sahraa se puchhtaa hai koi sogvaar peD — Muneer Jafri

"kurra-e-nur kaa baashinda mujhe dekhtaa hai subh-e-nauroz huun joinda mujhe dekhtaa hai us ki duniyaa se kisi taur nahin banti miri aur vo hai ki numaainda mujhe dekhtaa hai mujh ko aahang-o-tavaazun ke hunar aate hain raqs kartaa huun to saazinda mujhe dekhtaa hai main huun taslim ke raste mein baghaavat kaa charaagh zulm har taaq mein taabinda mujhe dekhtaa hai ishq huun aur numu karti hui khaak se huun yaani har shakhs hi aainda mujhe dekhtaa hai meri taarikh kaa maakhaz miri daanaai hai vaqt har daur mein paainda mujhe dekhtaa hai main ne tahzib ki miTTi mein yaqin boyaa thaa phuul khilte hain to kaarinda mujhe dekhtaa hai apni daanist mein chumaa thaa koi aab-fishaar chashmak-e-nam se vo sharminda mujhe dekhtaa hai kis ne maahaul pe chhiDkaa hai miraa sabr 'munir' mar bhi jaaun to jahaan zinda mujhe dekhtaa hai"

"aakhiri ashk hai aur pahli azaa-daari hai majlis-e-hijr bapaa karne ki tayyaari hai jis ki jo marzi ho vo rakh ke chalaa jaataa hai meri duniyaa hai ki ahbaab ki almaari hai nuur ke haath pe bai'at hai miri aankhon ki ab andheron ki taraf dekhnaa ghaddaari hai DhunDne niklaa huun main us ke pasandida phuul meri is shahr mein ye pahli kharidaari hai raakh se le ke uThungaa main khazaane kaa suraagh meraa is aag mein jal bujhnaa adaakaari hai jhuTaa khaane se bhi lag jaati ho aadat jaise ye mohabbat bhi tire dar ki namak-khvaari hai niim ke peD se karnaa hai jinhein shahd vasul un zamaanon ki taraf meraa safar jaari hai jaane kis shakhs ke paanv ko chhuaa hai us ne tez aandhi mein bhi sahraa pe sukun taari hai narm gaalon pe sarakte hue suraj kaa ghurub ye nazaaraa hai ki rangon ki dukaan-daari hai baanT detaa huun mohabbat ko faqiron mein 'munir' ye bhi purkhon ki viraasat se vafaadaari hai"

"is qadar hijr ke dhaagon se nikal aaya thaa main tiri yaad ke reshon se nikal aaya thaa Tiis uTThi thi kahin zer-e-zamin aur idhar shahr kaa shahr makaanon se nikal aaya thaa raat khaamoshi mire jism mein yuun phaili thi lams kaa shor bhi kaanon se nikal aaya thaa main ne pheinkaa thaa use taish mein aa kar lekin ashk tasvir ki aankhon se nikal aaya thaa main ne ik peD ke saae mein duaa maangi thi aur parinda miri poron se nikal aaya thaa us ne aavaaz ki takhti pe miraa naam likhaa aur main lafz ke honTon se nikal aaya thaa main ne qirtaas pe rakkhi thi faqat aankh 'munir' khvaab tahrir ki darzon se nikal aaya thaa"

"is qadar hijr ke dhaagon se nikal aaya thaa main tiri yaad ke reshon se nikal aaya thaa Tiis uTThi thi kahin zer-e-zamin aur idhar shahr kaa shahr makaanon se nikal aaya thaa raat khaamoshi mire jism mein yuun phaili thi lams kaa shor bhi kaanon se nikal aaya thaa main ne pheinkaa thaa use taish main aa kar lekin ashk tasvir ki aankhon se nikal aaya thaa main ne ik peD ke saae mein duaa maangi thi aur parinda miri poron se nikal aaya thaa us ne aavaaz ki takhti pe miraa naam likhaa aur main lafz ke honTon se nikal aaya thaa main ne qirtaas pe rakkhi thi faqat aankh 'munir' khvaab tahrir ki darzon se nikal aaya thaa"

"buDhe bargad pe shaam ho gai hai ek duniyaa tamaam ho gai hai paD gayaa hai udaasiyon kaa rivaaj jis ki khilqat ghulaam ho gai hai us gale ke baTan khule do tiin raushni be-niyaam ho gai hai ham ravayyon pe kaam kar na sake aaj takhrib aam ho gai hai din bitaayaa thaa fikr-e-fardaa mein raat maazi ke naam ho gai hai us gali mein qiyaam hai meraa be-ghari be-maqaam ho gai hai us ke chhune se bhi haraa na huaa ye khizaani davaam ho gai hai aab-zaaron pe jam gai kaai zindagi tishna-kaam ho gai hai saans aahista chal rahi hai 'munir' maut kyon tez-gaam ho gai hai"

"ye zamin jo saqaafat mein zarkhez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa is ki sharh-e-numu to bahut tez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa ab suraahi ke daaman mein kuchh bhi nahin khaamushi ke sivaa meri taarikh logon se labrez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa teri duniyaa ko nazdik se dekh kar khud pe afsos hai is ki tasvir kitni dil-aavez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa tum ne baarud ki thailiyon mein janaa thaa nai nasl ko aaj kahte ho ye amn-angez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa us ki khaak-e-shifaa se jilaa paa gae kitne ruumi yahaan ye zamin apni shaukat mein tabrez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa tujh badan ke manaazir ki nazzaargi hai khizaan-yaafta ye siyaahat baDi lutf-angez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa pakke rangon mein rangi hui aurtein kitni naayaab hain ye mohabbat jo mashshaaq rangrez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa zindagi apni tarsil kaa marhala tai nahin kar saki varna raftaar mein maut se tez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa peD ki chhaal bhi kaaTne kaa jatan kar nahin paaegi meri talvaar fitrat mein khun-rez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa shakhsiyat ke tanaasub mein bechaargi baDh rahi hai 'munir' ye kahaani bahut hi junun-khez thi is ko kyaa ho gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"