mein mere andar do qabile ho gae 'ishq ki faslein abhi pakki nahin sabr ke phal to rasile ho gae saans ukhDegi abhi to dekhnaa aandhiyon ke kas to Dhile ho gae ham andhere mein bahut sarsabz the raushni paDte hi piile ho gae"

"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"

"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"

"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"