ruuh jismon se baahar bhaTakti rahi — 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"

"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"

"be-samt raaston pe sadaa le gai mujhe aahaT magar junun ki bachaa le gai mujhe patthar ke jism mom ke chehre dhuaan dhuaan kis shahr mein uDaa ke havaa le gai mujhe maathe pe us ke dekh ke laali sindur ki zakhmon ki anjuman mein hinaa le gai mujhe khushbu pighalte lamhon ki saanson mein kho gai khushbu ki vaadiyon mein sabaa le gai mujhe jo log bhiik dete hain chehre ko dekh kar 'zarrin' unhin ke dar pe anaa le gai mujhe"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"