shaayad abhi kami si masihaaiyon mein hai — Gulnar Aafreen

"shajar-e-umid bhi jal gayaa vo vafaa ki shaakh bhi jal gai mire dil kaa naqsha badal gayaa miri subh raat mein Dhal gai vahi zindagi jo bahar-nafas jo bahar-qadam mire saath thi kabhi meraa saath bhi chhoD kar miri manzilein bhi badal gai na vo aarzu hai na justuju na koi tasavvur-e-rang-o-bu liye dil mein daagh-e-gham-e-khizaan main chaman se duur nikal gai tiri chaal puuri na ho saki tiraa vaar khaali chalaa gayaa zaraa dekh gardish-e-aasmaan ki main girte girte sanbhal gai tiri chaahaton se sanvar gae ye mire jamaal ke aaine main gulaab ban ke mahak uThi main shafaq ke rang mein Dhal gai ye tilism-e-mausam-e-gul nahin ki ye mo'jiza hai bahaar kaa vo kali jo shaakh se gir gai vo sabaa ki god mein pal gai vahi saaat-e-gham-e-aarzu jo hamesha dil mein basi rahi hai khudaa kaa shukr ki 'aafrin' vo hamaare sar se to Tal gai"

"na saath degaa koi raah aashnaa meraa judaa hai saare zamaane se raasta meraa guzar ke aai huun main gham ke regzaaron se nazar udaas hai dil hai dukhaa huaa meraa na jaane kis liye qaatil ke ashk bhar aae faraaz-e-daar pe jab saamnaa huaa meraa dayaar-e-jaan mein farozaan rahegi sham-e-hayaat samajh liyaa tiri aankhon ne muddaaa meraa kiyaa hai pesh tujhe aansuon kaa nazraana hujum-e-shaam-e-alam aur dil jalaa meraa vo saaneha mire dil par guzar gayaa 'gulnaar' har ek harf-e-duaa be-sadaa huaa meraa"

"aansu bhi vahi karb ke saae bhi vahi hain ham gardish-e-dauraan ke sataae bhi vahi hain kyaa baat hai kyuun shahr mein ab ji nahin lagtaa haalaanki yahaan apne paraae bhi vahi hain auraaq-e-dil-o-jaan pe jinhein tum ne likhaa hai naghmaat-e-alam ham ne sunaae bhi vahi hain ai josh-e-junun dard kaa aalam bhi vahi hai ai vahshat-e-jaan dard ke saae bhi vahi hain dekhaa hai jinhein aah-ba-lab chaak-garebaan har daagh-e-alam dil mein chhupaae bhi vahi hain sau rang bikhereinge mohabbat ke shagufe 'gulnaar' chaman mein hamein laae bhi vahi hain"

"ai shahr-e-sitam-pesha bataa kis ko sadaa duun ab kaun rahaa hai jise paighaam-e-vafaa duun shaamil miri saanson mein hai sadiyon ki aziyyat aa gardish-e-dauraan main tujhe bhi to duaa duun ashkon ke guhar bhi to nahin paas mire ab main soch rahi huun gham-e-dauraan tujhe kyaa duun Darti huun bikhar jaaegi khaakistar-e-jaan bhi bujhte hue shoalon main tumhein kaise havaa duun vo log jo sargarm-e-takallum hain sar-e-bazm kaise unhein aadaab takallum ke sikhaa duun ai raat saraabon ke sivaa kuchh na milegaa main din ke ujaale mein agar shama jalaa duun 'gulnaar' sar-e-shaakh-e-chaman laala-o-gul ko de de vo ijaazat to mahakne ki adaa duun"

"aankh mein ashk liye khaak liye daaman mein ek divaana nazar aataa hai kab se ban mein mere ghar ke bhi dar-o-baam kabhi jaageinge dhuup niklegi kabhi to mire bhi aangan mein kahiye aaina-e-sad-fasl-e-bahaaraan tujh ko kitne phulon ki mahak hai tire pairaahan mein shab-e-taarik miraa raasta kyaa rokegi mire aanchal mein sitaare hain sahar daaman mein kin shahidon ke lahu ke ye farozaan hain charaagh raushni si jo hai zindaan ke har ik rauzan mein ahd-e-rafta ki tamannaa kaa fusun zinda hai dil-e-naakaam abhi tak tiri har dhaDkan mein hamein manzur nahin agli ravaayaat-e-junun baa-khirad ho gai 'gulnaar' divaana-pan mein"

"vo charaagh-e-zist ban kar raah mein jaltaa rahaa haath mein vo haath le kar umr bhar chaltaa rahaa ek aansu yaad kaa Tapkaa to dariyaa ban gayaa zindagi bhar mujh mein ek tufaan saa paltaa rahaa jaanti huun ab use main paa nahin sakti magar har jagah saae ki surat saath kyuun chaltaa rahaa jo meri nazron se ojhal ho chukaa muddat hui vo khayaalon mein basaa aur sher mein Dhaltaa rahaa ranj thaa 'gulnaar' mujh ko us ko bhi afsos thaa der tak rotaa rahaa aur haath bhi maltaa rahaa"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"