na de fareb-e-vafaa le na imtihaan apnaa — Abdur Rasheed Khan Kaifi Mahkari

"qafas tak bhi pahunch hai yaa faqat ik aashiyaan tak hai rasaai dekhni hai barq-e-sozaan ki kahaan tak hai mujhe lazzat-kash-e-bedaad paa kar haath kyon rokaa zaraa to aazmaate hausla dil kaa kahaan tak hai yaqin apni vafaa par hai taghaaful kaa nahin shikva tiri begaangi ham jaante hain imtihaan tak hai nasheman phunk kar zaalim havaa detaa hai daaman ki ghubaar-e-khaatir-e-sayyaad khaak-e-aashiyaan tak hai zaraa saa dil hai lekin jaan hai bazm-e-do-aalam ki ye saari garmi-e-hangaama qalb-e-naa-tavaan tak hai shikast-e-dil kaa baais aarzu-e-dil ko Thahraayaa gumaan-e-nek tujh se bad-gumaan dekhaa kahaan tak hai yahi ruh-e-tamanna hai yahi hai jaan-e-dil 'kaifi' qafas mein zindagi apni khayaal-e-aashiyaan tak hai"

"daaman-e-taar-taar ke din hain phir chaman mein bahaar ke din hain dil-e-khun-gashta hai yahaan jab tak laala-e-daagh-daar ke din hain chaak hotaa hai daaman-e-hasti gulsitaan mein bahaar ke din hain haae kyaa chiiz hai javaani bhi be-piye hi khumaar ke din hain haasil-e-ishq hai fareb-e-umid din to bas intizaar ke din hain ho rahe hain sitam ba-qadr-e-vafaa 'kaifi'-e-dil-figaar ke din hain"

"nae sire se phir aaj 'kaifi' ham apni duniyaa basaa rahe hain jo kho chuke us se be-khabar hain jo rah gayaa vo luTaa rahe hain nashaat-e-imroz ki qasam hai ki dil ne sab mahfilein bhulaa diin diye the maazi ne daagh jitne vo khud-ba-khud miTte jaa rahe hain khushaa ye daur-e-shabaab un kaa ye dil-navaaz iltifaat un kaa ki be-piye aaj har qadam par mire qadam laDkhaDaa rahe hain udhar nazar hai idhar nazar hai kuchh apni rusvaaiyon kaa Dar hai jhijak rahe hain ThiThak rahe hain magar miri samt aa rahe hain hayaa ne go jurat-e-takallum zabaan se chhin li hai lekin vo aankhon aankhon hi mein bahut kuchh sunaa chuke aur sunaa rahe hain shabaab hai aur shaadmaani bahaar hai aur kaamraani bane hain sarshaari-e-mujassam mujhe bhi vo khud banaa rahe hain"

"khayaal-e-pursish-e-fardaa se ghabraanaa nahin aataa gunah kartaa huun lekin mujh ko pachhtaanaa nahin aataa yaqin-e-daavaa-e-ulfat nahin maanaa nahin aataa magar ye bhi to hai jhuTon ko jhuTlaanaa nahin aataa tabiat hai ghayur aisi ki tishna-kaam rahtaa huun lagi-lipTi kisi ki sun ke pi jaanaa nahin aataa miri naakaamiyaan dil kaa chaman shaadaab rakhti hain ye vo kaliyaan hain jin ko khil ke murjhaanaa nahin aataa kisi ke vaada-e-baatil se taskin ho nahin sakti khilaune de ke mujh ko dil kaa bahlaanaa nahin aataa vafaa ki daastaan duniyaa mein 'kaifi' kab nahin chhiDti zabaan-e-khalq par kab meraa afsaana nahin aataa"

"har ghaDi ik nai musibat hai un kaa aanaa bhi kyaa qayaamat hai dil hai naakaamiyon ki lazzat hai na tamannaa hai ab na hasrat hai gaahe raahat gahe musibat hai haae kyaa chiiz ye mohabbat hai arz-e-matlab ki un se jurat hai dil-e-naadaan ye kyaa qayaamat hai ghair par bhi vahi hai rang-e-sitam haan mujhe aap se shikaayat hai baaz aao bhi ishq se 'kaifi' aafiyat bas isi mein hazrat hai"

"aarzu ko salaam karte hain dil kaa qissa tamaam karte hain aa sakegaa na lab pe raaz-e-ishq husn kaa ehtiraam karte hain is fareb-e-khayaal ke sadqe aap mujh se kalaam karte hain ai falak kuchh to chain lene de do ghaDi ko maqaam karte hain khaak bhi ab nahin shahidon ki kyuun vo azm-e-khiraam karte hain sab hi dete hain jaan yuun 'kaifi' aap kyaa aisaa kaam karte hain"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"