pher roz-e-firaaq-e-yaar aayaa — Qasim Ali Khan Afridi

"ji rahe yaa na rahe har qadam-e-yaar na chhoD ai patange tu kabhi shama kaa anvaar na chhoD shama tujh ko bhi munaasib tu vahaan tak jal jaa sar se taa paae tilak rishta-e-zunnaar na chhoD lab-e-shirin se agar ho na tiraa lab shirin kohkan tu bhi to ab daaman-e-kohsaar na chhoD liilaa haath aave na aave mile jo naaqa-savaar haal-e-gham se vo kare mana par izhaar na chhoD lafz tu ne jo kahe hain vo hi haq ai mansur kalimatul-haq ko magar taa-ba-dam-e-daar na chhoD ai zulekhaa mah-e-kanaan ko le de maal mataaa pesh baae ke koi mushtari zinhaar na chhoD is nasihat ko miri maan ba-qaul 'afridi' ji rahe yaa na rahe par qadam-e-yaar na chhoD"

"mohabbat maa-sivaa ki jis ne ki gori kaloTi ki yaqin kiijo ki kaafir ho ke apni raah khoTi ki mohabbat maa-sivaa allaah ki har kufr se bad-tar faqiron ne qanaaat tab to barsili langoTi ki qanaaat kaa khazina gar kisi ke haath lag jaave nahin parvaah rakhtaa hai kisi sarraaf soTi ki dil-e-qaane ke taiin naan-e-javin khush-tar ze-tar-halva nahin ho ehtiyaaj us ko pulaav gosht roTi ki jigar khaane mein apne faaeda az-bas, tu kyaa jaane vo jaane chaashni chakkhi ho jis ne dil ki boTi ki tan-e-laaghar ba-raah-e-ishq behtar hai bachaa laa ke kiyaa muzghe ne kyaa haasil agarche shakl moTi ki ab is duniyaa mein duniyaa chhoD kar rahnaa hi behtar hai kahaani thi baDi lek 'aafridi' ne to chhoTi ki"

"aashiq-e-sokhta-dil khatt-e-sanam donon ek jis tarah suniye judaa shaadi-o-gham donon ek donon baatin mein agar ek hain lekin koi aab-o-aatish nahin rakhtaa hai baham donon ek hai judaa sajde ki jaa hindu musalmaan ki magar fahm vaalon ke taiin dair-o-haram donon ek kuhl karte hain ham aankhon mein baraabar dono surma-e-kor ko aur khaak-e-qadam donon ek jab phansaa zulf mein jaa dil na rahaa nang-o-hayaa taaq par rakhiye vahaan nang-o-sharam donon ek baar-e-gham hijr paDaa sar pe kisi ke us dam khaak mein diije milaa aql-o-faham donon ek evaz-e-hijr na luun aish tamaam aalam kaa hai azal se mujhe farmaan-e-hakam donon ek dil mein armaan na rahaa baaqi jo chaahaa so kiyaa sair duniyaa ki bhi aur sair-e-adam donon ek yaar aaghosh mein apne hai muhayyaa har-dam bas hai ye mere taiin jaah-o-hasham donon ek aarzu 'qaasim-ali' dil mein nahin kuchh lekin chaahiye apne taiin fazl-o-karam donon ek"

"paanch din ko jo yahaan par aa gayaa misl-e-gul do roz mein kumhlaa gayaa zindagi phuslaa ke le aai mujhe kaun zaalim us jagah bahlaa gayaa kyuun chhuTaa kar ek adam ke aish ko dusraa koi adam dikhlaa gayaa hasti-e-mauhum par jo ghaur ki dosto be-tarah ji ghabraa gayaa peshtar marne se marnaa khuub hai jo ki ye samjhaao vahi kuchh paa gayaa aah is dil ne na maani ek baat naasehaa sau tarah se samjhaa gayaa ''ahl-e-duniyaa kaafiraan-e-mutlaq-and'' masnavi-e-rum ye farmaa gayaa zaq-zaq-o-baq-baq ko ab tu chhoD de tiflagi barnaa kaa sab jhagDaa gayaa sheb aayaa ab to 'afridi' samajh kyaa bharosa dam kaa hai aayaa gayaa kuchh khilaa le khaa le le jaanaa nahin jo gayaa hai yaan se so tanhaa gayaa kaun hai vo faqir-o-baadshaah jo kaf-e-afsos nahin maltaa gayaa hasrat-o-ranj-o-alam gham ke sivaa koi yaan se vaan ke taiin le kyaa gayaa 'aafridi' yaan sadaa rahnaa nahin jo gayaa hai vo yahi kahtaa gayaa"

"abr saan har-chand rakkhaa chashm ko pur-aab ham kar sake par kisht ulfat kaa nahin shaadaab ham hijr ki aatish ne aisaa qurb-e-dil paidaa kiyaa be-qaraaraana taDapte ab hain juun simaab ham chhaa gaiin zulfein kisi mukhDe pe juun aakaas puun khud-bakhud khaate hain pech-o-taab juun lailaab ham gard-baad-aasaa paDe phirte hain baagh-o-raagh mein maskan-o-maavaa kahaan rakhte hain dar-yak-baab ham dekh lene de tu apne kaan kaa bundaa hamein phir kahaan paaveinge zaalim ye dur-e-naayaab ham zindagi phuslaa ke laai yaan hazaar afsos aah phans gae be-tarah is duniyaa ke dar khullaab ham yaan hai fikr-e-maishat vaan hai andesha maaad hain ba-girdaab-e-gham-e-duniyaa-e-dun gharqaab ham munkashif hoti haqiqat marg gar roz-e-alast hargiz ai dahr az adam karte nahin peshaab ham mat kar 'afridi' ko is maslakh mein paaband aakhirash zabh ho jaaveinge tere haath ai qassaab ham"

"is arz ke takhte par sansaar hai aur main huun mauhum huaa to kyaa par yaar hai aur main huun paDti hai nazar jidhar vo yaar hai aur main huun hai kaun sivaa mere dildaar hai aur main huun main yaar kane qaasid bhejaa to hai par shaayad le naama agar aayaa ribaar hai aur main huun moDungaa nahin munh ko main ishq ke maidaan se is yaar ke abru ki talvaar hai aur main huun ab dekhiye kyaa nibTe siina hai sipar apnaa vo khanjar-e-mizhgaan kaa khun-khaar hai aur main huun jab se ba-sanam-khaana ki main ne qadam-bosi sau tarah ki zaahid se takraar hai aur main huun raahib ne mire qashqa sandal kaa lagaayaa hai naaqus hai ghanTa hai zunnaar hai aur main huun naf-o-zarar-e-duniyaa duniyaa hi pe main chhoDaa ab ishq kaa ai yaaro bevpaar hai aur main huun hairaan main huun ai yaaro kis vaaste 'afridi' rusvaai ba-har kucha baazaar hai aur main huun"

"pahaaD jo khaDaa huaa thaa khvaab-saa khayaal saa bikhar gayaa hai raaste mein gard-e-maah-o-saal saa nazar kaa farq kahiye is ko hijr hai visaal saa uruuj kah rahe hain jis ko hai vahi zavaal saa tumhaaraa lafz sach kaa saath de sakaa na duur tak misaal jis ki de rahe ho hai vo be-misaal saa khulus ke hiran ko DhunD kar riyaa ke shahr mein mire aziiz kar rahe ho tum ajab kamaal saa adaavaton ki mauj jis zamin pe bo gai namak ugegaa sabza-zaar us jagah ye hai muhaal saa shab-e-visaal aaine mein paD gayaa shigaaf kyun? hamaaraa dil to saaf hai tumhein hai kyuun malaal saa 'karaamat'-e-hazin faraar ho ke haal-e-zaar se guzishta ahd se milaa to vo lagaa hai haal saa"

"dil hai tire pyaar karne kuun ji hai tujh par nisaar karne kuun ik lahr lutf ki hamein bas hai gham ke dariyaa suun paar karne kuun chashm meri hai abr-e-nisaani girya-e-zaar-zaar karne kuun chashm niin anjhuvaan ki basti ki zulm teraa shumaar karne kuun rashk siin jab koi chhue vo zulf dil uThe maar maar karne kuun is adaa suun laTak laTak mat aa dil miraa be-qaraar karne kuun naanv kuun garche tu mamulaa hai baaz hai dil shikaar karne kuun kyaa karun kis se jaa lagaaun ghaat 'aabru' us ke yaar karne kuun"

"dil ko sabr-o-qaraar bhi na huaa jabr par ikhtiyaar bhi na huaa laala har chand baagh mein phulaa gul-rukhon mein shumaar bhi na huaa mar miTe fikr mein uruuj ke ham khaak unchaa ghubaar bhi na huaa rah gayaa tir-e-yaar pahlu mein kyaa sitam hai ki paar bhi na huaa khuun se mere daaman-e-qaatil takhta-e-laala-zaar bhi na huaa mai se mujh ko khumaar bhi na huaa nashsha kaisaa utaar bhi na huaa asar-e-chashm-e-zaar bhi na huaa saaf un kaa ghubaar bhi na huaa ek bose ko to ginaa sau baar gaaliyon kaa shumaar bhi na huaa un ki rusvaaiyon kaa paas rahaa main kabhi ashk-baar bhi na huaa sarv ne sar-kashi se kyaa paayaa shajar-e-meva-daar bhi na huaa"

"chaman mein phulon kaa daamaan-e-taar-taar bhi dekh bahaar dekh chukaa haasil-e-bahaar bhi dekh asir-e-subh-e-tarab shaam-e-sogvaar bhi dekh guzarte lamhon kaa ik aur shaahkaar bhi dekh mah-o-nujum ke jalvon se khelne vaale fazaa mein phailaa huaa rang-e-intishaar bhi dekh tire khayaal se aage tiri nazar se pare jo pal rahe hain vo lamhaat-e-khalfishaar bhi dekh nikal ke marmarin mahlon ke sard-khaanon se tapaa tapaa saa gharibon kaa reg-zaar bhi dekh bahaar ghuncha-o-gul se nazar haTaa ke zaraa sisakti qaum ke zakhmon kaa laala-zaar bhi dekh ba-naam-e-amn liye aslahon ke daaman se jo uTh rahaa hai vo tufaan-e-shoala-baar bhi dekh lahu lahu hai jahaan jism-e-aashti 'ahmar' sitam-rasidon kaa vo khun-chakaan dayaar bhi dekh"

"giraft-e-zist mein huun qaid-e-be-hisaar mein huun azaab-e-arsa-gah-e-jabr-o-ikhtiyaar mein huun khayaal hai to abhi DhunDh phir milun na milun abhi main tere uDaae hue ghubaar mein huun bhaDak rahaa hai badan ruuh ko khabar bhi nahin ye kyaa maqaam hai ye kaise shoala-zaar mein huun main kaun huun tire nazdik ye savaal nahin hubaab huun ki sadaf bahar-e-be-kanaar mein huun khud apne aap se har dam huun barsar-e-paikaar main apni zaat ke maidaan-e-kaar-zaar mein huun mein bhed kyaa tujhe duun be-karaan khalaaon ke ki main azal se isi halqa-e-madaar mein huun talaash kis ki hai mujh ko abhi ye kyaa sochun 'bashir' abhi to main apne hi intizaar mein huun"

"vo sanam jo mehr-ezaar hai use ham se milne mein aar hai vale apnaa jo dil-e-zaar hai vo hazaar jaan se nisaar hai mile jab se kuche mein us ke jaa ye surur-e-aish hai barmalaa lab-e-dil hai aur vo naqsh-e-paa bar-e-jaan hai aur dar-e-yaar hai vo nigah jo us ki hai fitna-gar use mashq-e-said hai pesh-tar hai jo dil kaa taair-e-tez-par usi baaz kaa ye shikaar hai vo mizha lagaa ke jo ek sinaan gai phir to kar na dil ab fughaan kai aise hoveinge imtihaan ye abhi to pahlaa hi vaar hai jo bahaar gul pe rahi hai tul hamein kyaa jo husn ki pi hai mul jinhein chaahiye hai vo rashk-e-gul unhein gul se kyaa sarokaar hai jo buton ko devein dil aur diin rakhein us ko ye ba-alam qarin bhalaa kahiye kyaa use ham-nashin ye ajab kuchh un kaa shiaar hai kai din hue hain 'nazir' ab ki khafaa hai ham se vo ghuncha-lab use kyaa vale hamein roz-o-shab na to sabr hai na qaraar hai"